By Alumnus Trish Laumann For three years I was in Mini-School. I grew very close to all the teachers and had a special bond with each one of them. Joanne was the one that I would turn to when I had a problem or just needed someone to talk to. So when I was asked … [Read more…]
By Jessica Turner Astrid, a 12 year old girl, is ripped away from her mother, because she kills a man over jealousy. So, now, Astrid is sent to a foster family. And that’s just where her life begins. This book is about a girl moving from house to house. Telling stories of what happens when … [Read more…]
By Nicole Harrill I have a 12 week old Rottweiler named Bruno. My boyfriend and I got Bruno when he was seven weeks old. Bruno doesn’t like to listen, and training him requires a lot of hard work. He likes to chew on everything including furniture, cellphones, videogame controllers, and garbage. Bruno also loves to … [Read more…]
By Nate Paulson Edge Fest is a concert that is fun for a wide variety of people and a wide selection of music, from hard rock to jazz. You hang out with very accepting people, with the exception of a few people. On the first day of Edge Fest we pitched our tent, then played … [Read more…]
By Nicole Harrill, Dan Jorgenson, and James Froemming The Apple River is located in Somerset, Wisconsin. The river is a well known hot spot for tubing and camping. The cost of renting a tube is $7.00, and it costs $15.00 to camp out for the weekend. You can tube down the river for up to … [Read more…]
By Merlin Zimmerman Early in the school year, I spent several days in Estes Park, Colorado. I used to live just 50 miles north of there in the low valley of Red Feather Lakes, but I was not in Colorado to visit friends… or to make them. I was there to win! I was there … [Read more…]
By Jessica Turner and Jenny Ertz We decided to interview some of the new students in Mini. We couldn’t get to all the new students because there are so many. But we did talk with quite a few. We hope you enjoy getting to know some of the new students in Mini. Here’s our question … [Read more…]
By Jessica Turner Nicole Harrill- Worked and did nothing Shawna Sterns- Got in a few car accidents Lakaysa Bollig- Got a job at Hoagie’s, went to the Apple River Ryan Prich- I worked a lot Tim Miller- I went on a trip with my girlfriend Charlie Urbia- I drank a lot of kegs and worked … [Read more…]
With Jeana Doescher and Jessica Turner Randy Nelson was a teacher in Mini-School. For 29 years he and Doug Berg led kids to graduating, when otherwise they might not have made it. Randy was a Social Studies teacher in Mini-School, but he could have been more. If you ask Randy a question most likely he … [Read more…]
By Sam Maeder Go is a good movie if you like movies that start out with one plot, then split the plot in two and end with one general climax. The movie over all is pretty funny and if you’re not fast you might miss something, but it will still be enjoyable. My favorite scene … [Read more…]