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Senior Speeches are an annual tradition, something that every underclassman either looks forward to or dreads throughout their four years of high school. As a graduation requirement, it is a common experience that every SPA alum shares. This year, seniors join the ranks of those alumni as they give their speeches in front of the…

Following a tough loss to Providence Academy on Saturday, Volleyball’s focus shifts onto the end of the season. After a below-average start to the season, they have fought back and currently have a 4-7 record, hoping to improve with only a few games left before sections. Their warm-up playlist helps keep them motivated and hopeful…

After over a year without fans at games, Spartans are starting to gain their school spirit back by getting more fans at every game. This has supported student-athletes as they represent their school while playing the sports they love. Senior Judah Thomas created the Instagram account @spartanspirit21, nicknamed Skooter the spartan, to try and create more…

With a new season just having started, Girls Varsity Soccer is off to a tremendous start, winning their first six games of the season, and being ranked number 1 in Class 1A of state. While this amazing success can be primarily attributed to their performances on the field, their warm up playlist helps get them…

New mathematics teacher McKenna Shaw recently moved to Minnesota all the way from the big city of New York. After 5 years of teaching, Shaw is an experienced and inspired teacher who wants the best for her students. She found SPA because of her family’s connections to the city, “I have family in Minneapolis and…

The SPA Spring Showcase, which was live-streamed on Friday, May 21, displayed student musicians in their respective ensembles. The showcase included all student music groups, as well as the SPA Community Chorale which features community members of all ages including parents, teachers, and alumni. The showcase was difficult to pull off this year, as COVID-19 restricted the ability…

Q: When did you start riding competitively? A: I showed for the first time when I was three, although I didn’t do much more than sit on the horse while my mom led me around the ring. I started showing by myself when I was about seven, although I was still riding lesson horses, and…

As the upper school officer elections are approaching, candidates are using social media to campaign. COVID-19 has provided in-person campaigning restrictions as candidates cannot engage face-to-face with the student body in the ways that they could in previous elections. Since at-school campaigning is limited to socially distant conversations and hanging up posters, social media platforms…

The Boys Varsity Tennis team played Blake for their second match of the season. The Spartans fought hard throughout the matches, but suffered a tough 7-0 loss. While this was a hard loss at the start of the season, Blake are a tough competition and the spartans gave it their all. “ We will learn…