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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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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.
[ARTIST PROFILE] Clay shifts form and function in Tietel's hands

[ARTIST PROFILE] Clay shifts form and function in Tietel’s hands

Claire Hallaway, The Rubicon Editor October 26, 2018
Riley Tietel discovered a passion for pottery in a required class in 7th grade. Since then, he makes sure to include a family crest on each piece he creates.
Upper School fine arts teacher Robert Jewett has had many memorable experiences in his 41 years of teaching. “There are too many [memories], really. But I’ve had wonderful students and when I leave that’s what I’ll take away,” Jewett said.

Jewett shares clay-filled memories from the last 40 years

Paul Watkins, Science & Technology Editor May 30, 2014

Upper & Middle School Fine Arts teacher Robert Jewett, over his 41 years as an art teacher, has had many memorable experiences at St. Paul Academy and Summit School. “In the old days we’d make...

Senior Philip Swanson inspects his pot. “After you’ve thrown a pot… You can just admire it and think ‘I made this,’” Swanson said. “It’s one of a kind, and I brought it into existence.”

A slithery new creation emerges from the art hallway

John Wilhelm, News Editor December 30, 2013

St. Paul Academy and Summit School’s art department is filled with countless interesting pieces, be it painting, sculpture, or pottery—and senior Philip Swanson has been working on a mixture of all...

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