Seniors change their ultimate club into an activity

Megan Pavlik, Activities Editor
June 1, 2012
Filed under Activities

Founded by seniors Will Satre, Sam Conley, and Andy Wolf, the new Ultimate Frisbee team is currently in its inaugural season as a BSM club. The team is coached by Jake McKean, an instructor who works for the organization Gotta Go Gotta Throw, and practices take place every Monday and Wednesday from 5... Read more »

Emily Boole

Megan Pavlik, Activities Editor
May 21, 2012
Filed under Tremendous Twelve

Emily Boole’s contagiously happy personality, and her curiosity for all things is what characterizes her in her peers’ minds. From her extensive volunteering, participation in multiple clubs at BSM, and her job at Build-a-Bear, Emily has mastered the balancing act of academics, involvement, and friends... Read more »

Softball loses 0-10

Megan Pavlik
May 26, 2011
Filed under Sports Briefs

The Red Knights girls’ softball team fought hard in the first three innings of their May 9 game against the Totino-Grace Eagles, but lost their moral in the remainder of the game.  The game ended in a loss and a final score of 0-10.  “We were facing a pitcher who is already committed to Minnesota,... Read more »

Self defense class open to all students

Megan Pavlik, staff writer
May 21, 2011
Filed under News

Teaching Defensive Pistol for 20 years and Permit to Carry for eight years, ex-Navy Seal Al Horner has also been teaching women to defend themselves for five years. On April 14, Mr. Horner, along with the Parent Association’s Community Wellness committee, held a self-defense class at Benilde-St. Margaret’s. For... Read more »

Peer ministers get ready for next year

Megan Pavlik, staff writer
May 19, 2011
Filed under News Briefs

Interviews for the widely popular senior peer ministry group began May 12 and will go through May 20. Mike Jeremiah, campus minister, will determine who will be involved in the program next year based on a 14 minute session, in addition to a two page application. The accepted juniors must sign a contract... Read more »

Team sets sail for a promising season

Megan Pavlik, staff writer
April 18, 2011
Filed under Spring Sports, Top Stories

With the pretend goal of becoming pirates, the Benilde-St. Margaret’s sailing team begins its second season as an official sport this spring, after being re-founded last year. With many new members, they are looking forward to a successful season. The 40 team members rent boats and practice three... Read more »

P.R.O. and Project Footsteps team up to discuss diversity

Megan Pavlik, staff writer
April 11, 2011
Filed under News

The youth-oriented non-profit organization Project Footsteps has teamed up with P.R.O. to bring a program to Benilde-St. Margaret’s. The students meet every week to discuss social issues and race in their daily lives. Although Project Footsteps contacted Benilde-St. Margaret’s two years ago,... Read more »

Red Knights start off the season with a conference win

Megan Pavlik
April 8, 2011
Filed under Sports Briefs

The Benilde-St. Margaret’s Red Knights Varsity Baseball team triumphed over the Irondale Knights with a final score of 9-8. Junior Jimmy Heck pitched 5 innings straight, allowing just two runs. The Red Knights had an early lead at 7-2, but in the bottom of the sixth, Irondale came back by putting... Read more »

Teachers observe teachers to improve education

Megan Pavlik
April 5, 2011
Filed under News

With plans to expand to next year, the program Teachers Observing Teachers has commenced at Benilde-St. Margaret’s. Begun at the start of the 2010-2011 school year, the program has 10 teachers observing their fellow teachers in order to gain expertise from each other. The observing is organized... Read more »

Red Knights go to State

Megan Pavlik
March 23, 2011
Filed under Sports Briefs

Returning to the state tournament for the second year in a row, the Benilde-St. Margaret’s girlsbasketball team faces the Marshall Tigers in their game at the Williams Arena on March 16. “I have a bunch of game tapes to watch and figure out Marshall’s strengths, but we’ll be ready by tomorrow,”... Read more »

New committee aims to simplify spending

Megan Pavlik, staff writer
February 9, 2011
Filed under News, Top Stories

Led by Ms. Katherine McDonald and Mrs. Lisa Lenhart-Murphy, the simplicity committee is a staff-led council whose goal is to reduce the extra costs around Benilde-St. Margaret’s. Rooted in the Catholic Social Teachings, the committee’s goal is to value the option for the poor and vulnerable so that... Read more »

Nine goal win prepares girls for Minnetonka matchup

Megan Pavlik
February 2, 2011
Filed under Sports Briefs

The girls’ hockey team crushed the Chisago Lakes Wildcats on January 22, winning 10-1. “We started out pretty slow, but in the second and third periods, we put them away,” said senior captain Jordan Burns. With hopes to win sections and move on to state, the girls’ focus is on their upcoming... Read more »

Swim team remains undefeated

Megan Pavlik
February 2, 2011
Filed under Sports Briefs

Almost eight weeks into the season and still undefeated, the Benilde-St. Margaret’s boys’ swim team continued their winning record on January 13 by defeating Columbia Heights, 90-80. “They’re undefeated still, and the teams we’re competing against [have] thirty to forty [swimmers] so they’re... Read more »

Pairing the rustic with the contemporary

Megan Pavlik, staff writer
January 22, 2011
Filed under Restaurant Reviews

Despite the loud chatter and lively Irish music, Kip’s Irish Restaurant in St. Louis Park is a perfect place for a decent and relatively cheap meal. The freshly-updated menu offers multiple unique meals. The dim lighting and wood tables add to the relaxed atmosphere, and the casual uniform of the... Read more »

Blowout win boosts confidence

Megan Pavlik
January 14, 2011
Filed under Sports Briefs

The Benilde-St. Margaret’s girls’ basketball team dominated the Robbinsdale-Cooper Hawks with a final score of 61-27 in their game on January 11. “We played defensively real well, and we didn’t allow them to get any easy shots,” said Coach Bob Lyons. The girls are looking forward to their... Read more »

Dance team starts the season on a high note

Megan Pavlik
December 15, 2010
Filed under Winter Sports

The Knightettes competed against nine teams at the North Suburban Conference Jazz Meet: their first meet of the season. The varsity girls took first place in the second grouping of schools on November 23, coming ahead of Irondale who took second and North Branch who placed third. The girls were pleased... Read more »

Alpine ski team set to hit the slopes

Megan Pavlik
December 13, 2010
Filed under Sports, Winter Sports

With traditions of pasta diners and spandex, the serious and competitive Alpine Ski Team brings together seventh through twelfth graders who have a passion for skiing, as a shown by the fifteen returning skiers. With the first meet fast approaching, the team has high hopes for the coming season. ... Read more »

Loss in sections ends a memorable season

Megan Pavlik
November 10, 2010
Filed under Fall Sports

Senior Ellen Carisch finished the third and final game with a spike that the Richfield Spartans dove for and missed in the first section 6AAA volleyball match on Oct. 28. With this win, the Red Knights proceeded to the next section game on Oct. 29. Dominating the Spartans 3-0, the Red Knights scored... Read more »

Actress Megan Collins gains fame

Megan Pavlik
November 10, 2010
Filed under Featured Student Life

Starting her acting career as Lil Wilbur in “Charlotte's Web,” Megan Collins has moved through many roles, such as Piglet in “Winnie the Pooh,” Helena in “A Midsummer Night's Dream,” Amy March in “Little Women,” and many more. Now a senior, she played the lead role of Alice in Benilde-St.... Read more »