Michigan in Winter By Sandy Lambrecht This is a “late” trip article. The trip went out last quarter and didn’t get written about and seeing how it was such a good trip, we thought we’d get it in this issue. The trip was a downhill skiing trip in Upper Michigan with a cultural study … [Read more…]
Com-Mini-Cations Survey Results In our last issue of Com-Mini-Cations, we sent out a survey asking people if they enjoy the paper and we received some very positive responses. Following is some of the feedback from our readers. We also received donations for our paper. We’d like to thank all that responded to the survey, … [Read more…]
Movie Review on Excalibur By Crystal Williams Excalibur is a great movie about the days of King Arthur, Guenevere, and Lancelot. It is the best movie I have ever seen. In the beginning, Merlin the magician grants a wish to a king which results in the birth of Arthur. After his birth, Merlin takes … [Read more…]
Cisco’s Went Straight By Tami Gerhard Cisco’s in Burnsville is now a straight bar. They had gotten their license pulled because they had been caught selling liquor to minors. Friday, April 24, I decided to go and check it out. The bands started at 9:30 pm. The first band really stunk. They were so … [Read more…]
Writing Day – High School Competencies Writing Day occurs each week in Mini-School. Students are asked to write on a given topic. The Com-Mini-Cations class has chosen the following writing day assignments as outstanding examples of Mini-Schooler’s thoughts on the topics of: competencies a high school student should have upon graduation, and the recent … [Read more…]
Writing Day – Gun Control Writing Day occurs each week in Mini-School. Students are asked to write on a given topic. The Com-Mini-Cations class has chosen the following writing day assignments as outstanding examples of Mini-Schooler’s thoughts on the topics of: competencies a high school student should have upon graduation, and the recent attempt … [Read more…]
Our Visit with the Red School House By Tami Gerhard and Sandy Lambrecht Last October, Sandy Lambrecht and I went to visit the Red School House in Minneapolis. The Red School House is a school for Indian children. They teach them the regular academic courses, but what makes the school so special is that … [Read more…]
The Omni Theater By Andy Lippler I went to the Omni Theater (at the Science Museum of Minnesota) with Mini-School on Tuesday, May 12. I got a ride with Brett Brooks. We got lost on the way out there. We went almost to the border of Wisconsin until we finally realized we were lost. … [Read more…]
The Women’s Workshop By Polly Westlie On Wednesday, May 6, I attended a great event. I went to the Women’s Workshop, sponsored by Minnetonka High School. The turnout wasn’t as large as I had expected. There were approximately 25 high school girls there. The day began as we boarded the bus and headed toward … [Read more…]
Mini-School Car Wash By Scott Logelin The car wash was for Mini-School boosters. We held it at the Twin City Federal Bank in Excelsior. We raised $218.25 in five hours. We started at 9:00 and ended at 3:00 on Saturday, May 2. The money we raised is being used to help defray the cost … [Read more…]