Activities
Deeper coverage of official and unofficial clubs and activities at Buffalo High School.
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Buffalo One Act is state bound once again, looking to receive a star for the second year in a row. It’s exciting for all the students who have the opportunity to participate. Some even getting emotional “I’m excited, I cried.” said Sophomore Katherine Swartzer. They will be performing this Friday at St. Catherine’s University in the O’Shaughnessy auditorium. This years cast is performing Michael Tisdale’s, “Goldstar, Ohio.” For some, the feel of going to state…
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With this years basketball season nearing the end of the year there is one question about the team. Who is going to coach the team next year? Boys’ Basketball Head Coach Nick Guida and Activities Director Tom Bauman have taken new roles at BHS. Bauman has taken the Project Manager role for the referendum that passed last fall and Guida will be taking over his job as the Activities Director. There’s always an end to…
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Friday June 6th, all seniors are required to go to a graduation rehearsal at 8:45 a.m. Principal Mark Mischke says that it should last until 10:00 a.m. Later that night is the official Graduation ceremony. Students should arrive at 6:00 p.m. and are asked to not wear informal clothing. Parents will have time to find their seats while the students have a class meeting in the PAC. The Graduation ceremony itself starts at 7:00 p.m.…
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In eighth grade, Senior Nicholas Soden joined marching band, not expecting to continue marching outside of high school. As a couple years went on, Soden realized that this was a huge part of his life and something that he wanted to do in the future. The opportunity came to try out for one of the top 12 drum corps, the Blue Knights Drum and Bugle Corps. “They’re one of the drum corps that gets to…
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Minnesota High School Golf is always presented with obstacles early in the season as players struggle to find somewhere to practice. Oftentimes practicing outside doesn’t become an option until late in the season, considering it’s hard to find your golf ball when it’s buried in a foot of snow. However the players have been very fortunate this year, getting the chance to compete in their first meet at Pebble Creek on April 15th. “It was…
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As the long, dreadfully cold winter wraps up and the thaw begins spring sports start to ramp up. For many the season begins well before the sports officially start. We asked a handful of BHS athletes how they keep in shape during the off season. Track: “I set up a workout for each day of the week to prepare,” said Senior Kailee Steen, “I tried increasing the intensity every week. To succeed and reach my…
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The Knowledge Bowl team recently won the Mississippi 8 Conference for the ninth year in a row, continuing their streak as the only school who has ever won the Conference since it formed in 2005. Obviously BHS has some smart students. How do you compare? Take the quiz and find out. The questions below are pulled from a bank of actual Knowledge Bowl questions. You only have five minutes to get through 20 of them.…
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With the State basketball tournament coming up on Wednesday the school has put together a fan bus for the students and a modified schedule. Students will be able to get out of school at 12 o’clock and be excused with permission from a parent. “If students ride the fan bus it is an excused absence if they bring the parent permission slip, which we have the forms [in the lunchroom],” said Principal Mark Mischke. “If…
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As students filed in to the PAC last Wednesday during AAA, certain teachers and students were preparing for the annual Just Dance, teacher versus student dance off. Although the game took a while to get started due to difficulties with the gaming system, it was still a lot of fun. Freshmen Vincent Mortenson, Senior Kehmil Casey, Junior Jordyn Hanson, and Senior Autumn Miller were the students that faced off against the teachers. The teachers that…
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The Triangle Factory Fire Project this years one act play, placed in the Section five AA finals and went to state on February 13, 2014. The judges awarded the the cast with the star performance rating. This is their first star performance rating since 2005. The one act play has made many appearances at state throughout the years. “Yes I have gone to state before,” said Senior Michael Capps.” We went my freshman year and sophomore…