Culture
A deeper look at the issues and trends shaping culture and conversations at Buffalo High School.
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Buffalo High School students have been into expensive water bottles that are starting to be a part of girls’ wardrobes. These water bottles you may have seen could be decorated with stickers, bracelets or scrunchies. This new trend started before Christmas and made water bottles a top item on Christmas lists this year. There are about 10 different styles of hydro flask water bottles on their website, with over 12 colors to choose from. Price…
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Meditation has been said to help many ailments, chronic illness, chronic pain, depression, anxiety, stress, and can even lower blood pressure. There are plenty of ways to do it, whether it be in a class, watching videos on YouTube, apps, or books. Meditating can be a great thing theoretically, but does it really help? The Experiment Seven students, from 8th to 12th grade, were asked to use the ‘Basic 1’ pack from the app Headspace,…
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While April showers bring May flowers, May brings mental health awareness month! Students all around Buffalo High School have seen posters in the hallways, pamphlets in the counselor’s office, and hear their peers expressing their issues more often than not these days. As awareness grows, so does the number of people coming forward about their experiences and their knowledge of it. Anxiety disorders affect 18.1% of the population in the United States, and the number…
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With cell phones now being called a necessity, distracted driving is at it’s worst point with at least 11 teens dying everyday across the United States. Almost everyone can acknowledge that using your phone while you drive is dangerous, but knowing that it’s dangerous, doesn’t stop many teens from breaking the law. For drivers under the age of 18 years old it is illegal to use a cell phone while you drive, whether hand-held or hands-free…
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With a new name and the debut of full-color pages, UniVerse, the literary arts magazine of BHS, launched on Wednesday after school. Copies are currently being distributed around the school. “No Gentle Trip;” features a cover image by Junior Kaitlin Berg of a crab tipping slightly off a rock and kicks off with a poem by Claire Nelson called “STAND”. The group of students behind UniVerse worked to feature poetry, art, photography, and prose created…
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With the intention of spicing up the school lunch menu and adding some more variety, Buffalo High School handed out samples of spicy sriracha chicken to get students opinions on whether or not the chicken should be added to the menu next year. The chicken was served in the middle school November of this year and was well received there. Buffalo High School is trying to include more variety on the menu with new food.…
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After taking the ACT just this past month on April 24th, being at the school from 8:50 in the morning, then leaving at 1:30 in the afternoon, and the only time off from testing is a 15 minute break after the second test. That can get to be pretty long, especially for people who don’t have much patience, or just genuinely hate taking tests. With limited time to answer the questions for the sections, it…
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From patched jeans to stripes layered with plaid, Buffalo High School students walk the hallways in complete confidence of the clothes they’ve chosen for the day. Many perceive fashion as a form of expression, and others simply a way to be comfortable. Since BHS doesn’t have a dress code, we decided to find out how students take advantage of this and how they apply their unique style to daily life. Sophomore Dominic Bretto comes to…
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What kind of books can you find at the BHS library? Almost anything imaginable, actually. You can find basically every genre to exist in that place. But, what are the free books located outside of the library? What genres are those? Well… They’re something alright. We’ve searched through the majority and narrowed down five of the most, um, interesting books we’ve found. Number 5: Erasing the Ink: Getting Rid of Your Tattoo Okay, so the overall…
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