By Trish Laumann and Kristina Petron
STEVE LAUMANN
- What year did you graduate?
‘95 - What are you doing now?
Service manager at Amoco (getting paid for doing basically nothing.) - What are your plans for the future?
To keep everybody happy (if you know what he means.) - Did you have a nickname in Mini-School?
Lauie wowwy! - What is your fondest memory of Mini-School?
Family relationships. - What was the most memorable trip you went on with Mini-School?
Arkansas 92-93. Why? Gilbert, Arkansas population 14. Ma and Pa’s store, and Cubins
on the porch after one of Doug’s fulfilling breakfasts. - How had your life changed being in Mini-School than any other program at MHS?
I graduated - What teacher or student influenced you the most?
Justin Weitnauer. Why? “Because he was as old as me, and still stuck in school.”
JOSH ROCKSTAD
- What year did you graduate?
Graduated in 1993 - What are you doing now?
Living in South Minneapolis and working for Hunter Landscaping. - What are your plans for the future?
Continuing working for Hunter, and starting Brown institute in the fall. - Did you have a nickname in Mini-School?
Yes, it was Rocker. - What is your fondest memory of Mini-School?
Stepping out on the ledge of the Grand Canyon. - What was your most memorable trip?
The Grand Canyon. Why? Because it’s the Frickin’ Grand Canyon. - How had your life changed being in Mini-School than in any other program at MHS?
I would have dropped out my sophomore year. - What teacher or student influenced you the most?
All of the teachers, but Doug was the most responsive to my needs. All my kind buds influenced me too.
SARAH MORTENSON
- What year did you graduate?
1996. - What are you doing now?
I currently work at Micro Dynamics, and I just got married on May 5th. - What are your plans for the future?
I plan to be an architect. - Did you have any nicknames?
Yes, Thumper. - What is your fondest memory of Mini-School?
My fondest memory is when I embarrassed my cousin by bringing in a birthday cake and balloons, and got the whole class to sing happy birthday. - What was your favorite Mini trip?
When we canoed down the Minnehaha River. - How had your life changed being in Mini-School instead of any other program at MHS?
It allowed me to go to Mini in the morning, work during the day and night school at the same time. - What teacher or student influenced you the most?
Doug and Randy, because they tried to help me graduate early, until my files were lost!
PHIL LYNOTT
- What year did you graduate?
‘97 - What are you doing now?
Living at home and working full-time at Rubble Tile. - What are your plans for the future?
Buy a 97 chev. 271, and keep working at Rubble Tile - Did you have a nickname in Mini-School?
Lynott, it’s legendary, “I was the mad hatter,” ask Doug. - What is your fondest memory of Mini-School?
Jumping off the 2nd floor of some church and just about broke both my ankles. - What was the most memorable trip you went on with Mini-School?
The Green River trip of 97, because it’s so much fun spending all my time with Doug. YEAH RIGHT! - How had your life changed being in Mini-School than program any other at MHS?
I could go on trips N’stuff. It was cool - What teacher or student influenced you the most?
Doug and Randy, mostly Doug because he’s an @##. Just kidding Doug.