Donations and Gifts to Mini-School In times when budgets are tight, a school district can only provide the bare essentials to keep its programs going. Mini-School has definitely felt the effects of Minnetonka’s restricted budget, to the point where we needed, in recent years, to fight to maintain our staffing level. However, Mini-School has a … [Read more…]
By Emily Dolentz
By David Zernechel This is an interview with a teenager who does not want to work for someone else. He wants to start his own business. Well that’s it. You can decide for yourself if you think his business will make it or not.
By Unknown What once had an eternal meaning, is now just a silly phrase that gets passed around like pollen. A simple sentence containing three words: two pronouns and a verb. A sentence that can mean the world to lovers yet jack to acquaintances pretending to be friends. But then, when is it, to be … [Read more…]
By Jon Hunter I use several different machines at the shop to accomplish the extreme level of precision required for the tight tolerances that engineers specify. For example the job I am working on now requires the use of a surface grinder. A surface grinder is a machine that generally uses a magnet to hold … [Read more…]
By Josh Zelazny Before I start with the interview I would like a chance to introduce Barb Wilkes. Barb is a therapist at Minnetonka High School. I had a chance to sit down with Ms. Wilkes and ask her a few questions; this is what she had to say. Q: What professional education did you … [Read more…]
By Nicole Huddleston
By Dustin Mencel The Mini-School Superior Hiking Trail trip was a blast this year. The hikers that went were Andrew Beddor, Monica Duperre, Natalie Evans, Katie Juneau, Chris Korolchuck, Dustin Mencel, Alaina Mielke, Joe Morseth, John Shannon, and Stein Thorbeck. The first day was a little bit cloudy and it rained in the afternoon, which … [Read more…]
By Trevor McDonald The Super-Seniors interviewed in this article are Jessica Johnson, Mike Bromme, and Alexis Montemayor.
By Tom Mason and Tamara Roberts Have you ever seen that one hall monitor in the halls? The one you know who is always smiling and saying hello to the students. Well, that’s our favorite hall monitor, Steve. Steve came to Minnetonka last year. So we went to Steve and wanted to ask him a … [Read more…]