Meara Cummings Articles

CFE 2013: Where in the world?

Each year, Cultural Field Experience week (CFE) comes and goes with a great diversity of experiences and lessons learned. Whether the site is a 15 minute drive or an 18 hour plane ride away, each experience is individualized and every student takes away a different...

Talon wins All-American rank

"I was surprised because...I thought that small schools just didn't win that level of honor," said Journalism teacher Reid Westrem. All the hard work of researching and reporting, writing stories, designing pages, and getting the Talon to the press has paid off in the...

Girls’ Cross Country State Meet: Sights and Sounds

The girls' cross country team raced in the state meet on Nov. 3 at St. Olaf College, and placed 3rd out of 10 teams. The boys team also raced in the state meet, placing 8th out of 10 teams.  

Sadies 2012 – Haunted Academy Video

Saturday Nov. 3, all the ghouls and boys arrived to the Sadie Hawkin's Dance wearing their creepy, creative costumes. We caught it all on video and you can check out all the action in only 2 minutes and 30 seconds!
High school pranks

High school pranks

Pranks: where to draw the line Congratulations, you made the varsity team! Now you and your parents have to clean up...

Parents in the classroom

Seven students have parents that work at the Minnehaha North Campus. Experiences can be fun, embarrassing or awkward but what is it really like to have a parent at school?

Cowboys and Aliens review

Cowboys and Aliens follows the journey of Jake Lonergan (Daniel Craig), with the help of Woodrow Dolarhyde (Harrison Ford) and Ella Swenson (Olivia Wilde) as he fights off aliens that have abducted the people of their town.

iLearn?

iLearn?

Some schools are experimenting with iPads in the classroom. Does the tablet computer have a future at Minnehaha?

Energy awareness

Energy awareness

Small steps can save big bucks on the school's energy bill By Pauline Ojambo Talon staff writer Walking in from the...

MA chapels

MA chapels

Minnehaha’s chapel interns have the freedom to create meaningful experiences for students each week, but it takes creativity to make it happen.