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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
BaseballMon, May 21 Holy Angels1-0W
Boys LacrosseSat, May 19 Holy Angels15-6W
BaseballFri, May 18 Totino-Grace6-4W
SoftballThu, May 17 Totino-Grace5-0W
Boys TrackThu, May 17 NSConference Opponents7th place
Boys TrackThu, May 17 True Team Opponents5th Place
Girls TrackThu, May 17 NSConference Opponents5th place
Girls TrackThu, May 17 True Team Opponents5th Place
Girls LacrosseThu, May 17 Cretin-Derham Hall11-22L
SoftballWed, May 16 Chisago Lakes10-0W
Boys LacrosseTue, May 15 Spring Lake Park21-0W
BaseballTue, May 15 Bloomington Jefferson7-5W
Click on any sport above to see a full schedule for that sport.
SportDateTimeOpponentLocation
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
Girls GolfTue, Jun 12 TBABunker Hill Golf Course
Click on any sport above to see a full schedule for that sport.

Stories Written by Mira Friedlander

A laptop bandit strikes

Mira Friedlander and Aimee Brown
May 10, 2010
Filed under News

The hunt has started. The week before spring break, one of BSM’s MacBooks was discovered missing–no one has turned it in and so as a last resort, BSM filed a police report. Because the lost laptop was a newer version of the MacBook, BSM knows that there is only one laptop cart it... (more...)

Dear John falls short of Sparks’ other adaptions

Mira Friedlander
February 20, 2010
Filed under Movie Reviews, Reviews

Channing Tatum, playing army grunt John Tyree, and Amanda Seyfried as southern belle Savannah Curtis, would appear to be a match made in heaven; however, most scenes lack any chemistry between the two. They meet on a beach when Savannah drops her bag in the ocean and John retrieves it for her,... (more...)

Elena Lyon — Sophomore Transfer

Mira Friedlander
February 17, 2010
Filed under Q&A

KE: Where did you go before BSM? EL: Minnetonka KE: Why did you leave Minnetonka? EL: I wanted a smaller school and my parents helped me make the choice. KE: Why did you pick BSM? EL: My whole family went here and it’s a religious school and I needed some religion. KE: Was it hard to... (more...)

The Pinocchio girl

Mira Friedlander
April 6, 2009
Filed under Humor

I always thought of it as a joke when my parents would say, “Mira, When you turn 18 you can get rhinoplasty,” so I never thought much of it. But there are always those jokes that are repeated so many times that eventually it’s not funny anymore, and you start to take it... (more...)

My teacher knows ghosts?

Mira Friedlander
December 11, 2008
Filed under Humor

When I found out my old Western Civ teacher was a ghost writer, I seemed like the most enthusiastic kid to go interview her for an article. The whole time I thought about questions to ask her: Does she stay in haunted houses? Where does she find the ghosts? Can she see them? Can she communicate... (more...)

Photo club snaps into action

Mira Friedlander
November 18, 2008
Filed under Activities

With sophomore Irena Cich leading this new group, Photo Club is added to the long lists of extracurriculars BSM offers. Cich came to the first meeting bringing lots of different ideas. Unlike a normal photo club that just uses the time to share pictures and rank the photos, she wants to use... (more...)

New team answers same questions

Mira Friedlander
October 28, 2008
Filed under Activities

With a loss of many seniors this past year, the knowledge bowl team enters this season with a re-building year approach. “The returning juniors are good,” said Mr. Tom Backen, the new coach, but the team had groomed the graduated seniors for three to four years, so this puts the team at... (more...)

Girls’ Dive Team is Small Yet Stronger Than Ever

Mira Friedlander
October 12, 2008
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports

The girls’ dive team has six girls, but just because the team is small doesn’t mean they don’t have strength. ”We hope to have three to four girls make it to sections and three go to State,” said senior captain Bailey Ribich. The dive team doesn’t necessarily... (more...)