By Dani Thompson and Kate Richardson It is ironic that old men start wars and young men die in them. Does that not seem wrong to anyone else? Not to say that Bush Jr. is the only leader to attempt to solve violence with violence, but others just do not make it so obvious. When … [Read more…]
By Christine Baert I know it was your breathWarming my bodyAs real as my ownIt was you that held my stonesThe weight of my hopeWatching me crumbleWith that look of contentmentSmiling because you canFulfilling hungerNever backtracking to seeThat you left behind everything I’d needWe’d both smileLike we were trying to hideCovering.I could find youEating and … [Read more…]
An account by Jonathan Masterson and Josh Maks The first Mark Warren Trip was out on September 22, 23 and 24 with the following students: Carli Sperbeck, Ryan Klun, Andrew Lopez, Sterling Shaw, Josh Maks, Jonathan Masterson, Aaron Peterson, and Charlie Horton. While Mark Warren leads most activities, Paul Gerten was the Mini Staff leader, … [Read more…]
By Christine Baert The Superior Hiking trip went out on August 4th, 2003 and came back August 8th 2003. The students that participated were Chelsea Baert, Christine Baert, Matt Bantz, Shaina Fossum, John Friedmeyer, Jordan Helgeson, Katie Juneau, Chaz Kerr, Erik Onken, Paul Studer, Adam Swanson, and Andrew Wetterlin. Venture out into the Northern tip … [Read more…]
By Falica Smith Late at night when all the world’sasleep I dream of love, but my painruns too deep. I try to keep my mindoff everything that’s going wrong, Itry to stay strong but once again theLight is gone. I’m all alone in a worldso dark and so cold I wish the dawn of tomorrow … [Read more…]
By Griffin Gau One day my girlfriend, Dani, approached me with a crazy idea, “Let’s get on the Homecoming Court.” So Dani Thompson, Tyler Rouse, and I got all the Mini-Schoolers to vote for us, and we got nominated. At first I thought being on Homecoming Court would simply be a good way to “stick … [Read more…]
A note from Jayme Finch The Kensington Runestone, a controversial Minnesota artifact for 105 years, will be displayed at a museum in Stockholm, Sweden, beginning October 23. The Runestone is carved with runes of an ancient Scandinavian alphabet. The inscription states that Norseman were in central Minnesota in 1362. If that’s true, it would require … [Read more…]
By Ozzy Osmonson At rec, we usually play dodgeball, softball, kickball, volleyball, and most recently, a soccer-like game called team handball. Now that we have the Pagel Center, (the school’s hockey rink) we play boot hockey and broomball as well. Paul is in charge, and he’s pretty good at everything. There are not that many … [Read more…]
By Mandy Huberty and Jess Reichert A new year ushers in a group of unfamiliar new faces into the Mini-School family. This year brings in 35 new students ranging in grades from sophomore through senior year, all coming from different places and backgrounds. So what could be a better way to pry into the minds … [Read more…]
An interview by Joe Friedmeyer and AJ McDonald On September 18, 2003 we had an interview with our new principal, David Adney. We asked him all sorts of questions like what his family is like, what his first impression of Minnetonka was, and what his goals for Minnetonka were. Mr. Adney answered all of our … [Read more…]