The Importance of Finding a Community Outside of High School
Liam Boris, Managing Editor, Student Life
June 3, 2020
It's been said that learning in high school is not strictly about academics. In fact, learning throughout all of public schooling is actually not always focused on academic achievement. Minnetonka High School aims for all “students [to] excel in each of the four A's of high school success: Academi...
A High-Functioning Disaster: What I Really Learned in High School
Sophie Moore, Editor-In-Chief
June 3, 2020
Here’s something I’ve learned: high-functioning does not equate to high-performing. This was a lesson that I, unfortunately, learned a little late in my high school career. As a child of an immigrant parent, I was often told stories of how difficult it was growing up during the cultural revoluti...
Having Gratitude for Small Things Leads to a Happier Life
Jamie Hessian, Managing Editor, Arts and Entertainment
June 3, 2020
As high school students, much of our lives are not under our control. Up to this point, our parents have chosen where we live, what school we go to, and how we live our lives. It is easy to feel like life happens to us, rather than seeing that we’re in control of our lives. So often, we wait for ha...
How Pride Leads to Finding Your Identity
Lucia Hill, Copy Editor
June 3, 2020
I remember the first day I walked into the high school as a freshman. I was walking in with my brother, a junior at the time, and despite the fact that he wanted absolutely nothing to do with me, a certain pride swelled within me at the idea that I was walking with an upperclassman. It was there, in...
The Houston Astros: More On Their Ongoing MLB Sign-Stealing Scandal
Scott Sorensen, Staff Writer
February 14, 2020
In the last month, a shocking round of allegations has shaken Major League Baseball. The Houston Astros, World Series champions in 2017 and 2019, are under fire for having a complex system for stealing signs. Stealing signs is when players watch a catcher’s hand motions to the pitcher, which indicate ...
Liam Boris, Managing Editor, Student Life
June 3, 2020
It's been said that learning in high school is not strictly about academics. In fact, learning throughout all of public schooling is actually not always focused on academic...
- A High-Functioning Disaster: What I Really Learned in High School June 3, 2020
- Having Gratitude for Small Things Leads to a Happier Life June 3, 2020
- How Pride Leads to Finding Your Identity June 3, 2020