By Aaron Sapp Last year I met this real cool kid, Erik Renaud. We started talking, and some how we started practicing our instruments together along with his friend Derek L. At this time (and at this time still) we didn’t have a band name. So, somehow Gut Cut got thrown onto us (it’s from … [Read more…]
By Jessica Turner Scott Johnson loves to wind surf, listen to music, go hunting, camping, hiking, play hockey with his friends, and ski in the mountains. By the sound of him you’d think that he was a Mini-School student. Scott Johnson is a forty-two year old father with two daughters all under the age of … [Read more…]
By Lacey Landt I have been in Mini-School four years and this is the first year it’s been downstairs. There’s no Mini-School stairs to sit on or our own bathrooms across the hall. We do however have the cafeteria right next to us. Our home is in what used to be called freshmen hall, where … [Read more…]
By Bob Conklin EDITORS NOTE: In the spring, 1986 issue of Com-mini-cations, several supporters of Mini-School were asked to write guest articles. Bob Conklin wrote the following article, which we decided to reprint in this issue as a tribute to him, showing as it does his supportive, people-centered philosophy of life and education. In a … [Read more…]
By Anonymous (Submitted by Doug Berg) As the old man walked the beach at dawn, he noticed a young man ahead of him picking up starfish and flinging them into the sea. Finally, catching up to the youth, he asked him why he was doing this. The answer was that the stranded starfish would die … [Read more…]
By Kurt Hahn (Submitted by Doug Berg) I regard it as the foremost task of education to insure the survival of these qualities:
By Randy Nelson Every so often in our lives, we are fortunate enough to cross paths with people who make a positive difference in the lives of others. In twenty-nine years of the Mini-School program, we have enjoyed the support and friendship of several individuals who have donated their time, money, and energy. Bob Conklin … [Read more…]
By Laura Huberty and Audrey Lopez GEMINI – (May 21 – June 21)Those who think the way is easy, will find it very hard. So I’d advise you not to fly, if you haven’t yet learned to land. Sometimes your answers are right in front of you, instead of miles away. CANCER – (June 22 … [Read more…]
By Leah Shoberg 2-12 in Infinity Speakers, Brand new, never used. Call Carrie Tiggas ***-****. $200 (worth over $300) Optimas Flor Sub $65. Call Tony Wegler ***-**** 1- RC10 Team Buggy with a ready modified motor. New air Tronics receiver and new rooster speed control w/ reverse, comes w/2 body’s air tronics pistol controller and … [Read more…]
MALE SEEKING FEMALE Fruit of DisparitySJ 5’7″ Sophomore, Blue eyes, orange hair, looking for a girl, would like artistic F. Butter LoveSM 6’4” cuddly, sensitive, 196lbs of pure ecstasy. M 6’ hazel eyes, brown highlights. Looking for a woman w/brain, who can talk to… AS 5’8” l6yr old 140lbs greenish eyes. Looking for Taurus younger … [Read more…]