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Tuesday, the boy’s and girl’s basketball teams played Cambridge-Isanti. The girls had a tough loss of 51-60 by the end of the game. “We started out bad and weren’t getting rebounds that we needed. We were missing shots that we usually make but in the second half we stepped it up and made it a pretty close game,” said Senior Kristin Jeske. “Rebounding is something we always want to improve on. That is the major…

Yesterday’s dress-up day was Switch It Up. Students dressed as teachers and teachers dressed as students. Student’s choices of dress ranged from Mr. Bakke to Ms. Kunz. Teachers’ outfit varied as well. Spanish teacher Nancey Eiynck dressed as Senior Megan Downing with Downing’s  swim gear. “I thought I was accurate in my outfit because I was wearing a actual student’s outfit….the iPod was a bit cliche though,” said Eiynck. “I thought it was hilarious! Senora…

The Buffalo Community Book Read is coming up on April 5 in the Performing Arts Center. Anybody in the community is welcome to participate. The chosen book for this year is The Latehomecomer: A Hmong Family Memoir by Minnesota author Kao Kalia Yang. It is a Hmong family memoir involving families searching for a place to call their home. Hmong families moved from Laos to refugee camps in Thailand and then made their way to…

The boys’ basketball team managed to emerge from Tuesday night’s game with a 55-52 victory over St. Cloud Tech, who is ranked tenth in state. Both teams were in the lead countless times during the game, but it all came down to a three point difference. “There was a lot of anticipation for the game,” said Junior Keenan Brown. “They had a good record and play a lot like we do. We played awesome and…

Buffalo Senior High School will begin their Blood Drive, sponsored by the  American Red Cross, on Friday, March 5. Sign up to give blood will be held during lunch on Monday 2/22, Tuesday 2/23, and Wednesday 2/24. If you are interested in signing up to give blood, you must be 17 or older. The blood drive is open to staff also. If sign up spots are not filled by Wednesday, February 24, 16 year olds…

Senior Shiori Heute gave a brief presentation about Japan during AAA on February 12.  “I’m from Nagoya,” Heute said, “the third largest city in Japan.” Throughout her presentation, Heute taught listeners a little about geography, government, schools, and customs/culture.  At the end, she also showed everyone how to say “hello” and “goodbye” in Japanese. When the audience got to ask questions, she talked about a variety of aspects of her daily life.  One student asked…

The boy’s hockey team had a hard lost on Tuesday in Princeton with the score 3-2. Senior Billy Ogdahl scoring the first goal, Senior Austin Perkins with the assist, gave the Bison a good head start to the game. Junior Cody Elletson scoring the second goal, with assists from Sophomore Sam Klein and Ogdahl, put the Bison up 2-1. Sophomore Blake Schmidt gave the team a strong defense with 29 saves; only allowing 3 goals.…

Rumors circluated throughout the halls. Yes, it was true – school would be dismissed early! At 12:30 on Monday students were having a hard time getting out of the parking lot. With the excitement of an early dismissal came some adjustments. All evening activities were canceled, and a band concert was rescheduled for next Monday, February 15. For some activities, lost practice time was a cause of stress. For the girls and boys basketball teams,…

Saturday, January 30, the One Act play placed third place during Sections, one spot short of going to the State competition. Delano took first while Rockford followed in at second. The One Act team was recognized in their conference as a strong team and received a star for their hard work. Their public performance took place February 1 in the PAC (Preforming Arts Center). “We had a solid performance and worked together as a team…

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