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Student Life Articles
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...
Photo gallery: Best of fall ’25
Students dive into first-semester classes & fall sports Photos by Catherine Sime-Mackintosh.
‘24-‘25: The Year in Photos
Perspectives on Minnehaha’s journalism students captured the year in photos. Slideshow by Greta Christiansen.
School Spirit: Minnehaha Academy Dances
The flashing lights. The one moment where everything blinks dark. The spotty flickering of blacklights that make neon and white things glow. The wild jumping and singing. The dance circles. “They...
Filip Markuš, Slovak Freediver, can hold his breath for the length of this story. Can you?
A 17-year-old boy lays face down in a pool, playing the piano with his hands on the deck. A man stands over him giving directions. “Raise your right hand,” he says.The boy raises his hand with...
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...
Noise under the stage
The unique experience of pit musicians The alarm went off, scream ing its high-pitched blares. Elaine got dressed and...
Bikes, buses, and more: MA student commutes
During online learning, a student's commute could be as short as pressing a Zoom link but now that we're back in...
Winter is Coming and so is COVID
What is the COVID plan for teachers Now that winter has closed in, we have been met with a new wave of COVID-19 cases...
Redhawks (at home) Online: December 7 – 11
Online school continues As Coronavirus cases continue to surge, Minnehaha students tackle their second week of online...
The art of chocolate chip cookies
The art of chocolate chip cookies Learn how to make the cookies, using science Chocolate chip cookies: an American...
Fall coffee drinks to satisfy your tastebuds
Fall coffee drinks to satisfy your tastebuds Starbucks: for drivers Cinnamon Dolce Latte: hot coffee with flavor...
Twin Cities scooter craze
E-Scooters: They're simple, but are they safe? In the past two years the Twin Cities has been dramatically impacted by...
Snapchat snapped?
Snapchat snapped? Snapchat may be on a streak of loss of users Is Snapchat going the way of MySpace? Last quarter,...