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The Drake Gallery is now showing The Observer Effect, a show created by the Senior Art Seminar. This photograph features Impact of Society by Tana Ososki.

Senior Art Seminar opens hybrid gallery show

Henry Burkhardt, RubicOnline May 17, 2021
The 16 artists' work is on display in the Drake Gallery on campus, with a supplemental show, "Atmospheric Pressure" in a virtual gallery.
US Theater Director Eric Severson posted the cast list for Dylan Thomas Under Milkwood, a show that will challenge the 33 actors cast as they take on multiple roles in a show with 67 characters.

Under Milkwood cast announced

Arts Brief October 8, 2020
The show includes a number of omniscient narrators, challenging the cast to embody multiple characters throughout the production.
Seniors Isobel Alm and Hannah Lorenz-Meyer color the pavement with flowers and SPA logos.

[PHOTO STORY] It’s all sunshine and rainbows with Iris’ chalk party

Lynn Reynolds, RubicOnline October 1, 2020
On September 28, Iris Art + Lit Club hosted a chalking party to welcome students back to campus.
Reading in color: a synesthesia conversation

Reading in color: a synesthesia conversation

Lucia Granja, RubicOnline March 5, 2020
Juniors Isobel Alm, Rylan Hefner, and Lucia Granja talk about their experiences with grapheme color synesthesia, which allows them to associate colors with letters and numbers.
The End It Movement, is an allied group of organizations and people around the world fighting for increased awareness and prevention of human trafficking to bring the number of victims down to zero. On Feb. 13, the End It Movement encourages people to draw a red x on their hand in support of the movement.

Human trafficking: breaking out of stigmatization

Eloise Duncan, The Rubicon February 14, 2020
The FBI has identified the Twin Cities as being of the 13 cities in the United States with a high rate of child prostitution due to human trafficking.
[THEATER REVIEW] Audiences go mad for fall play

[THEATER REVIEW] Audiences go mad for fall play

Charlie Johnson, The Rubicon December 17, 2019
Laughter echoed through the school as the Upper School put on the first theater production of the year: The Madwoman of Chaillot.
Senior Isabel Saavedra-Weis helps with an example during the self defense class.

Student club takeover of self-defense is ultimately positive

Liv Larsen, RubicOnline Editor April 29, 2019
Students had the opportunity to take a self-defense course led by a representative of Not Me! This was the first year where the class was open to all grades.
Alumnus Sam McVeety gives a talk about digital redlining.

Speaker Day educates students about ethics in science

Melissa Nie, RubicOnline Editor April 24, 2019
Students learned about issues from digital redlining to the debate over including pregnant women in scientific research during Speaker Day.
The Winter One Acts captivate with the hilarious but strange

The Winter One Acts captivate with the hilarious but strange

Sam Hanson, RubicOnline Editor February 1, 2019
The Upper School Winter One Acts were everything and more, with student-directed and fantastically peculiar performances.
Seniors Ethan Less, Shane Litman and 
Reuben Vizelman wear Hanukkah-themes sweaters.

Mishpacha celebrates Hanukkah with food, music and games

Nitya Thakkar, Aureus EIC December 8, 2018
Mishpacha hosted a Hanukkah celebration on Friday, Dec. 7 to honor the important Jewish holiday.
US Theater director stands in an illustration from Every(man), the play he will direct this fall.

Every(man) examines the themes of life

Kat St. Martin-Norburg, The Rubicon Editor September 25, 2018
Theater Department Director Eric Severson has anounced that the fall play for 2018 is Everyman. It incorporates characters as metaphors for life themes, which will hopefully cause the audience and actors to reflect on the world and people's roles. The play will be on Nov. 16 and 17 in the Huss Center.
Painting by Isobel Alm in 2017, inspired by a picture of herself with a mask.
Credit: Isobel Alm

Alm finds the edge of painting

Tana Ososki, Interactive Storytelling Team September 14, 2018
For minutes, hours, days, and weeks, Isobel Alm spends her time focusing in the art studio. The St. Paul Academy and Summit School art wing is a place where creativity, expression, and the use of the imagination come together.
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