Katerina Misa Articles

Rebalancing the scale

The harsh pressure to conform to an idealistic body standard creates a negative atmosphere, encouraging dancers to take a critical eye to their own bodies It was a five minute conversation, but 19-year-old Clare Podvin can still reiterate her dance instructor's words...

‘What do we do next?’

Minnehaha students and faculty respond to the death of Philando Castile and current racial tensions, and discuss steps individuals can take to move forward Over the course of 13 years, an African American man was pulled over by police for minor infractions at least 49...

After the bell rings

The selfless acts of Lance and Carrie Johnson are unseen by most, but are greatly appreciated by the many they helped Many Minnehaha students know Lance Johnson as the man in Nike attire who patrols the halls and makes jokes with the basketball team.  Similarly, they...

Plants in space

The Plant Team of Minnehaha's ARE class is studying the effect of microgravity on phototropism; i.e. how microgravity affects orientation of plants toward or away from a light source. A plant will first orient itself by its sense of gravity; this is why plants grown...
Plants in space

Plants in space

The Plant Team of Minnehaha's ARE class is studying the effect of microgravity on phototropism; i.e. how microgravity...

Music and lyrics

Music and lyrics

Musical theory and lyricism reveals why some tunes are memorable and others are not Why is it that our generation is...

School lunch prices

Full stomach, empty wallet: Are school lunches too expensive? It's lunch hour for sophomore Yaphet May and he picks up...