Activities
Deeper coverage of official and unofficial clubs and activities at Buffalo High School.
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The Buffalo High School Theatre Department is performing A Year with Frog and Toad on April 26-27 at 7:30 pm and April 27-28 at 2 pm at the Performing Arts Center. They have been working hard throughout this winter preparing for the performance and are excited for the audience to see it all come together. This play is a recreation of the children’s book, and in some parts in the play, there are even direct…
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The Buffalo Knowledge Bowl Teams wrapped up their season on March 18 at their regional competition. The Varsity 1 team finished in their division at fourth place, just a few points shy of advancing to the State level. Even though the season ended with the outcome the Knowledge Bowl team didn’t hope for, Head Coach Tracy Johnson is staying optimistic for next season. “We saw a lot of players gain lots of confidence, and learn…
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On March 7, the Roboherd placed 11th in a robotics tournament in Duluth. “It is the best we’ve done. Last year we got 16th out of 63 and the year before that we got 63 out of 63”, said Sophomore Eli Ostvig. “I feel like each person had their own idea. So we were able to put all of our ideas together”. Ostvig went on to explain that the Roboherd has learned from their last…
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After defeating Watertown-Mayor by just three points in the section competition, Buffalo’s Mock Trial team made it to State and took Third Place. “This year we had the unique opportunity to go to State and beat Watertown. That was one of the big accomplishments that I think everyone felt,” said Senior Emilee Feldman, who has been on the team for four years. “We really put in the effort and work needed to get there.” What…
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The Buffalo Varsity Knowledge Bowl team finished fourth last Saturday in Sartell, which was their highest finish of the year. Only half a point out of third place, competitors and coaches are hopeful that they will be able to make a run for state if they continue to score high in competitions. “We [the Knowledge Bowl team] are finally starting to compete at a high level. It took a little while for us to gel…
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The HERD Marching Band practices kicked off Tuesday, May 29th, with just over 2 weeks until their first performance. A lot can happen during that time though, and it has to: They have to play parades almost back to back for a week and a half, and they need to have their music and marching down pat. Spending so much time together, the group becomes close and develops traditions unknown to the outside world. Here’s…
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The last Friday before Summer Break was Student Appreciation Day. Along with that, students received their yearbooks. The yearbook team has been working hard all year to get this award-winning book together. “We’ve been doing stuff for [the yearbook] for a long time,” said Junior Hanna Van Den Einde, “so it’s kind of surreal having the book here.” Because she is a junior, Van Den Einde said that the day wasn’t as sad for her…
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Everyone at Buffalo seems to know about the Buffalo – STMA rivalry, but there’s another rivalry within Buffalo High School that’s not as mainstream. That rivalry is between the band and orchestra students. For as long as music department students can remember there have been tensions between these two groups, and these tensions continue to carry on through the generations of students. Four students from band and orchestra were interviewed about their thoughts on the…
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Buffalo High School has been recognizing seniors in the music department through the showcase concert for longer than any of the current music teachers have been teaching in Buffalo. “It’s a big commitment for you to be in music, especially all four years,” Mr. Walsh said, “we really think that it is important to recognize the commitment that the seniors have made.” The concert is the last concert of the year and it showcases the…
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Bennet Eld is 15 years old, and one of the youngest sophomores in Buffalo High School. Despite his carefree attitude and friendly persona, he is dedicated to his school work, with one subject in particular: Math. Throughout middle school, Bennet participated in Math Counts and made it to state every year. His hard work paid off when he qualified for the Minnesota All-State Math Team, which only accepts 60 students from the whole state. Based…