New Changes for Next Year’s Spirit Squad
May 30, 2008
In May of 2006, the Minnesota State High School League voted to cut the girls’ fall dance team in favor of adding boys’ lacrosse as a sport. This decision was met with mixed responses as it affected about 3,500 girls who participate in dance team year-round. In addition to making boys’... (more...)
Good Golly, Miss Molly–A State delegate?
Written by Caitlin Robb · May 29, 2008
When the caucuses rolled around this year in Minnesota, a record number of voters young and old came to cast their ballots for their party nominee in districts all over the state. But one BSM student went above and beyond and signed up to become a state delegate at her district caucus. (more…) Read More →
Art Show highlights student art
Written by Charlie Pope · May 29, 2008
The normally quiet library slowly filled with people and art last Thursday as the BSM fine arts department began to set up this year’s art show. Some of the best student art from this school year was carefully displayed, with pieces from all the Visual Fine Arts classes at BSM. Benilde-St.... (more...)
Death Cab’s new album explores new range
Written by Hannah Muenzberg · May 29, 2008
Fans of Death Cab for Cutie may have considered the band’s switch to a major record label the beginning of the end for the group; however, their second album, Narrow Stairs (released May 13), may change their minds. While Death Cab had released four records from an indie label prior... (more...)
Red Knights baseball team wins last regular season game
May 29, 2008
The Red Knights can breathe a sigh of relief after slipping past Holy Angels on Monday to win 5-4 in their final regular season game.BSM’s defense held down Holy Angels’ fight to take the lead throughout and kept Holy Angels from bringing in too many runners. One of the key defensive... (more...)
BSM students raise donations for Guatemala orphanage
May 29, 2008
Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos orphanage in San Andres, Guatemala needs shoes, school supplies, and hygiene products. Two groups of 24 BSM students will be going there this summer to take these items to the orphanage and do service work.The students going on the trips are in charge of collecting... (more...)
BSM lends a helping hand to former teacher
Written by Rose Conry · May 29, 2008
As his wife Sara faces cancer, former Benilde-St. Margaret’s theology teacher, Mr. Paul Freid learns from his wife’s experiences as well as his own that this disease consumes energy, drains financial resources and destroys health, but still fails to conquer their strong spirits. While... (more...)
One Final Thank You From Senior KE Staff
May 29, 2008
As seniors are counting down the hours until we are done with high school forever, some of us are looking forward to never seeing the inside of BSM ever again. But in the midst of the chaos of finishing projects, taking finals, and attending graduation parties, it is difficult to reflect back... (more...)
From Snuggles to Siegfried: One Student’s Animal Mishaps
Written by Elin Lantz · May 27, 2008
(Warning: if you read this article, do not think of me as an animal abuser. I am generally good-natured to my pets except for any guppies I buy, which I can promise are always dead within a fortnight.) My family’s first pet was a rabbit named Snuggles. We decided that rabbits were the perfect... (more...)
Baseball Team Loses on Senior Night
May 27, 2008
The varsity boys’ baseball team took on Chisago Lakes at home and lost in eight innings 4-5 on their senior night. The boys felt very confident going into the game. “We knew they were a good team and that we had to play a solid game, but we had just blown out St. Francis that... (more...)
