Activities
Deeper coverage of official and unofficial clubs and activities at Buffalo High School.
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It was a cloudy, rainy day in Cambridge, Minnesota, but tennis stops for nothing, and so Logan Miller had a tennis meet in the rain. Miller was a freshman, and this was his first year playing high school tennis, though he had also played in middle school. On the outside, Logan was a quiet kid, but fiercely competitive. Logan didn’t intend to lose this match, especially given the long drive to Cambridge. “It took us…
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RoboHerd. It’s a name many have heard, or maybe seen while walking down the tech ed hallway. But not many really know what it is. So what is the robotics team, and what does it do? In early March, the RoboHerd had their first and only competition, the Lake Superior Regional in Duluth. At competitions, the teams work to complete challenges outlined in the “game,” the list of challenges which is released at the beginning…
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The definition of the word “team” from Merriam-Webster is as follows: a group of people who work together [for a common goal]. The Buffalo Bison Boys’ Hockey team meets just that definition, working together and utilizing their individual strengths in order to reach a common goal: a win. When the boys achieve that common goal, Coach Aaron Johnson of the Varsity Boys Hockey team acknowledges key players of the game by giving them a “game…
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The St. Michael Albertville and Buffalo rivalry exists in all sports, some more than others. Athletes sometimes play this team harder, not even always for the game records, but occasionally just for their pride. “When I played St. Michael in lacrosse it wasn’t so much that I cared if we won or lost because I don’t get too beat up over it, it is a lot just beating them because they are just so mean…
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Buffalo’s Roboherd will be rolling out to the Regional Competition March 4th where they will compete against 62 other teams ranging from Edina to Irondale to hopefully move on to the next competition. “We have 35 kids signed up, and we have 15 to 25 kids here working on the robot on any given night”, said tech-ed teacher Benjamin Wandmacher as he pulled out a calculator and typed some numbers into it. “We have put…
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Student Care Committee (SCC) has been dedicated to helping students at BHS ever since it was founded 14 years ago, and now works closely with Buffalo’s Bounce Back Project. The Bounce Back Project is an organization dedicated to promoting health through happiness, and Buffalo and Montrose school districts are the 1st in the nation to partner with Bounce Back and really integrate their concept into their schools. When the Bounce Back Project came to Buffalo…
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On Wednesday May 27th, the Bison Boys Golf team earned a state bid for the second year in a row. On the first day of sections, the Bison shot a team total of 308 led by Seniors Jake Ramsey and Gunnar Goodmanson who both shot a 76. They were followed up by Junior Ben Zitur and Sophomore Tom Russet who both shot a 78. The second day of sections they shot a 310 and were…
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A new-found hobby is always exciting, but usually only lasts a couple of years or so. Senior, Rebecca Kohnen found her hobby in 7th grade but for her, it’s more than just a hobby. Photography is her passion. “I started getting into photography when I was in 7th grade. My class at my old school, Salem Lutheran, took a trip to Washington DC. Every single day we were there I had to buy a new memory…
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Excellence and perfection is something that most people look to achieve at one point or another in their lives. Jake Kluver discovered his passion for long distance running and has looked to achieve excellence in his running career. His quest for success began as an eighth grader. “I had been told by some of the coaches in eighth grade that I should try track. Before, I had always done soccer and lacrosse until I went…
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Not many people get the chance to even get invited to tryout for the Olympics. For BHS senior Max Hartman that isn’t the case. Hartman was invited to go out to Colorado Springs, Colorado to tryout for the U.S. Olympic trapshooting team. He ended up missing the cut by one target but that didn’t crush his dreams. “It was a privilege to shoot with them and an honor to be among them. I took it as a learning…