Athletics Articles

Athletics: Harmful or Helpful?

Participation in sports shown to be helpful in the classroom The old stereotype that "athletes are dumb" may not be so relevant anymore. Recently the NCAA conducted a study to compare the graduation rates of college athletes versus students that don't participate in...

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 at school. The Title IX Amendment sent Carlson and Minnehaha head...

Day 145 Athletic Scholarships

Students athletes sign letters of intent to play sports their respective schools. Photo by Maddie Binning.

Co-op teams take MA

Minnehaha looks at benefits of co-oping with other schools' sports Friday nights next fall will be different for students. Minnehaha Academy has decided to create a new football team with St. Paul Academy, Blake and Hope Academy (see right). This new team was put into...