By The Group (Tony Kohman, Geno Faraci, Matt Evans, Jon Schmidt, Jon Fairbourne, Tony Cruickshank, Mike Phelps, and Doug Berg) The 1998 Kekekabic Trail started out like any other Mini-School winter trip. The group of us- Tony Kohman, Geno Faraci, Matt Evans, Jon Schmidt, Jon Fairbourne, Tony Cruickshank, Mike Phelps, and Doug Berg had the … [Read more…]
By Hondo Mini-School has moved after 27 years. Mini-School occupied one end of the 2nd floor, but due to the construction/expansion of the school, we have moved into freshman hall in between the cafeteria and the gyms. There has been some advantages to this move. We have a larger trip room, (actually all the rooms … [Read more…]
By Tony Cruikshank and Leah Shoberg Mini-School is considering a new policy. In order to give more students a chance to be in Mini, the staff has to choose some students to drop. In order to aid in the selection the staff thinks that if a student doesn’t earn more than three quarters of a … [Read more…]
By Josh Shoberg and Tony Cruikshank How are you?Doing very well, thank you. Do you have a family?Yes, I do. I have a wife and three children. I have a daughter who’s 23, a son who’s 18. Both of them are in college, and I have 13-year old son. Do you think your 13-year old … [Read more…]
A Movie Review by Anthony R. Cruikshank Do you like James Bond films? Do you like spoof films? Two great tastes that taste great together. Austin Powers, the groovy swinging British agent of the 60’s, is played by Mike Myers. Austin Powers is a combination of a bad British rock star, James Bond, and Gingivitis. … [Read more…]
By Anthony R. Cruikshank If you’re a Blind Melon fan you might be asking yourself, “Wasn’t the lead singer Shannon Hoon’s life tragically cut short?” Yes, that is true; and no, Blind Melon hasn’t decided to go with the same name and a different vocalist. There were quite a few great songs that Shannon recorded … [Read more…]
By Anthony R. Cruikshank George Lucas’ imagination came up with the creation known as Star Wars. His dream however, wasn’t able to be fully realized because of the primitive special effects capabilities of the time. So, in the special edition re-release Lucas added computer generated bits and pieces where he wanted them. It hasn’t changed … [Read more…]
By Anthony Cruikshank some say the only fateis what we makeothers say it’s writtenand you can only takebut who knows thatwho would it beit could be onebut the Greeks say threethe three aspects of fatehave their jobs to doand why shouldn’t theythey’re people tooClotho spins your threadcourse or fine can be controlledand whether or notto … [Read more…]
By Anthony R. Cruikshank During the Smithsonian Exhibit’s stay at the Twin Cities the Star Tribune invited a few schools to a special showing. The Mini-School staff decided that the students should be allowed the opportunity to go. The exhibit was very interesting. Some of the items that were there make you think about how … [Read more…]
Going in Sain By Tony Cruikshank and Will Scheidler Jonathan Sain is a man whose values are clear. Live life, have fun and try not to have any regrets when you look back, on the rare occasion in your life when you do. His philosophy is timeless…why worry? In life there are only two things, … [Read more…]