By Marcelle Dorenkamp I first entered Mini-school with an overwhelmingly negative perspective on life. I thought, ‘Yes! Now I can just slack off and skip whenever I feel the need to do so’, but boy, did I have another think coming. I did skip, and as a result of that I used up my eight … [Read more…]
By Marcelle Dorenkamp, Jessica Juneau, Mike Phelps, Lacey Landt, Chris Robertson, and Eric Thomas The Drive UpWe all met at school at six in the morning on May 14th (with the exception of Hondo, who decided at the last minute that he would not be joining us.) Of course each of our faces grew long … [Read more…]
By Marcelle Dorenkamp Carl Anderson- Snowmobile.Casey Bakken- To be called Squiggy for eternity.Geoff Boller- Doughnuts.Kim Colway- To be the ultimate ruler of the universe.Kristi Dahl- Oprah Winfrey’s paycheck.Collin Davis- Baby clothes.Maya Diedrich- A van so she can get out of here.Marcelle Dorenkamp- To graduate.Mike Ennis- New wool socks.Geno Faraci- Hair gel.Clint Fero- A microwave.Jason Gaasvig- … [Read more…]
By Marcelle Dorenkamp I work at Dunn Bros., a coffee shop located in Wayzata. There are many different locations: Minnetonka, Lake St., Hennepin, St. Paul, and Wayzata. We sell baked goods, espresso drinks, Juice, coffee (of course), T-shirts, hats, and mugs. Those are just a few things we sell among many other items having to … [Read more…]
By Marcelle Dorenkamp and Maya Diedrich On September 30th the Mark Warren Crew met at school at 6 am (under Doug’s orders) to load up the van and head out for Grantsburg, WI for three days of hiking and camping with Mark Warren, a naturalist who studies Native American culture. After about a 2 hour … [Read more…]
Cafe Review By Marcelle Dorenkamp and Kelsey Crawford The Hard Times: Cost: Average Quality: Good Service: Poor Smoking Conveniences: Yes Rating: 7 Urban Bean Cost: Expensive Quality: Good Service: Average Smoking Conveniences: Yes and No Rating: 8 Muddy Waters: Cost: Inexpensive Quality: Poor Service: Average Smoking Conveniences: Yes Rating: 6 The Purple Onion: Cost: Inexpensive … [Read more…]