By Tom McKinney On the night of December 16, 1992 most of Mini-School met at Perkins for a night of laughs. We were off to Dudley Riggs Brave New Workshop. The group consisted of Brandon “Vito” Marcacinni, Brian “Youngun” Nelson, Tiffany Penbera, Terry Vincent, Jesse Walker, Stacey Vetvick, Joshua Stinson, Josh Rockstad, Chris “Glowman” Glowaski, … [Read more…]
By Tom McKinney Mini-School movies have their ups and downs. For some of you that don’t know, Mini-School watches a movie nearly every Friday. The main reason there are ups and downs with the movies is because it is illegal to watch an “R” rated movie, according to the Minnetonka administration. The movies that we … [Read more…]
By Tom McKinney Insights is a very close group of people. We have two facilitators, Joanne Storlie and Eileen O’Connell. There are 11 people in Insights. The members are Chris Bagdons, Jesse Carlson, Josh Hendrickson, Brandon Petron, Matt Richard, Josh Stinson, Terry Vincent, Justin Weitnauer, Al Wright, Chad Zaback, and myself. To start the meeting … [Read more…]
By Tom McKinney Without Doug and Randy, Mini-School would not be the same program. Doug and Randy, over 23 years, have been able to handle the troubled kids in Mini-School, help them graduate, and send them on their way to meaningful lives. The Mini-School students have a lot of respect for Doug and Randy. The … [Read more…]
By Tom McKinney At Insights I experienced many feelings along with all the students that were a part of this class. The class’s main focus was on young adults and the problems, stresses they experience as a high school student. These students gather together and discuss their personal feelings. Confidentiality of each person is the … [Read more…]
By Tom McKinney Her name is Ramona Anderson. She taught on the southside of Chicago, taught there for two and a half years. From there she came to Minnesota to teach at West Metro. She taught there for three years. From West Metro she came to Minnetonka to teach in Mini-School. I asked her what … [Read more…]