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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 Brian Tobelmann

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PowerStudio to be replaced

Brian Tobelmann, Staff Writer
April 30, 2012
Filed under News

Come next year, many of the students and teachers will be experiencing the third online grading and classroom system in just three years. The BSM technology department is now planning on replacing the current “Studio” with yet another site for next year. Last spring, after years of troubles... (more...)

Ultimate Frisbee beats Robbinsdale-Cooper

Brian Tobelmann, Staff Writer
April 27, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The BSM ultimate team won another game against Robbinsdale Cooper on Thursday, April 27, bringing their inaugural record to 3-1. The Red Knights started the game slowly, and were tied with the Hawks at 4-4, but then went on an 10-2 scoring run to take the lead 14-6. Unfortunately, the offense... (more...)

Boys’ hockey eats lunch with the Archbishop

Brian Tobelmann, Staff Writer
April 24, 2012
Filed under News Briefs

The BSM boys’ hockey team was invited to Archbishop Nienstedt’s private residence on Monday, April 24. Nienstedt gave the hockey team a private mass in his chapel near the Cathedral and afterward, served them lunch at his home. “I suspect [Archbishop Nienstedt] is a big hockey fan because... (more...)

Spanish students head off to Costa Rica

Brian Tobelmann , Staff Writer
March 23, 2012
Filed under News

In order to offer an immersion vacation to the Spanish speaking students, Mr. Adam Groebner organized a spring break trip to Costa Rica, allowing students to better learn the culture and language. Mr. Groebner, along with Ms. Mary Murray and 12 Spanish students, will be leaving on Sunday, March... (more...)

Twin Cities Golf hosts tournament for Jablonski

Brian Tobelmann, Staff Writer
January 24, 2012
Filed under Jack Jablonski Coverage, News

The first ever golf tournament in Minnesota in January was held at Creeks Bend Golf Course and raised more than $2,000 for the Jack Jablonski Trust Fund on Tuesday, January 10, just ten days after sophomore Jack Jablonski’s paralyzing injury in a hockey game. Kevin Unterreiner, part of TwinCitiesGolf.com,... (more...)

Support for students continues after Jablonski accident

Anna Landis and Brian Tobelmann
January 10, 2012
Filed under Jack Jablonski Coverage, News

Last Thursday morning at 7:40, the chapel was packed with people, hands clasped, heads bowed, clothed in white. Fast-forward to Monday’s prayer service: three sophomore boys sat alone, grieving the tragedy of their fellow classmate, Jack Jablonski. As the public nature of students’... (more...)

Alpine Ski team expects success

Brian Tobelmann, Staff Writer
December 7, 2011
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports

With the first snowfall already here and weather cold enough to make snow, the alpine ski teams look ahead to their upcoming season. Both teams anticipate a successful season, and the girls’ team looks to defend their section title and return to state in February. The girls’ team is excited... (more...)

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Knightettes hope to defend state title

Brian Tobelmann, Staff Writer
November 27, 2011
Filed under Featured Sports Stories, Top Stories

With the addition of a Hall of Fame coach, the Red Knight’s dance team, the Knightettes, looks to defend their state title this season. Though this year brings increased competition with the addition of two talented and aggressive teams to the section, the Knightettes are up for the challenge,... (more...)

ConquistaDora Conquers the Internet

Brian Tobelmann, Staff Writer
November 17, 2011
Filed under Digital Life, Reviews

CollegeHumor’s satirical video “ConquistaDora the Explorer” has made it onto my list of the funniest videos of the year. This video takes the innocence of Dora the Explorer and combines it with the actions of the Spanish conquistadors to create a satire that is utterly hilarious. From... (more...)

boys-semifinals

Boys’ soccer State chamionship game preview

Brian Tobelmann, Staff Writer
November 4, 2011
Filed under 2011 Slideshows, Fall Sports, Featured Sports Stories, Top Stories

Today, the boys’ soccer team takes on the undefeated, 2010 State Champions, Prairie Seeds Academy (PSA) Lycans in the State title game in the metrodome. These two dominant soccer teams have swapped between first and second rank all season, but the state championship will be the first time... (more...)

girls-semifinals

Girls’ soccer State championship game preview

Brian Tobelmann, Staff Writer
November 4, 2011
Filed under 2011 Slideshows, Fall Sports, Featured Sports Stories, Top Stories

The girls’ soccer team is taking on the Blake Bears today in the State championship game, immediately following the boys’ game, in the Metrodome. These two soccer teams, ranked one and two, are meeting for the first time in the dome. Despite their loss to Lakeville North early in the year,... (more...)

Boys’ soccer takes state quarter-final

Brian Tobelmann, Staff Writer
October 30, 2011
Filed under Sports Briefs

The Red Knights Boy’s soccer team won their first game of the state tournament last Thursday at the St. Cloud State University Stadium against the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Lumberjacks. Although the Lumberjacks scored first, in the 12th minute on a short pass to Landen Straub, the Red Knights... (more...)

Soccer teams head to State

Brian Tobelmann, Staff Writer
October 27, 2011
Filed under Sports Briefs

With both the girls’ and boys’ soccer teams in the state tournament, the Red Knights have the possibility of bringing home two trophies next week. At the State Banquet last Sunday, eight Red Knights were honored with All-State or All-State Honorable Mention. Seniors Paul Graupner, Kevin... (more...)

BSM experiences annual power outage

Brian Tobelmann, Staff Writer
October 27, 2011
Filed under News Briefs

Students experienced a minor class disruption Tuesday, Oct. 25 due to a 30 minute power outage that affected most of St. Louis Park. This was the sixth in a string of outages that occur annually at Benilde- St. Margaret’s. “It is extremely frustrating when it happens so often. We’ve had... (more...)

Boys’ soccer destroys Columbia Heights

Brian Tobelmann, Staff Writer
October 5, 2011
Filed under Sports Briefs

The boys varsity soccer team had a quick and aggressive start, leading them to their 7-0 victory over Columbia Heights on Thursday, Sept. 15. The first goal for the Red Knights was scored by senior midfielder Dan Lundberg in the tenth minute.  This was followed by goals from senior midfielder... (more...)

Boys’ soccer faces first loss of the season

Brian Tobelmann, Staff Writer
October 5, 2011
Filed under Sports Briefs

The Red Knights boys’ soccer team struggled to score against conference opponent Spring Lake Park losing 1-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 4. From the start, the team put heavy pressure on the SLP defense and took many shots on the goal, but they were all saved or stopped by SLP defenders sliding into... (more...)

Boys’ soccer continues to dominate

Brian Tobelmann, Staff Writer
October 5, 2011
Filed under Sports Briefs

Despite a new starting formation and a slow start, the boys’ soccer team defeated the St. Francis Saints by a score of 6-1 on Tuesday, September 13. Scoring only two goals during the first half, the Red Knights had difficulty putting the ball in the net. The second half, however brought four... (more...)

Athlete Profile: Jack Naughtin

Brian Tobelmann, Staff Writer
October 5, 2011
Filed under Fall Sports

With his performance against Robinsdale Cooper, senior safety Jack Naughtin emerged as a strong asset for the Red Knights football team. He proved his great value to the team when he made a game changing play to help take the Red Knights to a 48-34 win over Cooper Sept. 1. As the Cooper Hawks... (more...)

Boys’ soccer upsets Skippers

Brian Tobelmann, Staff Writer
October 5, 2011
Filed under Sports Briefs

What should have been a difficult game against the Minnetonka Skippers turned out to be quite a route as the Red Knights came away with a 6-0 win Saturday, September 17. The Red Knights took a quick lead with a goal from senior midfielder Johnny Mulvahill, assisted by senior defensman Paul... (more...)

ultimatefrisbee

Newest addition to BSM clubs: Ultimate Frisbee

Brian Tobelmann, Staff Writer
September 20, 2011
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories, Videos

A sport previously dominated by college students throughout the country has now made its way into the Minnesota High School scene. Come next spring, Benilde-St. Margaret’s will have, for the first time, its own Ultimate Frisbee team. What is soon to become the Ultimate Frisbee team began... (more...)