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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The Road to Prom
Boys’ hockey takes home the State championship
Pond Hockey tournament organized to raise money for Jablonski
Rising actors partake in Les Miserables performance
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 Emma Eldred

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Loyolacappella to perform at BSM

Emma Eldred, Online Editor-in-Chief
May 4, 2012
Filed under News

For its final fundraiser of the year, Loyola University Chico’s co-ed a capella group, Loyolacappella, will be performing in the Hamburge theater on Friday, May 18 at 8 p.m. This fundraiser is very important for Loyolacappella, as the money will go towards finalizing its first CD in over... (more...)

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Parents mob the Haben eager for hockey tickets

Emma Eldred, Online Editor-in-Chief
March 9, 2012
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports

Starting before school even began, Red Knight parents began lining up in the Haben Center lobby to buy their tickets to tonight boys’ State hockey game against Lakeville South at the Xcel Energy Center. As parents arrived, they were given a number and were told to wait in line until the tickets... (more...)

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Students sign sympathy cards for Wayzata players

Emma Eldred, Online Editor-in-Chief
January 9, 2012
Filed under Jack Jablonski Coverage, News Briefs, Top Stories

During lunch periods on Monday, Jan. 9, two posters reading “We’re praying for you #staystrong” were available for students to sign as a sympathy cards for the two Wayzata hockey players who hit sophomore Jack Jablonski. The posters were made by senior Mikayla Coulombe, who plans to deliver... (more...)

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Sophomore Jack Jablonski in everyone’s prayers

Emma Eldred, Online Editor-in-Chief
January 4, 2012
Filed under Featured Sports Stories, Jack Jablonski Coverage, Top Stories

During a JV boys’ hockey game against the Wayzata Trojans on Friday, Dec. 30, sophomore Jack Jablonski was hit from behind, thrown into the boards, and fell to the ice, severely injured and immobile. Jablonski underwent surgery to fuse his C5 and C6 vertebrae at 7:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan.... (more...)

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“Slice It!” dices the mind

Emma Eldred, Online Editor-in-Chief
December 6, 2011
Filed under Digital Life

For those slightly more mature than “Angry Bird” addicts, “Slice It!” offers a challenge for players while still providing childish animation. The object of “Slice It!” is simply to cut a shape into a specific number of pieces using as few lines as possible. It sounds simple but... (more...)

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Hanging in there with hangman

Emma Eldred, Online Editor-in-Chief
November 29, 2011
Filed under Digital Life

For lovers of ‘Words with Friends,’ ‘Hanging with Friends’ puts a new twist on hangman. Players invite friends into games where they take turns creating words out of a given pool of letters for their opponent to guess before running out of strikes. Once a player has guessed too many... (more...)

BSM welcomes littlest Red Knight

Emma Eldred, Online Editor-in-Chief
October 7, 2011
Filed under News Briefs

The newest addition to the Little Knights, Sylvia Kay Meagher, daughter of religion teacher Mrs. Becca Meagher, was born the morning of October 7 at 1:30 a.m. The birth of the baby has been long awaited by the faculty, staff, and students of BSM, and the anticipation only increased when Mrs.... (more...)

Newest after-school fad: cooking club

Emma Eldred, staff writer
May 18, 2011
Filed under Activities

Immediately after the first sign-up sheets were posted outside of the kitchen doors, students began joining BSM’s new cooking club led by head chef, Mr. Jonathan Barnes. The number of participants increases each Wednesday when the club meets after school to make quick and easy snacks such... (more...)

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Juniors recognized with Caring Youth Award

Emma Eldred, staff writer
May 10, 2011
Filed under News

Instead of going sledding or building a snowman after a big snowstorm, juniors Ned Nelson and Jake Horton spent the past two winters shoveling snow for an elderly woman, Ms. Marilyn Goldman. After shoveling her driveway every time it snowed, the two boys were recognized for their dedication... (more...)

National Spanish Exam results

Emma Eldred, staff writer
May 3, 2011
Filed under News Briefs

After taking the National Spanish Exam earlier this spring, 13 students at all different Spanish levels received some of the highest scores in the country. 47 students placed in the top percentage, and 34 addition students received honorable mentions. AP Spanish student Anne Kluis (‘11) and... (more...)

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Student returns to Colombia

Emma Eldred, staff writer
April 26, 2011
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories

Senior Gerard Ondrey had never given much thought to the idea of finding out more about his birth parents, but now that he’s eighteen, he will be travelling back to his orphanage in Columbia to sit down with a social worker to learn about his history. “Over the years I haven’t really... (more...)

Next year speech captains announced

Emma Eldred
April 21, 2011
Filed under News Briefs

At this year’s end of the season banquet, the speech team gathered for one last time to reminisce over their year with dinner, photos, awards, and both heart-warming and humorous stories. Speech team coach Maura Brew spoke of the familial qualities of this year’s team and their many accomplishments... (more...)

103: Jarred Oftedahl, Benilde St.Margarets dec Skyler Petry, WEM/JWP 3-1

Wrestlers compete at State

Emma Eldred, staff writer
April 11, 2011
Filed under Top Stories, Winter Sports

Wrestling fans throughout Minnesota crowded into the Xcel Energy Center on March 2 to watch the state tournament where senior captain Payton Goodrich, sophomore Jarred Oftendahl, and freshman Jake Deutschlander represented the BSM wrestling team. Taking second place in his weight class, Oftendahl... (more...)

Chamber choir performs ‘The Feast of Life’

Emma Eldred
March 24, 2011
Filed under News Briefs

The chamber choir students, on March 24, will perform their production of “The Feast of Life”: a theatrical production telling stories from the gospel of Luke through upbeat, kid friendly, musical numbers. Eighteen students make up the ensemble while the rest of the choir sings behind them.... (more...)

Technology at BSM aids in students’ stuggles

Emma Eldred, staff writer
February 26, 2011
Filed under News

Having difficultly reading their own handwriting, expressing thoughts into writing, and focusing in class, junior Andy Helms and freshman Joseph McMahon both have Dysgraphia, Dyslexia, and ADD. “Basically, my own handwriting is so sloppy that I can’t even read it. With the combination of... (more...)

Nonverbal learning disorders

Emma Eldred, staff writer
February 25, 2011
Filed under News

Growing up with Nonverbal Learning Disorder (NLD), senior Carter Rodman has had trouble interpreting verbal communication. “I have issues understanding facial expressions and differentiating them, so I base everything off of volume and tone of voice,” said Rodman. Although his brain is... (more...)

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Senior advocates for his own needs

Emma Eldred, staff writer
February 23, 2011
Filed under Features, Top Stories

Senior Matt Perpich has Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) which causes him to have trouble taking notes during a lecture or being able to comprehend written words quickly. “When something is said to me, it’s hard to hear what was said and translate it onto paper,” said Perpich. Not only... (more...)

Dress code update

Emma Eldred, staff writer
February 17, 2011
Filed under News Briefs

Within the past year, yoga pants and leggings have become a part of many students’ daily school attire, but the administration has recently made two new permanent changes to the dress code regarding the appropriateness of these clothing items. On February 6, upperclassmen dean Ms. Mary... (more...)

Administration changes dress code

Emma ELdred
February 16, 2011
Filed under News Briefs

Within the past year, yoga pants and leggings have become a part of many students’ daily school attire, but the administration has recently made two new permanent changes to the dress code regarding the appropriateness of these clothing items. On February 6, upperclassmen dean Ms. Mary Andersen,... (more...)

Tales of a blundering barista

Emma Eldred, Staff Writer
January 28, 2011
Filed under Humor

“I’ll have a double shot Carmel Latte Macchiato. On ice. But, just a half of a pump of sugar free vanilla, decaf espresso, and carmel drizzle. Breve. Also, three of your breakfast burritos. Not too hot. And a pound of your Congo beans ground for a paper filter.” Good morning, Sunshine.... (more...)

New club steps it up

Emma Eldred, staff writer
January 26, 2011
Filed under Activities

With teams ranging from ping-pong to hockey, BSM offers a wide variety of athletic opportunities for all of its students’ interests. The newest addition: a revitalized, organized, and passionate step team put together by diversity coordinator Mrs. Lidibette Rosado-Guzman this winter season. Looking... (more...)

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Test anxiety software helps students improve test scores

Emma Eldred
December 15, 2010
Filed under News, Top Stories

Stressing out over the next big chemistry test, the anxious student clips the heartbeat monitor on his earlobe and sits for hours until he finally steadies to his breathing. Watching the ball rise and fall over the waves and trying to keep the hot air balloon flying, he becomes more confident... (more...)

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Two Knightettes compete for Miss Dance Team Minnesota

Emma Eldred
December 9, 2010
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories

Competing for a chance to represent Minnesota at the national competition in Los Angeles, California, freshman Katie Segner and junior Natalie Walsh participated in the Miss Dance Team Minnesota pageant on Sunday, October 31. The pageant, held at Eastview High School each fall, allows all of... (more...)

Prayer with J

Emma Eldred
December 3, 2010
Filed under News

A small group of students gather in the chapel with BSM campus minister, Mr. Mike Jeremiah, at 7:45 a.m. each Thursday morning for a ten minute prayer session known as “Prayer with J” to clear their heads and begin their school day. Morning prayer existed a number of years ago and was revived... (more...)

Junie B. brings holiday cheer

Emma Eldred, staff writer
December 2, 2010
Filed under Reviews, Theater Reviews

Based on the children’s novel written by Barbara Park, Stages Theatre Company brings “Junie B. Jones First Grader: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells (P.S. So Does May)” to the stage for its local debut. Playing through December 27, the play teaches the timeless lesson of giving and selflessness... (more...)

BSM’s own gossip girl shut down

Emma Eldred
November 30, 2010
Filed under News

Logging onto Facebook, senior Christian Rekow saw that he had a new friend request from “Sarah Secretive.” Curious, he looked at her profile only to find gossip about himself and other BSM students posted on the page along with the greeting: “Your daily source of reliable information.... (more...)

Dance team members compete in state pageant

Emma Eldred
November 19, 2010
Filed under News

Competing for a chance to represent Minnesota at the national competition in Los Angeles, California, freshman Katie Segner and junior Natalie Walsh participated in the Miss Dance Team Minnesota pageant on Sunday, October 31. The pageant, held at Eastview High School each fall, allows all of... (more...)

Knight Errant wins national award

Emma Eldred
November 14, 2010
Filed under News

Awarded sixth place for its website in the Best of Show competition, the Knight Errant received its third national recognition in three years at the Fall National High School Journalism Convention in Kansas City, Mo. on Saturday Nov. 13. The newspaper has won two Online Pacemaker Awards in... (more...)

Rookie sailing team hoists sails

Emma Eldred
November 2, 2010
Filed under Fall Sports

Traveling all around the Midwest, the BSM sailing team has been hoisting their sails for their first fall season after becoming an official school sport just last spring. With a state competitor and a nationally recognized coach, the team continues to tack from one competitive event to another. Sophomore... (more...)

Physical science department designs a new curriculum

Emma ELdred
October 12, 2010
Filed under News

After applying for and receiving a grant from the OPUS foundation, the physical science teachers saw an opportunity to improve the course curriculum and make the class more engaging for students. By purchasing new technological tools and creating new projects, the teachers will have more time... (more...)

Girls soccer remains triumphant

Emma Eldred
September 27, 2010
Filed under Fall Sports

With a spotless record so far and ten new girls joining the squad, the girl’s varsity soccer team anxiously awaited their first home game on Monday, September 13 against St. Francis, which was yet another victory for the triumphant team. With a final score of 7-2, the game was a success.... (more...)

Shortsighted? Or just hip?

Emma Eldred
September 20, 2010
Filed under Humor

When the middle of August rolled around, I found myself shopping–once again–for new school clothes. Walking through the mall, all I could seem to find were “trendy” clothes conforming to society’s obscene ways that consist only of bland, pale colors with absolutely no pizazz... (more...)