Culture

The deathbed is an inconvenient place to post your last Facebook update. At that point, you might have other priorities. However, a new application for Facebook, called If I Die, gives people a chance to write their final status update in advance. Hopefully, long in advance. “This is a very unusual way for people to express their feelings, I feel like if you have to say something important enough to post that you shouldn’t wait…

“There is nothing quite like it, / the feeling that I get when the music drops. / I think I might be psychic, / cause I’m seeing myself somewhere on top.” Junior Brody Stevens has been broadcasting his rap videos on YouTube and sharing them on Facebook. This has been a hobby of Stevens for a year and a half now and he has been improving his skills on becoming a better rapper. “It started…

Goodwill is a store that carries everything from hats to shoes (head to toe) for prices that are generally lower than other competing stores.  For this reason, it attracts many High School students. Goodwill carries name brand items that aren’t as expensive as it would be at the original seller’s store according to Junior Eddie Clifton. “I bought a Nike zip up sweatshirt at Goodwill for only $5,” says Clifton. “If I were to buy…

Elementary Classrooms all piled into Buffalo High School Performing Arts Center on Wednesday to watch the very first performance of Once Upon a Mattress. One of the classrooms sitting in the auditorium was Sharon Herzfeld’s fourth and fifth grade class from Parkside Elementary. “I thought it was cool they invited us,” said fifth grader Jayden Perry. “We were the first to see the play.” The young students were enthusiastic when describing their experiences watching the…

Founded by Sophomore Michael Schuermann, the Film Group had its first meeting on Wednesday, November 9. Students met in D-101, Mr. Hanson’s room to discuss the inaugural meeting of the Film Group. They started planning what they’re filming, sharing ideas and talking about who they need for jobs. “We need cameramen, people who know how to use a microphone, and people who are fluent in Windows Movie Maker,” said Schuermann.  The Group’s members discussed what…

Physics teacher Paul Anderson is in the process of making a 365 blog for every school day of the year. A 365 is a blog where you are able to take a picture and write about something you did that day. Yet, sense Mr. Anderson is doing this for school, he is not making a true 365, he is making a 174. “Well first of all, said Anderson, “it is not a true 365, I…

What is the most listened to type of music on your iPod? That’s the question 50 BHS students were asked last week. Country music was the most popular with getting 22 percent of the votes. Rap or hip-hop followed closely behind with 20 percent. Pop, rock, and mainstream tied with 16 percent. “I don’t know why I like country music. There’s really nothing not to like about it,” Said Senior Clint Williams. “It tells stories…

As Opening night for Once Upon a Mattress, BHS’s Fall Play, approaches, Director Tracy Hastrom Durant, Choreographer Deb Bestland, Music Director Michael Walsh, and the cast members are getting ready, and are all really excited for Opening Night. The cast has been rehearsing everyday after school, for the past month. “I feel very confident that by opening night, that we’re going to be ready in time,” said Choir Teacher Michael Walsh. This year’s performances will…

Professional rap artists Desdamona and Carnage performed for Whalin-Fiskum, Robinson, and Birsch’s English students in the black box on Monday. The duo gave a clean presentation of a new era art form that includes poetry with an upbeat tempo. The up and coming group has been gaining more recognition for their work recently, but it wasn’t always that way. Carnage, whose real name is Terrell Woods, grew up in an abusive, drug-surrounded home. He spent…