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We the unwilling, led by the unqualified, have been doing the unbelievable for so long, with so little, we now attempt the impossible with nothing. - Mini-School Credo

Month: June 2006

Service Learning Projects

June 1, 2006 by Mini Archives

By Chase Crowley From October 27-28, Mini-School went to Timber Bay for a service learning project for health. While we were there, we cut down trees, moved a lot of brush, had a huge bonfire and shaved the trees we had cut down. The food we ate up there was really good and the lodging … [Read more…]

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English in Mini

June 1, 2006 by Mini Archives

By Steve Iversrud Mini-School has many great subjects of interest. One of which is their expansive English department which has two great teachers in it. First is veteran Mini-School English Teacher Merlin Zimmerman who teaches 9th, 11th, and 12th grade in and out of Mini-School. And second is Jen Goeptert who is making her Minnetonka … [Read more…]

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An Overview of Mini-School

June 1, 2006 by Mini Archives

By Monica Sheats Mini-School, which has now been around for 36 years, is an alternative program that was started by Randy Nelson and Doug Berg, designed to help students that were in desperate need of help, whether mainstream was just simply moving at too fast of a pace, or if they were in fear of … [Read more…]

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“Now that I’m where I always wanted to be, I wonder where I’m going next.”

June 1, 2006 by Mini Archives

By Jojo Skolnick As the end of the school year approaches, I have come to realize that I am getting closer and closer to the rest of my life. Mini-School has boosted me to new heights with my scholastic altitudes. The staff has been a supportive family for me to fall back on during any … [Read more…]

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Meandering Through Mini-School

June 1, 2006 by Mini Archives

Hi, our names are Zach and Zorina. We are Ramona’s kids. We would like to reflect a bit or meander if you will through Mini-School. We each got to write the Meandering the year we were born (Doug really made us), but this year we wanted to because it’s our mom’s last year in Mini … [Read more…]

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