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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...

Advanced Placement exams provide extra challenge for students

Netta Kaplan, Copy Editor/Staff Writer March 26, 2014

“Here’s my logic: I can either take a three hour AP test or I can spend an entire semester grueling in the pain of single-variable calculus,” senior Michael Wilkens said. His idea is the same one...

Sophomores Navodhya Samarakoon, Lexi Bottern, Lukas Kelsey-Friedemann, and Brendan McGlincey enjoy a box of Oreos. Many students enjoy Oreos; however, the snack causes some students disappointment because Oreos are brought to often to student meetings. “I’ll get sick of Oreos really quick,” sophomore Alena Porter said.

Oreos: Cookie or cream, students can’t get enough

Boraan Abdulkarim, Cover Story Editor November 27, 2013

“Milk’s Favorite Cookie” is, apparently, St. Paul Academy and Summit School’s, too. The wildly popular Oreo sandwich cookie is an SPA tradition. It’s easy accessibility, relatively cheap price,...

Upper school students walk towards their cars after school. “Most people, a good third [of our class], started taking [Driver’s Ed] classes freshman year. There were a couple stragglers that took it sophomore year,” senior Sarah Coleman said.

Sophomores, upperclassmen discover ups and downs to driving

Laura Slade, A&E Editor November 27, 2013

“I’ve seen trucks tipped over, cars spin out, but nothing has ever happened to me on the way to school,” senior Michael Wilkens said. Wilkens, among many other St. Paul Academy and Summit School...

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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