Editors’ note: Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, non-denominational Christian housing organization. Since 1976, Habitat has built more than 150,000 houses in more than 89 countries, including some 50,000 houses across the United States. (www.habitat.org) CPA Students work on Habitat for Humanity house Look out, Jimmy Carter. The Community of Peace Academy juniors are […]
At the Hanska Community School we met the ambassador’s wife from Norway. Each student gave her flowers. She visited our school and asked questions about what we do. She talks in a different way.
ARTech [Northfield School of Arts and Technology] is a project-based charter school, so the students have to do projects for credit. Friends Kyle and Chris put together a disc-jockey project at the beginning of the school year. They wanted to learn about disc jockeys and Chris’ uncle, Dennis Johnson, is a DJ, so it worked […]
Sojourner Academy celebrates Fall Festival Last October, Halloween came in with a gigantic boom. Students from Sojourner Truth Academy came in the evening to play math games to get candy. Teachers gave out two or three pieces of candy to each student who played the game, even if a student did not finish it. One […]
Gary Knox and the Liberty High gang are bullish on the future Every time I walk down Main Street in Henderson, I marvel at the historic brick buildings that line it. Sometimes I can almost see the blacktop turn to dust under my feet and horses roped to hitching posts outside the buildings. No doubt […]
In the spring of last year, Dr. Karen Rusthoven, the founder and principal of our school, the Community of Peace Academy, got a call. With a committee of teachers, Dr. Rusthoven had applied months earlier for the National Schools of Character Award. And, after years of hard work, CPA had won. Dr. Rusthoven visited a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]