By Jeremy Borash I would now like to take the time to tell you about my jobs. Not because I am proud of them, but because they are so interesting. They are all (and I have 3 part-time jobs) so different from each other and that’s what makes it so interesting. My most time-consuming job … [Read more…]
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 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…]
By Aron Vick Mini-School Science I is taught by Mrs. Dawn Norton and we’ve really learned quite a bit. In third quarter, we worked on the elements a lot. In fourth quarter we worked on water samples. We tested the water in our homes and found some that was bad, but most was just fine. … [Read more…]
By Rhett Rasmussen Beyond-Mini is a great chance for all the guys in Mini-School to get together. The guys in Beyond-Mini are a breed apart. They are serious about weight-lifting, but they don’t get so involved with their workouts that they have to ignore the other Mini-Madmen. Randy is always around when you need a … [Read more…]