By Shaun Johnson I was accused of pulling a fire alarm when I attended Mound Westonka High School. I went to court for this alleged offense on February 24th. There were three supposed witnesses. All three are squeaky clean {record wise} main streamers and, no matter what I do and how good I am, I … [Read more…]
By Elissa Johnson and La’Kaysa Bollig The Chicago Bulls, if that doesn’t draw your attention, don’t read on. This article pertains to the Bulls and how they are throwing their number-one spot away. Ever since I was born {and I’m sure many others} I have been a basketball fan. The Bulls once were and still … [Read more…]
By Tony Cruikshank and Leah Shoberg Mini-School is considering a new policy. In order to give more students a chance to be in Mini, the staff has to choose some students to drop. In order to aid in the selection the staff thinks that if a student doesn’t earn more than three quarters of a … [Read more…]
By Lacey Landt When you go to the zoo what do you think? Do those animals really look happy to you? No!!! Monkeys, Gorillas, Lions, Tigers, Bears, Wolves, Dolphins, etc. Take dolphins, they live in a small pool, at the zoo. They are from the ocean, a body of water that covers over half the … [Read more…]
By Gabe Peterson Mini-School is a great program to get people motivated for life out of High School. The first day you come into Mini-school it’s kind of shocking because Doug will right away want everybody to know who you are and everything about you. He makes you feel very welcome and at ease. The … [Read more…]
On Wednesday, March 4th, three Mini-School pups, Dustin Olson, Derek Knowles, and Sean Pederson challenged the old geezers, 50-somethings Doug Berg and Randy Nelson to a half-court basketball game. Doug’s and Randy’s third player was La’Kaysa Bollig. The Pups, fired up with enthusiasm, took an early lead. Sean’s knifing drives, Dustin’s outside shooting, and Derek’s … [Read more…]
January 20, 1998Beth (Barton) Shuman*** ***** *****Garden Valley, ID 83622 Doug BergMini-School ProgramMinnetonka Highschool5621 County Rd 101Minnetonka, MN 55345 Hello Mr. Berg, I wanted to drop a note and thank you and your Mini-school students for continuing to provide me with the Com-minication newspaper. I have enjoyed keeping up with the activities and writings of … [Read more…]
By Matt Thompson For the last seven years or so Mini-Schoolers have been proud to go out and sell, sell, sell the Minnesota Weather guide calendar to make money for the program. In the 97-98 school year the calendar drive got off to a quick start as students sold over 150 in the first 2 … [Read more…]
By Matt Thompson Recycling is a duty that Mini has undertaken for several years. Basically it consists of collecting all aluminum pop cans in the school, baling them and selling them to the aluminum dealer. Like the calendar drive, this is a fund raiser for Mini-School which helps the program provide learning equipment and opportunities … [Read more…]
By Jamie O’Day There are many different reasons why people become vegetarians. People have health reasons, religious reasons, guilt, for the love of animals and because meat is not very appealing. Being a vegetarian has changed my life in so many ways. I have a healthier life, I have reduced my risk of different diseases. … [Read more…]