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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

PAY ATTENTION. US Spanish teachers present information about next year’s exchange program in an info session May. 9. The program was stopped for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Info meeting launches Spanish exchange; travel resumes next year

McKinley Garner, The Rubicon May 28, 2023
SPA will exchange students with Colegio Malvar in Spain next school year.
Four Hugs A Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Four Hugs A Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Ivy Raya, RubicOnline May 19, 2022
Teachers and students alike discuss the benefits and cautions of receiving and giving four hugs a day.
The Centers for Disease Control continues to update confirmed COVID-19 cases globally. The map currently highlights the spread as of 11 a.m. on Mar. 3.

Spread of COVID-19 shuts down remaining exchange trips

Bobby Verhey, Social Media Manager March 4, 2020
Trips to Spain and Germany were halted Mar. 3 due the spread of Coronavirus.
DNA testing allows people to see ancestry and predisposition to disease. Senior Adelia Bergner chose to take a DNA test because she had heard her parents talk about their ancestry before, “so I was curious about where I come from,” she said.

Are we more than DNA? Testing provides some answers.

Lucy Sandeen, The Rubicon Editor December 3, 2018
Genome sequencing has become more accessible than ever, sometimes causing reevaluation of identity.
SPA lifer and alumna Melissa Schumi Jones ('97) educated students about her career working for the US State Department and how she relies on much of her SPA knowledge on the job. "I am able to connect with people because of what I was taught here,” she said.

For Jones, SPA education secured success working globally

Koji Gutzmann, RubicOnline Editor October 31, 2018
SPA Alumna Melissa Schumi Jones presented to students on Oct. 30 about her experience working in the U.S. Department of State.
From student to colleague: Daniels and Castellanos speak of relationship, Spanish exchanges

From student to colleague: Daniels and Castellanos speak of relationship, Spanish exchanges

Mimi Geller, Director of RubicOnline March 30, 2018
From going on an exchange trip himself, to leading one with his former teacher, US Spanish teachers Peter Daniels and Rolando Castellanos share their experience on school led trips and development of Spanish skills.

March 30, 2018

When planting a tree, the best part is never the final result. Laboring and enjoying the time it takes for the tree to sprout through fallen foliage and punctuate an appointed skyline proves more fruitful....

Letter to the Editor: Let's be constructive not destructive

Letter to the Editor: Let’s be constructive not destructive

Ethan Asis December 12, 2017
We should work on being more constructive as a community, especially when it comes to politics.
Junior Adelia Bergner is eager to show her exchange student, Elena, what her daily life looks like so they can compare cultural routines. "I want to go to places and do things that I would normally do on a day-to-day basis because that’s the sort of experience I want to have when I go to Spain," Bergner said.

Host families open home, city and culture to Spanish exchange students

Flannery Enneking-Norton, RubicOnline Editor September 16, 2017
Host families from SPA look forward to showing off Minnesotan and American culture to their visitors from El Colegio Malvar in Spain.
Students work on their presentations during Spanish class and learn tips from Senor Castellanos.

Spanish VI reminds students relevance of internet safety

Mimi Geller, RubicOnline Editor April 12, 2017
Spanish VI students will be giving presentations to the middle school Spanish students regarding social media safety and internet hazards.
Castellanos reunited with his Nanny while visiting his hometown in Cuba on the school trip this summer.

Castellanos teaches lessons of family through school trip to Cuba

Isabel Saavedra-Weis, RubicOnline Editor September 19, 2016
Castellanos took students to Cuba in June to teach them about Cuba's history and show them where and how he grew up.
Vocabulary flashcards, grammar checks and review sheets are a familiar phenomenon for students who are testing in language exams provided by St. Paul Academy and Summit School. Testing in a language that may not be the student's first language can be intimidating, especially when the exam is not targeting what students know, but which students are better at taking tests.

National Language Exams should focus more on language proficiency

Isabel Saavedra-Weis, RubicOnline Editor May 16, 2016
Language exams are more focused on test taking skills than language proficiency.
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