Dear Mini, I am a recent graduate, leaving Mini-School in 2000 after going through an extra year, as most students do. (Ha) So, I am writing you because my life has been changing a lot lately, and I don’t think you guys have any idea. Well it all started this last January when a classmate … [Read more…]
By Matt Thompson Gary Fisher mountain bike $300 Matt Merriam ***-**** Rockford Amp 200 watts by 2 channels $400 Matt Merriam ***-**** Cordless phone at&t $15 Katie Tierney ***-**** Black leather boots size 7 1/2 $15 Katie Tierney ***-**** Never Summer ‘94 Snowboard $200 Matt Thompson ***-**** Super Nintendo games call to find out which … [Read more…]
By Matt Thompson Trip participants: Mark Thole, Sam Maeder, Laura Huberty, Annie Kohman, Marti Norris, Kevin McNutt, Jeff McGinn, Charlie Urbia, Mike Ayotte, Matt Thompson, and Jamie O’DayAlumni assistant: Patty HeienStaff: Doug Berg and Ramona Anderson We got underway at 6:30 a.m Tuesday, September 8th 1998. What a program! School had only been in session … [Read more…]
By Matt Thompson For the last seven years or so Mini-Schoolers have been proud to go out and sell, sell, sell the Minnesota Weather guide calendar to make money for the program. In the 97-98 school year the calendar drive got off to a quick start as students sold over 150 in the first 2 … [Read more…]
By Matt Thompson Recycling is a duty that Mini has undertaken for several years. Basically it consists of collecting all aluminum pop cans in the school, baling them and selling them to the aluminum dealer. Like the calendar drive, this is a fund raiser for Mini-School which helps the program provide learning equipment and opportunities … [Read more…]
By Matt Thompson The people on this trip were: Nick Alatzas, Annie Kohman, Rachel Larson, Trish Lauman, Jeff McGinn, Clare Meyer, Kristina Petron, Josh Shoberg, Matt Thompson, Heather Trowbridge, Christi Welch. Staff were: Doug Berg, Ben Schultenover, and Mini-School alumnus Josh Stinson. Our fearless leader was Mark Warren. Day 1Six a.m. was the meeting time … [Read more…]