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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

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Previous competition at the Twin Cities Regional Science Fair.

Twin Cities Regional Science Fair transitions to a virtual format

Alexandra Cardwell, RubicOnline February 28, 2021
The annual Twin Cities Regional Science Fair transitioned to a virtual format, similar to other competitions and activities, like Model United Nations and debate. Due to this transition, preparations have been different for students, instead of preparing to present live to a panel of judges, students are preparing a video, unlike past years.
Officer election results announced

Officer election results announced

News in Brief September 25, 2020
Leaders for the four major committees begin their roles immediately.

[Q&A] Tennis captain Maya Choi talks leadership during a pandemic

Lucia Granja, RubicOnline September 25, 2020

Varsity Girls Tennis captain Maya Choi discusses what has changed and stayed the same with the new precautions in place due to Coronavirus.

Junior Maya Choi presenting her project at her poster. “We’re pretty shocked because we didn’t think our projects were up to this caliber. We worked hard on them, obviously, but it’s not what we expected,” Choi said.

Students recognized for research at TCRSF

Melissa Nie, Director of RubicOnline March 3, 2020
On Feb. 28, 12 students competed at the Twin Cities Regional Science Fair, winning a variety of awards.
Junior Maya Choi said, “I think controlling phone use while in the classroom is a good thing, because… its not really fair to everyone else if theyre trying to be engaged and participate in class, while other people are just being distracted and just not even paying attention at all.”

Health and technology- what’s at risk?

Jenny Ries, The Rubicon January 15, 2020
Within a world that is more digital focused, some students have also struggled to stay focused at school. This year, SPA has placed so-called “phone garages” in many classrooms, where students are instructed to place their phones before class so as to avoid distraction.
One of the four doubles 
matches last night. The Girls Varsity Tennis team currently holds a record of 5-3.

0-7: A striking defeat for Girls Varsity Tennis

Elle Chen, RubicOnline September 18, 2019
Girls Varsity Tennis lost against rival Breck.
Seibel-Hunt zip-lines with US students on a Costa Rica trip.

Students prepare for research in Costa Rica

Clara Garner, Staff Writer May 20, 2019
Once a month the group of students going on the Biology trip to Costa Rica meetup to prepare the trip.
The votes are in

The votes are in

News in Brief May 9, 2019
The votes are in for officer elections.
Maya Choi prepares for Speaker Day during the USC meeting.

USC prepares for Speaker Day

Tana Ososki, Co Video Manager April 15, 2019

Upper School Council hosts Speaker Day Apr. 22, a day of seminar focused learning on a topic. They have spent over 4 months contacting speakers, and organizing the events that the students will participate...

Students getting their blood drawn in the small gym

Blood Drive draws teachers, students

Tana Ososki, Interactive Storytelling Team February 19, 2019
The yearly SPA blood drive experienced some minor setbacks because of a late start due to snow, but USC ensured everything went smoothly.
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