"I'm just going to try to do the very best I can do until the last day," said principal Nancy Johnson. After 19 years at Minnehaha, Johnson has announced her departure. Johnson began her teaching...
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The Minnehaha Supreme Court
14th amendment All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. No state shall...
Amy Eikenbary-Barber: Moving to Washington (Extended Version)
"I can't imagine doing a different job, I really love being here," said Amy Eikenbary-Barber, spanish teacher at Minnehaha. After nine total years of teaching at Minnehaha, Eikenbary-Barber has...
Mary Carlson: the final walk
"I never had a break,"said health teacher Mary Carlson as she reflected on her early days at Minnehaha Academy. Her first nine years of teaching and coaching usually involved ten or more hours a day...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Hope
In the well known Greek myth of "Pandora's Box," Pandora, the first woman created by the gods, was given a box by Zeus along with instructions never to open it. Naturally being extremely curious,...
An Examination of Sins and Virtues: Pride
In Greek mythology, there is a story about an inventor and his son who are imprisoned on the island of Crete, within the Labyrinth, which they had helped to build. To escape, Daedalus the father...
Day 9 Reading on the Front Lawn
A student takes some time to read on the front lawn prior to sports activities. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Day 8 Advisory Lightning
Two advisories compete in a basketball game called lightning Photo by Maddie Binning.
Summer reading cheat-sheet
Kitra Katz outlines the Top 20 picks for your summer reading pleasure.
Not just for photographers
Instagram allows cell phone cameras to replace expensive high-tech equipment.
Eat globally, locally
Expand your horizons on food by trying one of several ethnic restaurants near school on East Lake Street There's more...
‘House’ music dubsteps aside for ‘trap’
Electronic Dance Music sub-genre 'Harlem Shakes' into the mainstream Skrillex. Avicii. Swedish House Mafia. These are...
Apps to check out
Will Anema finds 15 apps in 3 categories that might help you Apps are everywhere. Businesses use them, students use...
Running for a cause
A borehole well - dug by World Vision - gushes in Makalondi, Niger, providing local communities with access to clean...
Cat lab dissection
http://In an annual rite of spring, anatomy student dissect cats. Photos and slideshow by Rachel Bartz.