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American Literature teacher Ms. Anne Marie Dominguez teaches The Great Gatsby to her students in the newly developed class, American Studies, alongside U.S. History teacher Ms. Megan Kern. (Chris Bell)
February 3, 2012
Nicole Sarquis, Staff Writer
History teachers tend to ramble off unrelatable facts about flappers, bootlegging, and the ease of life in the “Roaring 20s” during a typical U.S. History class, leaving their students with no real understanding of the subject. At the same time, English teachers’ enthusiasm over F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” can only be understood... Continue Reading
February 6, 2012
Matt Muenzberg, Sports Editor
“We need our Kyle Rau,” said boys’ hockey head coach Mr. Ken Pauly, referencing the former Eden Prairie Eagle who not only led the team in scoring on their way to last year’s state championship, but also consistently showed up when his team needed a goal. BSM’s Kyle Rau is junior forward Grant Besse, who has been on a roll lately, averaging over 2.8 goals a game in his last seven games. He twice found the back of the net and added an assist in a 4-3 win over section rival Wayzata on Monday, Feb. 6. With section seeding on the line, there was a playoff-like atmosphere at the packed Plymouth Ice Center. “I loved it,” said Besse. “I thrive on that stuff.” Head-to-head match-ups... Continue Reading

Junior Shannon Galvin rehearses for the upcoming Les Miserables performance wither her fellow cast members. (Giulia Imholte)
January 27, 2012
Emily Kline, Staff Writer
Blue Water Theatre Company, one of the Twin Cities’ top performing arts groups for youth, is taking on “Les Misérables,” one of musical theatre’s most famous works, for their winter production. Juniors Rachel Hogen and Shannon Galvin, along with sophomore Rachel Wallace, joined the cast in late November and are currently in rehearsals for the... Continue Reading
February 1, 2012
Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is a bill running through Congress in an attempt to curb the illegal uploading and downloading of copyrighted information and programs. Unfortunately, due to extremely vague wording and unclear definitions, the censorship proposed could extend to websites such as Facebook, various e-mails, and any other free forum. Not only is SOPA ineffective for all but the technologically impaired, but it violates our rights and benefits only a small handful of elites. SOPA works by requiring websites and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to search through sent information and to censor any infringing material. Not only does this ignore the privacy guaranteed in the Constitution... Continue Reading

The Mock Trial team had a succesful season at several competitions due to immense practice and help from professional lawyers. (Photo courtesy of Jim Vogl)
February 3, 2012
Mallory Hoch, Staff Writer
Beginning in October, the Mock Trial team has practiced every night from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in room 121 in preparation for upcoming competitions. Coming to a close on January 31st, the season ended on a strong note, making it to subsections before loosing their last competition. The season commenced with general practices to help initiate new members.... Continue Reading
| Sport | Date | Opponent | Result | W/L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls Basketball | Tue, Feb 07 | DeLaSalle | 54-70 | L | |
| Boys Basketball | Tue, Feb 07 | DeLaSalle | 60-59 | W | |
| Boys Hockey | Mon, Feb 06 | Wayzata | 4-3 | Read Story | W |
| Girls Hockey | Sat, Feb 04 | Totino-Grace | 9-0 | Read Story | W |
| Boys Hockey | Sat, Feb 04 | Spring Lake Park | 15-0 | W | |
| Wrestling | Sat, Feb 04 | TBA | 9th Place | ||
| Girls Basketball | Fri, Feb 03 | Spring Lake Park | 57-39 | W | |
| Boys Basketball | Fri, Feb 03 | Spring Lake Park | 67-65 | Read Story | W |
| Girls Hockey | Thu, Feb 02 | Spring Lake Park | 6-0 | Read Story | W |
| Wrestling | Thu, Feb 02 | Dassel-Cokato | 21-58 | L | |
| Girls Basketball | Tue, Jan 31 | Minneapolis Southwest | 70-38 | W | |
| Boys Hockey | Tue, Jan 31 | Jefferson | 7-1 | Read Story | W |
| Sport | Date | Time | Opponent | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Hockey | Wed, Feb 08 | 7:30 | Shattuck-St. Mary's | Shattuck-St. Mary's |
| Girls Basketball | Fri, Feb 10 | 7:15 | St. Louis Park | St. Louis Park |
| Wrestling | Fri, Feb 10 | 6:00 | Chisago Lakes | Home |
| Boys Hockey | Sat, Feb 11 | 2:30 | Totino-Grace | St. Louis Park |
| Dance Team | Sat, Feb 11 | 1:00 | Sections | Austin |
| Boys Hockey | Tue, Feb 14 | 7:00 | Chisago Lakes | Chisago Lakes |
| Girls Basketball | Tue, Feb 14 | 7:15 | Columbia Heights | Home |
| Girls Basketball | Thu, Feb 16 | 7:15 | Waconia | Home |
| Girls Basketball | Fri, Feb 17 | 7:15 | Irondale | Home |
| Boys Hockey | Sat, Feb 18 | 2:30 | Stillwater | St. Louis Park |
| Wrestling | Sat, Feb 18 | 8:00 | Section Opponents | Totino-Grace |
| Girls Basketball | Tue, Feb 21 | 7:15 | St. Francis | Home |
Danielle Kincs
December 17, 2009
Filed under Activities, Student Life
Kristian Evans and Adam Bamonti have been known to bicker like siblings, and as the only freshmen on BSM’s debate team, they seemed to have taken up the roles as the younger brothers as well. However, on December 5, these two “younger brothers” proved that they were anything but the underdogs.
On December 4 and 5, Evans and Bamonti participated in The Minnesota Debate Teachers Association JV Novice State Tournament along with many other BSM debaters. “This is a special tournament to recognize first and second year debaters,” said coach Ms. Kari Koshiol, “it sponsors the best of JV and novice.” While the tournament is not an official state tournament as a part of the MSHSL, the tournament gathers together around 30 other teams from throughout the state to compete, marking the end of the year for the JV and Novice debaters.
Evans and Bamonti competed in Public Forum, a category in which two debaters work together as a team to prove their case. “There are two partners who [argue] one pro and one con of a specified topic,” said Bamonti, “[Our topic] was that teachers should be paid [based on merit][according to] student achievement.”
After nine rounds debating against other students from around the state––a time span of two days––Evans and Bamonti won 9-0, winning JV Novice State in Public Forum. In doing so, they beat teams other first-year teams, some of whom were upperclassmen. That Saturday, December 5, Evans and Bamonti started competing at 8 a.m. and were finished with their final round at 8:30 p.m. “It’s extra credit to be able to debate the last round,” said Ms. Koshiol of their long day. “The whole team got to watch, which was really cool.”
Having known each other from attending middle school together, Evans and Bamonti decided to join debate in order to compete as a team. A key aspect in succeeding in Public Forum is being able to work well together, a task that Evans and Bamonti excel at…most of the time. “We work well together [although] we’re polar opposites,” said Evans, “we do argue about some things since we’re both too stubborn.”
This is a well known fact amongst the debate team. “They are two people who work really well together [yet] argue all the time,” said Ms. Koshiol.
However, it may be because of their conflicting––or rather complementary––personalities that helps Evans and Bamonti do so well. “They work well together and have complementary personalities,” said coach Ms. Änna Overbo. “They each have their own personalities,” said Ms. Overbo, “their outfits don’t even match.” Kristian likes hockey so he often wears a hockey tie while Adam wears a sweater.
Unlike the novices of other schools’ debate teams, Evans and Bamonti are more independent. “What I love about Adam and Kristian is that some other Public Forum teams are more programmed what to say,” said Ms. Overbo. “[Adam and Kristian] write their own cases [with] their own words and their own ideas. They’re not written by the varsity [team].”
It is for this reason why many teams are too quick to underestimate them. However, Evans and Bamonti are both very confident. “They think well on their feet,” said Ms. Overbo, “they have good attitudes and hold their own.”
Like their different personalities, both Bamonti and Evans have different reasons for enjoying Debate. Inspired by his 8th grade humanities class, Adam Bamonti enjoys the pure argument. “I like being able to prove someone wrong and not necessarily humiliate them,” said Bamonti.
As for Kristian Evans, his goal is to someday make the world a better place. “There’s a lot of violence going on in the world right now,” said Evans. “It would be nice if we could be diplomatically discussing [issues] instead of acting violently.”
Although their season is now over, Evans and Bamonti continue to come to debate practices, to support the varsity team in preparation for their state tournament in January. It is this kind of devotion that earns Evans and Bamonti the respect of so many upperclassmen. Ms. Overbo jokes about how she would say “the cute prevails” after each round they won at the tournament, being that many would underestimate them only to be beaten. One upperclassmen even shook Bamonti’s hand after they won the final round, in his mind sure he was shaking hands with a future president.
Evans and Bamonti plan to continue debate throughout their high school career, continuing to work together, and it can be sure that they will have a lot of support. “I’m really happy they won,” said Ms. Overbo, “and the cute prevailed!”
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