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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 Alana Profit

The backpack battle

Alana Profit and Morgan Rogers
May 14, 2010
Filed under Opinions

Pro-Backpacks Backpacks have become an integral part of the student experience, and taking them away would inevitably cause some logistical problems. First, for the unfortunate student who has Weisgram AP Government in the North Building, then follows it up with Glover Statistics, Band in the... (more...)

BSM students on a budget

Alana Profit
May 10, 2010
Filed under Features, Student Life

Our parents won’t be able to give us money forever, and it’s time we took some responsibility for ourselves; we are in high school now. Now I’m not saying that you should move out of the house at 16, but there’s no reason why we can’t start saving ourselves some... (more...)

Getting yourself in the mail

Alana Profit
May 10, 2010
Filed under Humor

Most days I think I’m a run-of-the-mill high schooler: I get up at a time I feel is entirely too early, do homework the period before it’s due, stuff my face in 20 minutes at lunch, go to track practice, go home to eat dinner, sleep, and repeat. But just recently my perception of... (more...)

Pricy desserts well worth it at Wuollet’s

Alana Profit
March 19, 2010
Filed under Restaurant Reviews, Reviews

Wuollet’s offers traditional bakery eats like freshly baked bread and doughnuts, but the classic desserts are where this bakery excels. The Princess torte, for example, looks like it jumped off the screen of “Princess and the Frog,” complete with lime green marzipan and topped... (more...)

Grooveshark

Alana Profit
March 11, 2010
Filed under News

Seemingly the lovechild of Rhapsody and iTunes, Grooveshark.com satisfies the musical needs everyone, even those who have a taste for Vietnam War protest songs or underground mixtapes. Unlike so many other music websites, the membership rate for Grooveshark is so low that it’s a joke;... (more...)

A little taste of Mexico

Alana Profit
March 5, 2010
Filed under Restaurant Reviews, Reviews

The seemingly run down-restaurant known as Little Tijuana holds it own against the local eateries due to the unique spin they put on time-tested Mexican favorites and the homemade tastes of the dishes. There isn’t a a single dish priced over $10.50 on Little Tijuana’s menu, which... (more...)

Pricey seafood good for a change of pace

Alana Profit
March 3, 2010
Filed under Restaurant Reviews, Reviews

Located a stone’s throw away from the front doors of the new Guthrie, Sea Change has tried, and succeeded, at making a restaurant more sustainable by making environmentally conscious business decisions. They buy from fisheries that practice sustainable fishing, serve water in carafes... (more...)

Black history should be incorporated year round

Alana Profit and Mickey Caulfield
February 24, 2010
Filed under Opinions

One month for Jack-o’-Lanterns, one month for Christmas trees, and one month for black people. Although it was founded to remind Americans that black people did have history, Black History Month has now become an anachronism, one of the last bastions of the segregation it was formed in... (more...)

Cold weather fun at Theodore Wirth Park

Alana Profit
February 10, 2010
Filed under Area Hot Spots, Reviews

Minnesotan winters tend to be lengthy and cold, but those that think there’s nothing to do but wait for spring to hurry itself here are sadly mistaken. True Minnesotans embrace the five months of the powdery snow that covers the ground by participating in the unique recreation that snow... (more...)

Christmas common basket

Alana Profit
January 5, 2010
Filed under News

As the Advent season rolls around, the philanthropic side of humanity begins to emerge. This sentiment is no different at Benilde-St. Margaret’s, for this is when the school begins the Christmas Common Basket, formerly known as the Christmas Basket Project. The concept of giving to those... (more...)

Japanese students visit BSM

Alana Profit
November 29, 2009
Filed under News, Top Stories

After an approximately 19 hour plane ride transversing 9,015 miles, a plane will touch down at the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport on November 17 with 40 girls and 11 boys from Kaisei Gakuin High School in Hokkaido, Japan. From the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, they will board a... (more...)

Thanksgiving loses meaning

Alana Profit
November 29, 2009
Filed under Opinions

Thanksgiving, also known as National Mooch Off Of Your Family Day, has turned into a pointless holiday in preparation for the Christmas season and improving the bottom line for multi-billion dollar companies. In fact, the first few Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parades were actually entitled... (more...)

Give blood

Alana Profit
November 20, 2009
Filed under Opinions

In the time it takes to read this story, about 40 people will need blood. The need for it never goes away, so the blood drive on November 18 is the perfect opportunity to save a life. A vast majority of students in attendance at Benilde-St. Margaret’s consider service as a large part... (more...)

Mary Fran O’Keefe continues her legacy

Alana Profit
November 9, 2009
Filed under Student Life

After the bell rings signaling the end of class, students from all reaches of the school commute to the north building to go to band, science, or government. If they’re lucky, the door to the office adorned with a Halloween Christmas tree and multitudes of pictures is standing open and... (more...)

Spring break trips too expensive

Alana Profit
October 21, 2009
Filed under Opinions

Spain’s got delicious tapas and exotic flamenco dancing, India has the Taj Mahal and the Lotus Temple, and let’s not forget the fabulous gelato and rich Catholic roots of Italy. Sounds like a fun opportunity for Spring Break, right? Wrong. The reality is that these trips, costing... (more...)

New school year new P.R.O.

Alana Profit
September 30, 2009
Filed under Student Life

After a one year hiatus, the diversity group Peers Respecting Others, or P.R.O. for short, will soon be back in action. With Ms. Lidibette Rosado-Guzman, the Diversity Coordinator, working to overhaul the whole program, the year will be filled with many opportunities to get involved in activities... (more...)