"I don't love history. I like it, but I don't love it," said social studies teacher Matt Ridenour. "The best parts of the job are, and it's so cliché but it is so true, these wonderfully dynamic...
Teachers Articles
Freeman stars as rock star Buddy Holly for the fourth time running
1955. A short glimpse of a decade of baby boomers, poodle skirts, and the growing popularity of T.V. dinners and rock 'n' roll. At age 19, a young man is discovering his style of music and discovers...
Janet Johnson: One last goodbye
Janet Johnson: One last goodbye Janet Johnson taught her first class at Minnehaha Academy in the fall of 1972, and while years have passed (42 of them) and classes have come and gone, Johnson has...
Nancy Johnson: departing after decade as principal
"I'm just going to try to do the very best I can do until the last day," said principal Nancy Johnson. After 19 years at Minnehaha, Johnson has announced her departure. Johnson began her teaching...
Amy Eikenbary-Barber: Moving to Washington (Extended Version)
"I can't imagine doing a different job, I really love being here," said Amy Eikenbary-Barber, spanish teacher at Minnehaha. After nine total years of teaching at Minnehaha, Eikenbary-Barber has...
Mary Carlson: the final walk
"I never had a break,"said health teacher Mary Carlson as she reflected on her early days at Minnehaha Academy. Her first nine years of teaching and coaching usually involved ten or more hours a day...
Day 95 President’s Office
As the week begins, standard office work is completed. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Day 87 Science Department Chapel
Science teachers launch prizes to groups who won the in-chapel trivia game. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Day 62 Faith Journey
Teacher Sam Meyers speaks about his personal faith journey in chapel. Photo by Maddie Binning.
The importance of dialogue
The need for open communication in educational, faith communities raises the question of whether environment or...
From teacher to rockstar, Freeman stars in The Buddy Holly Story
Starring as a young and energized fifties Rock 'N Roller, Minnehaha theater director Nicholas Freeman headlines in the...
Day 42 Genuine Conversation
The Rev. Dan Bergstrom and bible teacher Dr. Jeffery Crafton make a presentation in chapel about genuine conversation....
Looking back on Title IX
Coach, health teacher looks back on forty years of female athletics beginning with Title IX In 1975, only a few...
Day 28 Enderton
Math teacher Rich Enderton pauses to tell a joke as he teaches AP Calculus II. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Day 9 Gosselin in Chapel
Math teacher Cathleen Gosselin tells stories as she shares in chapel. Photo by Maddie Binning.