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!
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![Three young women, all freshman, hold up certificates and smile a the camera, masks on.]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1617289011/minnehahaacademynet/tifxnqzjplutkfqqzbqa/2021QuillandScrollWinners.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1617289011/minnehahaacademynet/tifxnqzjplutkfqqzbqa/2021QuillandScrollWinners.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1617289011/minnehahaacademynet/tifxnqzjplutkfqqzbqa/2021QuillandScrollWinners.jpg","width":799}])
Freshmen Tennyson, Karenna, and Ophelia took home honorable mentions for their writing in this year's international Quill & Scroll journalism contest, and Annika '20 (leading the team for this project) took second place for the feature layout, "100 Years of Student Journalism."
![Students with arms raised ending a song in the musical]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1616426482/minnehahaacademynet/ar5hvqcrijpmdmmno2tv/2021-Minnehaha-Academy-Junie-Play-Zac-Anderson-1_1.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1616426482/minnehahaacademynet/ar5hvqcrijpmdmmno2tv/2021-Minnehaha-Academy-Junie-Play-Zac-Anderson-1_1.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1616426482/minnehahaacademynet/ar5hvqcrijpmdmmno2tv/2021-Minnehaha-Academy-Junie-Play-Zac-Anderson-1_1.jpg","width":800}])
This winter's student-produced musical pulled in sixteen honors from Hennepin Theatre Trust's Spotlight Education program. The play, "Junie B. Jones, the Musical," demanded a certain amount of creativity and flexibility in order to pull it off while following social distancing safety guidelines.
![Junie B Jones]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614806721/minnehahaacademynet/sskeos8sa6486cvu6jvr/JunieB.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614806721/minnehahaacademynet/sskeos8sa6486cvu6jvr/JunieB.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1614806721/minnehahaacademynet/sskeos8sa6486cvu6jvr/JunieB.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1614806721/minnehahaacademynet/sskeos8sa6486cvu6jvr/JunieB.png","width":1200}])
Zac, a Minnehaha Academy senior, along with his theatre classmates, decided that this spring the show must go on! Through creativity and persistence the students found new ways to perform safely during the pandemic.
![2021 Spectacular [Video]]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614784402/minnehahaacademynet/s8ynxlmvh3jmj382vahk/2021-Spectacular-MinnehahaAcademy-Minneapolis-Minnesota-20.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1614784402/minnehahaacademynet/s8ynxlmvh3jmj382vahk/2021-Spectacular-MinnehahaAcademy-Minneapolis-Minnesota-20.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1614784402/minnehahaacademynet/s8ynxlmvh3jmj382vahk/2021-Spectacular-MinnehahaAcademy-Minneapolis-Minnesota-20.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1614784402/minnehahaacademynet/s8ynxlmvh3jmj382vahk/2021-Spectacular-MinnehahaAcademy-Minneapolis-Minnesota-20.jpg","width":1200}])
What a Spectacular night! The 2021 Spectacular gave us the opportunity to celebrate the Everyday Heroes of the Minnehaha Academy community - virtually!
![Berkley Duckson'20 and Jay]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1614790546/minnehahaacademynet/mq0rcbcyfm02ebduo6ro/BerkleyandJayDuckson.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1614790546/minnehahaacademynet/mq0rcbcyfm02ebduo6ro/BerkleyandJayDuckson.jpg","width":355}])
We were deeply saddened to hear of the devastating loss of Berkley Duckson '20 on Friday, February 19, 2021.
Berkley was a beloved member of the Minnehaha Academy community since preschool and was a freshman at Texas Christian University.
Minnehaha Magazine
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