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Six Juniors in Todd Manninen’s Minorities class went and visited the Minneapolis halfway house one night after school as part of a final project for the class. Eddie Clifton, Tyrah Whistler, Ali Melgard, Adam Hartung, Delaney Alexander, and Aaron Rouse went to the halfway house on their own because they were so inspired by the speaker who came into their class that day, Sarah Walker. Without telling Manninen, the students packed into one car and…

French teacher Jason Swanson and the Future Educator’s group will be hosting a book drive this holiday season through a local organization called “Read to Feed the Mind.” It will begin Monday November 28 and will be finished Friday December 16. Students can drop off gently used books in the media center or office. These books will be given to families in need this holiday season. “If students are tracked on learning capabilities it is…

Students attended the annual cheese tasting party yesterday after school in the World Langage area. Everyone and anyone was welcome to attend the event, hosted by the International Club. Over 180 students paid the one dollar to attend. “Originally this was started one year when former German teacher Maija Zaeska was talking to the exchange students and she asked what they had most missed at home,” said German teacher Frau Strassburg. Their very first response was, “Cheese”.…

Last night at midnight, Junior Vaughn Jundt joined the crowd lining the streets in anticipation of the release of one game, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. “I haven’t slept for days,” said Jundt. “I’m to excited for MW3.” He, like many other people, have been eagerly awaiting the release of this first person shooter game. Its predecessor, MW2, was released two years ago and sold over 4.7 million copies worldwide in the first 24…

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…

Ford or Chevy; which would you prefer? 306,990 people were asked that same question in a national poll. 52 percent preferred Chevy while the other 48 percent claimed Ford was the better choice. BHS students were given the same poll; out of the 73 polled, 41 students chose Chevy, 24 chose Ford, and eight students voted neither. “Chevy looks better and lasts longer,” said School Resource Officer Josh Ericson, who admits he drives a Ford…

Over the course of one week, NHS [National Honor Society] helps set up Halloween decorations to deck out Madelynn Yates’s house. It is known throughout Buffalo and becomes a “must see” attraction every Halloween. “My kids always beg me to take them,” said Art and Ceramics Teacher Jon Holtz. “Its definitely worth while to see.” Every year the Yates add over 700 dollars worth of decorations to their house. They feel that they have to…

During the month of November many male Buffalo High School students will participate in “No Shave November”, an anual tradition of not shaving at all in November. “It’s fun not having to shave and seeing everyone get scruffy,” said Sophomore Wyatt Wentland. “It’s not November for my beard, it’s Yesvember” This trend most high schoolers participate in actually started as an awareness campaign for prostate and testicular cancer to combat October being breast cancer awareness…

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"Zeke’s looks different, he said it would go the furthest,” said classmate Lexie Schmidt. “He’s really smart, so we all believed him.”