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The student news of St. Paul Academy and Summit School

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Courage is living to see today and tomorrow and the next day and the next...even when it’s hard. Even when it feels like The Trouble is dragging you farther away from the shore, senior Soph Lundberg said during her speech.

Senior Speech Illustrations: Week 28

Iya Abdulkarim, The Rubicon Editor April 15, 2017
View the illustrations of the lines from senior speeches delivered on Thursday, April 13.
I guess theres the potential of glitches and whatnot. But I think itll make things more convenient and less stressful. Hopefully, the process will feel easier and more organized for all parties involved, Lundberg said.

Senior Project process moves to technological format

Isabel Saavedra-Weis, RubicOnline Editor February 15, 2017
SCLC finds that technology might eliminate stress during the 4 week senior in may.
Junior Lillian Pettigrew, 9th grader Quinn Christensen, and sophomore Chloe Morse lead a dance number during tech week of the US Fall Play, As You Like It.

Student actors’ creative choices shine in As You Like It

Stephanie Li, The Rubicon Editor November 21, 2016
This year's fall play, As You Like It conveys character development, love, injustice and compiles all the work students contributed to it.
Seniors Sammie Bluhm, Maya Edstrom, Mackenzie Kuller, Ella Matticks, and Maria Perkkio set out to spread positivity on a day when many St. Paul Academy and Summit School students were feeling hurt post election.  We just thought that posting those small notes would allow us to try to bring hope into our community regardless of peoples political affiliation, Matticks said.

Senior Art Seminar spreads love through notes to students

Emily Thissen, RubicOnline Editor November 13, 2016
Senior Art Seminar photo students spread love by posting positive notes on the lockers.
Two Sides, One Issue: Standardized Testing

Two Sides, One Issue: Standardized Testing

Javier Whitaker-Castañeda, Print Managing Editor October 19, 2015
Should students be notified of standardized tests sooner? or should focus be drawn away from standardized testing at school?
Freshman Ellie Findell got the result Hermione Granger in a character quiz she took on BuzzFeed. “If you want to learn more about the TV show you’re watching or movies or books, then you can get more into it by seeing if you’re like any of the characters...I like [knowing that] I’m Hermione from Harry Potter,” she said.

Why all of this buzz about BuzzFeed, anyway?

Amodhya Samarakoon, Opinions Editor May 9, 2015
BuzzFeed provides the answers to life’s most pondered questions while simultaneously causing one to experience a range of emotions.
Junior Miriam Tibbetts poses for the National Day of Silence on Apr. 17 with a finger over her mouth. This action symbolizes the quiet that is used to make a bigger sound. The face paint shows support for the LGBTQ+ community. “It’s important to use Day of Silence to pay tribute to those who have been silenced, to help show people they aren’t alone in feeling silenced, and encourage change to help people regain their voices,” senior GSA Co-President Maggie Clark said.

Day of Silence: Quiet makes noise

Meghan Joyce, Chief Visual Editor May 5, 2015
Students take part in National Day of Silence in order to draw attention to the lives of LGBTQA teenagers which were silenced by bullying.
Students who had period 8 free were given the opportunity to attend a meet and greet from 9-9:30. After, students from Cedar House Prep School in Cape Town South Africa attended Thursday group activities.

Cape Town students visit upper school, attend Thursday groups and classes

Clare Tipler and Gitanjali Raman January 11, 2015
Cedar House Prep School from Cape Town, South Africa visited the upper school and talked about school life in South Africa. They also participated in Thursday group activities and classes.
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