New Student Interviews

By Eric Thomas and Josh Day

1. How was Mini-School different from what you heard?
2. What do you do outside of Mini?
3. What got you into Mini-School? Has it changed since you started in Mini?
4. What was your first impression of Mini-School?
5. If you could do anything what would it be?
6. If you could be an animal what would you be?
7. What goals do you have for yourself?

Mark Taylor

1. It’s not different.
2. Work’s at Perkins dishwashing.
3. Skipped classes. He still does, but not as much.
4. It’s easy to learn.
5. Not have to go to school or work.
6. A bear.
7. Graduation.

David Larson-Hughes

1. I’ve never heard anything.
2. Skateboards and hanging out.
3. He needed a school to go to.
4. It was good.
5. Move back to the Bronx.
6. A dog.
7. Go to college and get a good job.

Sarah Goudy

1. Heard that you wouldn’t have to do anything
2. Work.
3. I dropped out. Now that I’m in Mini it’s better.
4. I don’t remember.
6. A fish.
7. Graduate.

Jason Gaasvig

1. Time goes by slower than I thought it would.
2. Look for work and hang out with Len.
3. Wouldn’t let him in Tech 7.
4. Clan of freaks.
5. Make a prodigy pill. You eat the pill and you have 12 years out of school.
6. A dog.
7. Mucho money.

Justin Streeter

1. A lot more laid back.
2. Work.
3. Skipping, 691.7, Yes no more skipping.
4. It’s cool and good.
5. Paint mainstream halls pink, you know like fairies.
6. A bear for surely.
7. Graduate, get a car and snowmobile.

Steve Kopischke

1. No homework.
2. Work.
3. I couldn’t get back into mainstream.
4. Liked it.
5. Get a better job.
6. A rat.
7. Go to college.

Gabe Peterson

1. That it’s not a place for stupid people.
2. I work and hang out.
3. I couldn’t handle mainstream. Now that I’m in Mini it’s a lot easier.
4. I thought it was cool.
5. Have.
6. A dolphin.
7. Move to California to be an ocean photographer.

Carrie Tiggas

1. Not everyone sleeps and this isn’t for stupid people.
2. School, work, dance, socialize.
3. Fact of hating school teacher, personal stuff.
4. Lots of fun.
5. Be in her own movie.
6. A cat.
7. Wants to act or dance.

Carl Anderson

1. Didn’t know what to expect.
2. Smokes, hangs out with friends, snowboards, skateboards.
3. Got kicked out of Eden Praire.
4. Laid back much easier.

Josh Chowen

1. Exactly what expected.
2. Work, hang out.
3. Absences since in Mini greatly improved.
4. Laid back, no teacher bugging you all the time, easier to work.

Austin Manship

1. Have to work a lot harder than I thought.
2. Work.
3. Poor behavior in main stream.
4. Cool I like it.
5. Air Force pilot.
6. Tiger.
7. To graduate before I am 20 years old.

Mike McGinn

1. It’s a lot more organized then he thought.
2. Work, hang out.
3. Failing and skipping, yes it has changed.
4. Laid back.
5. A special agent.
6. A cat.
7. Move out by Febuary 1, 1997.

Dan Volklander

1. He never heard anything, but he thought it would be easy, it isn’t.
2. Work.
3. Did not go to school for a year and a half, now he goes to school.
4. He thought that he was in a program that he could handle.
5. Do nothing for the rest of his life.
6. A lion.
7. To graduate high school and get out on his own.

Jeremy Lamere

1. Better program than the people said it would be.
2. Work.
3. Team.
4. Better than main stream.
5. Get rich.
6. A lion.
7. Get a car.

Matt Evans

1. There’s a lot more experiences in Mini School than he thought.
2. Work.
3. Team.
4. It’s easy to learn and work there.
5. Go on more trips.
6. A Tiger.
7. Get a diploma.

Allen Jampsa

1. Wasn’t different than he heard.
2. Work.
3. Jeremy did.
4. It was great.
5. Go to Colorado to snowboard.
6. A cheetah.
7. Get his license and get a car.

Clare Meyer

1. It was more organized than I thought.
2. Work.
3. Patty Heien.
4. That everybody kinda knew everyone.
5. Want to go college and finish.
6. An eagle.
7. Study fine arts.

Chris Robertson

1. It wasn’t different.
2. Work, mess around.
3. Doesn’t like mainstream.
4. Great I love it.
5. Go to Australia.
6. Tiger.
7. To graduate high school and make a lot of money.