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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

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Students Explore Creativity at SPA

Noor Quresihy, Student Life Editor June 4, 2014

A group of high school students wander around the art gallery, tracing the edges of glossy, vibrant pots and rough canvases bursting with color. In a corner of the library, a girl finalizes her lab report...

 Earth Day occurred on April 22 needs more student awareness and action to really make a difference and change the world like our mission statement says. “If everyone could pick up litter for at least 5 minutes just walking outside or something, we could make such a difference,” freshman Moira McCarthy said.

Try to make a difference for Earth Day every day

Clare Tipler, Staff Writer May 6, 2014

There are so many easy things students can do to help the environment: plant a tree, recycle, pick up litter, turn off appliances, bike to school. Earth Day on April 22 is a day of the year that is dedicated...

Senior Grace Owens-Kurtz reads The Bluest Eye, a book by Toni Morrison for her Gender and Literature English class. “Watching a movie just isn’t the same as reading a book,” she said.

Students debate merits of books versus movies

John Wilhelm, News Editor April 18, 2014

While it’s certainly not uncommon to hear “the book was so much better than the movie,” both books and movies can make a convincing argument in favor of their medium. “Watching a movie just isn’t...

A filmmaking seminar was hosted on Tuesday, Feb. 4  in the lecture room. Students interested in film attended the seminar, including seniors Michael Wilkens and Charlotte Hughes, juniors Halsey Moe and Olivia Fitch, and sophomores Maggie Vlietstra, Calla Saunders, and Maren Findlay, along Upper School English teacher and Film Club adviser Randall Findlay.  Findlay describes the SPA Student Movie Award is “a way of giving extra recognition to students who took the opportunity to make movies. “

Student filmmakers share their talents

John Wilhelm, News Editor March 27, 2014

Imagine hitting it big -- a film is shown in theaters, posters plastered everywhere, a commercial running in ten minute intervals on TV. Countless makeup artists, actors, and screenwriters have spent years...

Dean of Students Judy Cummins speaks to seniors about their upcoming Senior Projects.  The seniors attended  sessions during assigned period throughout the week of Feb. 3-7. “[Seniors] come away with a lot of learning,” Cummins said.

Seniors prepare and search for May Projects

Gita Raman, Feature Writer February 18, 2014

The final submit buttons for college applications are clicked and the reality of leaving begins to dawn on seniors as well as the preparation for Senior Project. Senior Project occurs during the month...

Senior Kaia Findlay poses next to the tall bike she built herself with help from her friends at the Grease Pit. “...A lot of people in my neighborhood had them so I thought, I want one of those,” she said.

Senior Kaia Findlay shares her homemade bike

Ava Gallagher, Chief Visual Editor November 4, 2013

With a set of instructions printed off from Click Clack Gorilla, a five dollar bike off of Craigslist and her mom’s old bike from high school, senior Kaia Findlay set out to build her own bicycle. “I...

The Upper School landscape will include a burst of color if People for Environmental Protection can raise funds for a rain garden.  “We want to bring a part of the community to the campus that will benefit SPA as well,” senior Kaia Findlay said.

PEP fights pollution with flowers

Javier Whitaker-Castaneda, Staff Writer October 29, 2013

Minnesotans know that as October ends, winter lurks close by and with it many months of rain and snow. These damp and soggy conditions that go hand in hand with Minnesota weather can lead to excessive...

Horror rules on Student Film Night

Andy Monserud, Op/Ed Editor May 7, 2013

While some question movies’ position in the art world, they are definitely a difficult medium to create.  But because it’s such an accessible art form, film is extremely popular among young artists. ...

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