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This month’s issue includes a look at teens and their thoughts on sex, drugs, and alcohol, as well as a feature about BHS Bluegrass musician Carl Sones. Find out how students and staff go to extremes by taking a look inside. Open publication – Free publishing – More bhs
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By now, most of BHS has heard of the Kony 2012 campaign, or at least seen the large, red poster hanging in the World Languages resource area. If you haven’t, here’s what you need to know: Joseph Kony is a Ugandan warlord who has been kidnapping children to fight in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) for over 26 years. A non-profit organization, Invisible Children, is doing everything they can to make Kony famous, so that…
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Staying up for 22 hours and running on three hours of sleep isn’t ideal. However, students anticipating the premiere of The Hunger Games are willing to sacrifice their energy in order to be the first to see the new movie. Students in Denise Wahlin-Fiskum‘s CIS Literature class are taking a field trip to the theater on Friday, March 23rd, the first day the movie is in theaters. For some students, this will be the second…
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“The Rock” has long been a special part of Buffalo High School, and now it’s missing. Who done it? BHS’s Students Stepping Up (SSU) has started their third annual Clue Game, which gives students an opportunity to solve a mystery. Each morning, SSU Advisor Tracy Hulley gives a clue to BHS, via the morning announcements, about the teacher guilty of stealing The Rock. At all lunches, for 50 cents, students may submit their guesses. Correct guesses…
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Two teams of students competed yesterday at ComedySportz in the PAC at Buffalo High School to get a reaction out of the audience while a referee calls fouls. Ten students participate in ComedySportz, an extra-curricular activity that deals with improv skills and making people laugh. Comedysportz is improvisational comedy which high school students play as a sport. Buffalo High School competes against other schools to see who gets the most laughs out of the audience, which gives…
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In high school, students are faced with many decisions. They are forced to make choices regarding their future, and that can be a scary thing for some. Others have it all figured out. “I’ve always wanted to be a teacher and I’ve always liked working with kids with special needs.” said Senior Stephanie Klein, who plans to attend Northwestern College in Roseville to study Special Education. The program will take her four years to complete,…
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In the beginning of March, one of the most popular websites that students use to share and explore became blocked by the district’s Internet filter. If you’ve ever logged into the BHS computer system you’ve encountered the schools filtering system. From logging into the desktop, to logging into the Internet countless times, all students and staff have experienced the reminder that what they look at and what they do online is being monitored every second of…
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The Performing Arts Center filled with students from all kinds of BHS classes and some students from Rogers High School. They were all there for one man and his name was Tommy Watson. His goal? To make a difference in their lives through motivation and hope. Tommy Watson Ed. D (candidate) started life in what you could call “less than ideal” conditions. He grew up with a mother and father both addicted to heroin and what…
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Joseph Kony, a Ugandan guerrilla military warlord of the LRA (Lord’s Resistance Army), has been in action for over 26 years and is considered the world’s worst war criminal. He has kidnapped and mutilated over 30,000 children. Kony and his men kidnap children, forcing the girls into sex slavery and giving the boys guns turning them into child soldiers. Kony is fighting for no cause. His only purpose is to show that he has power.…
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The Spain trip scheduled for next year has been changed to Costa Rica. The trip is offered to Spanish students every other year and has been to Spain the last two times. In the past, the destinations have included Spain, Costa Rica and different cities in Mexico. Students voted for Costa Rica and Spain as the top places they wanted to go, and, due to cost, the Spanish teachers decided Costa Rica would be more reasonable this coming year.…
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