Three spring break trips sponsored by BSM
Students traveling on Benilde-St. Margaret's sponsored spring break trips will be vacationing in three destinations–-India, South Africa, and Spain. In past years, BSM has sponsored trips to Ghana, Egypt, Thailand and Peru, but India and South Africa are brand new trips for 2010. Exploring India Students traveling to India will combine service and sight-seeing over a 14-day period. After their arrival in Delhi on March 27, students will travel to cities such as Agra, where they will visit the famous Taj Mahal and Kerala, the city where the service part of the trip begins. "We will be going through the backwaters, living ...
The Potter-less generation
Harry Potter. If you're a senior, chances are simply uttering the name brings to mind magic, wonderment, and a life-changing obsession. However, many underclassmen, such as freshman Max Holly simply think, "That book is too long." Ninth grader Alex Rios agreed, "it's just not that important." Both statements are widely regarded as borderline blasphemous by the upperclassmen who have spent hours upon hours in line at midnight premieres and reading the beloved books that changed the face of literature and pop culture. Though some underclassmen are seriously lacking Potter-love, the enrapturing quality of everything HP still remains strong ...
Dance team takes 2nd in jazz
For the Benilde-St. Margaret's girls' dance team, February brought with it lofty expectations––as owners of the past two state championships in jazz, the Knightettes were not only supposed to win this year's competition, but win in convincing fashion. And though they fell just short of either title––finishing 2nd in jazz and 6th in high kick––the girls were satisfied with both their results and this season's success. Dancing to the song "Hallelujah," the girls' jazz team advanced easily through the preliminary rounds to finals, but eventually fell to the tough St. Cloud Cathedral. "St. Cloud Cathedral is a very sharp and clean ...
Devastation in Haiti
On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, shortly before five p.m., an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 shook the island nation of Haiti. The devastation The earthquake hit just 10 miles west of Port-au-Prince, the nation’s capital and largest city with a population of 2 million people. The quake knocked down buildings, power lines, and devastated the lives of the some 9 million inhabitants. Due to a lack of construction standards, Haitian buildings toppled, killing up to 250,000, injuring more than 300,000 and affecting more than 3 million people. This disaster has left the nation in a panic, with people searching for ...
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The official slogan of Austin, Texas proclaims “The Live Music Capital of the World,” having shaped the talents of many artists such as Ghostland Observatory. “Silver City” is just another one of their exemplary funk infused and electro-layered tunes.
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Senior privileges
written by Dann Fry
Traditionally, seniors are given the “privilege” of walking BSM’s halls sans hall pass second semester. It’s a nice gesture, but I’m pretty sure I’ve been doing that without negative consequence for years. A privilege many of us would enjoy, among others, is the ability... Continue Reading »
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Relay for Life update
written by Emily Busch
Relay for Life, happening on May 15 to 16, is now in full swing with 33 teams signed up. Of these 33 teams, 31 are from BSM and the other two are BSM alum teams. The current plan is to have the relay on BSM’s track. “Mr. Pettinger said that the track should be usable until May 20. If by... Continue Reading »
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Q&A with Coach Pauly
written by Robby Sutherland
Knigh Errant: What do you think about the outcome of the season? Ken Pauly: I’m not disappointed in the result and I’m for sure not disappointed in the effort the guys put in to win it. We had a lot of great people in the program and we were just on the verge of breaking through. KE:... Continue Reading »
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Dowling resurrects a classic tragedy
written by Kathleen Ambre
Assailed by the chaos of battle–rappelling rapiers, eruptions of gunfire, knives drawn–the impassioned opening act of the Guthrie’s latest adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth promptly establishes a savage, relentless tone. Celebrated as the fiftieth Shakespearean work to be staged... Continue Reading »
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ACS seniors go to North Carolina to apply what they’ve learned
written by Emily Busch
The future of search and rescue is in the hands of BSM seniors. After two years of preparation 11 students in ACS III are going to North Carolina for the Robocub Junior competition which could take them to Singapore. For these seniors this trip is a test of the skills they have learned over the last... Continue Reading »
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| Girls Basketball vs. State AAA Trny | |||
| Wed, Mar 17 | TBA | Target Center | |
| Baseball vs. First Day Practice/Tryouts | |||
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| Baseball vs. Irondale HS | |||
| Thu, Apr 08 | 4:15 p.m. | Irondale HS | |
| Baseball vs. Chisago Lakes HS | |||
| Tue, Apr 13 | 4:15 p.m. | Chisago Lakes HS | |
| Girls Diving vs. Edina | |||
| Sat, Apr 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Braemer Fields | |
| Baseball vs. Cooper | |||
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Kate Schumacher has been a runner since the beginning of her short, 17 year life. In fact, when Kate was two she ran to America from a land known as Far Far Away. Kate was initially raised by ogres, and... Continue Reading »
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Olympic obsession
It was the first day of March and I had fallen into a deep depression. No, it wasn’t because I realized that we were...
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