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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

Foreign language teachers work to balance the curriculum for bilingual students

Juniors Eleanor Raether and Alex Rios are two of BSM's bilingual students who are either from one of the various language immersion schools in the area or have grown up speaking a second language at home. (Megan Beh)

Foreign language teachers work to balance the curriculum for bilingual students

May 10, 2012

Kellen Gill, Staff Writer

Within the past ten years, language immersion schools have been growing, becoming more popular, and expanding to different languages. Benilde- St. Margaret’s is home to a number of bilingual students who are either from one of the various language immersion schools in the area or have grown up speaking a second language at home. Bilingual Spanish... 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
BaseballFri, May 18 4:15Totino-GraceTotino-Grace
Boys LacrosseSat, May 19 12:00Holy AngelsHoly Angels
Boys TrackSat, May 19 True Team OpponentsTBA
Girls TrackSat, May 19 True Team OpponentsTBA
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
Click on any sport above to see a full schedule for that sport.

Stories Written by Elizabeth Tiffany

Gun control needed amidst frenzy to buy guns

Elizabeth Tiffany
April 22, 2009
Filed under Opinions

If you’ve watched, read, or listened to the news in the last few months you’ve probably heard that recently in the United States gun sales have reached an all-time high––and that consequently, murder rates, too, are at an all-time high, with over 50 people slaughtered by guns in the... (more...)

Emma Berglund crowned Prom Princess

Amelia Raether
April 21, 2009
Filed under News, slideshows, Top Stories

This past Monday during homeroom, seven senior girls with their escorts–Kellie Hartmann and David Greco, Megan Beacom and Tyler Brown, Kaia Preus and Griffin Muckley, Sarah Kolller and Spencer Miller, Julie Baumgartner and Jake Rocheford, Kelsey Daley and Joe Kunitz, and Emma Berglund... (more...)

During Proposition 8 hearing, citizens must question validity of ammendment

Elizabeth Tiffany
April 6, 2009
Filed under Opinions

With the California Supreme Court hearing opposition to Proposition 8 starting March 5, United States citizens–particularly Californians–should be asking themselves whether or not passing the amendment banning same sex unions was the right decision. Proposition 8, which passed in... (more...)

Film makes couples young and old cringe

Elizabeth Tiffany
January 21, 2009
Filed under Movie Reviews, Reviews

When it was announced that Kate Winslet and Leonardo DeCaprio would be portraying the lead roles in the film version of Richard Yates’s novel Revolutionary Road, Titanic fans around the world rejoiced at the prospect of Jack and Rose finally getting the happy ending they deserved. However,... (more...)

Guthrie’s Blackbird Commands the Stage

Elizabeth Tiffany
December 17, 2008
Filed under Reviews, Theater Reviews

The Pillsbury House Theatre, a theater known for its controversial dramas, is putting on its production of David Harrower’s Blackbird at the Guthrie. Performed in the intimate Dowling Studio, Blackbird offers its audience a haunting portrayal of a relationship between a man and women... (more...)

Black Nativity takes the stages of St. Paul

Elizabeth Tiffany
December 16, 2008
Filed under Reviews, Theater Reviews

Penumbra Theatre’s Black Nativity–Hear Again the Christmas Story! returns for its twentieth run at the St. Paul theater, bringing unique holiday entertainment to the Twin Cities. The cozy theater is transformed into the home of Grandma Walker, a recent widow consumed with the death... (more...)

Thirst for popular vampire film quenched

Elizabeth Tiffany
December 9, 2008
Filed under Movie Reviews, Reviews

After months of feverishly checking fan-sites for new trailers, scouring magazine racks for stories about the cast, and scratching the name “Edward” onto the cover of every notebook, Twilight fans finally got what they’ve been waiting for, but not quite in the way they expected. Twilight,... (more...)

Senior government students to be election judges

Elizabeth Tiffany
October 30, 2008
Filed under News

As a part of the City of St. Louis Park’s High School Student Election Judge Program, a group of BSM senior government students will be able to experience the November 4th general election first-hand—and get paid for it too. The opportunity to be a student election judge, offered to all... (more...)

Religion teacher to start wellness program

Elizabeth Tiffany
October 10, 2008
Filed under News

After years of teaching one of BSM’s most popular religion classes, Spirituality, Ms. Connie Fourre will temporarily leave the post second semester while she goes on sabbatical to complete her master’s degree in Holistic Health at St. Catherine University. For the past four years, Ms. Fourre... (more...)

A Shakesperean Masterpiece? No. Hilarious? Yes.

Elizabeth Tiffany
August 31, 2008
Filed under a&e featured, Movie Reviews

After delighting audiences at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Focus Features’ comedy Hamlet 2 comes to theaters bringing with it an array of silly—often crude—jokes and even more profane songs. Despite oftentimes being politically incorrect, Hamlet 2 is nothing short of hilarious,... (more...)

Teen Vampire Novel Delivers Romance and Thrills

Elizabeth Tiffany
August 25, 2008
Filed under Book Reviews, Reviews

After months of waiting, teenage girls and women alike were finally able to get their hands on Stephanie Meyer’s fourth and final installment to the extremely popular Twilight series: Breaking Dawn. With pre-orders well into the millions, fans made Breaking Dawn one of the highest pre-ordered... (more...)

New Senior Board Brings Classes Together

Elizabeth Tiffany
August 25, 2008
Filed under News

While at the Junior class retreat last year, the soon-to-be seniors decided that they wanted to be remembered as a class that brought unity, fun, and school spirit to BSM for the 2008-2009 school year.  With the help of Mr. Mike Jeremiah  and Ms. Kate  Leahy, they banded together to create a... (more...)