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
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 if students reading the literary classic have a solid knowledge base of the time period the novel is set in. In an attempts to bridge the gap between literature and history studies, two teachers––Ms. Megan Kern and Ms. Anne Marie Dominguez––have paired up to teach their newly developed class, American Studies, to juniors, combining the... Continue Reading
February 3, 2012
Matt Muenzberg, Sports Editor
“Don’t miss.” That was the thought that ran through the head of senior forward Sanjay Lumpkin when he got the ball under the basket unguarded with three seconds left in the game. Lumpkin made the layup, giving the top ranked boys’ basketball team a 67-65 win over number two Spring Lake Park. “We were just trying to get a screen and roll on the top. The ball went into the corner and I just cut back door and no one was guarding me,” said Lumpkin. The Red Knights struggled to contain Spring Lake Park’s Sean Scott, who had a career night with 36 points, 13 rebounds, and six blocks in a packed, pro-Panther gymnasium. Head coach Mr. John Moore admitted that guarding Scott isn’t an exact... 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Basketball | Fri, Feb 03 | Spring Lake Park | 67-65 | Read Story | W |
| Girls Basketball | Tue, Jan 31 | Minneapolis Southwest | 70-38 | W | |
| Girls Hockey | Sat, Jan 28 | Hill-Murray | 1-3 | Read Story | L |
| Boys Basketball | Sat, Jan 28 | North Branch | 82-21 | Read Story | W |
| Girls Basketball | Sat, Jan 28 | North Branch | 66-40 | Read Story | W |
| Dance Team | Sat, Jan 28 | Catholic Jamboree | J: 2nd/K: 3rd | ||
| Girls Hockey | Fri, Jan 27 | St. Francis/North Branch | 10-0 | Read Story | W |
| Boys Hockey | Fri, Jan 27 | Moorhead | 2-6 | Read Story | L |
| Wrestling | Fri, Jan 27 | Robbinsdale Cooper | 47-27 | W | |
| Wrestling | Fri, Jan 27 | Mahtomedi | 33-34 | L | |
| Boys Hockey | Thu, Jan 26 | Irondale | 6-1 | Read Story | W |
| Girls Basketball | Thu, Jan 26 | Chisago Lakes | 58 -45 | Read Story | W |
| Sport | Date | Time | Opponent | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls Hockey | Sat, Feb 04 | 3:00 | Totino-Grace | Parade Ice Gardens |
| Boys Hockey | Sat, Feb 04 | 7:30 | Spring Lake Park | Blaine |
| Wrestling | Sat, Feb 04 | 9:00 | TBA | Pine Island |
| Girls Basketball | Mon, Feb 06 | 6:00 | DeLaSalle | DeLaSalle |
| 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 |
During Jewish high holidays earlier this month, BSM students parked in the Jewish Community Center to allow the Beth El congregation adequete parking space.
Meredith Gallagher
October 30, 2008
Filed under News
In the office of the Beth El Synagogue hangs a painting given to them by Benilde-St. Margaret’s art students. With vibrant colors, it depicts the Bread of the Earth and Fruit of the Vine and symbolizes the harmonious relationship between BSM and Beth El.
Though it seems odd to have a Catholic school right across the street from a Jewish synagogue, the two institutions get along well. “BSM and Beth El have always had a good relationship,” said Linda Goldberg, executive director at the synagogue.
“I thought it was really cool,” said one of Beth El’s newest additions, Rabbi Avi Olitzky, when he found out that a Catholic school was right across the street from the synagogue. “I believe people have to come together despite their differences; they have to come together because of their differences.”
The interactions between BSM and Beth El began back in 1961 when the Christian Brothers sold some of BSM’s land to Beth El after the congregation changed location from the north side of Minneapolis (where they had been located since 1926) to St. Louis Park.
Today, it is thanks to the Beth El Synagogue that BSM sophomores and juniors are allowed to park in the synagogue’s parking lot instead of the street. “We have it in the contract that we get the last half of the parking lot,” said Mrs. Mary Andersen, junior and senior dean at BSM.
Most of the year, students take full advantage of the lot across the street. “We don’t need the entire parking lot during the week. It just sits empty,” Goldberg said. Although a majority of the time BSM sophomores and juniors can park in the lot, there are a few days a year where the Beth El congregation needs BSM to return the favor. “Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah are our holiest holidays, and between 2500 and 3,000 people attend services throughout the day,” Goldberg said. “They were spilling out into the neighborhood.”
To accomodate the extra traffic, the Beth El congregation uses the BSM parking lot. The students in turn are asked to park at the Jewish Community Center lot on Cedar Lake Road a few blocks away. Because the JCC is closed for the religious holidays, their parking lot is available for the students to use. “We’ve done the busing for about three years now. It can be a little high maintenance, but it’s totally worth it,” said Mrs. Andersen. “We split the cost.”
Typically, either Yom Kippur or one of the two days of Rosh Hashanah will fall on a weekend, but this year all three days fell during the week. “We realize it is a big inconvenience with the busing and everything, but we really appreciate it,” Goldberg said.
Beth El and BSM have helped each other out in other ways over the years. When BSM was under construction a seven years ago, Beth El let BSM teachers use space in the synagogue for standardized testing and large assemblies. “We didn’t have a lot of large meeting rooms,” Mrs. Andersen said. “The only option was the gym, and if that was being used we had no where to go.”
Construction has been completed for a seven years, but the relations between the synagogue and BSM will continue. Rabbi Olitzky hopes to one day come talk to students at BSM or teach a class. “I would be willing to talk about anything,” he said. “And I’m sure I would learn a lot, too.”
Both BSM and Beth El can learn a lot from each other, and appreciate the strong relationship they have had over the years. “They’re very good neighbors to us, and we like to be the same,” Mrs. Andersen.
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