Staff Profile
Mira Friedlander –– Multimedia Editor
Mira Friedlander, a published science fiction author, immigrated to the land of the free from the tiny country of Yemen. Born a princess, she escaped the tyrant rule of her family, and sailed all the way to America on a jellyfish’s back. You may say Mira’s life is nothing out of the ordinary, but what most people don’t know is that she is not the typical seventeen year old. Last year she was eighteen years old, and is continuing to grow younger. Her life can be seen on the big screen under her pseudonym of Benjamin Button.
A laptop bandit strikes
Mira Friedlander and Aimee Brown, 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 Because the lost laptop was a newer version of the MacBook, BSM knows that there is only one laptop cart it could have been... Read more »
Dear John falls short of Sparks’ other adaptions
Mira Friedlander
February 20, 2010
Filed under A&E, Movie 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, and from... Read 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 transfer... Read 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 seriously; well this was one... Read 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 with... Read 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 the club... Read 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 a loss. Mr.... Read 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 win or a lose; they place depending... Read more »
