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Great moments, are born, from great opportunity. And that’s what we have here, tonight, boys. That’s what we earned here, tonight. One game. If we played ’em ten times, they might win nine. But not this game. Not tonight. Tonight, we skate with them. Tonight, we stay with them. And we shut them down because we can! Tonight, we are the greatest hockey team in the world, senior Alex Qin said in his speech.

January Speeches

Gitanjali Raman, Online Managing Editor February 21, 2016

Senior speeches from January focused on how a change in attitude or approach can create a beneficial difference.

Senior Mansuda Arora began the discussion with a brief on the conflict in Ferguson, Missouri.

Intercultural Club, Common Ground, and Student Political Union facilitate a discussion on Ferguson

Diane Huang, Online Chief Visual Editor October 11, 2014
Around the country, protests, media coverage, and social media spoke loudly about the riots and police brutality in Ferguson, Missouri. Despite this, the SPA community has been rather silent. In response to this, the Intercultural Club and Student Political Union facilitated a discussion on Ferguson on Oct. 8.
A recent poll survey students about humor.

Students get their daily dose of humor

Boraan Abdulkarim, Chief Visual Editor June 4, 2014

A loud, welcoming sound of laughter fills the large, open space of the Summit Center. The students gathered on the rectangular frame of couches laugh at a string of sarcastic comments shot from one corner...

Students find time to think “outside the box”

Jackson Lea, Staff Writer June 4, 2014

Creativity is often defined in an artistic context that emphasizes uniqueness, however, combatting daily issues with creative or unconventional means is more frequent than one might think. In the midst...

Students pick favorite Oscar nominated directors

Emily Thissen, Staff Writer February 19, 2014

It is always hard to predict who will win the Best Director statue at the Academy Awards—in 2013 neither of the two favorites ended up winning. For this year’s award, a St. Paul Academy and Summit...

Student Political Union (SPU) members (from left) freshman Raffi Toghramadjian, freshman Ellis Tomlinson, freshman Liam McVea, sophomore George Stiffman, senior Connor Allen, sophomore Will Donaldson, freshman Andrew Michael, junior Zeeshawn Abid, senior Nick Cohen, junior Haris Hussain, Upper School debate teacher Aaron Shuler, senior Bryant Carlson, senior Carter Rients, senior Lowell Naas, junior Shaan Bijwadia, and junior Jordan Hughes regularly discuss controversial and politically divisive topics like the State of the Union address. “This [speech] is the first major thing Obama has done, where he’s departed from his platform of change,” Bijwadia said.

Student Political Union discusses State of the Union address

John Wilhelm, News Editor February 4, 2014

President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address to Congress on Jan. 28—a speech intended to inform the representatives of matters that the President believes are important, or demand...

Junior Halsey Moe and sophomore Alice Tibbetts practice for the auditions together.

Gallery: Students audition for senior-directed Winter One Acts

Nina Zietlow, News Editor December 13, 2013

Auditions for the Winter One Acts were held on Dec. 10. The cast list can be found here.

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