By Jeremy Borash On a cold March evening, John Mellencamp played the Target Center on his “Whenever We Wanted Tour.” Not like you are interested, but I went down to the Target Center with absolutely no tickets. We arrived and asked the box office what kind of seats they could give us. It turned out … [Read more…]
By Lester Hughes-Seamans I suppose I should start by reporting that Annabelle is still alive and well and continues to live in my kitchen. Since my last report, I severely tore a muscle in my back putting the 50+ pound Annabelle down oh so gently in a shallow pool of water. She had gotten into … [Read more…]
By Josh Hendrickson Day 1. At about 6:00am Josh Kilen, Artie McLain, Ryan Putt, Jeremy Meyers & Myself met at Perkins on Highway 7 to put all the stuff in Randy’s van. There was an ex-Mini-School student along, Terry Smith. After everything was loaded up we left for Northfield. When we got to Northfield we … [Read more…]
Nikki Namik “I was looking back on my life, and all the things I’ve grown to be, I’m still looking for the answers,And I’m just trying to find the key.” (Road to No Where, Ozzy Osbourne) Graduation. For some it means long hours of hard work & commitment (yeah, right!). For others it means kickin’ … [Read more…]
By Matt McCrady My name is Matt McCrady and this is my third year in the Mini-School program. I was one of the first freshman ever to enter the program. Thank God! My freshman year was a bad year for me. I screwed up really bad. So they let me in disregarding the grade I … [Read more…]
By Rady Taing Have you ever considered what it would be like to be able to speak two or more different languages fluently? All the time, right? I thought so. Well, I’m here to tell you what it’s like. First of all, if you didn’t know, I’m part Cambodian and part Chinese. I know how … [Read more…]
By Jeremy Borash I would now like to take the time to tell you about my jobs. Not because I am proud of them, but because they are so interesting. They are all (and I have 3 part-time jobs) so different from each other and that’s what makes it so interesting. My most time-consuming job … [Read more…]
By Ronilyn Rasmussen When I first started out looking for a job I didn’t know what to look for. I knew I didn’t want an old crab for my boss. Also I didn’t want to work in the food business again for awhile. I knew I really wanted to work with children. So I started … [Read more…]
By Chad Zaback Another Mini-School trip has successfully journeyed through one of the world’s seven wonders without injury or critical complications. This wonder I speak of is the one and only Grand Canyon. My first words upon arrival were simply, “Wow, that’s BIG!” That place is really…well…words can’t describe all the beauties and mysteries it … [Read more…]
By Kristie Ennis Live for the momentMean what you sayCapture your lifetimeDon’t let it slip awayLife is a giftDon’t throw it awaySo many people, what would they payYou have a choiceThey have a dreamDo you realize how ungrateful you seemYeah life is hardI won’t deny itYou have to tryYou have to fight itThings will get … [Read more…]