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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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SPEED AND PRECISION. Giles maneuvers through the gates during a race. If you manage to make it down the first run, its a good boost of confidence for the second one, he said.

Giles tests his speed and determination with club alpine skiing

Siri Pattison, RubicOnline May 16, 2023
Junior Henry Giles competes internationally for alpine skiing, but not without challenges.
ADAPT & INTEGRATE. Students can use ChatGPT to create outlines and gather compelling topics and points.

Schools should embrace the use of ChatGPT

Thomas Chen, Staff Writer March 5, 2023
ChatGPT can write you an essay in seconds. Students should learn how to use it.
Henry is the most common boys name in Minnesota.

How common is your name?

Clara McKoy, RubicOnline March 5, 2022
Students often wonder how common different names are in the upper school, and the results are finally in.
Wins and Losses is a podcast produced by Staff Writers in Writing for Publication.

[WINS AND LOSSES] How soccer shapes student’s lives

Sawyer Bollinger Danielson, Staff Writer March 4, 2022
Whether it's team soccer in the fall or club soccer all year, Naomi Straub and Yash Kshirsagar talk about the timeless lessons they've learned.
Students hold fundraisers, do team bonding, and hang out before games and meets. However, these things all aren’t nearly as applicable during the pandemic.

[SPORTS OPINION] Student athletics lose team bond due to COVID

Lara Cayci, RubicOnline October 23, 2020
Many students aren’t as close to their new teammates this year.
Online learning has been too often taken for granted. Think of those who dont have the same luxury.

[STAFF EDITORIAL] Use your summer to be a part of the COVID-19 solution

RubicOnline Staff June 2, 2020
It's important that you check your privilege this summer and use it to help those in need; they're just as important as the rest of us.
With the new independences that are gained from becoming an adult, many 18 year olds want to leave home. With COVID-19, those is now unavailable.

Turning 18 during quarantine: stay at home despite wanting adult independence

Zekiah Juliusson, RubicOnline April 27, 2020
This lack of independence is frustrating for many teenagers and is one of their least favorite things about quarantine.
Not enough people had ran for USC the year before, so Hartfeldt decided to run this year. “I thought that I would be a good person to represent the student body because Im fairly outgoing and assertive... I like to take control and make sure everything is running smoothly” she said.

New USC representative Hartfeldt on environmentalism, sustainability, and leadership

Julia Baron, The Rubicon December 4, 2019
The mid-fall elections gave the sophomore class a new student body representative: Maura Hartfeldt.
Many Minnesotans will now be able to taste Dunkins infamous fresh donuts and smooth coffee because of the accessible location.

Saint Paul runs on Dunkin’

Lara Cayci, RubicOnline November 4, 2019
Luckily, with this location opening on Snelling, donuts and coffee will now be easily accessible to SPA students before or after-school.
It’s time for disciplinary philosophy to change and for school officials to start using punishments that work instead of using detention as a catch-all punishment for even the most minor infractions of school rules.

Detentions: are they the right way to deal with problems?

Henry Burkhardt October 29, 2019
Detentions are an oversimplified, overused answer to a larger problem.
SPA students should approach the German student and ask a little bit about them in between classes.

Are we not interacting enough with the exchange students?

Lucia Granja, RubicOnline October 3, 2019
Coming from two different countries results in numerous cultural differences that can be exciting to explore.
Students must become more proactive about their waste habits and be aware of their impact on the environment.

[STAFF EDITORIAL] The trash and recycling system is simple. Use it.

RubicOnline Staff September 25, 2019
Waste bins encourage sorting of compostables, recyclables, and trash but it's essential to understand the system to use it well.
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