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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.

How to improve your browsing experience

connor gerdes
February 10, 2009

Mozilla’s Firefox has officially become the most widely used Internet browser, but many people do not take advantage of what really makes Firefox click—the community. Firefox is an open-sourced program, where the community is encouraged to engage in their own additions to the browser—called... Read more »

BSM artists excell at Minnesota Scholastic Art Awards

Rachel Kaplan
February 10, 2009

Out of 1147 individual entries and 121 portfolio entries submitted to the 2009 Minnesota Scholastic Art Exhibition, 54 Gold Keys and 121 Silver Keys were awarded, with twelve going to Benilde-St. Margaret’s students, whose pieces are now on display at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design Concourse... Read more »

Tale of crime and corruption comes to life

Kathleen Ambre
February 10, 2009

“Frost/Nixon,” directed by Oscar-winner Ron Howard, commemorates a forgotten scandal and in turn sheds light on the true character of 37th President Richard Nixon as well as journalist David Frost. Following the scandalous Watergate affair of the late 1970s, lightweight British journalist... Read more »

Cooper Defeats Red Knight Basketball in a Well-Fought Battle

Mike Geer
February 10, 2009

The Cooper Hawks came to the Haben Center boasting a 14-0 record and a reputation as one of the best boys basketball teams in the state, and kept their undefeated record intact by defeating the Red Knights 79-68, in a fast paced offensive game. Junior Seth Marx led all scorers with 23 points, 21 of them... Read more »

Sarah Jane’s Bakery

mary musilek
February 10, 2009

The only old-fashioned aspect of Sarah Jane’s Bakery in Northeast Minneapolis is the price of its baked goods, and believe me, you get what you pay for. Old-fashioned bakeries bring to mind one-of-a-kind desserts, nostalgic images hung on the wall, and sweet little old ladies selling handmade... Read more »

Girl Scouts design community projects

Rose Conry
February 10, 2009

With five older brothers and an older sister already working their way up the ranks of the scouting world through fundraising, earning bagdes, and volunteering, Katie Bauer joined her elemantary school’s Daisy troop in kindergarten. Although 30 or so girls in her troop dropped out to pursue another... Read more »

Boys’ Swimming Plans on Finishing the Season Strong

Sean Buckhorn
February 10, 2009

On the surface, it may appear as though the BSM boys’ swimming team has not had a successful season. Hobbled early on by low numbers and a relatively young team, their current record (1-7) does not accurately reflect either the ability or the talent of the team. Anchored by a strong nucleus of... Read more »

Girls’ Hockey Victorious in a Cross-Town Rival Against St. Louis Park

Thersea Lau
February 10, 2009

The girls’ hockey team faced off against and beat St. Louis Park on Thursday, Jan. 29, winning their cross-town rivalry once again. Despite the win, the girls think they could have done better. “We didn’t play as good as we could have I wouldn’t say,” said junior forward... Read more »

Obama must tackle all isssues to build on change

shannon cunnien
February 10, 2009

Obvious to any American today, change is needed––for the economy, for the war, for various issues within our nation. Barack Obama is tackling this call for change in a different, dual, and positive manner unlike many before him; he’s changing everything and attempting to do it all at once. All... Read more »

Freshman Retreat Brings Friendship

Sara Schleuter
February 10, 2009

One hundred twelve freshmen and 27 peer ministers had a day filled with fun, touching stories, and bonding at the class of 2012′s first BSM retreat. The only retreat that does not offer an overnight stay began at 8 a.m. on January 24 and concluded at 10:30 p.m. Freshman Matt Frank said about the... Read more »