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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 Addie Reine

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Emily Beh

Addie Reine, Twin Cities Scene Editor
May 27, 2011
Filed under Student Life, Tremendous Twelve

Emily Beh’s enthusiastic and passionate personality shines in everything she dedicates herself to. From her numerous performances in BSM’s productions to working at summer camp, Camp Foley, Beh’s contagious zeal followers her. As an avid performer, one contributing aspect to Beh’s love... (more...)

Christmas tree disaster

Addie Reine, Twin Cities scene editor
January 1, 2011
Filed under Humor

Thanksgiving Day: relaxation, peace, comfort… not in the Reine family though; every year we reluctantly trek out to the boonies to chop down a tree. This “tradition” is less than relaxing, fills me with anger, and, even worse, makes me quite uncomfortable. We could have just bought... (more...)

A New Kind of Cafeteria- Uptown Cafeteria

Addie Reine
September 7, 2010
Filed under News

If your driving through Uptown on a nice day you might notice a restaurant with open garage door windows and people dining on its roof. This diner, The Cafeteria, can pull this off because it does not associate with a particular theme; instead it simply combines the best foods with the best... (more...)

Archery integrated into classes

Addie Reine
May 7, 2010
Filed under News

As the school year drones on, students would rather be outside instead of the classroom and Benilde-St. Margaret’s gym and Ecology classes are finding a solution to these long days by introducing a new archery unit. BSM received funding for this new program through the National Archery... (more...)

Anticipation continues to build for this years Relay for Life

Addie Reine
May 6, 2010
Filed under News

With Relay For Life only weeks away, anticipation builds for the big night of May 15. However, before Relay for Life opens there are still preparations that need to take place. Relay for Life continues to be a success among students despite the dilemma earlier in the year about BSM not hosting... (more...)

BSM continues to go green with new composting program

Addie Reine
April 26, 2010
Filed under News

The new stations in the commons have separate places for trash, plastic, and compostable material so that the material can be disposed of, recycled, and now composted, in the most efficient and earth-friendly way possible. Most students don’t realize that combining trash with compostable... (more...)

Resisting the Ordinary

Addie Reine
March 17, 2010
Filed under Art Exhibit Reviews, Reviews

The unsettling works of the “Abstract Resistance” exhibit bewilder and astound as contemporary masterpieces fight against our perception of art through graphic interpretations of traumatic historical events. The mediums used to showcase these individual interpretations by the artists... (more...)

Think you know your Facebook friends?

Katie McClurg, Addie Reine, and Sean Simonson
March 11, 2010
Filed under Features, Top Stories

The Facebook Experiment Are you friends with Claire Simmons or Ben Erickson on Facebook? Well guess what? They don’t exist. The Knight Errant created two fake profiles as an experiment about students’ online interactions with social networking. The two profiles had info about themselves,... (more...)

The Joy of Socks

Addie Reine
March 1, 2010
Filed under Fashion, Reviews

Admit it. You are guilty of crazy and mismatched socks. Whether an open obsession or a guilty pleasure, there is no denying the facts that indeed you enjoy the lack of coordination in sock patterns as long as they are safely hidden beneath your regular blue jeans and tennis shoes. However,... (more...)

Sweet Treats at Patrick’s

Addie Reine
February 26, 2010
Filed under Restaurant Reviews, Reviews

The artfully crafted French-inspired creations at Patrick’s Bakery and Café seem almost too stunning to eat. Thankfully, the daring decision to take a bite into the exquisite creation will not have been in vain after you realize that the appearance only complements the taste. Patrick’s... (more...)

Cafe serves up refreshing, original tea

Addie Reine
February 3, 2010
Filed under Restaurant Reviews, Reviews

Asian plants and fountains, incorporated into the chill aura of the contemporary mix, inspire a slightly more upscale version of a college coffee shop at The Tea Garden. The Tea Garden exclusively specializes in strictly tea and offers quite a variety from Chai lattes and shakes to Bubble Tea... (more...)

Peace and justice fair

Addie Reine
January 29, 2010
Filed under Student Life

Just an hour-and-a-half of hard work at Feed My Starving Children and 8,064 meal servings can be made; multiply this by three and you come up with a whopping 24,192 meals, the total number of meals that Lauren Anderson and Becca Tourville helped to package after dedicating their time and effort... (more...)

Horn’s hockey career continues to show promise

Addie Reine
January 4, 2010
Filed under Sports, Sports Center, Winter Sports

Christian Horn is what some might consider a rookie when it comes to hockey, considering he is only a sophomore on the Varsity team at BSM. However, playing constantly on USA and Elite teams in addition to the BSM season gives this “rookie” a whole lot more experience than most... (more...)

Yum! Restaurant more than just a bakery

Addie Reine
January 4, 2010
Filed under Restaurant Reviews, Reviews

You peer into the bakery window and suddenly you’re five years old. The swirled snowdrifts of frosting dusted with a touch of shining sprinkles top jumbo cupcakes by an inch, instantly engaging all of your senses. But no sooner than you start to drool do you notice that next to the delectable... (more...)

The Weepies

Addie Reine
December 18, 2009
Filed under Music Reviews, Reviews

Soothing harmonies artfully construceted by this two-person group entangled in the guitar’s distinct picking mesh to create an eerie and pleasant tones. The way that these blissful melodies snatch a listener’s attention prove that the Weepies are not your everyday folk music artists.... (more...)

Algebra Plus added to curriculum

Addie Reine
November 27, 2009
Filed under News

Next fall eighth grade students will be put to the test and only time will tell if they will sink or swim. Although the redesigning is meant to strengthen the overall math curriculum, not all the math teachers at Benilde St.-Margaret’s agree with this assumption. However, adding Algebra... (more...)

Drama department performs Charlie Brown

Addie Reine
November 19, 2009
Filed under Student Life

Whisping away the audience in a stream of light-hearted, warm and comical scenes,”You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown” went above and beyond expectations. A well known classic, this production captured every aspect of the original Charlie Brown series as it premiered on Friday,... (more...)