By Alumnus Trish Laumann For three years I was in Mini-School. I grew very close to all the teachers and had a special bond with each one of them. Joanne was the one that I would turn to when I had a problem or just needed someone to talk to. So when I was asked … [Read more…]
By Trish Laumann Geoff Boller has been in Mini-School since 1993. He started when he was a freshman, now he’s a super senior. Boller used to say he didn’t want to graduate because he didn’t have anything to do after high school and he likes the people in Mini. He is planning on graduating at … [Read more…]
By Trish Laumann On October 6th, the eleven people of Mark Warren trip #2 gathered at school. After everybody showed, we packed up the van. It was about 9:30 a.m. when we left the high school’s parking lot. Patti Heien, a former Mini-Schooler came along to help Doug out. She drove three kids up in … [Read more…]
By Trish Laumann and Kristina Petron STEVE LAUMANN JOSH ROCKSTAD SARAH MORTENSON PHIL LYNOTT
By Shelly Smasal, Trish Laumann, and Elissa Johnson
By Trish Laumann On June 9th at 7:00 P.M. Mini-School students will be recognized and awarded for things they have accomplished throughout the year. Some of these awards will be humorous, like the “sleeper” award, or the “now you see them, now you don’t,” which if I remember correctly was awarded to Clare Meyer last … [Read more…]
By Trish Laumann Dear Daisy,I want to move to Ireland and live off of potatoes. I can make french fries, potato pancakes, hash browns, baked potatoes, mashed potatoes, and potato bread. I will build a castle by the ocean and surf while waiting for my potatoes to grow. Do I have a problem or is … [Read more…]
By Trish Lauman and Kristina Petron After the Mark Warren trip a group of us had to go back up to the site and do some brush cutting and wood stacking for Mr. Jim McNally, the man whose cabin and land we used for the trip. This is how we paid for the trip instead … [Read more…]
By Trish Laumann At $7.20 an hour and the great people I work with, it almost makes me forget I’m working with artificial meat and vegetables that have been pre-packaged for McDonald’s use only. I remember when I first started working there in December 1995. I worked in the back assembling the food that we … [Read more…]