By Ronilyn Rasmussen When I first started out looking for a job I didn’t know what to look for. I knew I didn’t want an old crab for my boss. Also I didn’t want to work in the food business again for awhile. I knew I really wanted to work with children. So I started … [Read more…]
By Chad Zaback Another Mini-School trip has successfully journeyed through one of the world’s seven wonders without injury or critical complications. This wonder I speak of is the one and only Grand Canyon. My first words upon arrival were simply, “Wow, that’s BIG!” That place is really…well…words can’t describe all the beauties and mysteries it … [Read more…]
By Kristie Ennis Live for the momentMean what you sayCapture your lifetimeDon’t let it slip awayLife is a giftDon’t throw it awaySo many people, what would they payYou have a choiceThey have a dreamDo you realize how ungrateful you seemYeah life is hardI won’t deny itYou have to tryYou have to fight itThings will get … [Read more…]
Kristie Ennis TOO PAINFUL TO REMEMBERTOO HORRIBLE TO FORGETTHE TIME HAS COMETO FACE THE REALITY OF MY PAST YOU LET ME DOWN, AND HURT METHAT CANNOT BE DENIEDIN A SENSE A PART OF ME DIEDWHO AM I?I HONESTLY DON’T REMEMBERNO JOKE, THIS IS PURE TRUTHI HAVE THE POWERTO REGAIN MYSELF WORTH YOU ARE MULTIPLE WHILE … [Read more…]
By Kristie Ennis My name is Kristie Ennis, and I am a new student at Minnetonka High School, and the Mini-School program. I have been at Tonka since the beginning of the year, and in the Mini program since winter break. When I first came to Tonka, I sort of had a preconceived idea of … [Read more…]
By Pat Conroy *author of The Prince of Tides Teach them the quiet words of kindness, to live beyond themselves. Urge them towards excellence, drive them toward gentleness, pull them into yourself, pull them upward to adulthood, but softly like an angel arranging clouds. Let your spirit move through them softly, as your spirit moves … [Read more…]
By Elliot Tan On April 25th 1992, Mini-School and Scenic Heights Elementary teamed up to clean Purgatory Park, as they do every year for the Minnetonka adopt-a-park program: People began to arrive at the park around 9:30, and by ten, everyone was there. We all split up into groups and took to the cleansing. Some … [Read more…]
By Sharon Korzendorfer On May 7, 1992, three brave souls met at the High School at 4 o’clock for what we thought would be a fun evening at Dawn’s house. We all piled into Dawn’s van. We, meaning myself, Karen Kenefick, Kristie Ennis, Dawn Norton, and Lester. After Dawn drove us through boonie land, we … [Read more…]
By Kristie Ennis On Tuesday May 26th, Women’s Issues had its final meeting of the year. We enjoyed snacks and the presence of a guest speaker, Sue Ruffenach, a former Mini-Schooler (class of ’81) and member of what they then called Women’s Studies. Within the span of about two hours, we were given a chance … [Read more…]
By Scott Theisen In this class of “On Your Own” Randy and Doug try to help us realize what it’s like to live on your own. They tell us what it is like by telling us how much it costs to live on your own, who to choose to live with, and what kind of … [Read more…]