Kristie Ennis TOO PAINFUL TO REMEMBERTOO HORRIBLE TO FORGETTHE TIME HAS COMETO FACE THE REALITY OF MY PAST YOU LET ME DOWN, AND HURT METHAT CANNOT BE DENIEDIN A SENSE A PART OF ME DIEDWHO AM I?I HONESTLY DON’T REMEMBERNO JOKE, THIS IS PURE TRUTHI HAVE THE POWERTO REGAIN MYSELF WORTH YOU ARE MULTIPLE WHILE … [Read more…]
By Kristie Ennis My name is Kristie Ennis, and I am a new student at Minnetonka High School, and the Mini-School program. I have been at Tonka since the beginning of the year, and in the Mini program since winter break. When I first came to Tonka, I sort of had a preconceived idea of … [Read more…]
By Pat Conroy *author of The Prince of Tides Teach them the quiet words of kindness, to live beyond themselves. Urge them towards excellence, drive them toward gentleness, pull them into yourself, pull them upward to adulthood, but softly like an angel arranging clouds. Let your spirit move through them softly, as your spirit moves … [Read more…]
By Elliot Tan On April 25th 1992, Mini-School and Scenic Heights Elementary teamed up to clean Purgatory Park, as they do every year for the Minnetonka adopt-a-park program: People began to arrive at the park around 9:30, and by ten, everyone was there. We all split up into groups and took to the cleansing. Some … [Read more…]
By Sharon Korzendorfer On May 7, 1992, three brave souls met at the High School at 4 o’clock for what we thought would be a fun evening at Dawn’s house. We all piled into Dawn’s van. We, meaning myself, Karen Kenefick, Kristie Ennis, Dawn Norton, and Lester. After Dawn drove us through boonie land, we … [Read more…]
By Kristie Ennis On Tuesday May 26th, Women’s Issues had its final meeting of the year. We enjoyed snacks and the presence of a guest speaker, Sue Ruffenach, a former Mini-Schooler (class of ’81) and member of what they then called Women’s Studies. Within the span of about two hours, we were given a chance … [Read more…]