Dress code is a commonly debated subject amongst high school students. At St. Paul Academy and Summit School, it is no different. From someone being asked to change, to confusion about what the actual...
Some have been with the school since Kindergarten, others have only been members of the school community since their sophomore year. Regardless, the Class of 2014 will say goodbye to St. Paul Academy and...
As seniors prepare to depart on Senior Project and juniors plan to rise to privileges, retreats help guide them on the path to their next step.
Plans for junior retreat are underway and as the much...
Service, community building, and a mystery bus ride are all on the agenda for the sophomore retreat, originally scheduled on Feb. 6-7. However, the administration has made a few changes to the plan because...
Judy Cummins, Dean of Students
• December 20, 2013
The Upper School is a unique community where students and faculty live the shared values of trust, honesty and respect. Academic honesty is a key component of these values. I believe that our students...
"I had never heard of St. Paul." Dean of Students and psychology teacher Judy Cummins recounts her teenage years when she attended an all-girls high school in Washington, D.C. She highlights a memorable...
Lucy Li, Managing Editor/Online Editor in Chief
• November 24, 2013
Dark blue invitation cards arrived at the homes of seniors in late October, a new design inviting them to an old tradition of St. Paul Academy and Summit School: Senior Brunch.
“The Senior Brunch...
As the school takes on new improvements over the years, it poses a threat of losing important defining characters and priceless experiences, such as community service.
St. Paul Academy and Summit School...
Lucy Li, Online Editor in Chief and Print Managing Editor
• November 18, 2013
Pumpkin seeds fly into the air as kindergartners attempt to scoop out the insides of their pumpkins with their senior partners.
Around 50 seniors on Oct. 28 drove to the Lower School to help out with...
Many of the animal-loving members of this year’s freshmen class were stirred up after discovering that the student interest group People for Animal Welfare had disbanded mid-last year, but they are passionate...
Trump administration has canceled over $400 million in AmeriCorps grants—gutting 41% of the program’s funding and blindsiding nonprofits across the nation. For the Sanneh Foundation in Minnesota, this has made an impact on them. Toney Sanneh, founder of The Sanneh Foundation, talks about their call to action.
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