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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

The Rubicon

GENERATIONAL GIFTS. ”I have very clear memories of being pushed around on one of those little Barbie tricycles,” ninth-grader Olivia Fox said. She received the bike from her grandparents.

Family is the guide for Olivia Fox’s future

Ariella Kim, Staff Writer December 6, 2024
This series of mini-features introduces you to people and stories you may not otherwise know.
PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT. The Quiz Bowl team sits around a table practicing questions together.

Quiz bowl offers twice the fun this winter

Peter Lipinsky, RubicOnline December 5, 2024
They have grown this year, leading them to form two teams.
BENEFIT BRAINSTORMING. The founders of Sincerely Gen 1.5 brainstorm logos and website designs together. “We decided that we wanted to do something, actually ... make something happen, you know what I mean? And not just have an idea and just let it linger,” Donahue said.

Juniors found Sincerely Gen 1.5, a non-profit offering ESL, college app support

Amanda Hsu, The Rubicon December 4, 2024
Sincerely Gen 1.5 strives to help Minnesotan refugees and immigrants gain academic and applied skills.
HAPPINESS HABIT. Sophomore Hannah Sanders regularly takes photos after finishing homework. “I don’t think I want to do it as a job, but maybe a hobby on the side,” she said.

For Hannah Sanders, photo classes feed her love for the camera

Chloe Kovarik, Staff Writer November 29, 2024
This series of mini-features introduces you to people and stories you may not otherwise know.
SEARCHING FOR SEEDS. Wild turkeys are active during the day but will roost in trees overnight. They wander in the daytime foraging for insects, grubs, and seeds. Orchestra director Almut Engelhardt took this beautifully composed photo of turkeys in Eagan.

Urban turkeys cross the road (and the yard and hide in trees, too…)

Juan Miguel Adams, Managing Editor November 27, 2024
Their peculiar nature has created strange interactions.
SMILE TOGETHER. A small compliment can go a long way.

Should I say something positive? Yes.

Sonia Kharbanda, The Rubicon November 25, 2024
A genuine compliment can brighten a day and spark a connection.
BALL TOSS. People at the Hmong New Year celebration at RiverCentre in downtown Saint Paul play pov pob, a game that involves tossing a ball back and forth. Traditionally, it is a game of courtship.

Combining new and old: Ngonethong celebrates Noj Peb Caug – Hmong New Year

Greyson Sale, Production Manager November 24, 2024
Hmong New Year, known in the Hmong language as Noj Peb Caug, celebrates the end of the traditional harvest season in Southeast Asia, and is a time to gather with friends and family to remember ancestors.
SHARING A SMILE. St.Pierre laughs with his father. Photo submitted by Eugene St. Pierre.

St. Pierre brings craftsmanship to school community

Georgia Ross, Chief Visual Editor November 21, 2024
Eugene St. Pierre has had a huge impact on the SPA community sharing his handy skills and now his story with students K-12.
GLOBAL RESEARCH. As a part of her research, Boemler visited Cambridge England in 2018 to look at books in the Kings College Library (Submitted photo from Anne Boemler).

[DISCUSSING THE DISSERATION] English teacher Dr. Boemler

Yassin Mokbel, RubicOnline November 20, 2024
The first part in a multi-story series, English teacher Anne Boemler discusses the rare manuscripts and forgotten female poets from her PhD research and the impact they have had in the classroom.
READY AIM FIRE. Sophomore Charlie Zakaib draws his bow back, getting ready to shoot (Submitted by Charlie Zakaib)

Charlie Zakaib perfects the art of hunting

Audrey Peltier, RubicOnline November 19, 2024
Sophomore Charlie Zakaib began hunting when he was six. He learnt to hunt with a bow and arrow, a more traditional and difficult method of hunting.
UGGS. Whether one finds their favorite shoes through social media or DSW, every shoe is unique to their owner.

Stepping through memories: the stories our shoes tell

Tamari Christopher, RubicOnline November 18, 2024
The average teenager in America owns around eight pairs of shoes. Take a deep dive into the shoes students wear in school, and a memory they associate with them.
Sophomore Audrey Peltier pictured after her accident with her Grandma in 2015.

Whether caretaker or kid, students share adventures in babysitting

Murphy Miltner, RubicOnline November 7, 2024
Babysitting may seem simple, but these stories reveal the unexpected challenges—and sometimes dangers—that come with the job.
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