By Carrie Tiggas Everyday in Mini-School we have an hour where we can go to gym and play basketball or go to the weight room. Only a select few can go to the weight room now because of the schedule. There is a mainstream class down there with us. So every morning several Mini-School students … [Read more…]
By Jamie O’Day The top eight calendar sales people in Mini-School won a trip up north. These people were: Jamie O’Day, Lacey Landt, Gabe Peterson, Dan Voaklander, Hilary Carignan, Kortnie Hansen, Aaron Hoerst, and Geno Faraci. The trip was led by Doug Berg and Joe Juranitch. Our first major stop was Granite Gear, a small … [Read more…]
By Kortnie Hanson I had a chance to talk for a bit with Mary Beth and find out about her job and hobbies and things. 1) Where were you born?“East St. Louis, Illinois.” And why did you move here? “I went to Mankato State Grad School and ended up getting the job at Minnetonka.” 2) … [Read more…]
By Shaun Johnson I was accused of pulling a fire alarm when I attended Mound Westonka High School. I went to court for this alleged offense on February 24th. There were three supposed witnesses. All three are squeaky clean {record wise} main streamers and, no matter what I do and how good I am, I … [Read more…]
By Molly Latterner and Steve Kopischke On Sunday Feb 8th, Randy met with us at Perkins at about 10:00 am. The group of people chosen to go on this trip out of the eighteen that signed up were: Steve Kopischke, Jon Fairbourne, Shaun Johnson, Jeremy Latcham, Molly Latterner, Aaron Hoerst, Trevor Scott, Hilary Carignan, and … [Read more…]
By Hilary Carignan Joe Juranitch has been a fixture at Minnetonka High School for 11 years. He’s served as a hall monitor, parking lot attendant, weight room supervisor, and most recently, a supervisory paraprofessional in Mini-School. As most people know, Joe is also Ragnar, the mascot for the Minnesota Vikings. This job enables him to … [Read more…]
By Elissa Johnson and La’Kaysa Bollig The Chicago Bulls, if that doesn’t draw your attention, don’t read on. This article pertains to the Bulls and how they are throwing their number-one spot away. Ever since I was born {and I’m sure many others} I have been a basketball fan. The Bulls once were and still … [Read more…]
By Tony Cruikshank and Leah Shoberg Mini-School is considering a new policy. In order to give more students a chance to be in Mini, the staff has to choose some students to drop. In order to aid in the selection the staff thinks that if a student doesn’t earn more than three quarters of a … [Read more…]
By Leah Shoberg Do burnt shoes, charred socks, and rations of a block of cheese and salami ring a bell? That’s right, the 15th annual Grantsbug trip. This year’s victims were Mike Ennis {our fearless veteran}, Tony Kohman, Mike Phelps, Adam Vernes, Dan Voaklander, Gabe Peterson, Kyle Kimrey, Trish Laumann, Aaron Sapp, Tony Cruikshank, Jamie … [Read more…]
By Lacey Landt When you go to the zoo what do you think? Do those animals really look happy to you? No!!! Monkeys, Gorillas, Lions, Tigers, Bears, Wolves, Dolphins, etc. Take dolphins, they live in a small pool, at the zoo. They are from the ocean, a body of water that covers over half the … [Read more…]