By Andrea Hamilton As I sit in a coffee shop, my primal existence place, I sometimes wonder how I got here from where I was one year ago. I was angry, sick and frustrated with life. I had few values or morals, and the ones I had accumulated had vanished. My integrity was gone and … [Read more…]
By Geno Faraci When I first walked through the doors of Mini-School I did not think I was in the right class. I did not belong here. I was asked to stand up in the front of class and answer the question “If I was a musical instrument which one would I be and why?” … [Read more…]
Dear Mini-School Staff and Students,Thank you so much for the Winter 1996 issue of Com-Mini-Cations. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the articles and poems in this edition. I also appreciated the reminder about Recognition Night and have put June 4 on my calendar to attend your celebrations that night. Congratulations to you all on a … [Read more…]
By Chris Utne
By Anna Saclolo Mini-School meetings are held on Tuesday mornings at 8:15 a.m. This is the time of the week when all of the students come together in room 216. The staff are very open to tell the students about up-coming issues for the week. Such as … alumni news, letters from former Mini-Schoolers and … [Read more…]
By Toby Marshall Music is existence, filling the air around us. Filling our ears and heads with new direction, new energies. Music has existed as long as people and will continue until we are gone. For me, music is life. It has been around me from my earliest memories. It is with me today, becoming … [Read more…]
By Anna Saclolo Mrs. Tabbot was my choir teacher for three years. She teaches at Rockford High School. Mrs. Tabbot has been teaching at Rockford for 13 years. I met her when I came to Rockford in 1990, to start 8th grade. At that time choir was a required class. I really didn’t like it … [Read more…]
By Gabe Hargrove
By Andrea Hamilton In talking with the new students I realized that they are all cool, have many interests and that most everyone thinks marijuana should be legalized. Here are the questions I asked and all their responses: (1) What was your first impression of Mini-School?(2) Do you plan on taking trips or have you … [Read more…]
By Nicole Tiggas and Molly Latterner There are a lot of Mini-Schoolers who have graduated or will graduate this year. Jeff Dack, Scott Hedtke, Raymond Morse, and Al Wright all graduated in November. Also these people graduated later this year: Brandon Petron, Z Rossi, Susan and Sara Pipkorn, Sarah Iverson, Patty Heien, Casey Wright, and … [Read more…]