By Doug Berg On March 1, 1976, Dr. Donald Draayer, Superintendent of Schools for the Minnetonka district, issued a memo to various administrators and teachers throughout the Minnetonka district entitled “Raffle Tickets–Sale Thereof Prohibited.” A copy of this memo was subsequently issued to members of the Mini-School staff by Ken Nichols, assistant principal of MHS. … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg One Saturday morning, March 27th, I got a phone call from Jerry Pushcar, the marathon canoeist from Biwabik who is, in three years, canoeing from New Orleans to Nome and who the members of the Voyageur’s canoe trip this past fall met on the Pigeon River end of the Grand Portage. He … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg On March 20th, the first Mini-School reunion took place at the Hopkins Legion Club. The roll call included such names as Vomhof, Gersich, Hardy, Anderson (Clay), Fuss, Politte, Quast, Seamens, Jensen, Cameron, Gallagher, Morris, Snyder, McLane, Anderberg, Kaufenberg, Kohman, Anderson (Lonnie and D.G.), Keeler, Force, Razidlo, Hegrenes, and Eiden—and nothing happened!! There … [Read more…]
Planning for the Mini-School reunion, led by Patty Politte (class of ’73) continues in unerring, precise, flawless fashion. The date has been set—-Saturday, March 20th. The place has been selected and reserved–Hopkins Legion Club. The doors will open at 7 p.m. Entertainment will be provided by Andy Fuss (class of ’71) and his Mini-School Renegades … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg After lengthy thought and deliberation, the Mini-School Council, in cooperation with the staff, has come up with a tentative schedule of major trips for the remainder of this year. Again, this schedule is tentative, and is subject to modification or cancellation, but at this point no problems are foreseen. First, a cross-country … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg For those of you who did not know it, there is a National Center for Grading/Learning Alternatives. It is the business of this organization to know what alternative schools exits in the country, to know what these alternative schools do, and to encourage the development of alternative programs in public schools throughout … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg Mini-School, because of its very nature, is always being observed by central administrators and board members. There is little that is done by this program which escapes their critical eye. Occasionally their observation results in a grateful or complimentary acknowledgment, but more often their communication with us is of a less positive … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg Salary negotiations between the Minnetonka school board and Minnetonka teachers seem to be at a standstill. The teachers, in an effort to call attention to their situation, have voted to “work to contract” starting October 20th. Briefly this means that Minnetonka teachers will walk into the building at 7:30, and walk out … [Read more…]
By Doug Berg For about a year now, former Mini-School students (this is the 6th year of the program, you know) have been suggesting to me that we have a reunion. I have always encouraged the idea and have always told them that the major effort in organizing such an event must come from past … [Read more…]