Flyers have high hopes for State

Paige Erickson, staff writer
April 18, 2011
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After upsetting the number one seed, Wayzata, on Saturday March 5, the SLP Flyers, a Jr. Gold hockey team comprised of 20 players (all but two BSM students) hope to continue their winning streak at the State tournament this weekend. The Flyers is a club team that allows players who choose to not play... Read more »

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

Megan Pavlik, staff writer
April 11, 2011
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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 »

Students participate in World Language Week

Kelly Dwyer
April 11, 2011
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For one week each year BSM explores new cultures during World Language Week. This year World Language Week was Feb 28 to March 4 and students were able to see a flamenco presentation, a La Pétanque, listen to international music in lunch, and eat foods from all over the world. Each language that... Read more »

Alex Rios-Diaz entered for Artist of the Week

Taylor Kenyon
April 11, 2011
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Artsonia, an online art gallery that displays slide shows from school art collections nationwide, selected sophomore Alex Rios-Diaz’s clay bowl to be entered into their Artist of the Week competition. Although her bowl did not win the competition, her work did receive more than 1,000 votes. Rios-Diaz... Read more »

Sophia.org to be used in high school

Jackie Scherer
April 11, 2011
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The introduction of laptops at the beginning of the school year paved the way for the development of new technologies used to benefit students and teachers alike. This year, a new website called Sophia (sophia.org) is available for students to use in order to get help in subjects such as math, English,... Read more »

Clay students help with Empty Bowls fundraiser

Katie Sisk
April 7, 2011
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Raising over $13,000 for STEP, the 10th annual Empty Bowls event succeeded in gaining funds with the help of bowls created and donated by Benilde-St. Margaret’s clay students. This fundraiser, held on March 3, gathered money in the spirit of helping to fill our community’s empty bowls. Benilde-St.... Read more »

Juniors build their futures

Mikayla Coulombe
April 7, 2011
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After hearing from a majority of seniors that he would soon witness the most boring six and a half hours of the school year, junior Chris Sather was surprised when he found himself looking back on an enjoyable and productive Building Your Future day. Students from this year’s junior class were expecting... Read more »

Yearbook introduces new concepts

Sam Flumerfelt
April 7, 2011
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The Sangraal yearbook highlights the special events at BSM by capturing every moment in a BSM student’s high-school career. This year, the yearbook staff has implemented new aspects and introduced different concepts including customized fonts and senior signatures to create a new-and-improved approach.... Read more »

Father Ray East enlightens students

Taylor Kenyon
April 7, 2011
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This year Father Ray Easy spent two days in February with the BSM community speaking to several groups of students––including the Peer Ministers and students of color––and celebrating services with both the junior high and senior high grades. Father Ray shared Mass with the junior high on... Read more »

AP French: A class of three students

Nate Muckley
April 6, 2011
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Most classes at Benilde-St. Margaret’s have more than 20 students. But for a few students––and one teacher––this is not an option, as this year’s AP French class has three students, far below the school average. This year AP French is made up of senior Elisabeth Krane, and juniors Nick... Read more »