By Doug Berg Mini-School would like to feature a new student to the program this quarter, Garrett Kirchenwitz. All we can say is that we wish he’d gotten into Mini-School two years ago, it’s such a pleasure to work with him. Garrett will graduate at semester time. First of all, Garrett was the top point … [Read more…]
Maud’s Mumblings By Maud Clawson Maud’s Mumblings By Maud Clawson It is another beginning of another school year. What’s going to happen this year? I hope good things for everyone. I hope there will be a day this year when people won’t fight. I hope there will be a day this year when people can … [Read more…]
Com-Mini-Cations Survey Results In our last issue of Com-Mini-Cations, we sent out a survey asking people if they enjoy the paper and we received some very positive responses. Following is some of the feedback from our readers. We also received donations for our paper. We’d like to thank all that responded to the survey, … [Read more…]
Writing Day – High School Competencies Writing Day occurs each week in Mini-School. Students are asked to write on a given topic. The Com-Mini-Cations class has chosen the following writing day assignments as outstanding examples of Mini-Schooler’s thoughts on the topics of: competencies a high school student should have upon graduation, and the recent … [Read more…]
Writing Day – Gun Control Writing Day occurs each week in Mini-School. Students are asked to write on a given topic. The Com-Mini-Cations class has chosen the following writing day assignments as outstanding examples of Mini-Schooler’s thoughts on the topics of: competencies a high school student should have upon graduation, and the recent attempt … [Read more…]
Our Visit with the Red School House By Tami Gerhard and Sandy Lambrecht Last October, Sandy Lambrecht and I went to visit the Red School House in Minneapolis. The Red School House is a school for Indian children. They teach them the regular academic courses, but what makes the school so special is that … [Read more…]
The Omni Theater By Andy Lippler I went to the Omni Theater (at the Science Museum of Minnesota) with Mini-School on Tuesday, May 12. I got a ride with Brett Brooks. We got lost on the way out there. We went almost to the border of Wisconsin until we finally realized we were lost. … [Read more…]
The Women’s Workshop By Polly Westlie On Wednesday, May 6, I attended a great event. I went to the Women’s Workshop, sponsored by Minnetonka High School. The turnout wasn’t as large as I had expected. There were approximately 25 high school girls there. The day began as we boarded the bus and headed toward … [Read more…]
Mini-School Car Wash By Scott Logelin The car wash was for Mini-School boosters. We held it at the Twin City Federal Bank in Excelsior. We raised $218.25 in five hours. We started at 9:00 and ended at 3:00 on Saturday, May 2. The money we raised is being used to help defray the cost … [Read more…]
Fourth Quarter Mini-School Classes By Amy Berglund First hour in Doug’s class is mainly just reading the newspaper and listening to announcements. I like this class because I never used to read the paper regularly, now I have a time set everyday just for reading. Randy’s class is mainly discussions of current events. This … [Read more…]