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School dress codes and attire on student learning and behavior.
Do students’ school dress codes and attire actually affect their learning capabilities and...
The beauty of Lidet
Celebrating Christmas on Jan. 7, Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Christians share traditions from East...
The ups and downs of PSEO
PSEO lets high-school students earn college credit: Is the program as good as it sounds? Light...
SCIENCE & HEALTH
How light can lighten your mood
Brighter days should bring brighter moods It’s April, and millions of Americans feel better than...
M.A. goes solar
Unseen panels generate renewable energy for the school At MA, the future of energy is shining...
Livestock’s hidden impact
Farmers struggle to deal with the effects of climate change It’s extraordinarily potent,...
SPORTS
Flowers for Flower
Beloved goalie gives encore performance for Wild, wrapping up a legendary NHL career As the seats...
Traditions and Taekwondo
Building confidence takes effort when it comes to martial arts Taekwondo is a sport that...
The rise of ice fishing
Ice fishing is becoming more popular for all generations It’s a Saturday morning in December....
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Don’t fall for authoritarianism
Taking democracy for granted, young Americans can learn from Soviet era Imagine living in a...
AP African American Studies: letter to the College Board
For over a decade, the College Board has carefully constructed the curriculum for a new course, AP...
End college admissions favoritism
Current policies give some applicants unfair advantages With many of the seniors from the class...
ARTS & FOOD
A Dress: The story behind a unique spring play
Finding words to address gun violence For the first time, M.A. Players will perform a play written...
Guthrie Theater Play Review: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Under moonlit mischief and a pulsing musical heartbeat, Shakespeare’s classic comedy soars. Where...
Rewind and replay
Vintage analog tech becomes popular with digital-era youth As the needle gently dropped onto the...
BRIEFS
New Faces at M.A: Megan Thurow Varisty Girls Volleyball coach
Megan Thurow returns to M.A Megan Thurow returned to Minnehaha’s volleyball program this...
New Faces at M.A.: Jamie Jurkovich, U.S History
Jamie Jurkovich returns to M.A Jamie Jurkovich, U.S. History and AP U.S. History teacher, returned...
New Faces at M.A.: Takisha Randle, Parking Lot Security Guard
Security service hired due to parking lot concerns A new security guard, Takisha Randle, has been...
AWARD WINNERS
For the love of aviation
Eddie DiBlasi creates model planes, attends flight school and strives for his pilot's license "Fly the plane," he thinks to himself, " just fly the plane. If anything goes wrong or I get lost, just remember to fly the plane." The plug door shuts tightly, sealing the...
The Miracle Worker: “Imitate now, understand later”
"Imitate now, understand later" Actors learn lessons from their roles in theater A door opens and desperate hands grope for something, anything to guide them. Their owner, a young girl, shuffles forward with a doll clutched to her chest. Another woman follows behind...
Hungry for Healing
Art revealing the life behind eating disorders Photos and commentary by Maddie Binning Up to 30 million people in the United States struggle with an eating disorder...
Quietly quite exceptional
M.A. Math Prodigy: Daniel Stein from Redhawksonline on Vimeo. WATCH THE VIDEO: Seniors Kate Brown and Angela Scharf spoke with freshman Daniel Stein and math teacher Rich Enderton about Stein's success this year in a demanding national math competition. ...
The language of equality
A recent survey conducted by The Talon asked freshmen, sophomore and junior boys and girls what they thought about what feminism meant to them and about gender-related inequality issues seen today. The results show that as a whole, the school agrees that equality is...
Career Day 2015
Graduates representing many professional fields and courses of collegiate study returned to Minnehaha in March to meet with current students, offering them advice for the future. A few shared their thoughts with seniors Angela Scharf and Kate Brown for Redhawksonline:...
Living across the world
Foreign students are forced to face the challenges of studying abroad "It's hard sometimes, here in America," said Jimmy Woo, a sophomore at Minnehaha, "I miss my friends and family." Jimmy, now standing 15 feet or so away from a basketball hoop, looks up, sets and...
Exposing the human condition through magic
With all the magic based stories around, what does your mind believe magic should be like? Open your mind and take a look into a medley of it with The Magicians Trilogy There's a schism in literary fiction that passes unnoticed to the general reader. It travels under...
HaYoung Lim: Human Sketch
Sharks in Space
The 2014-15 International Space Station experiment will explore the effects of artificial shark skin on bacteria growth in microgravity, hoping to improve astronauts' health conditions. The frigid and dry weather during the winter months takes a toll on the immune...
Can Redhawks grow beards?
Watch the results of No-Shave November! A film by Angela Scharf and Kate Brown made for Redhawksonline: No Shave November (Novembeard) from Redhawksonline on Vimeo. A group of Minnehaha students, faculty and staff put their razors down for a month to raise money to...
Screens vs. sleep: a bedtime battle
Are electronics the new monster under the bed? Why do they keep you from falling asleep? Brush teeth, climb into bed, turn off the lights...turn on the phone. Sound familiar? How about feeling tired in the morning? For many people, using their electronic devices is a...