English teacher going paperless
October 10, 2019
When cleaning his room at the end of the year, English teacher Andrew Wilkes said he felt sad about the amount of paper he was wasting. “I was throwing out just reams and reams of, either student work that's been turned in, orstuff that, I printed out and we never ended up using. It just was kind of d...
Senior Will Pinney leads fundraiser for breast cancer
October 10, 2019
What is the October Saves fundraiser? “October Saves is a charity for breast cancer that hockey goalies from all over can be a part of. Goalies create an account on the October Saves website where people can donate. The goalie’s job is to count the amount of saves they get throughout October ...
Library media specialist aides students and staff
June 6, 2019
Library media specialist Ellen George who is very intriguing and one of the most open-minded staff here at Park said she her role is quite interesting “It's a job where you’re doing so many different things everyday that no day is like the next day and what's interesting is all the different t...
Athena award recipient honored at luncheon
Anika Hanson and Rachel Salzer
June 2, 2019
Senior Sophie Olmen attended the Athena Award Ceremony luncheon at the DoubleTree in Bloomington May 3. According to Olmen, at the ceremony they had lunch and there were different speakers who shared personal stories about impactful events in their life to inspire the new Athena winners in their future...
Sophomore takes seven advanced placement tests
June 2, 2019
Sophomore Thor Anderson, who has signed up for seven AP tests, said he is only taking two classes, studying the rest of them himself. "I’m taking Statistics, European History, Computer Science A, Human Geography, Comparative Government and Politics, World History and Calculus BC,” Anderson said....
Sophomore attends annual State competition
June 2, 2019
After seeing many other police explorers, sophomore Isela Perez-Kauhaihao felt excited to compete against them in the State competition. “It was really fun, you get to meet other people that have the same interests as you from all over Minnesota,” Perez-Kauhaihao said. Last month Perez-Kauha...
Junior plans trip to hike alone for six weeks
May 23, 2019
With the upcoming six week hiking trip by herself on the Camino de Santiago trail through France and Spain, junior Ellen Poulter said she looks forward to growing and immersing herself in the outdoors. “A goal for me is to grow as a person while I’m there because a lot of times when you’re on ...
Teenagers serve as referees for youth sports
May 14, 2019
Knowing he wouldn’t be able to play hockey on Park’s high school team, sophomore Elliot Salmon said he searched for other ways to maintain a connection to the sport. “I ended up asking the players’ dads and they said to try reffing hockey as a way to stay involved and they ended up giving ...
Senior gets full ride for musical talent
May 10, 2019
For his notable achievements with the violin, senior Emmett Foner said he was awarded a full ride to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. While he was not originally set on going to Eau Claire, he said he is very excited for the opportunity. “I was planning on going to Iowa State University, b...
Senior to serve in National Guard
April 29, 2019
With the intent of serving after high school, senior Max Dehn said he decided to reach out to the National Guard. “I always wanted to serve, and I know it’s good to try (to) join senior year or shortly after you join high school, so I sought (the National Guard) out,” Dehn said. Computer scien...
Junior shares passion through performing
April 26, 2019
What do you perform at your church? I sing and play the acoustic guitar. When did you start playing the guitar and how did you learn? I started playing the acoustic guitar when I was in middle school. I started taking guitar lessons, and over time I just self-taught myself. Do you sing alone o...
Theater program fosters an interest in sewing
Maggie Klaers, Ruthie Posada, and Emily Ziessman
April 18, 2019
Swapping pillowcases for elaborate performance costumes, junior Morgan Graves said her sewing abilities have grown immensely since joining the theater costumes crew. “I basically didn’t do much sewing until I started theater. I did a little bit here and there when I was at my grandma’s house. ...
After beating Hopkins for the first time, senior Franny Bevell said the team worked hard all season for this meet and it went just as she wanted it to. “We prepared all season for this meet, we have...
A number of Park students joined masses of protesters outside of Target Center, where President Donald Trump was holding a rally. Senior Yoni Potter hoped to share his objections against Trump by attending...
Speaking to over 25,000 Minnesotans at a rally on Oct. 10 at Target Center in Minneapolis, President Donald Trump began his speech by telling the crowd that in 2020 he will turn Minnesota red. “For...
After playing on the new tennis courts, senior captain Racquel Fhima said she has had a better playing experience. “(The new courts are) really nice to play on (and) are so much better than the...
