By Tom McKinney Mini-School movies have their ups and downs. For some of you that don’t know, Mini-School watches a movie nearly every Friday. The main reason there are ups and downs with the movies is because it is illegal to watch an “R” rated movie, according to the Minnetonka administration. The movies that we … [Read more…]
By Christoph Glowaski Once there was a great bard and his name was Glenn Danzig. He was not very well-known, and many of those who knew of him feared and disliked him. He did have three companions, though, and together they traveled through the land, singing their morbid message to all of those who would … [Read more…]
By Elliot Kuli Torro (Tan) and Christoph Glowsky (Glowaski) According to our informal poll, three out of every ten Minnetonka students have no idea what their cultural heritage is. Although it is not necessary, understanding your heritage is an important key for unlocking the mystery of your identity. It can explain why you think a … [Read more…]
By Josh Stinson and Jenny Case Trends come and go as time slips through the fingers of civilization. In the past there have been fashions of plenty. Being cool will never go out of style. We have done months of back-breaking research and surveys, and have set up guidelines for you, our faithful readers to … [Read more…]
By Josh Stinson Words like “best” and “most” do not make sense. There is no “best” out of the class. I may think Georgena is the best-looking girl in the world, but is she? Billy doesn’t think so. Different people have different opinions. All people have areas in which they are strong and, from their … [Read more…]
By Josh Stinson Dying a lonely, sad person is my greatest fear. To die feeling that I was a failure, not accomplishing my duty in life, not living life to its fullest would be terrible. Being at peace with myself when I die is important. I want to be at the peak of happiness when … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg Mini-School just completed its second annual Minnesota Weatherguide Calendar fundraising drive. Mini-School students sold the calendars; the Mini-School Program earned $4.00 for each calendar sold. The top salesperson, without doubt, was Sharon Korzendorfer with 23 calendars sold. Karen Kenefick sold 12, Valerie Raihl 7, Chad Zaback 6, and Chris Bagdons, Jenny Case, … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg In the 2 1/2 years since I bought da Barge for Mini-School, he has performed superbly. He has hauled Mini-School students to Florida, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and the BWCA. Da Barge has joyfully taken kids to the cities, enabling them to experience such wonderful experiences as Dudley Riggs and the … [Read more…]
By Jenny Case Our sluggish women’s issues group found it necessary earlier in the second quarter (December 10th and 11th, to be precise) to part ways with the routine Mini-School life and check out the happening cultural scene in the Twin Cities. Gathering in Dawn Norton’s cramped science office that particular Thursday were Kristie Ennis, … [Read more…]
By Ronilyn Rasmussen In Mini-School Science class before holiday vacation, we prepared for the SAT and ACT tests. We had the opportunity to work on one of three areas: 1) an Apple program to practice problems like those on the tests; 2) to work out of science books for a general review of Science; 3) … [Read more…]