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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

Proud prize winners, juniors Shefali Meagher and Huxley Westemeier, along with senior Deling Chen, smile with their awards. Meagher won fourth, Westemeier and Chen won sixth and seventh in the oral presentation category.

ASR returns to Sioux Falls

Annie Zhang, Rubicon March 14, 2025
Student scientists competed at Sioux Falls South Dakota and placed 4th 6th and 7th.
[The 5] Minnesota budgets, Utah's fluoride, Chinese tariffs and more

[The 5] Minnesota budgets, Utah’s fluoride, Chinese tariffs and more

Allan Wang, Audrey Jansen, and Peter Lipinsky March 9, 2025
The five weekly must read local, national and international news articles.
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) speaks during a press conference with fellow Democratic senators calling on the Trump administration to continue Medicare drug price negotiations on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 22, 2025. REUTERS/Jon Cherry

Medicaid’s future uncertain under new administration

Juan Miguel Adams, Managing Editor February 27, 2025
Threatened cuts to Medicaid—one of the largest public health programs utilized by one in five Americans—could leave millions of people without healthcare.
SWIFT SIGNINGS. President Donald Trump signs one of over 20 executive orders during his first day in office. These signings set a record for the most by any president on their inaugural day. A Junior, Echo Dayton said, "I do not know if this is common, just to start passing all these rules … I think it is an abuse of power."

Cite: @White House on X, Public Domain, January 20, 2025

A nation in transition: Trump’s executive orders influencing major change

Izzy Middlebrook, Olivia Fox, and Eva Burns February 26, 2025
Following a slew of executive orders, students recognize the different ways the orders impact their lives.
[The 5]High temps, Casualties by avalanche, Mineral deals, and more.

[The 5]High temps, Casualties by avalanche, Mineral deals, and more.

Allan Wang, Audrey Jansen, and Peter Lipinsky February 24, 2025
The five weekly must read local, national and international news articles.
HHS SECRETARY. After a full Senate vote on Thursday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The Senate voted 52-48 mostly along party lines. (Press release image from mahanow.org)

RFK Jr. confirmed to be Health and Human Services Secretary

Lani Ngonethong, RubicOnline February 16, 2025
The Senate made the decision on Feb. 13.
[The 5] Biden's inflation act, Alaskan town with no light, US airplanes shot in Haiti and more

[The 5] Biden’s inflation act, Alaskan town with no light, US airplanes shot in Haiti and more

Allan Wang, Peter Lipinsky, and Audrey Jansen November 17, 2024
The five weekly must read Local, National and International news articles.
ACKNOWLEDGING THE PAST. President Joe Biden was the first president to offers an apology for the trauma that was caused by the U.S. government  abusing Native Americans. (Carter Marks via NSPA Campaign Photo Exchange)

President Biden apologies for pain and trauma caused by boarding schools

Audrey Peltier, RubicOnline November 17, 2024
On October 25, President Joe Biden ventured into Native American land, the Gila Rivaner Indian Community in Arizona where hundreds of Native people gathered to hear an apology.
[The 5] Invasive Earthworms, New York City smoke pollution, Russia assembling troops and more

[The 5] Invasive Earthworms, New York City smoke pollution, Russia assembling troops and more

Allan Wang, Audrey Jansen, and Peter Lipinsky November 12, 2024
The five weekly must read Local, National and International news articles.
[The 5] Breakfast being served at schools, McDonalds fast food, North Korean troops in Russia and more

[The 5] Breakfast being served at schools, McDonalds fast food, North Korean troops in Russia and more

Audrey Jansen, Peter Lipinsky, and Allan Wang October 27, 2024
The five weekly must read Local, National and International news articles.
[The 5] MEA weekend airport chaos, Navy plane crashes by Mount Rainier, U.S. Constitution copy sells and more

[The 5] MEA weekend airport chaos, Navy plane crashes by Mount Rainier, U.S. Constitution copy sells and more

Audrey Jansen, Peter Lipinsky, and Allan Wang October 20, 2024
The 5 is a weekly digest of local, national, and international news.
Credit: Georgia Ross. PBS News fact-checked each candidate in its "Fact-checking the VP debate between Vance and Walz on abortion, immigration and Iran" story.

Voting or not, students tune in for VP debate

Lucy Thomas, RubicOnline October 12, 2024
The Vice Presidential Debate was a calm contrast to the chaos of the recent Presidential Debates.
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