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 |
Theresa Lau
February 9, 2010
Filed under Opinions
We attend a private Catholic school and with that, we are going to have to accept certain things: Prayer, Mass, religion classes, Catholic ideals, fine. Despite all of this, I feel it is necessary for BSM to teach both safe sex and abstinence in health classes.
To create healthy, educated adults in our modern world, this school must look at the reality; sex is everywhere. It’s in our music, movies, television, even our clothes. The school doesn’t have to become a part of this, but it must deal with the fact that it’s there.
Abstinence should be one method of safety that is taught, not the only one. Abstinence can be stressed as what the school feels is the right choice, but it shouldn’t be given as the only option. Rather, health classes should teach students about condoms, birth control, and other forms of contraceptives. It is the job of the school is to educate students so they can make good decisions in the future and know what the options are.
In this day and age it is simply irresponsible to preach to students about abstinence rather than to teach them about safe sex. Yes, we go to a Catholic school and the Catholic church tries to teach abstinence; however, teaching safe sex is not necessarily promoting students to have it. It is simply a precautionary measure.
In high school there are a lot of pressures, sex being a big one. Sex is an inevitable part of life and because of that fact this school should be responsible enough to teach its students how to be safe. We cannot just sweep this issue under the rug and pretend it is not there. Not addressing sex doesn’t make it go away, and it doesn’t stop people from doing it; it simply leaves our students to fend for themselves in finding out how to be safe.
We must teach students how to protect themselves if and when they decide they are ready. Maybe this shouldn’t be something freshmen learn, but juniors and seniors are nearing college, where it is essential to know how to be safe. Students must leave Benilde St. Margaret’s prepared for the world; giving them only abstinence as an option is not the way to do that.
February 18th, 2010 at 12:45 pm
I agree completely! This young, Catholic woman has a valid point. Our schools have a responsibility to reinforce God’s teachings, absolutely; however, we have a responsibility to prepare our children for the world they are living in now. Ignoring the fact that sex is bombarding our teens will not prepare them for a situation in which they lose control.
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February 26th, 2010 at 5:16 pm
Thank you for writing a story about BSM needing to improving the sexual education program. Not only are they depriving us of the experience to practice putting condoms on bananas, they are exposing us to the possiblity of contracting a STD or having to deal with an unwanted pregnancy. Just because we learn about sex and the proper protection in high school does not mean we are going to go out and have sex right away. If we aren’t going to learn about how to use a condom and other types of birth control in a required class, when would we learn. I know that the sexual education at Benilde-St. Margaret’s have improved since when my brother took it, when he was taught that you shouldn’t have sex because condoms don’t work, but there still needs to be a lot changes, at least in my opinion.
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April 12th, 2010 at 9:05 am
It seems like someone is forgetting that Benilde is a Catholic school. It is not at all appropriate for funds to be spent on something (teaching about the use of condoms, birth control, and other forms of contraceptives) that is contrary and incompatible with Catholic teaching. The Church is clear about this subject and if Benilde were ever to endorse this it’s difficult to see how it could even be considered in good standing with the Church any longer.
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