Retiring teachers reflect on their time at BSM

Knight Errant: What drew you towards BSM? Tom Backen: I was teaching at a Catholic high school in St. Cloud that was pretty similar to BSM. There were several teachers there that were nuns, who were leaving Cathedral High School to come and teach at BSM, so [I had] that connection [with BSM]. At that school, I taught everything I could, and I felt it was time for a change. I asked a nun if t...

Knight Errant: What drew you towards BSM and kept you here? Mary Glover: [I like how] there’s a strong sense of community [at BSM]. Another thing that drew me when I was first coming here was the collegiate attitude of the math department. At public high schools, you have to start with lower level classes and work your way up to the higher level math classes. At BSM, I taught some ...

Knight Errant: What drew you towards BSM and kept you here? Scott Effertz: I went to Catholic schools my whole life, and part of it was just simple necessity. I graduated from St. Thomas, and I had three interviews. One of them would’ve put me in Granite Falls, Minnesota, one of them would’ve put me in Wisconsin, and the other was here. I wanted to work somewhere I could use my speec...