BSM welcomes new senior high teachers

Coming from Hopkins High School, with multiple years of teaching under his belt, new history teacher Mr. Thomas Klein (otherwise known by his infamous nickname TK), is more excited than ever to finally be walking through the halls here at BSM. As the summer came towards an end for Klein, he found out quite quickly that he was going to be a teacher here this year. Two days before teacher wo...

A guidance counselor's job is to help students throughout their high school career and push them towards a bright future; this year, BSM welcomes Kate Berry to do just that. Berry, a St. Louis Park native, became one of the four college and guidance counselors covering students from last names Dr to I. She had previously held a role of youth director at Our Lady of Grace and St. Joseph Parish. �...

From baking to literature, new English teacher, Mr. Ryan Hogan has a lot of interests. The BSM community welcomes Hogan who has been teaching for fifteen years and isn’t anywhere near stopping. Hogan started working at BSM this year, after working in Hopkins and Minneapolis. “The community at BSM is what drew me here. The smaller class sizes, the history of athletics and academics, and...

A classroom of dance, song, and energy Mr. John Groess has introduced his students to a new way of learning math. After two years of teaching in Madrid, Spain, Groess has come home to Minnesota to teach at BSM. A graduate of Cretin-Derham Hall High School, Groess attended St. John’s University in Collegeville, and started his teaching career at Shattuck-St Mary’s School in Faribault, Minnesota...

With her passion for serving, new religion teacher, Ms. Kaitlyn Gathje, is teaching four periods of the junior Discipleship In Society class. Gathje is from St. Charles Minnesota, a small town right outside of Rochester. Outside of school, she is very involved in sports. She is in two adult volleyball leagues and a kickball league. She is a part of the Harry J. Flynn catechetical institute and...

The theology department adds a new member to their community in the form of Mr. John DeLozier. DeLozier has a passion for faith and hopes to share that with the BSM community. DeLozier was raised in St. Michael, Minnesota. He majored in education at University of St. Thomas and, through a graduate program at Notre Dame, he taught for two years in Santa Clara, California. During this same time he too...

In order to sustain a diverse and effective curriculum, the BSM English department hired a new teacher for this year: Ms. Erin Siats. Siats teaches English classes for both the freshmen and the junior high that aim to develop students’ writing skills and build their confidence. Siats gained the opportunity to come to BSM for this year when her colleague and friend, Paula Leider, left her positi...

From laying under the piano as a young child, to playing symphonies with world renowned artists, new orchestra teacher, Steven Leung is well versed in the arts. Growing up, Lueng was always surrounded by the arts. Having a classically trained pianist as a mother, he found music in his daily routine. After learning piano, Leung's curiosity found violin at the age of eight. Leung believes that was pr...

Most teachers have a background in education, but one of the newest members to the Benilde-St. Margaret’s community has a background far different from anyone else. Alison Terrell, now a BSM Spanish teacher, started her career as a Wall Street trader. Terrell’s first job was working at the Madrid Stock exchange for about two years, but then she had the opportunity to do the same line of wor...