By Marcelle Dorenkamp and Maya Diedrich On September 30th the Mark Warren Crew met at school at 6 am (under Doug’s orders) to load up the van and head out for Grantsburg, WI for three days of hiking and camping with Mark Warren, a naturalist who studies Native American culture. After about a 2 hour … [Read more…]
By Kyle Brynteson It’s that time of year again, that hectic time of year when Mini-School is proud to present the infamous 1997 Minnesota Weather Guide calendar. The calendars are put together with great photographs. They also show sunrise and sunset times, stages of moon phases, the high and low temperature for the day and … [Read more…]
By Kortnie Hanson Last summer there were two canoe trips put on by Minnetonka Community Services summer school. Both were a full credit. The first consisted of 13 kids and Doug Berg and Randy Nelson, our teachers and guides. The first day we drove up there with Randy’s van and the Mini-school van. Ramona and … [Read more…]
By Keith Bartram Well I’m back from the Naval training center Great Lakes, IL and I’m happy to report that all’s well in Great Lakes. Here’s just another letter from one of the Boys in Blue. Pugsley. Well so much has changed in my life the past five months. But before that, just a quick … [Read more…]
By Maya Diedrich Karen graduated from Mini-School in 1994 and is here because of one of her college requirements. She has to volunteer in a teaching environment. She is attending Normandale for Liberal Art and Agricultural Education. She is a great help to have around and it’s reassuring to know that there is someone there … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg 20 Years Ago – Spring ‘76Tom Lambrecht did the artwork for the cover (he was the ’76 version of Casey Wright). Carla Schiro and Mike Rishavy wrote some good poetry. A winter trek to Wolf Lake Refuge was undertaken by teachers Doug Berg, Randy Nelson, and Nick Jambeck and students Steve LePage, … [Read more…]
By Anna Saclolo I see the sand-driven mountains and the wind blown sea,I hear the birds over head in the sky towering trees.There’s a man over yonder where the sky is painted red,Yes his skin has been torn and his eyes have bled.He looks to the sky as he falls to the groundHe reaches to … [Read more…]
Written by the whole group, interpreted by Anna Saclolo, Andrea Hamilton, Alison Young, Toby Marshall and Eric Thomas. There is a place where earth meets sky, water meets earth, and we meet the elements. It all started on a cold, dark, snowy morning at 6 A.M. on April 15th. 16 of us, droopy-eyed and excited, … [Read more…]
By Anna Saclolo There is a security person in this Minnetonka High School, he has long red hair, blue eyes, and a sense of humor that just won’t quit. His name, Joe Juranitch. Joe told me he loves working here in Minnetonka. But some students tend to misjudge Joe. I seriously think that it is … [Read more…]
By Lacey Landt (Embellished by Mike Phelps) BWCA was the trip of a lifetime. It was my first Mini-School trip. A lot of my classmates gave me some weird looks, others actually told me I had a lot of guts to go to the Boundary Waters (in the winter) for my first trip. I felt, … [Read more…]