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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

Shannon Stroh

(Emily Kruse)

Shannon Stroh

May 21, 2012

Leila Aboussir, Online Photography Editor

Lights come up, voices start ringing, and the band starts playing their instruments. Shannon Stroh has been an avid member of the BSM theater department since her entrance into the school, but is rarely seen on the actual stage. Yet, Shannon’s dedication alongside her sarcastic, witty personality has made her an extraordinary member of the tremendous... 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
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
Boys TennisTue, Jun 05 1:00TBABaseline Tennis Center
SoftballThu, Jun 07 1:00TBACaswell Park
Boys TrackFri, Jun 08 TBAHamline University
Girls TrackFri, Jun 08 TBAHamline University
Click on any sport above to see a full schedule for that sport.

Step-brothers

Margaret Miller
May 18, 2010
Filed under Humor

Step brothers. Although I’m not referring to the in-genius movie with Will Ferrell, my real life experience has been just as funny.
My dad married Jane, my amazing stepmother, in the middle of my third grade year. I mean, yeah, it was cool that I had some company my own age, and more of an amusing dinner conversation to listen to, but they could be mean. More than mean, in fact, they would tease and taught me with no signs of struggle.
With this marriage I received three new stepbrothers: Luke, Jeremy, and Christian. We fought about everything. “I was gonna change the channel!” “Get out of my room!” “You stole my five dollars! I saw you do it!” seemed to be the most common strand of screams echoing through our home. Obviously I loved them, they were funny and I was with them constantly, so I adapted. Plus, they were my age, so I thought of them as really good friends who just happened to live across the hall.
Luke, my oldest stepbrother, was ten, I was nine, and the twins Jeremy and Christian were eight. Our house was out of control. Every time our parents would arrange a vacation, it would backfire.
On our first trip to Mexico in 2002, all four of us went missing for over a hour. There was a man outside the hotel who had a boat that was floating down the canal, so we decided to get on it, naturally. We returned to the hotel to find cops everywhere and our parents in a fit of anger.
In 2004, at St. Lucia, the four of us held a competition in our hotel room on who could break the most stuff. I got second place in the game, but overall I think we did a good job of completely destroying the room. We broke all three beds, both lamps, cracked the mirror, the door wouldn’t close right, and the whole room was without electricity.
Our Christmas Caribbean cruise in 2007 was my personal favorite. Luke walked around the ship and stole every child-sized chocolate gnome within sight. Jeremy, Christian, and I trailed him laughing and pushing each other violently into Christmas decorations. One night while I was in the shower, one of the giant chocolate gnomes was melted with a lighter into my bed spread. Imagine a huge melted chocolate puddle…that was hidden under the sheets as I climbed into bed.
My parents stormed into the room and were shocked at the mess displayed in front of them. I had never seen a six person wrestling match live before, and never had I seen both of my parents participate simultaneously. My dad tried to hold down Christian, I was on Jeremy as he punched my stomach, and Luke was dodging the mattress that Jane tried to put on top of him so he would calm down.
Step siblings can be difficult, but they can also be great. My childhood was improved dramatically by the presence of Luke, Jeremy and Christian. I can not wait until our next funny-prank-that-ends-up-bad-and-we-get-grounded-and-almost-kicked-out-of-the-house moment together.
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