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SMILES SHARED. Freshman Nabeeha Qadri applies henna to a Lower School student’s hand. Qadri’s henna was one of many stations that displayed various cultures at the Lower School Family Discovery Night in April 2023. Photo: SPA Smug Mug 2022-2023 Archive.

Family Discover Night brings culture share activities to Randolph Campus

Johanna Pierach, The Rubicon April 30, 2024
For the first time, Family Discovery Night is coming to the Randolph campus on May 3.
Let your creativity wander with budget support

Let your creativity wander with budget support

Mariam Malik, RubicOnline February 7, 2023
If you were to start a new club or new school tradition, how do you get funding? How does budget work? And what's the story behind requesting a budget?
Alexis Irish, SPA's current Intercultural Life Program Specialist, as seen in her 2015 high school yearbook.

When the student becomes the teacher

Siri Pattison, RubicOnline March 3, 2022
While most students hope to free themselves of the high school experience, many SPA graduates have chosen to return and take on a new role.
AN AFFINITY FOR ACCEPTANCE. Alexis Irish oversees the plethora of affinity groups for upper school students. "Just for me personally," Irish said, "it's so cool to be able to say 'Yeah, we've got, like, 12 groups now.'"

Irish celebrates identity as new IC Program Specialist

Hobbs Lillygreen, The Rubicon October 28, 2021
While the position is new to SPA, Alexis Irish is not. Attending the school she now works at gives Irish the advantage of knowing the school culture and values well.
The room buzzes with excitement as IC plans SPA's first Indigenous Peoples' Day Assembly. Faculty and student leaders alike agree that recognizing the mistreatment and discrimination of Indigenous Peoples in the United States and honoring their roles in society is extremely important.

Club bridges intercultural connections in the upper school

Alexandra Cardwell, RubicOnline October 11, 2021
Intercultural Life Program Specialist Alexis Irish said she hopes the group will be a "hub" that makes connections happen.
From left: junior Sarah Romans, junior Katie Ademite and senior Jonte Claiborne defend the ball in their Dec. 3 game against St. Croix Preparatory Academy. The team won 66-44.

So many teams, so little space: Hockey and basketball teams compete for practice times

Javier Whitaker-Castaneda, Staff Writer December 18, 2013

For many of St. Paul Academy and Summit School’s winter athletic teams, snow is a big problem. There are many winter sports that are based around annual snowfall, but sports that do not utilize Minnesota’s...

Spoken word poet Joyce Lee discussed shaping open and creative communities. “I don’t stay on shallow subjects for long," she said.

Spoken word poet Joyce Lee hosts workshop

Eva Perez-Greene, InDepth Editor September 11, 2013

Spoken word poet and instructor Joyce Lee hosted a creative and informative workshop on Sept. 9 after school. Juniors Bella Martinez and Emma Rodgerson asked Lee to visit St. Paul Academy and Summit School...

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