The “New Zoo” By Roger Anderson On Tuesday, May 19, Mini-School went to the Minnesota Zoological Gardens for the entire school day. Once we got there, everyone got together and headed for the entrance. It was free day and so all we had to pay was $1.00 for parking. The third Tuesday of every … [Read more…]
Fourth Quarter Mini-School Classes By Amy Berglund First hour in Doug’s class is mainly just reading the newspaper and listening to announcements. I like this class because I never used to read the paper regularly, now I have a time set everyday just for reading. Randy’s class is mainly discussions of current events. This … [Read more…]
Mini-School vs Nexus By Roger Anderson Bright and early Tuesday morning, the 8th of May, the incredible Mini-School softball team set out to conquer Berg’s almighty Nexus team. Up until that time we’d not had any practice time, but after the game, it didn’t seem to matter much. Mini-School took the home field advantage … [Read more…]
CHILDREN: THINGS WE THROW AWAY By Crystal Williams As they lay sleeping Deep inside ourselves we do not Think of them As being as alive as we are now. We do not love them as we ought to. What should we do. Our Father Must not think of us as perfect As he. In his … [Read more…]
A SPECIAL STONE By Mike Gerhard A SPECIAL STONE By Mike Gerhard As I set out on a warm summers day, I felt a happening would unfold before I rested. I felt content, yet slight anticipation. Strolling by the lake shore, I picked up a stone and skipped it into the bay. The sound of … [Read more…]
BACK TO THE SUBURBS By Mike Gerhard Well here I am, back at Minnetonka. It’s been a year and a half since I left and I wondered what it would be like to return. I came here three weeks into the final quarter after recently moving back to the area from Minneapolis where I attended … [Read more…]
The Women’s Rum River Express Canoe Trip Mini-School’s first all women’s canoe trip took place May 5-8. We paddled sixty miles on the Rum River from Princeton to St. Francis. Lester and Joanne were the fearless leaders. Student participants were: Nancy Wachs, Kelly Donahue, Mary Nehring, Lori Johnson, Sandy Borth, Cindy Anderson, Sue Vold, Andrea … [Read more…]
The following editorial appeared in our last issue of Com-Mini-Cations: WE ARE INDIVIDUALS I would like to tell you that I’m sick of hearing the mainstreamers put down Mini-School. I think that Mini-School has a lot of individual people in it. As far as mainstream goes, I think that they’re jealous because they can’t be … [Read more…]
Congratulations Randy, Kay, & Eden! By Rona Griudl We want to congratulate Randy and Kay Nelson on their new addition to the family, now instead of one beautiful little girl they have two. Ashely Kay was born April 20, 1981, she was born a healthy 7 lbs 14 1/2 oz. at 9:06 am. Now Eden … [Read more…]
A Tribute to Einer By Mike Gerhard, Nancy Koch, John Seamans, Bill Kohman, and Randy Nelson Einer Anderson, MHS phy ed. instructor and driver education coordinator, has for years been an important part of Minnetonka students’ high school experience. Tuesday, May 12, Einer died after a long and courageous battle with cancer. We extend our … [Read more…]