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Vocations classes host speakers from the Archdiocese

Our Lady of Grace couple Dan and Sheryl Moran spoke to BSM seniors about marriage. (Emma Eldred)

Vocations classes host speakers from the Archdiocese

May 11, 2012

Giulia Imholte and Katie Sisk

The hype turned out to be more than the actual event. In November the Archdiocese announced plans to have speakers on marriage visit all of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Catholic Schools, and what students expected to be a controversial discussion––after reading about the heated question and answer session at DeLaSalle––ended up being an uneventful,... Continue Reading

BSM hockey players weigh options for their future in the sport

Ryan Collins is one of two sophomores that have recently made the decision to play for the U.S. NTDP next school year. (Emily Kruse)

BSM hockey players weigh options for their future in the sport

May 9, 2012

David Nelson and Peter Best, Staff Writers

Hockey is a fast-paced sport that lives off choices that need to be made in milliseconds. It’s a sport where one wrong choice can be the difference between success and failure. Sophomores Jack Glover and Ryan Collins were given the opportunity to play in the USA National Team Development Program (NTDP), based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This decision... Continue Reading

Foreign language teachers work to balance the curriculum for bilingual students

Juniors Eleanor Raether and Alex Rios are two of BSM's bilingual students who are either from one of the various language immersion schools in the area or have grown up speaking a second language at home. (Megan Beh)

Foreign language teachers work to balance the curriculum for bilingual students

May 10, 2012

Kellen Gill, Staff Writer

Within the past ten years, language immersion schools have been growing, becoming more popular, and expanding to different languages. Benilde- St. Margaret’s is home to a number of bilingual students who are either from one of the various language immersion schools in the area or have grown up speaking a second language at home. Bilingual Spanish... Continue Reading

Fun. releases ‘Some Nights’ album

The band experimented heavily with hip-hop inspired beats and auto-tune––though Ruess’s crystalline voice doesn’t need it. (Vinyl Records)

Fun. releases ‘Some Nights’ album

May 2, 2012

Lauren Effertz, Staff Writer

Three years after dropping their first album, “Aim and Ignite,” the New York-based indie pop band fun. released “Some Nights.” fun. is a supergroup of sorts; lead vocalist Nate Ruess formed the band after the break-up of The Format, guitarist Jack Antonoff also serves as the frontman for Steel Train, and keyboardist Andrew Dost is from Anathallo. Overall,... Continue Reading

Four speech members place at State tournament

Anna Landis, Juliet Beckstrand, Rachel Hogen, and Sian Last represented BSM at the State Speech tournament where they all placed in the top eight. (Maura Brew)

Four speech members place at State tournament

April 30, 2012

Shannon Galvin, Staff Writer

On Saturday, April 21, BSM speech team members headed to Chanhassen High School to participate in the Minnesota State Speech tournament. At the end of the day, four students, seniors Anna Landis, Juliet Beckstrand, Sian Last, and junior Rachel Hogen, all placed in the finals. Landis placed third in Poetry, Beckstrand placed second in Great Speeches,... Continue Reading

SportDateOpponentResultW/L
Boys LacrosseTue, May 15 Spring Lake Park21-0W
BaseballTue, May 15 Bloomington Jefferson7-5W
SoftballMon, May 14 St. Francis3-4L
BaseballMon, May 14 Fridley13-2W
Boys LacrosseSat, May 12 Minnetonka6-16L
BaseballFri, May 11 St. Louis Park7-3W
SoftballThu, May 10 Blake23-1W
SoftballWed, May 09 St. Louis Park18-6W
Boys TennisWed, May 09 Robbinsdale Armstrong1-6L
BaseballWed, May 09 Irondale10-2W
Boys LacrosseTue, May 08 Totino-Grace13-3W
Girls LacrosseTue, May 08 Spring Lake Park13-11W
Click on any sport above to see a full schedule for that sport.
SportDateTimeOpponentLocation
BaseballFri, May 18 4:15Totino-GraceTotino-Grace
Boys LacrosseSat, May 19 12:00Holy AngelsHoly Angels
Boys TrackSat, May 19 True Team OpponentsTBA
Girls TrackSat, May 19 True Team OpponentsTBA
BaseballMon, May 21 4:15Holy AngelsHome
Boys TrackTue, May 22 NSConference OpponentsTotino-Grace
Girls TrackTue, May 22 NSConference OpponentsTotino-Grace
Girls TrackTue, May 22 NSConference OpponentsTotino-Grace
Boys TrackTue, May 29 Section OpponentsTBA
Girls TrackTue, May 29 Season RecordTBA
Boys LacrosseTue, Jun 05 1:00TBAChanhassen
Girls LacrosseTue, Jun 05 1:00TBAChanhassen
Click on any sport above to see a full schedule for that sport.

Nobody cares about chihuahua

Mike Geer
November 3, 2008

If the title “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” wasn’t enough to deter you from seeing the movie, then hopefully this review will. The premise of the story is that Chloe, the spoiled Chihuahua of a fashion mogul, goes missing on a Mexican road trip, and she needs the help of her friends to get back home.... Read more »

BSM All-State soccer players honored

November 3, 2008

Gunnar Knutson With a recent loss to Waconia highschool, the boys varsity soccer season may be over, but for senior co-captain Gunnar Knutson it was still a successful season. Knutson was the only member of the BSM team named an all state soccer player. Originally a midfielder, Knutson was moved back... Read more »

Students volunteer while visiting colleges

Sarah Koller
November 3, 2008

While many students spent their MEA break surfing Facebook and watching Friends reruns, a group of BSM students had the opportunity to spend a day in Chicago, visit prestigious colleges, and perform quality service work. Throughout the course of four days, 15 BSM students joined several other schools... Read more »

Stumbleupon.com, an interesting way to waste time

connor gerdes
November 3, 2008

The Internet as we know it has lost its shine. No longer are we amazed at what search engines can provide. The depressing majority of BSM students believe that Facebook and Youtube are all the Internet has to offer. But no more, in its hour of need the Internet received its hero: Stumbleupon. Returning... Read more »

Caribou coffee supports breast cancer research

Aimee Brown
November 3, 2008

She changed lives with her passion for coffee. Amy Erickson, one of Caribou Coffee’s first roast masters, influenced the employees of Caribou to “achieve coffee perfection in everything [they] do,” writes friend Chad Trewick, “she touched so many lives during her short time with... Read more »

McCain tears his party apart

evan bakker
November 3, 2008

The hackneyed issues of Bill Ayers and Jeremiah Wright haven’t stuck, and the power surge of Sarah Palin has receded into a spark of little energy. What can the McCain campaign do? Fellow Republican advisers have traded shots back and forth at each other, and the monolith of the campaign has been broken... Read more »

Kids sports too competitive

katie mcclurg
November 3, 2008

Kids used to come home from school, quickly finish their homework, and then go play some recreational soccer or baseball at a neighborhood park. But it seems today the intensity and emphasis on kids sports has drastically changed. The pressure on kids today is overwhelming, with parents pushing for their... Read more »