Staff Editorial: Activity bus cut will make it hard for students to join after-school activities

April 24, 2013
Filed under Opinions, Staff Editorial

“My dad is a single-parent who goes to school and works a night shift,” said senior Chris Bell. “So asking him to give me a ride home from school with all of his work and homework is a lot to expect.” Bell is only one of the many students at BSM who relies on a bus to get home after school.... Read more »

Staff Editorial: Teacher Twitter handled budget situation in unprofessional, negative way

March 18, 2013
Filed under Opinions, Staff Editorial

In this week’s print edition of the Knight Errant, the Knight Errant staff included a staff editorial thanking teachers for their dedication to the BSM community amidst budget cuts for the next school year. But as the discussion of the impact of these budget cuts continues to spread throughout the... Read more »

Staff Editorial: Thank you BSM teachers

March 15, 2013
Filed under Opinions, Staff Editorial

When BSM unveiled its new budget plan for the 2013-2014 school year, the decrease in budget caused many to question its impact on the entire school community. Specifically teachers, who will be forced to teach more hours for roughly the same pay as well as lose some valued coworkers, will be largely... Read more »

Staff Editorial: Students would benefit from current events classes

January 11, 2013
Filed under Opinions, Staff Editorial

The world around us constantly changes and shifts, creating the environment that our generation will inherit in a number of years. Unfortunately, many students at BSM are completely unaware of the workings of our world, and the school needs to provide an opportunity for students to learn about our current... Read more »

Staff Editorial: BSM should prioritize all state tournaments

December 10, 2012
Filed under Opinions, Staff Editorial

No matter the sport, qualifying for the state tournament represents the culmination of achievement for any player or team. State allows players to display and receive recognition for their hard work, often times numerous years in the making. Every player who makes it to the state tournament deserves... Read more »

Staff Editorial: The importance of failure

November 7, 2012
Filed under Opinions, Staff Editorial

In our society today, success is everything. We get a good education so that we can get into a competitive college, find a real world major and eventually be as successful as possible. We thrive on getting the perfect score, only doing things that we are good at, and being the best at everything. But... Read more »

Staff Editorial: Teachers shouldn’t share political views

October 22, 2012
Filed under Opinions, Staff Editorial

As Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama debate political issues on national television, students face the responsibility of developing their own opinions. Based on what they watch, what they hear at home, what they and their friends discuss at school, and what they see on the internet, students discover... Read more »

Staff Editorial: Better workspaces needed for students

October 1, 2012
Filed under Opinions, Staff Editorial

As classes begin to increase the workload for students this fall, BSM hour comes as a vital time for students to organize and get work done throughout the day. However, the work spaces available for students during the school day inhibits them from getting actual work done. After checking in for BSM... Read more »

What they don’t tell you about “dream colleges”

May 11, 2012
Filed under Staff Editorial

Deciding where to go to college is the first big choice you will make for yourself. It’s all up to you—the location, the size, the level of difficulty, the subject you will study. We, as fortunate private school educated students, are told for years to dream big and apply ourselves in high school... Read more »

What Mr. Cave meant to the BSM community

April 20, 2012
Filed under Staff Editorial

As Mr. Cave leaves BSM, we give him all of our respect and thanks for the significant impact he had on so many students. His visions of education in the junior high, the unique travel opportunities he presented, and the passion he shared out on the soccer field have changed and inspired years of BSM... Read more »