Students Receive State and National Honors in the 2008 National French Contest
April 30 , 2008 – Minnehaha students won awards in the National French Contest, competing with over 100,000 of the top French students around the country. The competition included both written and aural components...
Guest Speaker in History
April 16, 2008 – On Friday, March 28th, juniors in Ms. Van Pilsum's first hour American History class welcomed Dr. John Van Pilsum as a guest speaker. Dr. Van Pilsum came to "tell the students what life was really like on a farm during the 1920's and 30's and how the Great Depression devastated farmers who were very attached to their land which they lost to foreclosures."...
French Students Compete
April 11, 2008 –
M.A. French students participated in the annual Minnesota State Oral
French Contest (A vous la
parole) held at the University of Minnesota on Thursday, April 10th...
Beauty and the Beast
April 9, 2008 –The Minnehaha Academy Theatre will present Disney's Beauty and the Beast on April 17th, 18th, 19th, 24th, 25th, and 26th at 7:30 PM in the Robert L. Williams Fine Arts Center. This classic story was made into one of the most beloved animated films of all time, and the stage musical captures all of the magic of the movie...
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Upper School Band Tours Costa Rica
April 1 , 2008 – The Minnehaha Academy Orchestra and Symphonic Wind Ensemble traveled to Costa Rica March 1-9, 2008. Concert venues included a city park in Heredia, where the mayor greeted them; the Punta Leona Resort; the school in Katira, where Katira students sang and performed a play; and the Calasanz School in San Jose...
Arlene Anderson Honored at South Campus in March
March 28, 2008 – A celebration naming the new office complex at South Campus as the "Arlene
E. Anderson Administrative Offices" took place in the South Campus Commons on
March 11...
The Cross Goes Up at South Campus
March 28, 2008 –
March 14, one week before Good Friday, was a significant day in the two-plus
years of renovation at South Campus. As curious Lower School students watched,
a skilled crane operator and his in-the-sky partner worked in tandem to
install a cross atop the cupola on the school's new chapel.
Girls' Basketball Team Posts Dramatic Win at the State Tournament
March 20 , 2008 –The Minnehaha girls' basketball team capped a terrific season with a trip to the Class 3A State Tournament. In their quarterfinal game against Fergus Falls, a see-saw battle ended with the Redhawks posting a dramatic 49-44 come-from-behind win...
MA Students Earn Math Recognition
March 20 , 2008 – Junior Luke Paulsen was among the top 50 math students in the state invited to participate in the Individual Invitational portion of the State Math Meet held on March 11th...
Science Olympiad
March 4, 2008 – Following the capable and inspiring leadership of team captains Luke Paulsen and Mason Mitchell, our Science Olympiad team qualified at the regional level in February and competed at the state level on Saturday March 1 at the University of St. Thomas...
M.A. Baseball Team Spring Training in Florida
March 3, 2008 –
If you’re vacationing near Cocoa Beach, Florida over Spring Break (March 17-24) and would like to watch some great high school baseball….
South Campus Opens New Offices and Commons
February 27, 2008 – February 20th was an exciting day at South Campus as students, faculty, and parents saw their school’s new Commons and administrative offices for the first time. Tours, treats, and photo opportunities were part of the special start-of-the-school-day celebration hosted by principals...
100 Days
February 24, 2008 – On February 14th our Kindergarteners celebrated the one-hundredth day of school. Every moment was filled with activities celebrating 100.....
French Club – MOA Digital Camera Scavenger Hunt
February 24, 2008 – French students spent a Saturday afternoon sprinting around the Mall of America attempting to solve clues – all in French, bien sûr! Want to try? See how much of your high school/college French you remember and see if you could have solved these clues...
Warm Hands, Warm Hearts
February 24, 2008 –
The first grade class at the Bloomington Campus collected hats and mittens for the Children’s Home Society during January...
French Day at the Minnesota Zoo
February 14, 2008 – Advanced French students participated in an event sponsored by the Minnesota Zoo: French Day at the Zoo, on February 12....
Madrigal Dinner
February 10, 2008 – On the weekend before Valentine's Day, the gym was transformed into a medieval banquet hall, where King Seeley and Queen Cowmeadow reigned...
A Senior Achieves National Recognition
February 8, 2008 – In January 2008, MA senior Alyssa Olsen won third place in Minnesota and tenth place in the nation for her excellent Invest Write essay, written in Mrs. Julie Johnson’s Business class...
We Love Ludwig
February 8, 2008 – Once again at the Bloomington Campus we celebrated the Composer of the Month in January. This year the featured genius was Ludwig von Beethoven...
Faculty and Parents Join Pep Band
February 6, 2008 – Parents and faculty joined the Minnehaha Academy Pep Band at a basketball game January 31. More than a dozen guests played for the third annual fun, spirited event. ...
Student Showcase
January 30, 2008 – This past weekend, 16 student directors put together an evening of one acts for the 2008 Student Showcase. The night featured a little bit of everything...
South Korean Students Give Presentation in World History Classes
January 15 , 2008 – So Jung Shim and Harim (Kristie) Lee, both international students from South Korea, gave a special presentation to Miss Van Pilsum's World History II classes on January 10th and 11th...
French Club Bûche de Noël Contest
January 7 , 2008 –The Upper School French Club held a bûche de Noël contest on Friday, December 21, 2007. Students made their own bûche de Noël from scratch and then we all met to award prizes to the best looking cake and the best tasting...
Sam Blaisdell – KARE 11 Athlete of the Week
December 4, 2007 – Early in the hockey season, junior Sam Blaisdell had a big week. He scored six goals and added four assists in two wins for the Redhawks...
Six Debaters Perform Well at the State Championships
December 4, 2007 – After a promising season, six members of Minnehaha Academy Debate Team staged their best performances at the Classic Debate State Championship at South St. Paul high school on November 30 and December 1...
Twenty-three Minnehaha Student-Athletes Named All-Conference
December 1, 2007 – The 2007 fall sports season was filled with winning teams and standout individuals. Twenty-three Minnehaha Academy student-athletes were named Tri-Metro All-Conference...
Annual Upper School Thanksgiving Food Drive
November 25, 2007 – During the annual Thanksgiving Food Drive that just concluded, Upper School students collected more than 200 bags of food for the Salvation Army...
Tuba Spectacular at Middle School Band Concert
November 25 , 2007 – On Tuesday night, November 20, Minnehaha Concert goers were blessed with a performance by a rare commodity—a virtuoso Tuba player...
Minnehaha Well Represented at St. Olaf College Band Day
November 25 , 2007 – It was like “Minnehaha Day” at Honor Band Day at St. Olaf College on November 10. Three current Minnehaha students and four alumni performed at the event...
Three Students Chosen for Honors Choir
November 25 , 2007 – Minnehaha students continue to be recognized for their musical talents. Ninth-grader Emily Bertram and tenth-graders Sara Smith and Cali Digre have been chosen for the American Choral Directors Association Ninth and Tenth Grade Honors Choir...
Minnehaha’s 16 National Merit Scholars a School Record
November 18 , 2007 – The class of 2008 has produced sixteen National Merit Scholars – the highest number in Minnehaha history...
Lower School Students Honor Minnehaha’s Veterans
November 18 , 2007 – Veterans Day at South Campus on November 12 was a powerful learning experience for the 240 flag-waving Lower School students...
Redhawk Teams Make It a Fall Season to Remember
November 18 , 2007 – It’s been a “fabulous fall” for Redhawk sports teams, highlighted by two conference championships, three second place finishes, and a seventh straight state tournament appearance...
Honjo City Sister School Program Reaches Seventh Year
November 18 , 2007 – Students from Minnehaha and Honjo City, Japan, continue to grow as global friends. With the October visit of six Honjo City high school girls and three staff people, the popular sister school exchange program has now reached seven years...
Seventh-Grade River Convention
November 18 , 2007 – Each year, Minnehaha seventh-grade students work together to prepare an inter-disciplinary project focused on The River. This year’s event was held on November 13 and 14 under the leadership of seventh-grade teacher Katie Humason...
SERVE IT Day 2007
November 18 , 2007 – On Wednesday, October 24, the entire Middle School embarked on a variety of service projects throughout the metro area...
Mark Bedard
November 15 , 2007 – On behalf of the Minnehaha Academy community, we want to extend our condolences to the family of Officer Mark Bedard ’91, a Minneapolis Park Police Officer who passed away on Friday, November 9th after sustaining injuries in a police chase...
M.A.B.C. Art Students Exhibit Work in Japan
October 21 , 2007 – The city of Bloomington enjoys a sister city relationship with Izumi City, Japan. Each year Izumi City hosts a student art exhibition in their city hall during the month of November. This year six students at Minnehaha Academy, B.C. will be participating in the exhibit...
Pep Band
October 21 , 2007 – The Minnehaha Academy Pep Band contributed to the homecoming festivities on Saturday, October 6. ..
Homecoming 2007
October 10 , 2007 –Last weekend, Queen Ani and King Mark reigned over homecoming festivities that included alumni reunions, coronation program, pep fests, volleyball, football, soccer, Redhawk run and dance...
Liberian Visitors to History Classes
October 10 , 2007 – The World History II, III and AP World History classes hosted two guest speakers from the African country of Liberia...
Cassie Burke – KARE 11 Athlete of the Week
October 3 , 2007 – Minnehaha soccer standout Cassie Burke ’08 has been named the KARE 11 Athlete of the Week. The October first announcement highlighted the senior’s recent scoring streak of six goals and three assists in leading the Redhawks to three straight victories...
Dearly Departed
September 26 , 2007 – For the past two weekends, the Minnehaha Academy Theatre presented the comedy, Dearly Departed. The show was a new concept for Minnehaha, a back-to-school production...
Bloominton Campus Gets News Website
September 24 , 2007 – We announce the launching of the Minnehaha Academy Bloomington
Campus News website. The site will contain items of interest about MABC
events, each grade level, students, and their families...
MA Tennis Gives to Ukraine
September 11 , 2007 – The Ukraine Sports Camps, sponsored by Shepherd's Foundation of Calvary Baptist Church were a huge success, and the tennis camps specifically were successful thanks to members of the boys' and girls' MA teams who donated used tennis rackets last May...
South Campus Opens Doors
September 10 , 2007 – Even though construction is not complete on the building, students were able to move into some of the new rooms at South Campus to begin the new school year....
Middle School "Impact" Volunteers
September 8 , 2007 – For the past several years, Minnehaha Summer Programs, directed by Laurie Palm, has offered middle school-aged kids the opportunity to make a difference in their community and to peek their interest in serving others through ministries that they can participate in at their young age....
Interactive Technology Expanding at Minnehaha
August 20, 2007 – In the past several years, Minnehaha teachers have been engaging students in new ways by using interactive white boards....
Construction at South Campus
August 1, 2007 – The Foundation for a Lifetime construction project at South Campus is progressing steadily....
New Minnehaha Website Goes Live
August 1, 2007 – In early 2006, we began work on a new design for the Minnehaha Academy website and this new site was launched August 1, 2007.
May Term 2007
Summer, 2007 – Minnehaha Academy launched the May Term
service program this spring to meet needs for real-life
learning as identified by the school's recent Long
Range Plan.....
MA Student Has Top Math Score
June 12, 2007 – Minnehaha Academy was recently notified that sophomore Luke Paulsen achieved the state's highest score on the AMC 10 math competition....
Commencement 2007
June 8, 2007 – On Monday, June 4, the senior class of 2007 walked across the stage to receive their diplomas. Download a copy of Mr. Lindmark's commencement address....
Minnehaha Golfer Wins Unprecedented 4th State Title
June 8, 2007 – Katie Detelefsen wins her fourth State Championship in golf....
Latin Students and Teacher Earn Awards
June 5, 2007 – Michelle Breuer Vitt, Middle School Latin teacher, won a teaching award in April, 2007, and her students scored highly on the National Latin Exam....
South Campus Groundbreaking
May 10, 2007 – A perfect spring day for a groundbreaking! On May 8, 2007, wearing their hard hats, the entire South Campus community of students, faculty, staff, and administrators joined special guests and donors for the official groundbreaking ceremony for the South Campus renovation, Foundation for a Lifetime....
As You Like It
April 20, 2007 – This past weekend, the Minnehaha Academy Theatre Department presented
William Shakespeare's As You Like It. The story revolved around Orlando and Rosalind....
Baseball Team Goes South
April 16, 2007 – The Minnehaha Academy baseball team will travel to the Cocoa Expo training facility in Cocoa, Florida over spring break for a week of warm weather training....
Math Team Goes to State
March 16, 2007 – The Minnehaha Academy Math Team concluded a successful season by taking third (Tier II) at the Math League State Meet on March 12....
Middle School Bands and Kenni
March 1, 2007 – On Thursday evening, March 8, the Middle School Bands and Jazz Band wowed their audience...The evening was brought to a moving crescendo with performances by guest MA-FAB artist –Sax player Kenni Holmen...
Minnehaha Academy Wins Advanced Placement
Math and Science Award for Minnesota
March 1, 2007 – The Siemens Foundation and the College Board have selected Minnehaha Academy to receive the 2006-07 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement. As one of the 50 high schools nationally – and the only high school in Minnesota....
Minnesota Governor Pawlenty Broadcasts from Lower School
February 23, 2007 – Governor Tim Pawlenty and lower school students from Minnehaha Academy put on their running shoes on February 23 to help launch the Medtronic TC Kids Marathon.....
Madrigal Dinner
February 16, 2007 – On the weekend before Valentine's Day, the gym was transformed into a medieval banquet hall, where King David and Queen Alicia reigned....
MA Hockey Coach
February 14, 2007 – "For the Love of Hockey and Children" by
Dave Wright, reprinted with permission from the Saint Paul Highland Villager, Wednesday, February 7, 2007....
Science Olympiad
February 7, 2007 – The Science Olympiad regional competition was held on Feb 3 at Bethel. MA won 1st place in Oceanography....
Student Showcase
January 31, 2007 – Student directors, actors, and technical designers put their creative heads together for this year's exciting Student Showcase! The evening featured seven plays, six of which were student written as well as directed....
Students Chosen for Honors Bands
January 31, 2007 – MA students recorded auditions in November and were chosen from hundreds of students who auditioned from around the state....
