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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 Lauren Effertz

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Fun. releases ‘Some Nights’ album

Lauren Effertz, Staff Writer
May 2, 2012
Filed under a&e featured, Music Reviews, Reviews

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... (more...)

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Students swing into new trend

Lauren Effertz, Staff Writer
March 23, 2012
Filed under Student Life

Swing dancing, a style of dance whose widespread popularity has diminished since the days of big band music, is emerging as a dance of choice among some BSM students. With a social dance class now offered as a wellness option and a jazzy local swing dancing hot spot available, a group of students... (more...)

Dairy Queen raising money for Jablonski fund

Lauren Effertz, Staff Writer
March 9, 2012
Filed under Jack Jablonski Coverage, News

On March 15 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., three Dairy Queen locations will raise money for the Jack Jablonski Fund. Stop by the Hopkins Dairy Queen, the St. Louis Park Excelsior Boulevard Dairy Queen, or the St. Louis Park Park Place Dairy Queen, and a portion of any purchase will be donated to the... (more...)

Perkins restaurants support Jablonski fund

Lauren Effertz, Staff Writer
March 8, 2012
Filed under Jack Jablonski Coverage

On March 8 at 5 a.m. through March 10 at 11:30 p.m., several Perkins locations around the Twin Cities will raise money for the Jack Jablonski Fund with their MSHSL Hockey Tournament promotion. Anyone who presents a “Jab Tab” at the checkout counter will have ten percent of their purchase... (more...)

“13on13for13″ at Leeann Chin to support Jablonski fund

Lauren Effertz, Staff Writer
March 8, 2012
Filed under Jack Jablonski Coverage

On March 13, Leeann Chin will host a “13on13for13” promotion to raise money for the Jack Jablonski Fund. Thirteen percent of each purchase made at any Leeann Chin location will be donated to the fund. Details about the event can be found on the new official Jack Jablonski Fund Facebook... (more...)

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@TommySiegel isn’t just another celebrity tweeter

Lauren Effertz, Staff Writer
February 25, 2012
Filed under Digital Life

When the only people you follow on Twitter are your friends, you’re doomed to look at tweet after tweet of the same thing. But if you follow Tommy Siegel, guitarist and vocalist for the band Jukebox the Ghost, you won’t get the typical constant updates about JTG’s latest album or tour,... (more...)

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Confessions of a teenage cat lady

Lauren Effertz, Staff Writer
February 24, 2012
Filed under Humor

I walked into my house late on a Monday night after a long day of work for the junior high musical. My parents had already gone to bed and my siblings were perfectly happy to keep watching whatever MTV2 was offering for the night. Then I felt it: a light bump against my leg. Warm, fuzzy, and... (more...)

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Green Day to come to life on the Orpheum stage

Lauren Effertz, Staff Writer
February 1, 2012
Filed under a&e featured, Reviews, Theater Reviews

It’s been eight years since Green Day released their smash hit album “American Idiot,” but fans of the concept album will have a chance to hear it in a whole new way this month at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis. “Green Days American Idiot: The Musical” will begin its run February... (more...)

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Jukebox the Ghosts gets you dancing “under the sun”

Lauren Effertz, Staff Writer
January 30, 2012
Filed under a&e featured, Music Reviews, Reviews

Jukebox the Ghost recently released their second album, “Everything Under the Sun,” the follow-up to this Philadelphia-based three-piece’s 2008 release “Let Live the Let Ghosts.” The band––pianist/vocalist Ben Thornewill, guitarist/vocalist Tommy Siegel, and drummer Jesse Kristin––has... (more...)

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Angels and Airwaves “Loves” Again

Lauren Effertz, Staff Writer
December 2, 2011
Filed under a&e featured, Music Reviews, Reviews, Top Stories

Sweeping, cinematic, and indicative of the music one might imagine for the year 2100, Angels & Airwaves’ fourth album, “LOVE Album, Part II” is just as ambitious and out-there as followers of this Tom DeLonge side-project would expect it to be. Angels & Airwaves––also known... (more...)

Coldplay — Paradise

Lauren Effertz, Staff Writer
November 7, 2011
Filed under Featured Songs

“Paradise,” off the recently released “Mylo Xyloto” by Coldplay, showcases the new sound this ever-evolving band has explored on the album. From it’s yearning string-based start, with an almost organ-like tone, to the electric bass drop that leads into the bulk of the song, “Paradise”... (more...)

RHPS-Lips

Rocky Horror Picture Show to show at Uptown Theater on Halloween

Lauren Effertz, Staff Writer
October 18, 2011
Filed under Movie Reviews

Many teens are faced with a conundrum of what to do on Halloween once too old for trick-or-treating. Hosting/attending parties or going to a haunted house are good stand-bys, but another option presents itself for those brave enough to head into Uptown Minneapolis at midnight: the annual midnight... (more...)

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Scream Town has gone from backyard project to Twin Cities’ largest hanuted attraction

Lauren Effertz, Staff Writer
October 14, 2011
Filed under Top Stories, twin cities hot spot

Let the screams begin. One of the Twin Cities’ largest haunted attractions, Scream Town, opened September 30 for its 2011 season. Run by Benilde-St. Margaret’s alumnus Matt Dunn, Scream Town began its fifth year at its Chaska location after undergoing major expansions over the summer. Dunn... (more...)

Colton rides bikes. The kind without gears. He is seen here judging, like a true hipster.

Eye Love the Pacific Coast

Lauren Effertz, Staff Writer
September 26, 2011
Filed under a&e featured, Music Reviews

Graham Colton’s first release in the four years since “Here Right Now,” which featured the hit “Best Days,” has been a long time coming, but “Pacific Coast Eyes” was worth the wait. “PCE” has a few pounding songs, but it resembles the mellow sound of 2007’s “Here Right... (more...)