World Language Week highlights

Katie McClurg
May 5, 2009
Filed under Student Life

For five days out of the school year, BSM students are able to leave their normal lives behind and experience a week full of talent shows, new foods, and foreign films, all as a part of BSM World Language Week. Every day during lunch of World Language Week, a swarm of students could be seen around... Read more »

Junior shares adoption experience

Meredith Gallagher
April 24, 2009
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories

Jen Deglmann has come a long way from the Moscow orphanage where she spent the first 18 months of her life. With the dedication and determination of her mom, the BSM junior overcame disease, injury, and malnourishment. LIFE IN THE ORPHANAGE Originally named Olga Vladimirovna Matveychuk, Jen Deglmann... Read more »

Film maker honored in C-SPAN competition

Elin Lantz
April 21, 2009
Filed under Student Life

Senior Andrew Christenson, a previous student of video journalism, recently received an Honorable Mention in the fifth year of C-SPAN’s national news film competition, and was nationally recognized for his achievement. “StudentCam” allows students to submit five to eight minute videos, which discuss... Read more »

Student pushes for composting option

Aimee Brown
April 6, 2009
Filed under Student Life, Top Stories

An avid environmentalist, Makenzie Henk is a junior who has devoted herself to the "Go Green" cause. With high hopes for change, Henk has been independently researching new ways to help save the Earth as well as working with Benilde-St. Margaret's Environmental Club. Henk's main focus is on The Environmental... Read more »

BSM Envirothon team back in bloom

mary musilek
April 6, 2009
Filed under Student Life

With the metro-area competition to be held May 7, the BSM Envirothon team has already begun practicing in hopes of being fully prepared to score well in all six areas of the Envirothon. This year's team roster has not yet been finalized, but six students, seniors Maria Dzurik, Alyssa Schik, Erica Qualheim,... Read more »

Family builds bonds playing broomball

Mary Musilek
March 13, 2009
Filed under Student Life

Undefeated and ready for next year’s season, senior Johanna Knaeble and her family continue their long lasting tradition of playing broomball in a local park and rec league. Fifteen of Knaeble’s relatives, many of whom have been playing broomball for 25 years, make up the family team called Park... Read more »

Frosh performs on mat and stage

Caitlin Ritchie
February 12, 2009
Filed under Student Life

Underneath his red hair, you may find freshman Ned Meeker to be different than you first thought. His diverse combinations of hobbies and involvements differ from the average student, and his stories may get you wondering, “Just who is Ned Meeker?” Meeker is a strong kid, and to stay strong he... Read more »

Girl Scouts design community projects

Rose Conry
February 10, 2009
Filed under Student Life

With five older brothers and an older sister already working their way up the ranks of the scouting world through fundraising, earning bagdes, and volunteering, Katie Bauer joined her elemantary school’s Daisy troop in kindergarten. Although 30 or so girls in her troop dropped out to pursue another... Read more »

BSM students attend college classes

Kate Baldwin
January 26, 2009
Filed under Student Life

Most high school students can’t wait until the day they graduate and enter the world of college campuses and courses, but for some students at BSM, this day has come sooner than expected. Four students are currently partaking in PSEO, a program that allows high school students to take college courses... Read more »

BSM students and alumni serve America

January 21, 2009
Filed under Student Life

Our country is at war abroad, and here at BSM many students, as well as alumni, have joined the fight for the war on terror as soldiers on aircraft carriers, submarines, and in the infantry. ROTC The Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (ROTC) is a program designed to prepare college students for the... Read more »