By Jessica Turner and Nate Paulson Note: As the school year came to a close last year, there was a lot happening in Mini-School. When we got the year end Com-Mini-Cations ready to go to the presses, we had mistakenly left out the article about the Arkansas Buffalo River Trip (April 9 – 20). We … [Read more…]
By Jessica Turner Astrid, a 12 year old girl, is ripped away from her mother, because she kills a man over jealousy. So, now, Astrid is sent to a foster family. And that’s just where her life begins. This book is about a girl moving from house to house. Telling stories of what happens when … [Read more…]
By Jessica Turner and Jenny Ertz We decided to interview some of the new students in Mini. We couldn’t get to all the new students because there are so many. But we did talk with quite a few. We hope you enjoy getting to know some of the new students in Mini. Here’s our question … [Read more…]
By Jessica Turner Nicole Harrill- Worked and did nothing Shawna Sterns- Got in a few car accidents Lakaysa Bollig- Got a job at Hoagie’s, went to the Apple River Ryan Prich- I worked a lot Tim Miller- I went on a trip with my girlfriend Charlie Urbia- I drank a lot of kegs and worked … [Read more…]
With Jeana Doescher and Jessica Turner Randy Nelson was a teacher in Mini-School. For 29 years he and Doug Berg led kids to graduating, when otherwise they might not have made it. Randy was a Social Studies teacher in Mini-School, but he could have been more. If you ask Randy a question most likely he … [Read more…]
By Jessica Turner Most people cannot pronounce the name of the restaurant, I couldn’t for the first month that I worked there. So the name pretty much goes with the atmosphere and the food. On all of the tables there are a bunch of Italian letters, the foods have interesting names like chicken gorgonzola, or … [Read more…]
By Jessica Turner and Kristina Petron Scott Johnson is a Special Education teacher that comes to Mini-School every day during second hour. He helps students that have case managers. This is his first year in Mini. Scott is the proud father of two girls and a 6 1/2 week old baby boy. He and his … [Read more…]
By Jessica Turner and Kristina Petron Maybe you’ve seen a tall lady with long curly hair, and an everlasting smile. She’ll be walking through the lunchroom during lunch, or walking through the hallways during break. Most people will mistake her for a teacher but, she is our new principal Barb Sherman. I’ve done an interview … [Read more…]
By Jessica Turner I got a kitten from my friend’s friend who found the litter in a ditch. Well, my friend picked the blue eyed baby, but of course the parents’ usual saying is, “Not in this house,” so they gave the little brat to me. Whenever I sleep Katrina has to pounce on my … [Read more…]
By Jessica Turner Scott Johnson loves to wind surf, listen to music, go hunting, camping, hiking, play hockey with his friends, and ski in the mountains. By the sound of him you’d think that he was a Mini-School student. Scott Johnson is a forty-two year old father with two daughters all under the age of … [Read more…]