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  • Class of 2025 begin senior projects on Apr. 28.
  • Sonia Kharbanda named Free Spirit Scholar. She will represent Minnesota at a Freedom Forum conference in Washington D.C. this summer.
  • Congratulations to Annie Zhang, the MN Journalist of the Year runner-up.
  • The Rubicon is named NSPA Pacemaker finalist. Winners will be announced Apr. 28.
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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

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[GOOD QUESTION] When is it sound advice to follow a medical myth?

Sam Galarneault, The Rubicon April 23, 2025
Some of these sayings range from harmful to helpful and even sometimes random.
AT WORK Solomon Beardsley crafts drinks for the Cat Cafes customers.

Student employees share familiarity of Catzen Cafe

Wynter Feiner, The Rubicon April 22, 2025
Discover the story of the catzen cafe, that took a dream into reality for SPA parent Vanessa Beardsley.
Adams (front right) sits with his Troop 9419 after a weekend of service projects and environmental cleanups at Tomahawk, a Boy Scout-run campsite. (Submitted photo by Hugh Adams)

Eagle scout Hugh Adams puts the community in community service

Allan Wang, RubicOnline April 16, 2025
Volunteering was initially something his dad made him to do, but he eventually found joy in helping others.
Senior Josh Holloway demonstrates his "water roomba" that is able to chop up algae in bodies of water.

Josh Holloway’s water roomba turns the tide on algal blooms

Yassin Mokbel, RubicOnline April 16, 2025
The pollution of his neighborhood lake inspired this Advanced Engineering project.
UNITED. Black Student Alliance members chat and eat snacks in the East Conference Room in the library. Junior Boki Mullataa, “I joined BSU to participate in an environment [where] I was welcomed in and […] where a lot of people share some of the same experiences.”

Black and Brown Student Union brings the fundamentals of community: games and treats

Peter Lipinsky, RubicOnline April 13, 2025
The affinity group fosters meaningful connections in a chill, relaxed space.
BRINGING IT BACK. The economics elective was previously taught by Nan Dreher, but dissolved once she left SPA.

Economics: the returning history elective

Mariam Malik, Social Media Manager April 8, 2025
In a bold new move to broaden the SPA’s curriculum, the high school history department is looking to revive the Economics history elective.
DON'T SILENCE SCIENCE. Sophomore Iris Luther-Suhr participated in the Stand Up for Science event at the Minnesota State Capitol Mar. 7. (Photo submitted by Iris Luther-Suhr).

Iris Luther-Suhr protests with a purpose

Andrew Lipinsky and Nabeeha Qadri April 4, 2025
Sophomore Iris Luther-Suhr has attended many protests over the years, but her participation has taken on a new significance as the national political landscape changes drastically.
RADIANT RECITATION. Sophomore Sofia Rivera recited three different poems at the Poetry Out Loud Minnesota State Championships.  (Photo submitted by Sofia Rivera)

Rivera stuns at regional and state Poetry Out Loud contests; looks to nationals

Nora McKoy, RubicOnline April 1, 2025
In only her second year of participating in Poetry Out Loud, sophomore Sofia Rivera won the state championship and is heading to D.C. in May for the national competition.
MENOYGYN MEMORIES. Bergad portages canoes around YMCA Camp Menogyn, making memories in the wilderness. (Submitted by Iris Bergad)

[GOOD QUESTION] What signifies home?

Lina Abid, The Rubicon March 30, 2025
While the literal definition of home may change depending on who is asked, the feeling of going home is universal.
SENIOR SPARTAN. Senior Cassandra Overholt leads the annual homecoming pep rally dressed as the Spartan. She has valued the independence becoming a senior has given her.

Adolescence brings milestones big and small, major and minor

Johanna Pierach, The Rubicon March 11, 2025
Time can move fast and slow at the same time. Many students have found that it is important to remain present and hold on to what makes life meaningful.
SHAKING HANDS, Dr. Hodges receives doctorate after her long studies. (Photo submitted by Sushmita Hodges)

[DISCUSSING THE DISSERTATION] Sushmita Hodges’s path to a doctorate in history

Ike Obi-Walker, RubicOnline March 7, 2025
Sushmita Hodges’s twisted journey to earning her doctorate in history was shaped by perseverance as she navigated academia across two continents.
STATE PRIDE. Minnesota may be bitterly cold, but the state is shaped by the warmth of its people.

More than lakes: what it means to be Minnesotan

Mariam Malik, Social Media Manager March 4, 2025
Ice hockey, arctic blasts, and the legendary blizzard on Halloween in 1991 are just some of the things that define Minnesota. But beyond the bone-chilling cold, Minnesotans offer much more than what meets the eye.
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