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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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READY FOR ROBOTICS. On Nov. 10, three robotics teams from SPA competed at the league meet Center Stage on the road to qualifying for tournaments. Before competition, team members add finishing touches to their creation. Freshman Alex Haupt said, “We had to figure out how to innovate all these engineering problems and create this ramp.
Robotics competes in Center Stage meet
Juan Miguel Adams, Rubicon • November 27, 2023
Upper School robotics teams excelled in this year's league meet Nov. 10.
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QUIET STUDY. It might sound appealing to study with music, podcasts, and videos in the background, but it’s not good for focus. Instead, it’s better to work in a quiet, calm environment. “Humans are inherently horrible multitaskers, so trying to do more than one thing at once will drag down productivity,” Ostrem writes.
Keep your focus on staying focused
Peter Ostrem, The Rubicon • November 28, 2023
Eliminate distractions and focus on one thing at a time during the semester's final weeks.
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 CHRISTMAS NIGHTS. In class, Anderson showed students the Krampus and Nikolaus parade explaining southern Germanys ways of celebrating Christmas. Nikolaus is the Santa that provides gifts to good children, while Krampus is the Christmas Devil who punishes naughty children and kidnaps them on Christmas night.
A faraway visit from Bavaria to German classes by Chantel Anderson to spread culture
Rita Li, Creative Design Manager • November 26, 2023
The Goethe Institut connected Chantel Anderson to SPA's German classes, introducing the Bayrisch dialect as well as Bavarian culture.
COMMUNITY SERVICE. Thanksgiving break presents a great opportunity to get involved in the community by volunteering and making thoughtful donations. However, community service is much needed all year long.
Give thanks by giving back
November 11, 2023
BFFS. Friends juniors Serene Kalugdan and Deling Cheng stroll in the lily courtyard.
The power of friendship
November 8, 2023
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BIG SWING. Freshman Murphy Miltner goes up for a kill at a volleyball tournament on her Kokoro 14-1 team. “You get to play teams from all over, like Hawaii. It’s fun because I get to meet people I wouldn’t know otherwise,” she said. (Submitted Photo: Murphy Miltner)
Townley and Miltner engage in sports off school grounds
Olympia Wolff, The Rubicon • November 27, 2023
Club sports like skiing and volleyball offer student-athletes the opportunity to train and improve outside of school.
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BFFS. Friends juniors Serene Kalugdan and Deling Cheng stroll in the lily courtyard.
The power of friendship
November 8, 2023
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QUALITY WAX. Cheapo Records in Saint Paul has a nice feeling to it, along with a great variety of records.
[AROUND TOWN] Variety is the shopper's playlist at Cheapo Records
Andrew Lipinsky, RubicOnline • November 27, 2023
Cheapo Records, with three Twin Cities locations, offers new and gently used records. Buy or sell.
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