Student Experience
What's it like to be a student at Minnehaha Academy? Discover what daily life is like by checking out our social media feeds, blog, and magazine. You'll find photos and stories of what our amazing students and teachers are doing in and out of the classroom!
We invite you to learn more about our Leadership Institute, extracurriculars and co-curriculars, student support, and diversity.
Blog
![Senior students create art for the suffering cards for the Senior Capstone project.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1700079453/minnehahaacademynet/sa3ucvtvxwrtskfnsqxg/2023SeniorCapstone.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1700079453/minnehahaacademynet/sa3ucvtvxwrtskfnsqxg/2023SeniorCapstone.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1700079453/minnehahaacademynet/sa3ucvtvxwrtskfnsqxg/2023SeniorCapstone.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1700079453/minnehahaacademynet/sa3ucvtvxwrtskfnsqxg/2023SeniorCapstone.png","width":1080}])
What is suffering? What do different religions believe about suffering? What does the Bible say about suffering?
These are some of the big questions that our seniors ask for a senior capstone project in Rev. Johnson's class. After wrestling with these questions they then ask: What do I believe about suffering?
![Roughly a dozen students stand in a semicircle in a recording studio singing, led by Billy Steele]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1692375997/minnehahaacademynet/ewhz9bfd9bejdfldesyi/2023BilleySteeleGroupforblog.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1692375997/minnehahaacademynet/ewhz9bfd9bejdfldesyi/2023BilleySteeleGroupforblog.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1692375997/minnehahaacademynet/ewhz9bfd9bejdfldesyi/2023BilleySteeleGroupforblog.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1692375997/minnehahaacademynet/ewhz9bfd9bejdfldesyi/2023BilleySteeleGroupforblog.png","width":1200}])
Billy Steele worked with MA singers to write and produce and original song, an unusual experience for the average high school student.
![Students are working with a teacher to learn to use video cameras, the title of the blog is written over the image.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1691704103/minnehahaacademynet/guovwt4lgpurbowoeygw/FromBlessingRefugeestoARedCarpetDocumentaryScreening.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1691704103/minnehahaacademynet/guovwt4lgpurbowoeygw/FromBlessingRefugeestoARedCarpetDocumentaryScreening.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1691704103/minnehahaacademynet/guovwt4lgpurbowoeygw/FromBlessingRefugeestoARedCarpetDocumentaryScreening.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1691704103/minnehahaacademynet/guovwt4lgpurbowoeygw/FromBlessingRefugeestoARedCarpetDocumentaryScreening.png","width":1200}])
Lower School students take a year-long specialist class designed to help them integrate the core values in practical ways. You might be surprised at some of the projects these students pull off!
![An Asian-American man stands in front of a grassy area outside a large building. He is smiling at the camera on a sunny day.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1686592497/minnehahaacademynet/giztwgi09g0nw07kmkns/2023ErickHorrmannforProfilecopy.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1686592497/minnehahaacademynet/giztwgi09g0nw07kmkns/2023ErickHorrmannforProfilecopy.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1686592497/minnehahaacademynet/giztwgi09g0nw07kmkns/2023ErickHorrmannforProfilecopy.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1686592497/minnehahaacademynet/giztwgi09g0nw07kmkns/2023ErickHorrmannforProfilecopy.jpg","width":1200}])
As a Korean adoptee raised in a German-Norwegian household, Erick Hormann often felt like he didn't fit in...anywhere. But during college he discovered the place his unique makeup could be part of bringing something good to his campus ministry.
![Four students work at a table on a small plastic item.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1682713101/minnehahaacademynet/ffohdjotveppetoghvre/20231SpringMinnehahaAcademyISSBlogPhotos-3.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1682713101/minnehahaacademynet/ffohdjotveppetoghvre/20231SpringMinnehahaAcademyISSBlogPhotos-3.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1682713101/minnehahaacademynet/ffohdjotveppetoghvre/20231SpringMinnehahaAcademyISSBlogPhotos-3.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1682713101/minnehahaacademynet/ffohdjotveppetoghvre/20231SpringMinnehahaAcademyISSBlogPhotos-3.jpg","width":1200}])
We all know that there is a team of innovative students that collaborate each year to send a science experiment to the International Space Station. But do we really know what that involves? Here are eight things you might not know about the work these intrepid scientists carry out.
Minnehaha Magazine
Learn the latest news on Minnehaha Academy. From campus updates to recent news, MA Magazine has the details you want! Read past issues of the magazine.