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From the beginning of the school year until the day of prom, Junior Class Cabinet (JCC) met and discussed the theme and details of prom for the 2010 school year. Members included Olivia Haggerty, Caleigh Fischmann, Calli Durst, Anna Mason, Sarah Frost, Josh High, and Sam Kemp. “The hardest part of planning prom was deciding on a theme,” said Haggerty. “We wanted to be different and unique from any other year. It’s hard to compromise…

This Friday, April 30, while the seniors get their free day off, the 8th graders will get a chance to tour the school without the stress of the upperclassmen in the building. The  impact leaders will be freshman, sophomores and juniors. All female impact leaders will be paired with a small group of  female 8th graders and all male impact leaders will be paired with a small group of male 8th graders. They do this…

“I feel no guilt for surviving,” said Holocaust Survivor Margot Dewilde. “I knew I would survive and get out of there alone, even as I stepped off the train at Auschwitz. I had a vision and the place seemed familiar to me. I felt like I had been there before and I knew I would be okay.” At 91 years old and wheelchair bound, Margot seemed quite harmless and reserved, which contrasted with the middle…

On June 3, 2010 outside of the Performing Arts Center at BHS from 6:15-7:00, you can participate in the eleventh annual ceramic bowl silent auction. All of the proceeds will go to the Vision, Strength, and Access (VSA) arts on Minnesota.  This is a non-profit group, founded in 1986, that supports the arts for individuals with disabilities.  In past years, about $7,000 were donated from the ceramic bowl silent auction. Having proceeds going to a positive organization…

The Buffalo Knowledge Bowl team took eighth place at the State Tournament, held at Cragun’s Conference Center in Brainerd, Minnesota. This was the program’s ninth year going to state. The team one members included: Gina Filo, Jensen Maiden, Neil Gleason, Jonathon Hank and Michael Bonde. Four of the Five members were on the State Tournament team from last season. Beginning on Thursday night, the two day competition consisted of one written round and five oral…

This week, April 12-16, was Teacher Appreciation Week at Buffalo High School.  This years theme was “You Rock.” “The teachers and staff got decorations and thank you signs,” said Senior Lucas Hein.  “They also get candy and a staff breakfast.” It’s really important to not take your surroundings for granted- teachers included.  That’s why this week is a valuable lesson for everyone. “Some individual students wrote thank you notes to teachers that really made a…

The spring play, The Diviners, opened on Thursday, April 15. An extreme change from the bright colors and sounds of the fall musical, The Diviners focuses on the character of Buddy Layman, played by Charlie Aldrich, who lost his mother in a near drowning experience earlier in his life. This leaves Buddy terrified of water, even though he has the ability to divine, or find it. The play follows a character named CC Showers, a…

It’s been two years since author Kao Kalia Yang wrote her first book. Her memoir begins in the 1970’s during the aftermath of America’s Secret War in Laos. Yang recounts her family’s narrow escape into Thailand, where she was born in Ban Vinai Refugee Camp. Six years later the family immigration to America, where they faced challenges of adapting to a new place, home and language. Yang presented her book, The Latehomecomer, to students, staff…

Last night, the Boys’ Basketball team fell to St. Cloud Tech, 52-45 in the Section Final game. St. Cloud tech advances to the State Tournament. Photos by Nick Weeks. To see the entire set, go here.