Minnetonka club provides students with community environmental conservation opportunities. When a Minnetonka High School (MHS) student realized her...
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Local Seniors Share Their Spark
Local high school students bring the best of themselves to their schools and communities. Part of what makes a community great is its commitment to...
How Minnetonka High School Builds Students Up
Minnetonka High School offers programs with students’ success in mind. Learning strategies can travel down so many avenues. At Minnetonka High...
Senior Spotlight: Grace Hanson, Mound Westonka’s Jack-of-All-Trades
The rising senior is involved in several sports, audition choir, a capella jazz group, Math League and more. Our annual Senior Spotlight feature...
Senior Spotlight: Jai Chadha Does it All, from TED Talks to Yo-Yo Club
Jai Chadha is a rising senior at Minnetonka High School—and he’s already organized a TED talk. Our annual Senior Spotlight feature highlights the...
Senior Spotlight: Melissa Drill Loves Science and the Outdoors
Meet the first of our class of 2020 Senior Spotlight students, Melissa Drill. Melissa Drill wants to become an orthodontist. She plans to major in...
Recovery-focused Alternative High School Helps At Risk Kids Year-round
New year-round academy helps students recovering from substance abuse and addiction. Long before earning his Ph.D. in health and human services,...
Senior Spotlight: Volunteering is Vincent Cao’s Passion
Inpired by family, Wayzata High School student Vincent Cao finds ways to give back. Our annual Senior Spotlight feature highlights the high school...
Prom Season Has Arrived—Here’s Your All-in-One Guide
Prom season’s on the horizon—here’s everything you (and your teen) need to know. While spring ushers in a multitude of festivities and celebrations,...
Local High School Students Grade Minnetonka’s Efforts to Curb Climate Change
A group of high school students creates a climate report card for the city of Minnetonka. When Minnetonka teen Lia Harel, 18, speaks about her...
Minnetonka High School Student is a Self-Taught Sketcher
Minnetonka High School student has a passion for drawing. Minnetonka High School student Reed Raarup, 15, might be young, but his artistic career is...
Orono Grad’s Journey from Haiti to U.S. was “Like a Dream Come True”
Guy Mohs shares his journey as an immigrant and soccer star. On January 12, 2010, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked Guyvenson Fortune’s homeland of...
Admissions Advice
Hyslop Educational Consulting guides students and families through the stress of college applications and beyond Applying to college is an exciting...
Prep Elite: Outstanding Orono High School Senior Anders Gulbrandson
Renaissance man Anders Gulbrandson is a musician, an aspiring astronaut, a member of the German club and a beekeeper with his own honey business,...
Lipstick Inspires
Mound business owner introduces a young student to the world of makeup production. As part of a school project, Bloomington fifth-grader Luna Frank...
Prep Elite: The Future Is Bright
We caught up with some of the Lake Minnetonka area’s class of 2019 seniors to talk about their passions and dreams as they begin their final year of...
Kickin’ it with Kendama
Minnetonka high schooler is a world-class competitor in the world of kendama. What’s kendama, you ask? It’s a Japanese skill game using a wooden...
Mound Westonka Varsity Volleyball Team Gives Back
It’s often said a sports team isn’t just a team—it’s a family. That’s certainly true of the Mound Westonka High School varsity girls’ volleyball...
