Staff Profile
Margaret Miller –– Student Life Editor
As a young child star, Margaret starred as the creepy girl in “The Ring I” and also had a chance at being a girl on the show, “Barney.” She was let go because she was too awkwardly tall and scared the other actors. In high school, she went with her God given talent to pick on freshman in the lunch line and lost all favoritism as an upperclassman because she would constantly be forgetting her student ID card. Margaret doesn’t see her friends much due to her addictive behavior towards locking herself in her room and playing “World of Warcraft” while simultaneously crunching on Doritos. She also tends to wander off into her own world listening to Bach and Beethoven, which she claims inspires her to be a successful carny at the Minnesota State Fair.
Payton Goodrich
Margaret Miller, Student Life Editor
May 25, 2011
Filed under Student Life, Tremendous Twelve
State Wrestling competitor and wrestling captain Payton Goodrich has been involved in the BSM community for all four years; he has participated in sports such as football and track and clubs RKVC, Red Carpet Club and National Honors Society. Not only is Goodrich a well-rounded athlete and student, but... Read more »
5 hours of joy
Margaret Miller, Student Life Editor
February 16, 2011
Filed under Humor
In the four long years of my high school career, I’ve been constantly searching out ways to stay awake during class and while doing homework. But this fall, I found my solution. It could mentally relax me and put my body at ease, much like Sun Salutation, and this bottle could suddenly take the weight... Read more »
Senior leaves for second semester
Margaret Miller, Student LIfe editor
February 5, 2011
Filed under Featured Student Life, Student Life
Second semester senior year is notorious for being the easiest and most fun time of high school. However, senior Carmen Aguirre will not be joining her classmates for the end of high school and will be graduating from the National Sports Academy. The choice to leave BSM in the middle of senior year... Read more »
From cold Minnesota to African warmth
Margaret Miller, Student LIfe editor
January 31, 2011
Filed under Featured Student Life, Student Life, Top Stories
For two BSM teachers, winter break 2010 was not the average “spend time with your family in the cold Minnesota weather” vacation. Instead, teachers Mr. Bob Lyons and Ms. Änna Overbo traveled to different countries within Africa. Mr. Lyons traveled to Kenya for twelve days with his family in order... Read more »
Inked – Students
Margaret Miller, Meredith Gallagher, and Meredith Gallagher and Margaret Miller
May 18, 2010
Filed under Features
Alex Peck Alex Peck, a senior, got a tattoo on his back right after his 18th birthday. "My parents said I either had to win state, or when I turn 18," said Peck, "I had wanted one since freshman year." Peck's tattoo is of a Chi-Roo Cross, which has the word "credere" meaning "believe" in Italian.... Read more »
Step-brothers
Margaret Miller
May 18, 2010
Filed under Humor
Step brothers. Although I'm not referring to the in-genius movie with Will Ferrell, my real life experience has been just as funny. My dad married Jane, my amazing stepmother, in the middle of my third grade year. I mean, yeah, it was cool that I had some company my own age, and more of an amusing dinner... Read more »
Hertzenberg already level-eight gymnast
Margaret Miller
March 15, 2010
Filed under Student Life
Adding flips and twists to complex and counter-gravity tricks, Steph Hertzenberg, sophomore, participates in level-eight gymnastics and has been a gymnast since she was just two years of age. Because BSM does not have a gymnastics team, Hertzenberg practices and represents North Shore Gymnastics... Read more »
Trespassing trash
Margaret Miller
January 18, 2010
Filed under News
With massive construction projects taking place on the fields of BSM, two large dumpsters populate the back street area. One St. Louis Park man was found to be trespassing on BSM private property and dumping his trash into these very dumpsters. Security guard, Jon Pachkofsky, was notified before... Read more »
Jones’ Christmas sweater tradition stays strong
Margaret Miller
January 14, 2010
Filed under Student Life
There are many ways that high-school students are able to tell that the holiday season is on its way. Either students pick up on the fact that the weather is getting colder, the tests are never ending, or there is nothing but Christmas songs playing on the radio. However, for BSM students, the major... Read more »
Facebook fame for freshman D’Arcy Spiller
Margaret Miller
January 5, 2010
Filed under Student Life
Some of her fame at school may have come from the video on Facebook or it may have come from the cool accent, but either way, every student seems to know a little about freshman D'Arcy Spiller. The thing everyone knows about Spiller is that she has an amazing voice. Her song "All of You" became... Read more »
Twilight: team Edward vs. team Jacob
Annalisa Huge and Margaret Miller, Annalisa Huge, and Margaret Miller
December 7, 2009
Filed under Opinions
Team Edward or Team Jacob? Edward Not only does he glimmer beautifully in the sunlight, have the ability to read minds, and drive a shiny, silver Volvo, but Edward also shows all the characteristics of the perfect soulmate. He has the whole dangerous thing going for him, seeing as he is a vampire,... Read more »
Weight room
Margaret Miller
December 7, 2009
Filed under Humor
Really, I swear I can lift more the five pounds. It might seem sad to you, but arm running does work your shoulders. Of course, this fact seems unimportant to the broad-shouldered, peck-bursting, bicep-curling males of the BSM weight room. The intense competition between these four walls leaves the strong... Read more »
Mysterious faculty member shares insight
Margaret Miller
November 29, 2009
Filed under Student Life
Mr. Lee Soderlind has been a faculty member of BSM for ten years yet remains quite mysterious among the student body. Mr. Soderlind, the coordinator of the Insight Program, helps students by supplying a drug and alcohol assessment and educational program. Few people know him, and even fewer people know... Read more »
Teacher Ted Reiff coaches rivals
Margaret Miller
November 11, 2009
Filed under News
Ted Reiff finds himself constantly leaving the BSM campus to accompany his players at Holy Angles High School. This new science teacher is not only a member of the Benilde-St. Margaret's community, but also one of Holy Angels. He is now on his tenth year of coaching the girl's volleyball team at Holy... Read more »
Passwords for printing
Margaret Miller
October 18, 2009
Filed under News
Fast last-minute printing has been turned into a longer process with the new security system added into the school's computers. Now to be able to print, students must enter in their school assigned identification name along with their student password. This security procedure, commonly referred to... Read more »
Former BSM hockey player now US Olympic team member
Margaret Miller
September 18, 2009
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports
The Olympic Games are the most intense, competitive and popular event this world knows, and Benilde-St. Margaret's High School has an alum who has a chance at participating. Rachael Drazan ('04) is currently trying out to be a member of the USA Women's Olympic Hockey Team for the 2010 Olympic in Vancouver.... Read more »
