Pond Hockey Tournament raises $50,035 for Jablonski February 1, 2012 at 7:58 pm
Students and teachers swap outfits for Catholic Schools Week February 1, 2012 at 7:58 am
Catholic Schools Week kicks off with pjs and honors February 1, 2012 at 7:58 am
One Act play takes second place at sub-sections February 1, 2012 at 7:57 am
Youth In Goverment members lobby for government changes February 1, 2012 at 7:56 am
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
January 25, 2010
Filed under Activities, Student Life, Top Stories
Sometimes they seem to go unnoticed–but they are always there, at every home football game in the fall. In the winter, they are cheering at the boys’ and girls’ basketball games, causing the Great Hall to resonate with the tunes of “Soul Man” and “Smoke on the Water.” They are there at the closing Advent Mass, leading the students and faculty in a Christmas sing-a-long. They were there at our first pepfest freshman year, and they will be there at the end, with “Pomp and Circumstance.” They are the very heart of school spirit. They are the BSM band.
The society that makes up band is truly like no other, and to get a feel for the true spirit of band, one must talk to the seniors. While freshmen talk about band very shyly if at all, just the mentioning that there was going to be a news story about band caused three seniors to erupt in cheering.
Kirby Ahlm, Joe Kramer, and Marissa Schuh have all been in the BSM band since seventh grade, and it is clear that they have loved every minute of it. They are able to recount funny memories such as the drama of the “love quadrangles” from their freshmen year and fond memories such as Mr. Keefe’s velvet couch. However, they all agree that their favorite memory of band is playing “Sleigh Ride” at every Christmas concert.
Each of these three seniors has taken a leadership role this year as the head of their sections. Marissa Schuh, who plays the baritone–the “manliest instrument”–leads the low brass section. “They’re an adorable group of ragamuffins that pull it together,” said Schuh.
Kirby Ahlm also leads an instrumental section in the band. His “tight-knit” section of saxophones can often be seen standing up or even dancing while playing especially exciting songs in pep band. Joe Kramer, a self-proclaimed “brass enthusiast,” playing the trumpet, trombone, and flugelhorn, leads his section of trumpets, even taking the honor of playing the sound of the horse whinnying at the end of “Sleigh Ride” this year.
All three are happy to have been a part of the great experience that is the BSM band–for better or for worse. “Pep band is social humiliation,” says Schuh. She takes this light-heartedly though, happily enduring the embarrassment for a chance to go to Florida in February while everyone else stays at school. “You may boo at us at the Homecoming game, but who’s [going to be] stuck in the snow.”
While all of the seniors play their own instrument with great skill, one shining example is senior Monica Shaffer. Having played the flute since third grade and the piccolo since sixth, Shaffer has been a part of the BSM band for six years. Although Shaffer mostly plays the piccolo today in band, she competes in different contests playing the flute.
Although the BSM band has always played a large role in school spirit, this year’s band is set apart from the rest. “This is the strongest band we’ve had in a long time,” said director Mr. Paul Keefe. “We have a very musical freshmen class. There’s strength in every section, and senior leadership in almost every section.” With such a talented group of musicians, Mr. Keefe has even been able to get the band to perform music at the Christmas concert that they hadn’t been able to perform before. “The music [at the Christmas concert] was the hardest music we ever played,” said Mr. Keefe.
But perhaps the highlight of band this year is their trip to sunny Florida this February. “We’re taking 37 band members to Florida in one month to perform as a part of [the] ‘Lights Camera Music’ [music program] at Universal Studios in Orlando,” said Mr. Keefe.
Here, students will get an opportunity to play on the stage at the city walk and perform for Universal Studios visitors from all around the world. Besides spending time at Universal Studios, the band will also attend a clinic at a local college and go to the beach. These activities will give a chance for band members to bond and for freshmen to start making their own memories unique to the band experience.
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