By Meegan Burns My mistakes are not regretsI’ll make up for them tomorrowThese details form my present circumstancesAnd I love my present sorrowBorn restless so I’m wrongMy resolutions are forbiddenRipple affects make me who I amThe consequences leave me wonderingIf cause comes before affectThe beginning must be never-endingSpoken words are not often heardSo I’m screaming … [Read more…]
The Pros and Cons debated by David Zernechel and Tom Mason David: Protesting Makes A Point Protesting is a good way to get your point around and it is a good way to show what freedom of speech really means. It tells people what your point of view is on anything. Why be against a … [Read more…]
By Monica Williams I have found the answers to the universe. To some it may be difficult to recognize but we can find the answers in a small object. This object I have heard comes in many sizes. I’ve never seen one up close but I know it’s there. It can become cold with time … [Read more…]
By Pauline Engelby During my first years as a Mini-School teacher, I was working in the trip room and I came across a box of t-shirts. Printed on them was the quotation, “We, the unwilling led by the unqualified, have been doing the unbelievable for so long with so little, we now attempt the impossible … [Read more…]
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…]