By Jamie Rasmussen The Holiday season can be looked at as a joyous time of the year or it can be the most cherished season has lost all its meaning. The market makes it hard to live up to the advertisements requirements of a splendid holiday. In other words, if you don’t buy what they’re … [Read more…]
By Craig Schrupp Spooky World is a horror theme park in Shakopee. The park contains four haunted houses. They are rated by a skull system from one to five. The scariest being a five, and the least, one. One of the many haunted houses is called The Haunted Crypt, which was the only rated five … [Read more…]
By Lacey Landt and Doug Berg Alan Jampsa- To graduate David Larson-Hughes- A new car Drew Emmings- Tools Brooke Woitalla- Fake I.D Trish Lauman- A piece of colored happiness Shaun Johnson- A new drum set Sam Maeder- Stretch pants Carrie Tiggas- Peace and quiet Audrey Lopez- The members of Pearl Jam within my reach Kristina … [Read more…]
By John McCutcheon (Submitted by Doug Berg) Editors note: The following are the verses from a song by John McCutcheon. I felt they could stand alone as a story/poem. The story is true. The commanding officer of the British forces was court-martialed for “consorting with the enemy” and sentenced to death. Only a pardon by … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg As the Holiday season approaches, the excitement around Mini-School reaches a fever pitch. Dustin Olson, Derek Knowles and Andy Black increase their physical abuse of one another, Matt Thompson increases his number of calls to California to see what’s in store for him on that front, Aaron Hoerst becomes pesky beyond belief, … [Read more…]
By Trish Laumann Geoff Boller has been in Mini-School since 1993. He started when he was a freshman, now he’s a super senior. Boller used to say he didn’t want to graduate because he didn’t have anything to do after high school and he likes the people in Mini. He is planning on graduating at … [Read more…]
By Kortnie Hansen I met up with Kyle Brynteson {aka} Zooty and asked him a few questions about his life outside of Mini. He’s been graduated since ‘95 and is doing good he says. He works full time at Morrie’s Mazda as a service runner and he is in the process of buying a new … [Read more…]
By Jamie O’Day You have fallen to your knees face to facewith death, under the shadows of thefallen towering trees waiting to be consumed and swept awayby the breeze far beyond the bearing street lightsout of touch and out of sight you hear an echo calling out your nametelling you that nothing can ever be … [Read more…]
By Cheryl Cermak Marti Norris, born January 26, 1981, has the qualities of an Aquarius and she is a lover not a fighter. She has perhaps the most awesome responsibility in Mini-School, keeper, guardian, Custodian of The Mini-School Spoon. For a full understanding of the talismanic properties of The Spoon, we must refer the reader … [Read more…]
By Trish Laumann On October 6th, the eleven people of Mark Warren trip #2 gathered at school. After everybody showed, we packed up the van. It was about 9:30 a.m. when we left the high school’s parking lot. Patti Heien, a former Mini-Schooler came along to help Doug out. She drove three kids up in … [Read more…]