Talon Articles

New faces at M.A.: Pauli Zavarská, junior international student

Zavarská has dreamed of studying here Imagine getting the opportunity of a lifetime to spend a semester of high school overseas — how would you feel? Excited, surprised, nervous, scared? For a new Slovak student, junior Pauli Zavarská, it was her dream to come study...

New faces at M.A.: Paula Taytay Sanz, sophomore international student

Taytay Sanz finds herself in America for the first time Ever wondered what it would be like to visit America for the first time? Paula Taytay Sanz, an international student from Spain, joins the 10th graders at Minnehaha for the 2023-2024 school year. She is staying...

New faces at M.A.: Sophie Winnes, Math & Computer Science

Winnes is excited to help students connect the dots Creative, helpful, and understanding — these are the three words that one of Sophie Winnes’s students, first-year Juliet Nemecek, uses to describe her.  For years before joining MA, Winnes had been hearing about the...

The dark side of fast fashion

Consumers may be unaware of supporting modern slavery with clothing purchases The topic of the textile industry negatively impacting our environment is not something new. We have all probably heard the terms ‘fast fashion’ and ‘slow fashion’ and know their vast impact...