By Doug Berg Many Mini-School romances have culminated in marriage. One of the neatest ones took place June 29, 1985, between Mike Fronius (81) and Tana Swenson (84). These two fine folks were real involved students in Mini-School during their times in the program, and remain real strong supporters of Mini-School. Mike works at American … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg Mini-School would like to feature a new student to the program this quarter, Garrett Kirchenwitz. All we can say is that we wish he’d gotten into Mini-School two years ago, it’s such a pleasure to work with him. Garrett will graduate at semester time. First of all, Garrett was the top point … [Read more…]
Meandering Through Mini By Doug Berg Meandering Through Mini By Doug Berg As Mini-School begins its 17th year, it’s fun for the founders, Randy and I, to look back over 16 years of great memories and a rich tradition and to anticipate what the new school year will bring. It sure started well, with the … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg On Wednesday, Jan 26th, the Mini-School Program held a Tupperware Party. The whole idea came from Sarah Woitalla, sister of Mini-Schooler Mike, who is a Tupperware lady. Since the potential looked good (Mini-School made 15% of sales over $150) and the expenditure of time and money seemed minimal, we decided to give … [Read more…]
Letter sent Dec. 16, 1976: Dear People, Please accept the enclosed donation from the Mini-School Program of MHS. A Word of explanation: The Mini-School Program is a group of 909+ students and 5 staff members. The one thing the students have in common is a past history of disenchantment and difficulty with traditional school systems. … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg On December 1, the Mini-School staff initiated a new attendance policy. Briefly it is this: whenever a student’s absences exceed 7 in any class in any quarter, the student receives no credit for that class for that quarter. If the student’s absences exceed 7 in more than one class, the student is … [Read more…]
A listing of former illustrious Mini-Schoolers and their conquests and accomplishments. Kathy Seamans ’74– employed by Frank’s Nursery, MtkaSharon Vomhof ’76– employed by Bill’s Purity StoresBarb Hanna ’76– employed by Excelsior Nursing HomeJim Jensen (JJ) ’74– employed by the Railroad
By Doug Berg Over its seven years of existence, transportation for extended Mini-School outdoor excursions has always been a problem. On a number of occasions, Mini-School supporters and parents have helped out with loans (we try to reimburse with at least 10¢ to 15¢ per mile) of vans and station wagons. Our list of contacts … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg On Friday morning, December 10th, the Mini-School program held school from midnight to 4:00 a.m. The excuse for this midnight madness was the telethon going on on Channel 2, which has programming going on for 24 hours in order to raise money. The late night programming has included numerous old movies, some … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg Over a year ago, Mr. Eugene Vomhof, father of several (four at last count and more coming) Vomhof children who have gone through the Mini-School Program, and known professionally and affectionately as the Rainmaker (he’s in the soft water business), donated over a thousand Ionettes to the Mini-School Program. Now the Ionette … [Read more…]