Eighty-one hundred and twenty-two kilometers feels distant. Distant enough for peace and war to feel disconnected, distant enough for St. Paul, Minnesota, and Kyiv, Ukraine, to be separated. But for senior…

Recently promoted, Allison Brown is an Anchor Broadcast Associate to Gayle King from CBS News in New York City. She does executive assistant work for King, as well as broadcasting work helping in areas…

“Planning a concert program is like planning a big banquet. You have to have the appetizers, the ‘meat and potatoes’ and then finish with dessert.”

These are the words of Director of Choral…

Ebony black hair, charcoal eyes, chocolate-colored skin. Sophomore Nora Shaughnessy has the complexion of an Indian girl. But her orphanage in India, the female Moushi caretakers, and her biological mother…

Barely three days after oil first flowed through the new Line 3 pipeline on Oct. 1, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources released information on the environmental destruction caused by the pipeline’s…

In mid-April, following the police shooting of Daunte Wright and the ongoing Derek Chauvin trial, journalists covering protests in Brooklyn Center were assaulted and detained by police officers. They showed…

The morning of SPA’s walkout in honor of Daunte Wright and in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, senior Aman Rahman was optimistic. Rahman is one of the four SPA students to organize…

Snow and trees filled the background of water protector and defender Alex Golden-Wolf’s screen, as they shared their experience working on the frontline for the movement against the Line 3 pipeline over…

On January 30, trailblazing producer, musician, and performer SOPHIE passed away in Athens, Greece after falling from a roof while trying to observe the previous night’s full moon.

“Tragically our…

Senior Isabelle Wolpert has been a classical musician for almost 11 years. She took a new turn with her involvement in classical music this year when she founded Musicians for Equality, a student run organization…

When pro-Trump extremists attacked the capitol last Wednesday, they claimed to be patriots: their actions defended by their love and devotion to America, their defiance sparked by unqualified claims of…

Thanks to the staff, environment and many affinity groups at St.Paul Academy and Summit School, a diverse range of holidays from Yom Kippur to Cinco de Mayo are recognized. But despite this, there is still…

Stripped of one of the few chances a year that they get to perform and showcase their hard work, one could say the students and teachers participating in the Music Department had one of the biggest…

Minnesota’s current Stay at Home order expires May 17, then enters a “Stay Safe MN” strategy. The state recommends elderly people and people with underlying medical conditions to continue staying home…

There is a shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical and healthcare workers around the world, including locally in Minneapolis and Saint Paul, due to the COVID 19 outbreak. The World…

During a pandemic, going to large social gatherings – or even just seeing friends – is a selfish act. The most effective way to fight COVID-19 is to stay home in order to protect the community as a whole….

Hours before Super Tuesday, presidential hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT) rallied Minnesotans in a “Get Out the Vote” concert at Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul.

After former South Bend…

Every two years, each language facilitates an exchange with a school in a foreign country. The goal of these trips is to give students a firsthand experience of using the language and seeing the inner…

People find magic in music because they are able to relate to it. This is the reason why different genres come into prominence as times change- the Silent generation (born 1925-1945) loved big band and…

Loading duffel bags and suitcases into a coach bus on the morning of Feb. 3, students going on the Iowa caucus trip embarked on a two hour trip to Mason City to see Sen. Amy Klobuchar speak at her rally….

High school is a period of transition, of gained independence in preparation for the “real world” outside of school. But beyond the emotional growth, American teenagers also experience a change in…

The Loppet Foundation is a non-profit organization located in the heart of Minneapolis. Loppet began their foundation in 2002, in Theodore Wirth Park. They hosted a Nordic skiing event, and from that moment…

Chants of “send her back!” erupted at one of President Trump’s rallies last July. Now, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar — who represents Minnesota’s Fifth Congressional District — has spun it into…

Mac Miller’s death in September of 2018 was a massive shock to the hip-hop community he helped cultivate.  Miller was working on a new project before he died, and recently, Miller’s producer Jon Brion…

With President Trump’s recent decision to kill Iranian leader and military director Qasem Soleimani came a social media panic.

The killing caused two days of nervous tensions with the U.S. unsure…

As someone who has struggled with an eating disorder, here is what my holiday calendar looks like:

1. Thanksgiving: Field comments about my weight, my health, and what’s on my plate. 

2. Christmas:…

We don’t often think about indigenous people unless something significant is happening in the news or if a holiday is coming up—recently, Indigenous People’s Day in October and Thanksgiving next…

President Trump officially began the year-long process of removing the United States from the Paris Agreement on Nov. 4. He announced his plan and stopped making efforts to meet the United State’s Paris…

Greta Thunberg is a Swedish, sixteen-year-old activist that took America by storm with her speech to world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit on Sept. 23. In her TED talk published on Feb. 13, she…

A man who was found in a rolled over vehicle with a gunshot wound to his head on Oct. 6 in St. Paul’s West Side has been confirmed dead. St. Paul Police confirmed the news Monday and identified the man…

“Hey hey, ho ho, fossil fuels have got to go. Hey hey, ho ho, fossil fuels have got to go,” a crowd of nearly 8,000, mostly students, chanted yesterday morning as they marched from the Western Sculpture…

Here’s what senior Nik Lehtinen wants you to know about him. He wears a lot of baseball hats. He’s funny, or likes to think he is, and always has some jokes to crack if class ever gets a little dry….

Students at St. Paul Academy and Summit School are all too familiar with the many facets of a college application: test scores, academic records, references and essays. None of these, however, guarantee…

One month in
Martin Luther King Jr. Day—a day of celebration, service and progress—marked the 32nd of the longest government shutdown in United States history. Over the course of a month, numerous…

An avid skier since age three, senior Bailey Donovan’s schedule during the ski season is a busy one.

Donovan is on the Alpine team as well as the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, or the USSA. She…

On the eve of the Pops 2018 Concert, students from band, orchestra and choir took to the Huss Stage to rehearse the show’s grand finale. The Pops Concert is a free event that will take place Dec. 7-8 starting…

US librarian Kate Brooks is proving that the difference between an academic librarian with and without a Ph.D. in German lies in the experience. Brooks began to work towards her Ph.D. in 2000 when she…

It was kindergarten at Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, and the day was my favorite day out of the whole year: Halloween. In class we had a huge celebration. We played games, ate candy corn, and best…

An effective democracy relies on its citizens’ civic participation, especially that of its young population. Voter participation primarily relies on registration rates. On Aug. 8, the St. Paul City Council…

The daily fluctuation of arrows, points, and symbols on a stock ticker in the heart of Wall Street is of no concern to high schoolers. They should put their attention towards summer jobs: perhaps scooping…

What combines a competitive congressional race, personal connections, and advocating for what you believe in? For senior Kaia Larsen, the answer is an internship with the Angie Craig campaign.

At the…