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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

Locally in Minnesota, which had record-breaking droughts this summer, there have also been many large-scale wildfires around and in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCA) that left the area closed for the first time in 45 years.

BWCA wildfires intensify through dry summer; closed for the first time in 45 years

Elle Chen, RubicOnline September 10, 2021
On Aug. 15, the Greenwood Fire in the BWCA area was started by lightning. Since then, fires have continued to spread in the region.
9th graders Greta Magnuson, Ivy Raya, and Aaron Lindeman stand outside of Huss Building in winter coats, hats, and gloves.

The weather outside is frightful

Remy Frank, Staff Writer November 12, 2019
Winter is approaching fast and students lifestyles will start to change as the environment changes around them.
Players discuss the next play. SMB Wolfpack is set to play on Wednesday at 7 pm at home.

[PHOTO GALLERY] SMB Wolfpack battles for a win in the snow

Zekiah Juliusson, RubicOnline October 14, 2019
SMB Wolfpack won the seventh game of the season.
Sophomore Jackson Biggs sends the ball towards the opponents goal on a free kick.

BVS game ends early due to inclement weather

Tristan Hitchens-Brookins, Interactive Storytelling Team Lead October 4, 2018
The boys varsity soccer team was winning 3-1 against Humboldt, but the game was called due to the weather.
The groundhog Punxsutawney Phil is pictured here after one of his predictions. Phil has been the token groundhog since the late 1800s.

Groundhog forecasts 6 more weeks of winter; students dubious

Peter Blanchfield, The Rubicon Editor February 2, 2018
On Feb. 2 the groundhog saw his shadow. Learn the history of how the U.S. came to trust this furry, four-legged meteorologist to predict the arrival of spring.
Senior Weston Lombard makes a solid hit on the baseball.

Weather dampens baseball season

Tristan Hitchens-Brookins, RubicOnline Editor May 19, 2017
Spartan baseball games are crammed into a 2 week period due to cancellation of games.

The Polar Vortex blasts into Minnesota

Nina Zietlow, News Editor February 12, 2014

St. Paul Academy and Summit School is notorious for braving the weather and having school even on the most brutal winter days, but with these recent extreme negative temperatures the SPA administration...

The Boys Varsity Baseball huddle together during the 2011-2012 season. This year, the snow has delayed their season, forcing them to postpone all of their games so far.

Weather provides a setback for Varsity Baseball

Aditi Kulkarni, Editor-in-Chief April 24, 2013

With two games already rescheduled and Wednesday’s game likely to be moved, the Boys Varsity Baseball team’s season has seen the first-hand effect of the late snowfall in April. “The snow has been...

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