Summer 2025
![Alumni Magazine 2021 Cover photo: Jan Malcolm '73]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1635520040/minnetonka/icabul8eybhcp11lstdc/healthofficialpic.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1635520040/minnetonka/icabul8eybhcp11lstdc/healthofficialpic.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1635520040/minnetonka/icabul8eybhcp11lstdc/healthofficialpic.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1635520040/minnetonka/icabul8eybhcp11lstdc/healthofficialpic.png","width":1024}])
![Family photo of the Zinn Family on a giant float]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1635520088/minnetonka/mtqmryjxl0muhrlnzkei/zinnfamilypic.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1635520088/minnetonka/mtqmryjxl0muhrlnzkei/zinnfamilypic.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1635520088/minnetonka/mtqmryjxl0muhrlnzkei/zinnfamilypic.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1635520088/minnetonka/mtqmryjxl0muhrlnzkei/zinnfamilypic.png","width":1024}])
![Photo of Alexa Bussman]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1635520055/minnetonka/b8npgnkdx8cqe3pwoaxi/novelideapic.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1635520055/minnetonka/b8npgnkdx8cqe3pwoaxi/novelideapic.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1635520055/minnetonka/b8npgnkdx8cqe3pwoaxi/novelideapic.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1635520055/minnetonka/b8npgnkdx8cqe3pwoaxi/novelideapic.png","width":1024}])
Issue 12
The theme for the 2021 edition of the Minnetonka Alumni Magazine is "Welcome Back, Minnetonka!" We hope we can connect you with your alma mater and help you celebrate your pride in–and engagement with–Minnetonka Public Schools and one another.
You can read all the feature stories below, select a specific topic, or download the print version using the link.
!["Six to Watch"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1628626489/minnetonka/z3qrqah14en9rmiggih3/sixtowatchtext.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1628626489/minnetonka/z3qrqah14en9rmiggih3/sixtowatchtext.jpg","width":512}])
Read all about six amazing new alumni to keep an eye on.
![Sports Team Photo]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1628624268/minnetonka/nflwmxuzgm0syiylq3xr/skippersports.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1628624268/minnetonka/nflwmxuzgm0syiylq3xr/skippersports.jpg","width":512}])
While state tournaments were canceled in the fall due to COVID, the Skippers made a strong showing in winter and spring. Also, Coach Twenge enters MSHSBCA and NHSBCA halls of fame.
![Jeff Erickson, "Principal's Corner"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1628622285/minnetonka/sfaqdmuaxrocxsidvmop/principalscornerheader.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1628622285/minnetonka/sfaqdmuaxrocxsidvmop/principalscornerheader.jpg","width":512}])
Principal Erickson celebrates the Class of 2021, students give hundreds of letters of support to frontline healthcare workers and Minnetonka High School reopens for in-person learning.
!["Making Dreams come true"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1635520328/minnetonka/b96dmionxo7otx0gpxo7/dreamspic.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1635520328/minnetonka/b96dmionxo7otx0gpxo7/dreamspic.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1635520328/minnetonka/b96dmionxo7otx0gpxo7/dreamspic.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1635520328/minnetonka/b96dmionxo7otx0gpxo7/dreamspic.png","width":1024}])
The Minnetonka Public Schools Foundation had to convert its biggest in-person event into an online-only one. The result? A record-breaking fundraiser!
![Minnetonka Alumni Awards]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1628708104/minnetonka/zmrnpb08adrcfepyxx08/alumawardsheader.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1628708104/minnetonka/zmrnpb08adrcfepyxx08/alumawardsheader.jpg","width":512}])
Read about Dr. Joni (Hlavacek) Schwartz ‘71 and John Stanoch ‘76, this year’s 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award honorees.
![Eight Alumni on Zoom]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1635520072/minnetonka/k2i8pk8utbzt1y4gfo7q/zoomalumnipic.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1635520072/minnetonka/k2i8pk8utbzt1y4gfo7q/zoomalumnipic.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1635520072/minnetonka/k2i8pk8utbzt1y4gfo7q/zoomalumnipic.png","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1635520072/minnetonka/k2i8pk8utbzt1y4gfo7q/zoomalumnipic.png","width":1024}])
Hear all the latest updates from the Minnetonka Alumni Association and how much it raised to support Minnetonka Public Schools this past year.