Harding grad Simmons hopes to compete on big stage for synchronized swimming DELANEY SIMMONS WAS 7 years old when she took up the sport of… Read More
Swimmer graduates early to pursue Olympic dream
Weighing in on the ‘freshman 15’
Living a healthy lifestyle doesn’t always come easy for college students JOHNNY MCGIBBON, a senior at the University of St. Thomas, wants to eat healthier,… Read More
CVE pilot sparks debate among local Somalis, Muslims
Community leaders worry about program’s safeguards against surveillance A PILOT PROGRAM to help curb recruitment of local Somali youth by overseas extremist groups has sparked… Read More
When comedy becomes a sport
Local students learn competitive improv in ComedySportz High School League INSTEAD OF A FOOTBALL, baseball or frisbee, students in the ComedySportz High School League have… Read More
A new beginning to the school day
AS ST. PAUL JOHNSON moves its start time an hour later this fall, riding the classic yellow school bus may become a thing of the… Read More
The journey with my mother
MY FATHER LEFT on Christmas 2011. I kind of saw it as a present, rather than a tragedy. I wouldn’t miss the colored pencil drawings… Read More
Climbing higher, growing stronger
AT AN ELEVATION OF 7,290 feet, we – 40-some American high school students – started hiking up the mountain single file, placing one foot in… Read More
A lesson in being truly grateful
AS I STARED at the black streaks of slimy, putty-like goo that were thrown onto my bedroom ceiling during my 10th birthday celebration, I resented… Read More
Working hard on my path forward
WALKING INTO A ROOM full of strangers is scary. Especially when you’re the newest and youngest person there. I knew this feeling all too well…. Read More
Strength can mean more than muscles
IT’S RECESS; every kid’s favorite time during school. The sun beats down on all of us as we scrape our knees and ruin our clothes…. Read More
