The bell rings, but the day isn’t over yet. From early morning practices, late night homework, and carefully planned discussions with college coaches, Minnehaha students are managing “auditions” for...
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The ups and downs of PSEO
PSEO lets high-school students earn college credit: Is the program as good as it sounds? Light squeezes in through velvety blackout curtains, serving as the telltale preemptive alarm clock set for...
Military as post high-school option
From elite military academies to ROTC, students find ways to fund education “We’re looking for people who want to become leaders of character and quality. We’re looking for people who are not afraid...
College Camps: a Journey of Discovery
Many high school students are finding new ways to impress colleges. Is going to a college camp one of them? Stepping onto campus, you take in the sprawling grounds. You inhale the warm summer breeze...
Shedding light on the NCAA Transfer Portal
The transfer portal from 3 perspectives “I don’t know what the future has in store for me there, but I do know that I’m excited to find out,” said Mia Curtis, Minnehaha graduate from the class of...
The rise of STEM, the fall of humanities
Fewer than one in ten students graduate with a humanities degree Madeline Ciccarelli bombed her math test. After staring at her grade for a few seconds in a state of deep contemplation, she...
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 African American...
End college admissions favoritism
Current policies give some applicants unfair advantages With many of the seniors from the class of 2023 beginning to...
HBCU’s popularity rising
HBCU fair at M.A. demonstrates interest in unique college option We all know about the famous hate crime surrounding...
College Applications
The different paths you can take to get into college Attention MA students: college lies in all of our futures, but...
Confronting change
Transition from high school to college involves inevitable instability As Minnehaha's class of 2022 wraps themselves...
A peek behind the college admissions curtain
The decision process from the desk of an admissions counselor "Top Ramen is the best invention in the world," read the...
Evelia Barrera–making our school home
Making our school home What makes a school? Is it the building or the students? Is it about the teachers? The answers...
Unconscious bias: gender vs. careers
Gender distribution differences in the labor force possibly affect seniors' choices of intended majors "Is this meal...
Grads get weird new mascots
What the heck? Luke Von Arx looks at the least intimidating college mascots that will greet the 2017 M.A. graduates 1....








