Eye-opening experience in South Africa
Written by Meredith Gallagher · April 28, 2010
For nearly two weeks over spring break, five senior girls travelled to Konga, South Africa to work in Open Arms orphanage. Started by BSM alum Bob Hickey Solis, the orphanage is a safe haven for the children, many of whom were abandoned by their parents. Ms. Nicole Rasmussen and Spanish teacher... (more...)
Operation Glass Slipper huge success
Written by Emily Roberts · March 25, 2010
It’s a girl’s most memorable event from high school. Shopping for that beautiful one-of-a-kind gown, searching for the perfect pair of shoes to accompany dress of her dreams, and finding that “just right” piece of jewelry that doesn’t draw too much attention away... (more...)
BSM girls basketball brings A game to state tournament
Written by Robby Sutherland · March 23, 2010
The BSM girls basketball team has capped off their 24-2 season with a state championship by knocking off the Hill-Murray Pioneers on March 20. March 17, BSM vs. Willmar Junior Sidney Pilarski waited for the officials’ signal before she led her team onto the court against the Willmar... (more...)
Q&A with state champion Tourville
Written by Sean Buckhorn · March 16, 2010
After six years of cramped auxiliary gym practices, struggling to make weight, and, above all, small teams, senior Nick Tourville was rewarded with a wrestling state championship on March 5. Here’s what the three-year captain and state champion wrestler had to say about his season, his... (more...)
Think you know your Facebook friends?
Written by Katie McClurg, Addie Reine, and Sean Simonson · March 11, 2010
The Facebook Experiment Are you friends with Claire Simmons or Ben Erickson on Facebook? Well guess what? They don’t exist. The Knight Errant created two fake profiles as an experiment about students’ online interactions with social networking. The two profiles had info about themselves,... (more...)
Three spring break trips sponsored by BSM
Written by Maria Cass · March 8, 2010
Students traveling on Benilde-St. Margaret’s sponsored spring break trips will be vacationing in three destinations–-India, South Africa, and Spain. In past years, BSM has sponsored trips to Ghana, Egypt, Thailand and Peru, but India and South Africa are brand new trips for 2010. Exploring... (more...)
The Potter-less generation
Written by Rachel Kaplan · March 1, 2010
Harry Potter. If you’re a senior, chances are simply uttering the name brings to mind magic, wonderment, and a life-changing obsession. However, many underclassmen, such as freshman Max Holly simply think, “That book is too long.” Ninth grader Alex Rios agreed, “it’s... (more...)
Dance team takes 2nd in jazz
Written by JD Quinby · February 18, 2010
For the Benilde-St. Margaret’s girls’ dance team, February brought with it lofty expectations––as owners of the past two state championships in jazz, the Knightettes were not only supposed to win this year’s competition, but win in convincing fashion. And though they... (more...)
Devastation in Haiti
Written by Theresa Lau · February 8, 2010
On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, shortly before five p.m., an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 shook the island nation of Haiti. The devastation The earthquake hit just 10 miles west of Port-au-Prince, the nation’s capital and largest city with a population of 2 million people. The quake... (more...)
Puck dreams
Written by Morgan Rogers · February 5, 2010
Starting Out Countless pucks lost, hundreds of skate sharpenings and thousands of minutes on the ice make up just some of the aspects of junior, Pat Steinhauser’s, and sophomore, Jake Horton’s, lives. For competitors like Steinhauser and Horton, hockey is not a just a sport but... (more...)