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We the unwilling, led by the unqualified, have been doing the unbelievable for so long, with so little, we now attempt the impossible with nothing. - Mini-School Credo

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Flower of Power Word Find

December 1, 2001 by Mini Archives

By Nicole Huddleston

Posted in: Comics and Artwork Tagged: Nicole Huddleston

Superior Hiking Trip

December 1, 2001 by Mini Archives

By Dustin Mencel The Mini-School Superior Hiking Trail trip was a blast this year. The hikers that went were Andrew Beddor, Monica Duperre, Natalie Evans, Katie Juneau, Chris Korolchuck, Dustin Mencel, Alaina Mielke, Joe Morseth, John Shannon, and Stein Thorbeck. The first day was a little bit cloudy and it rained in the afternoon, which … [Read more…]

Posted in: Trips Tagged: Dustin Mencel

Super Senior Interviews

December 1, 2001 by Mini Archives

By Trevor McDonald The Super-Seniors interviewed in this article are Jessica Johnson, Mike Bromme, and Alexis Montemayor.

Posted in: Interviews Tagged: Trevor McDonald

The Mystery of Steve

December 1, 2001 by Mini Archives

By Tom Mason and Tamara Roberts Have you ever seen that one hall monitor in the halls? The one you know who is always smiling and saying hello to the students. Well, that’s our favorite hall monitor, Steve. Steve came to Minnetonka last year. So we went to Steve and wanted to ask him a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Interviews Tagged: Tamara Roberts, Tom Mason

The Woods

December 1, 2001 by Mini Archives

By Katie Juneau I love the woods a lot and I would rather learn in the woods than in school. I’ve learned so much being in the woods with Mini-School. I’ve learned a lot about myself, about others and about the world in the woods. I think trips we take teach kids about their limitations … [Read more…]

Posted in: Articles Tagged: Katie Juneau

Mark Warren Trip

December 1, 2001 by Mini Archives

By Kelly Meyers I went on the second Mark Warren trip it was a wonderful experience for all of the trip members included: Jessica Johnson, Lindsay Klug, Tom Mason, Dustin Mencel, Kelly Meyers, Alaina Mielke, John Shannon, Amanda Sheats, and Stein Thorbeck. All of us got along very well we all “bonded” with each other … [Read more…]

Posted in: Trips Tagged: Kelly Meyers

New Mini Folk

December 1, 2001 by Mini Archives

By Janel Hagstrom and Steve Lawson Three kids new to the Mini-School scene were asked ten simple, yet odd questions about Mini-School and the works.

Posted in: Interviews Tagged: Janel Hagstrom, Steve Lawson

A Bit of Prose and Such

December 1, 2001 by Mini Archives

By Nate Davis Late one eve,Or shall we sayEarly the next morn,An obnoxiously sauced,Tricked and sickened,Pre-Colombian AmericanGlaredIn the directionWhereA moon beams reflectionHinted of men with white skinAnd short-lived grins wereIn the distanceWhose technologiesWould not stop in theFace of any resistance And the idealsthat enable such controlTrapping inhabitantsboth young and oldMust change,For patterns of unjustpain and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Poems and Stories Tagged: Nate Davis

Interview with 4 New People

December 1, 2001 by Mini Archives

By Emily Dolentz and Natalie Evans We asked the following questions to four of our new students – Stein Thorbeck, John Shannon, Devon Flaherty, and Jake Stumme – and these are the answers we got.

Posted in: Interviews Tagged: Emily Dolentz, Natalie Evans

An Alumni Letter to Mini-School

December 1, 2001 by Mini Archives

Dear Mini, I am a recent graduate, leaving Mini-School in 2000 after going through an extra year, as most students do. (Ha) So, I am writing you because my life has been changing a lot lately, and I don’t think you guys have any idea. Well it all started this last January when a classmate … [Read more…]

Posted in: Alumni News Tagged: Matt Thompson
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Latest Updates:
10/28/24 - Found some negatives for a sledding trip to the Orono Golf Course in 1980 so added a new slideshow for that.
9/25/2024 - Uploaded an additional 53 PDF files of Com-Mini-Cations, started to convert the articles into individual posts.
5/28/2024 - Created slideshows for miscellaneous trips and classroom photos plus a slideshow for unidentified trips, lots of updates to existing slideshows, slide scanning complete
5/27/2024 - Slideshows for Big Fork Canoe 1996, Women's Bike Trip 1994, North Shore Women's Trip 1994, Southwest Utah Trip 1992, Winter Camping 1998 & 1999, St Louis 1998, Insights 1993
5/23/2024 - Slideshows for Classroom 1992, new photos to Classroom 1996, and the Mini 25th Reunion.

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