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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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[60 SECOND NEWS] Bradys retirement, Governor Tim Walz, One Acts, winter sports

[60 SECOND NEWS] Brady’s retirement, Governor Tim Walz, One Acts, winter sports

Tommy Verhey, Director of RubicOnline February 1, 2023
Senior Tommy Verhey gives an update on this week’s current events.
[The 5] MN COVID-19 restrictions loosen, struggling Duluth providers bounce back, Mount Everest is open for climbers and more

[The 5] MN COVID-19 restrictions loosen, struggling Duluth providers bounce back, Mount Everest is open for climbers and more

Annika Rock, RubicOnline March 13, 2021
The 5 is a weekly digest of local, national and international news.
Senior Gavin Kimmel has to stay within his 8 by 8 taped box while dancing in person.

Kimmel brings his love of dance to another level: online

Lucia Granja, RubicOnline March 13, 2021
Senior Gavin Kimmel has been dancing since he was in third grade, and has had to acclimate to different settings since then, moving to different studios and exploring different styles. But he has never experienced an acclimation like switching to dancing online.
The resumption of school winter sports offers students the chance to get activity and connect to the SPA community during the COVID pandemic.

[SPORTS OPINION] Sports provide necessary exercise, improved mental health amid pandemic

Bobby Verhey, RubicOnline January 23, 2021
The return of sports for student athletes is something that was much needed in terms of both mental and physical health.
Governor Walz retweeted this tweet bringing attention to the new COVID-19 resource for Minnesotans

COVIDawareMN app anonymously contact traces COVID-19 exposure

Lucia Granja, RubicOnline December 14, 2020
On Nov. 23, the MN Department of Health released a COVID-19 contact tracing app called COVIDawareMN. The technology was available in several other states before it was released for Minnesota.
On October 2, 2020, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (joined by Deputy Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education Heather Muller and Minnesota Department of Health Infectious Disease Director Kris Ehresmann) met with high school journalists from around Minnesota for a press conference known as the Governors Student Press Summit at the Minnesota Department of Revenue in St. Paul, MN. Photo by Nikolas Liepins.

Walz adds new restrictions to stem COVID-19 rise

Annika Rock, RubicOnline November 20, 2020
The limits include cancellation of high school and college sports for at least four weeks.
During the Oct. 2 Governors Student Press Summit in St. Paul, MN, Senior Annika Rock of St. Paul Academy and Summit Schools RubicOnline asks Minnesota Governor Tim Walz about elementary students return-to-school plan in the COVID-19 era. Photo by Nikolas Liepins.

[Transcript]: Governor’s Student Press Summit 2020

Nikolas Liepins, Political Correspondent October 15, 2020
The full transcript of the Governor's Student Press Summit where eleven high school journalists interviewed Governor Tim Walz.
Keep looking for alternative options for social time. Set up a Netflix party and watch something together; go to a park with masks and stay six feet apart.

[STAFF EDITORIAL] Honor social distancing protocols this summer

The Rubicon Staff May 26, 2020
Although regulations have been made less restrictive it is important to continue social distancing and limit exposure to others as there is still a long road ahead.
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