Coach, health teacher looks back on forty years of female athletics beginning with Title IX In 1975, only a few years after girls' basketball became an official sport at Minnehaha Academy, the...
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Day 151 Native Americans throughout history
AP US history classes review the role of Native Americans throughout history. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Day 148 Final DBQ
AP US History students write their final document based essays prior to the AP exam. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Day 139 Traveling Textbook
Extra credit for AP US History hangs on the bill board in the back of the class. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Day 105 Ration Cards
Ration cards from the time of the Second World War are brought in to be inspected by US History students. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Why do we tell stories?
Sharing human experience Storytelling is an age-old tradition that teaches all of us about ourselves and one another through the mixture of imagination and relatability After attending a writers'...
Day 29 Historical Documents
AP world history students read historical documents in small groups. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Perfecting the balancing act of summer homework
"It's vital that students imagine, wonder, daydream, are bored, solve problems and all of that," said English teacher...
Day 21 Document Based Question
AP US History students work on their first practice essay. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Changing Minnehaha’s history with a single face
The small office that outlooks the street before Harvest Preparatory Academy blazes with culture and personality....
Day 66 Skits
Skits about topics such as the Vikings are put on in AP World History. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Day 29 Colonial News Broadcasts
Students in history class make up skits about important colonial events. Photo by Rachel Bartz.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
One president, one ax and lots of gore It appears as if every summer must have a single cross-genre screwball film...
Day 13 Remembering 9/11
Students commemorate 9/11 by watching a news report from the day of the attack. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Day 12 History Test
Students prepare to take their first double chapter test in AP World History. Photo by Maddie Binning.