Staff Profile
Chloe Kennedy –– Community News Editor
Before Chloe Kennedy’s Knight Errant escapades, she spent a lot of time with her neighbor, Doc Brown, turning a car into a time machine using a flux capacitor. When trying to get away from terrorists, she was accidentally transported back to the year 1955 where she almost caused herself not to be born. A few adventures later, in the year 2009, the time machine was unfortunately destroyed when it was accidentally mangled by a train. Since that fateful day, Chloe has attempted to blend in with the general student population by trying to comprehend their dialect of “flo” and “OMG”. When not striving for journalistic excellence, Chloe occupies herself with humbler pastimes such as searching for Peronina Altas (invisible flying sea slugs) and attempting to find her lost acceptance letter to Hogwarts. She is infamous for her speed, or lack there of, and is commonly referred to as “Slow Clo” and “Clo Poke.”
New stadium, new problems
Chloe Kennedy and Mary Pat Ross
January 18, 2013
Filed under News, Top Stories
For years BSM has worked on its relationship with its neighbors and some conflict has emerged over the construction of the new stadium. Neighbors have listed numerous grievances, one of the biggest being that the lights are in constant use from spring through fall and cause a nuisance because they... Read more »
Freight rail reroute plans spur controversy in St. Louis Park
Chloe Kennedy, Community News Editor
December 18, 2012
Filed under News, Top Stories
On November 14, neighbors gathered on Minnetonka Boulevard outside City Hall with their bright orange “Stop the Freight Rail Reroute” signs held high. Louise Kurzeka was surrounded by her life-long neighbors as they tried to stop rerouting of freight trains through her St. Louis Park neighborhood... Read more »
New dress code restricts students’ clothing options
Chloe Kennedy, Community News Editor
September 18, 2012
Filed under News
With the start of every school year, the administration implements new rules and this year's biggest change concerns the dress code. The dress code now forbids leggings, jeggings, tights or yoga pants unless they are worn with a top or dress that extends to the knee. Upon hearing the change in policy,... Read more »
Dolphins leave the Minnesota Zoo
Chloe Kennedy, Community News Editor
September 13, 2012
Filed under News, Top Stories
The Minnesota Zoo's two dolphins, Allie and Semo, have drawn people of the Twin Cities to Discovery Bay to see the dolphin shows and become mesmerized by the playful pair for fifteen years. But this decade-and-a-half legacy ended on September 9 when the dolphins left, leaving their tank empty. The... Read more »
Shipwrecks recently found in Lake Minnetonka
Chloe Kennedy, Staff Writer
May 9, 2012
Filed under News, Top Stories
Many Benilde-St. Margaret’s students enjoy spending time on Lake Minnetonka boating, skiing and tanning, but this year there’s a new draw to this popular summer destination: shipwrecks. Discovered by Maritime Heritage Minnesota (MHM) using sonar and SCUBA technologies, the wrecks at the bottom of... Read more »
Señor Groebner says adios, leaves for principal job at OLG
Chloe Kennedy, Staff Writer
April 30, 2012
Filed under Top Stories
Mr. Adam Groebner, a Spanish teacher who came to Benilde-St.Margarets in 2011 from Our Lady of Grace and known for his festive outfits on dress up days, announced that he will not be returning to BSM next year, but will go back to OLG in Edina as the Assistant Principal. The position opened up in... Read more »
Hunger Names
Chloe Kennedy, Staff Writer
March 25, 2012
Filed under Digital Life
Unless you’ve taken up residency in a cave, you’ve probably at least heard of, if not participated in, the madness that surrounds the Hunger Games books and movie. You may have even started to wonder what your name would be in the world of the Hunger Games or how you would fare if you were selected... Read more »
BSM plans strategically for the year 2020
Chloe Kennedy, Staff Writer
March 24, 2012
Filed under Top Stories
After the recent additions of Wellness classes and the 1:1 laptop program, change has become a constant at BSM, and in order to continue to advance, BSM sets its sights on the future, trying to design a new and more progressive curriculum for 2020. Knowing that the world perpetually continues to develop,... Read more »
New students become Red Knights mid-year
Chloe Kennedy and Mallory Hoch
March 14, 2012
Filed under Student Life
Stereotypical first day of school horrors often haunt the minds of new and transfer students as they prepare for a new life at a new school: eating lunch alone, getting lost in the halls, making new friends, and meeting new teachers. Though the transition to a new school can be unpredictable and intimidating,... Read more »
It would be “ice” to get into my car
Chloe Kennedy, Staff Writer
February 23, 2012
Filed under Humor
I stuck the key into the lock, attempted to turn it, and...nothing. Perhaps I turned it the wrong way... Nope. Put the key in the lock incorrectly?...No. Then it hit me. It was winter in Minnesota and the locks on our family’s 1996 Explorer refused to cooperate in the cold. I needed to run to the... Read more »
Wellness succeeds in relieving stressed minds
Chloe Kennedy, Staff Writer
February 15, 2012
Filed under News
Deep within the basement hallways of BSM, room 27 houses an aura of centering and relaxation as students sprawl across the floor on mats and blankets during their Wellness meditation class. As an hour of release from stress and providing strict concentration on the health of body, mind, and spirit, Wellness... Read more »
One Act play takes second place at sub-sections
Chloe Kennedy, Staff Writer
January 30, 2012
Filed under Activities, Top Stories
The thirteen members of the cast and crew for “...And the Rain Came to Mayfield” received second place at sub-sections in the One-Act Play Contest and will advance on to sections. This huge accomplishment could be due in a large part to the dedication of the cast as well holding open auditions this... Read more »
Freshmen compete in annual machine competition
Chloe Kennedy, Staff Writer
January 17, 2012
Filed under News
While the rest of the school gathered in the great hall for Grand Knight coronation during homeroom on Friday, Jan. 13, the freshmen congregated in the theater for the final round of the 2012 Machine Competition. The event was led by physical science teachers Abbi Baker and Ted Reiff. Elena Cameron Annie... Read more »
Next Common Basket to be dedicated to Jablonski
Chloe Kennedy, Staff Writer
January 10, 2012
Filed under Jack Jablonski Coverage, News Briefs
Because of the overwhelming support for paralyzed sophomore Jack Jablonski, the next Common Basket on Feb. 1 will go to the Jack Jablonski Fund. “We like the Common Basket to be important and relevant to the students, [and] we just knew that right now Jack’s fund is what’s important to students,”... Read more »
Christmas Common Basket was a success
Chloe Kennedy, Staff Writer
December 23, 2011
Filed under News
Presents and prayers have been collected, blessed, and sent to the families, but the generosity keeps coming for the Christmas Common Basket. Mary Beth Liekhus recently received a thank you card from a parent grateful that BSM helped out their friends during this hard time, ending the card with a simple,... Read more »
The Free Christmas List App
Chloe Kennedy, Staff Editor
December 16, 2011
Filed under Digital Life
Let’s say you have to shop for seven people this Christmas. You have to get a minimum of seven gifts, not counting if you’re getting someone more than just one gift, and you have to make sure all these gifts are approximately the same price. You want to write this down, but there is no guarantee... Read more »
Grounded… literally
Chloe Kennedy, Staff Writer
December 6, 2011
Filed under Humor
While getting our floors refinished, my parents decided that all five members of the Kennedy family should stay in our basement together. We knew it would be cramped, but it would only be for three days––what’s the worst that could happen? While down there, I learned to channel my inner Bear Grylls... Read more »
Ageism affects teenagers
Chloe Kennedy, Staff Writer
December 6, 2011
Filed under Opinions
When I was 15, society didn’t consider me responsible or mature enough to drive a car, see an R-rated movie, or be at Mall of America after 7 p.m, among other things. But apparently I could handle the responsibility of life guarding and all it entails, including knowing how to properly operate an AED... Read more »
Check out these interviews with alternative commuters!
Mallory Hoch and Chloe Kennedy, Mallory Hoch, and Chloe Kennedy
November 16, 2011
Filed under Top Stories
Most students usually take a car to school. However, a small, dedicated group of students and staff feel the call to go beyond the normal modes of transportation and bike or moped to school. These bikers and moped drivers reduce gas emissions, get in a work-out, and don’t have to deal with the expenses... Read more »
Foot loose and not so fancy free
Chloe Kennedy, Staff Writer
October 14, 2011
Filed under Humor
Warning to all students: although it doesn't explicitly state in the student handbook that shoes are necessary at school, without them you will still get dress coded mercilessly because apparently it’s a “state law” or something. I was caught in this horrible series of accidental law breaking when... Read more »
Hones is flying high on trapeze
Chloe Kennedy, Staff Writer
October 14, 2011
Filed under Student Life
Not about to let gravity restrict her, freshman Heather Hones literally goes above and beyond the conventional after-school activities. Hones has participated in Circus Juventas for the past seven years, focusing most of her efforts on the triple trapeze. Circus Juventas is a preforming arts youth... Read more »
BSM introduces PowerSchool
Chloe Kennedy, Staff Writer
September 18, 2011
Filed under News
PowerSchool, though unfamiliar now, will soon become a familiar part of every Benilde-St. Margaret's student’s vocabulary, replacing the previous student information system, Edline. Many students find themselves perplexed by the different functions of the new site, but for Mr. Steve Pohlen, director... Read more »
