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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 Kelly Dwyer

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Raise the Red Campaign Ends

Kelly Dwyer, staff writer
May 25, 2011
Filed under News

The Raise the Red campaign started with an ambitious goal of raising $30 million and completing four projects. Now, four years later, the campaign will officially come to a close on June 30, 2011 after raising $14 million, finishing the outdoor athletic complex, and supporting the First Fund... (more...)

chem health week

Knightlife promotes sobriety with Chemical Health Week

Kelly Dwyer, staff writer
May 20, 2011
Filed under News

The Knightlife leaders, along with Knightlife adviser Dr. Jeff Stephenson, Mr. Fran Roby, and Mrs. Mary Andersen, started a new awareness week called Chemical Health Week. This week was dedicated to making students aware of how chemicals can affect people’s lives. During the week of April... (more...)

GUAT

Students impacted by trip to Guatemala

Kelly Dwyer, staff writer
April 29, 2011
Filed under News, Top Stories

Over the 2011 spring break, 31 students and four teachers spent eight days at Nuestro Pequenos Hermanos Orphanage in Guatemala. They spent their time working in the fields, painting houses, and playing with the 350 kids in the orphanage. Seniors Martha Hogan and Katie Michurski helped plan... (more...)

Students participate in World Language Week

Kelly Dwyer
April 11, 2011
Filed under News

For one week each year BSM explores new cultures during World Language Week. This year World Language Week was Feb 28 to March 4 and students were able to see a flamenco presentation, a La PĂ©tanque, listen to international music in lunch, and eat foods from all over the world. Each language... (more...)

New intern learns from guidance counselor

Kelly Dwyer, staff writer
February 19, 2011
Filed under News Briefs

On the first day of second semester, new guidance counselor intern Luke Riesgraf had the same feelings that a new student does on the first day of school. “My experience at BSM has been fantastic. Initially, I felt like a new student as I walked into front door, intimidated and daunted by... (more...)

Ice-fishing hobby continues for years

Kelly Dwyer, staff writer
February 10, 2011
Filed under Student Life

Twenty years ago Mrs. Mary Andersen spent her honeymoon ice-fishing and has spent every anniversary since then on the ice and fishing with her husband. Before Mrs. Andersen got married, she had never ice-fished before. However, after her wedding day, it became a tradition. “When I met my... (more...)

Carmen Aquire

The madness of college application

Kelly Dwyer, staff writer
February 4, 2011
Filed under Featured Student Life, Student Life

Senior Carmen Aguirre was sitting over her desk until 4:45 in the morning on Dec 31, the day before her applications were due, trying to finish her Common App and other applications for three separate schools. Once the clock hit 4:45 she had finally finished applying to all 17 colleges on her... (more...)

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Farm to School program provides multiple benefits

Kelly Dwyer, staff writer
December 16, 2010
Filed under News, Top Stories

Farm to School, a new lunch program used at school this year, provides the school with everything from apples to turkey, along with promoting healthy eating habits in students, supporting local farms, and helping to rebuild the local economy. While the program, which was piloted at the end... (more...)

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It’s tradition

Kelly Dwyer
December 14, 2010
Filed under Features

Advent Angels Since she was a baby, junior Natalie Johnson has had an Advent Angel buying her a gift. “Every year after Thanksgiving dinner, all of us ten kids put our name in a hat, then we mix it up and pick someone’s name out of the hat, and that’s our Advent Angel for that year,”... (more...)

Teachers monitor more than hallways

Kelly Dwyer
October 12, 2010
Filed under News

Hall monitors at BSM have always made sure students were doing what they were supposed to in the hallways. However, because of the new one-to-one laptop program, hall monitors now monitor what students are doing in class as well, serving as a set of eyes for teachers who cannot see what students... (more...)

Easy B+

Kelly Dwyer, Staff writer
October 7, 2010
Filed under Movie Reviews

High-schoolers deal with cliques, gossip, and rumors on a daily basis, and the new movie “Easy A” perfectly depicts these trials and tribulations. The movie begins with Olive (Emma Stone), a brooding teenager, explaining her story of self discovery to the viewer through her web cam. By... (more...)

Raise the Red works to stay on track

Kelly Dwyer
September 22, 2010
Filed under News

BSM’s Raise the Red campaign has nearly completed one of its main projects, the outdoor campus. Meanwhile the school continues its $30 million, six-year campaign to finish the other three projects: the First Fund, tuition assistance, and the north building. On all of the projects to date,... (more...)