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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

NEW HOMES. Over a million Southeast Asian refugees were resettled in the U.S., starting in 1975. After 50 years, the communities have grown. New generations look back in order to move forward.

Looking back and moving forward: celebrating 50 years of Southeast Asians in America

Zimo Xie and Yassin Mokbel May 27, 2025
This year honors the fullness of Southeast Asian American life—past, present, and still unfolding. LeMinh and Ngonethong reflect of their families' journey and hopes for the future.
HUNTING HONORS. Success plays a central role in learning. However, stepping away from the “success above all else” mindset can create new opportunities for development.

Embrace failure and reject achievement culture to grow

The Rubicon Staff May 24, 2025
Excellence is not only a professed value of SPA, but a tangible feeling within the school walls.
RELIGIOUS RELICS. The Taj Mahal (left) in India and St. Stephens Basilica (right) in Italy are two iconic religious buildings. (FAIR USE IMAGES: Wikimedia Commons)

Two truths, one world: rethinking the divide between religion and science

Evie Gardner and Olivia Fox May 24, 2025
How religion and studies coexist in students' lives.
Huxley Westemeier wrangles AI, wins $10,250 in cash and a full trip to Taiwan at ISEF

Huxley Westemeier wrangles AI, wins $10,250 in cash and a full trip to Taiwan at ISEF

Thomas Chen, Director of RubicOnline May 22, 2025
Watch his AI image detector, "Integrity," in action.
TEA TIME. Hoping to incorporate elements of both functionality and design, as well as to study how those two themes interact, Evy Sachs’s “Teapot Sets” were crafted with deliberate attention to detail in each one. Sachs experimented with size, shape, color and style through different glazes, sculpting techniques and lid sizes. Sophomore Eva Johnson, after viewing the gallery, was impressed: “Teapots are kind of known as one of the hardest things to make in ceramics, so I think that the construction is really impressive as well as the attention to detail,” Johnson said.

[DRAKE GALLERY] “Junior Tycoon: Build and Art Gallery” closes out the year

Ivy Evans, The Rubicon May 22, 2025
The Grade 11 Advanced Art Workshop final exhibition, titled “Junior Tycoon: Build an Art Gallery,” displays paintings, sculpture, drawings, fashion and more. The gallery is open from 6-8 p.m. every day that school is in session, and closes May 27.
THE KING JAMES VERSION. Jim Gruidl and the King James Version group played at 12:15 at Art-A-Whirl.

Minneapolis in color: Art-A-Whirl turns 30 with a roar of radical creativity

Yasmin Khan, RubicOnline May 20, 2025
The annual Minneapolis art festival returned to the city for the 30th time last weekend.
START EARLY. Learning about money (and putting it in the right places) early is a game-changer for financial success.

SPA doesn’t teach financial literacy, but your future won’t wait for a lesson plan

Greyson Sale, Production Manager May 20, 2025
Money matters: take initiative and start learning now. Here’s some brief advice.
ALMOST THERE. Sophomore Langston Thompson drives his arm as he aims for the finish line. He finished first in his 200 meter heat.

Cold weather, hot performances: track and field shines at conference championships

Thomas Chen, Director of RubicOnline May 19, 2025
Oliver Thompson and Elizabeth Tuttle took first place in the 400 meters and 300 meter hurdles respectively.
CONTRIBUTING TO THE AMERICAN TAPESTRY. APAICS holds a convention every year during May, AANHPI Heritage Month. This year, the conference name is Woven Together: Strength in Community.

APAICS empowers AANHPI civic engagement

Lani Ngonethong, RubicOnline May 17, 2025
Ngonethong spends two days in Washington D.C. at the APAICS conference.
STARRING IN "SINNERS." Michael B. Jordan stars in dual roles in his fifth project with writer-director Ryan Coogler. (Fair use image from Warner Bros. Press Release).

[OFF-SCREEN WITH OSTREM] Sinners revives original genre filmmaking in a barren movie landscape

Peter Ostrem, The Rubicon May 15, 2025
“Sinners,” directed by Ryan Coogler, is an absolute jolt of electricity into the seemingly asleep movie culture of 2025.
 ACTIVISM. The University of South Carolina’s Mental Illness Needs Discussion club (USC MIND) ignited the “#SpeakYourMIND” Ice Bucket Challenge.

[STAFF EDITORIAL] More than a trend: make change offline

RubicOnline Staff May 13, 2025
Social media activism has grown increasingly performative. Take steps to change that.
PERFECT HOLE IN ONE. Sophomore Stella Hunter enjoyed this trip in many ways from being surrounded by Indigenous culture to enjoying the beautiful weather of Albuquerque at Arroyo del Oak Golf Course. When describing what experiencing a powwow is like Hunter commented: “It's probably like any other, theater event. You have your spectators, and then you have like the main act, which is the dancing. Just be respectful, don't judge, because this is something that's very important to us. If you ever want to go to a powwow, you totally should. It doesn't matter if you're Native or not.” (Photo submitted by Stella Hunter)

Hunter travels to North America’s largest powwow

Yasmin Khan, RubicOnline May 13, 2025
Sophomore Stella Hunter witnessed an explosion of Indigenous culture, tradition and unity at the Gathering of The Nations Powwow. The event brought together over 3,000 people, including attendees, singers, dancers and artisans, coming from over 700 different tribes across Canada and the U.S.
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