Editors’ note: Lakes Area Charter School is a charter school in Osakis. Its charm is immeasurable. Several students wrote their thoughts and feelings on their school. The following are their opinions: “Lakes Area Charter School is like no school I have ever been to or heard of. It’s a school that actually cares about the […]
The author dressed as a young Jewish woman for the Schoolcraft Learning Community’s Auschwitz re-enactment On Friday the 3rd of October [2003], Sara’s, Jim’s, and Marilyn’s crews got together for a re-enactment of the Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz. The reason for this re-enactment was to remember what happened to the Jews and to live and […]
With my tears, I will always love you. Through all the days I have been with you. Now I only have tears in my eyes and dreams that I will see you again. Through all the pain and sadness, I will always have my heart and soul for you. My eyes will always fill with […]
Ryan, Cassie, Gary Knox, and Trina of Liberty High commemorate the class of 2003 at the Statue of Liberty “I never expected I’d get my diploma in front of the Statue of Liberty. It’s all thanks to Mr. Knox that I did. If it wasn’t for his dedication and kindness to help out students as […]
We as humans should get T-shirts that read, “Diverse. Period.” For that is what we are: diverse. We can’t help it. It’s been that way since the beginning of time. Enough of that, though. What I want to talk about is charter school student diversity. In most schools, we are the people who have been […]
Writer’s note: I wrote this after our first learning block at Great Expectations School in Grand Marais. We had school in the Community Center ice rink for the first two and a half months (except for a week that we had to move out because of the County Fair). Being in this place that was […]
Editors’ note: Patty Nordahl is the mother of two girls, 12 and 24 years old, and a grandma of one with a second on the way. She works as the Child Facilitator of an ECFE program and does consulting and training for child care providers. She is also active in Violence Prevention and Literacy work […]
Editors’ note: Gretchen Sage-Martinson, an advisor at Avalon High School submitted this article by one of her students who was responding to the prompt, “How does going to Avalon affect you as a student?” The writer wished to remain anonymous. Going to school used to feel comparable to walking into a hospital waiting room. The […]
A star fell to earth And kept shining in somebody’s life As it grew Creating a marvelous sparkle of joy In the beautiful heart Creating you
I like Hanska Community School because on Fridays we get to work on a school web page. The person who teaches my class is Mr. Scott. We are making the web page to make money for the school.