World Languages Articles

Evelia Barrera–making our school home

Making our school home What makes a school? Is it the building or the students? Is it about the teachers? The answers to these questions are definitely "yes." But a school is not only those things. What about the unheralded, underhyped people who make a big, if...

New school, new world

Chinese students overcome challenges and gain valuable experiences during their time at an American school [This story is also available in Chinese] "[In America], when a teacher gives you back an exam, they give it to you flipped over,'' said LangTing Deng, who goes...

Language in and out of the classroom

Growing up bilingual benefits many Minnehaha students Every day, high schoolers fill Minnehaha's language classes. Students take their seats and pull our their textbooks and iPads. The bell rings and the teacher greets the students with a cheery "Bonjour," "nǐmén...

Day 160 Paintings from Poetry

Latin classes paint scenes from the poetry they studied throughout the year. Photo by Maddie Binning.
Interview: Vera Morbey

Interview: Vera Morbey

Peace Corps volunteer and Vera Morbey (’09) describes her experiences in West Africa before being evacuated due to the Ebola outbreak.

A double-edged sword

A double-edged sword

Though texting is a quick mode of communication, it is often used in place of face-to-face interactions, affecting the...