By Terry Politte Hi, it’s me again. I haven’t been able to write you for a while. My mummy’s been watchin’ me so much I never find any paper. But they left me with this dumb babysitter—Huh! Imagine them leaving me with a stranger, and worst of all she’s always pinching my cheek, and talking … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg After lengthy thought and deliberation, the Mini-School Council, in cooperation with the staff, has come up with a tentative schedule of major trips for the remainder of this year. Again, this schedule is tentative, and is subject to modification or cancellation, but at this point no problems are foreseen. First, a cross-country … [Read more…]
By Jeff Hagadorn As a student of life, my current lesson brings me to the Mini-School program at Minnetonka High School. Here’s hoping it is a fruitful one for all concerned. Upon completion of my student teaching, I will graduate from the University of Wisconsin, Superior with a Bachelors of Science Degree in History and … [Read more…]
By Beth Brand I’m the new student teacher (not student) and my name is Beth Brand. I’m a senior at St. Olaf College which is located in Northfield about 50 miles south of here. Like most seniors, whether in high school or college, I’m looking forward to graduation in May. I’ll be at Mini—School all … [Read more…]
The following are your student representatives on the Mini-School Council. If you have any suggestions, bitches, or anything else you’d like the council to deal with, talk with these people and you will be represented! Peter McComber, Brian Berkey, Brett Otterson, Missy Quigley, Ted Pfiffner, Andy Korn, Jan Gunderson, Steve LaPage.
A letter from Mr. Peter C. McLane In a few days you will be out in that cold world and what are you going to do? This is a long life and from my observation for a lot of you it’s going to be a long and unpleasant life. But there is still time to … [Read more…]
The Mini-School staff has graciously prepared their Christmas gift lists for all you students, to aid in your selection of presents for your wonderful Mini-School teachers. Here ’tis: Nick: Mickey Mouse T-shirt, expense paid trip to Davenport, Iowa, jewelry, speedo swim suit, white jock socks. Berg: Lifetime membership in the SPC, one bottle of Ringnes … [Read more…]
By Randy Nelson Arena scheduling has come to Mini-School. Even now, the words could draw some blank looks from students if they were asked to explain them. Essentially, arena scheduling is allowing the students to choose their Mini-School classes and teachers in the order they want. A class size limit of 20-27 students imposed on … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg For those of you who did not know it, there is a National Center for Grading/Learning Alternatives. It is the business of this organization to know what alternative schools exits in the country, to know what these alternative schools do, and to encourage the development of alternative programs in public schools throughout … [Read more…]
By Mike and Karen Rishavy On November 6, four Mini-School students volunteered to go down to Rochester, Minnesota, for a teachers convention. Teacher, Nick Jambeck, took Sharon Vomhof, Kevin Schierman, Karen and Mike Rishavy down to Rochester at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 6. We were all in good spirits, singing and laughing all the … [Read more…]