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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

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National Qualifiers pose with their plaques and their coach at the Dec. 9 tournament.

Debate teams dominate National Qualifiers

News in Brief December 11, 2017
Three debate teams qualified for nationals at the Dec. 9 tournament.
On Dec. 9, twelve SPA students will go to Debate National Qualifiers.

Students prepare for Debate National Qualifiers

Jenny Ries, Staff Writer December 5, 2017
On Dec. 9, SPA students will go to Debate National Qualifiers.
Students wrote on post-its sharing one thing they like about their body to promote Body Positivity Day.

Her Space celebrates body positivity

Elaina Parsons, Staff Writer December 3, 2017
Students wrote on post-its sharing one thing they like about their body to promote Body Positivity Day.
Senior Larry Chen gets low and throws the frissbee to a teammate.

First ultimate frisbee tournament kicks off Homecoming

Annie Bottern, RubicOnline Editor October 1, 2017
Seniors Nikolaus Elsaeser and Ezra Cohen host SPA's first ever Ultimate Frisbee tournament.
Junior Adnan Askari and senior Sarah Wheaton hold the 2017 State Debate trophy, their second, in the MSHSL competition. knowing that we could still be good enough to meet [that expectation] feels good, Wheaton said.

Two-peat: Askari-Wheaton win state debate (again)

Diane Huang, Director of RubicOnline February 3, 2017
It's been 30 years since a team has won state debate two years in a row but that didn't stop this dynamic duo from breaking that streak.
Senior Tommy Dicke works the iPhone video as Ian Scott, Tabeer Naqvi, and Peter Michel ready for a scene (that Ned Laird-Raylor will rush into).  “We’re doing one of the more traditional [horror films]: fear of death, fear of being trapped in the face of something that you can’t beat. [They’re] fairly stereotypical horror movie tropes but they’re pretty fun,” Scott said.

Studying for finals? For some, that means video editing

Stephanie Li, The Rubicon Editor December 11, 2016
Instead of an exam, the test for Literature of Monstrosity students will be whether they can produce, direct, act, and edit.
Juniors Ben Konstan, Numi Katz and Adnan Askari, along with senior Sarah Wheaton practice cross fire before the National Qualifiers on Dec. 10.

Debaters prep for home tournament for national qualification

Sophie Jaro, The Rubicon Chief Visual Editor December 9, 2016
Debaters from SPA aim to qualify for the national tournament in Birmingham, Alabama after competing in their home tournament.
Members of the Science Alliance club competed at the Science Olympiad competition on Feb 6. From left to right: Larry Chen (10), Adnan Askari (10), Ben Mellin (10), Ben Konstan (10), Navodhya Samarakoon (12), Liza Bukingolts (12), Maya Smith (12), Gitanjali Raman (12), Daniel Ellis (10), and Tessa Rauch (12).

Science Alliance club competes in Science Bowl, qualifies for State in Science Olympiad

Iya Abdulkarim, Feature Editor February 14, 2016
St. Paul Academy and Summit School's Science Alliance student club took part in the Science Bowl competition on Jan 23, and advances to State in Science Olympiad.
Debate team competitors pose for a photo after awards.  Pictured are seniors Liza Bukingolts, Navodhya Samarakoon and Maya Smith, sophomore Adnan Askari, and juniors Sarah Wheaton, Shefali Bijwadia and Raffi Toghramadjian.

Debate takes first and second place in section tournament

News in Brief January 11, 2016
This is the 15th consecutive year the debate team has qualified for the state tournament.
SENIOR CHRISTINE LAM poses with her textbook. “It’s really interesting, because I can sometimes read the articles… the section I pulled out was about fashion, which is interesting to me.” Lam said.

School supplies provide platform for expression

Meghan Joyce, Chief Visual Editor January 2, 2016
Second semester begins Jan. 5. Now might be a great time to personalize some new school supplies.
Some students hate pumpkin spice while others love it. Its only popular because it only comes once a year. Its kind of like the McRib, it comes once a year and people go crazy for them, sophomore Daniel Ellis (left) said.

Pumpkin Spice: Fad or Rad?

Marlee Baron, Arts and Entertainment Editor October 27, 2015
Pumpkin spice lattes are very popular during the fall, but why only during the fall? Do people actually like them, or are they just a fad?
Fall brings beautiful colors

Fall brings beautiful colors

Boraan Abulkarim, Chief Visual Editor October 24, 2014

St. Paul Academy and Summit School students sent The Rubicon their best snapshots of the beautiful fall leaves around St. Paul. As the air gets crisper, more and more students are making their way into...

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