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September 2009 the musical was chosen. By September 21st the cast was picked. Throughout October and the beginning of November the cast and crew spent hours nearly of day of the week practicing their roles. Now the performances have begun. “Were all excited for opening night,” said sophomore Amelia Haggen, “But I’m really afraid I’ll screw up. All that practice builds up a lot of pressure on you.” The Suessical began with a special performance…

On Wednesday, November 11th, we celebrated Veterans Day. World War 1 officially ended on June 28, 1919, with the signing of the Treaty of  Versailles. The fighting between the Allies and Germany actually ended seven months earlier with the armistice, which went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. Armistice Day, as November 11 became known, officially became a holiday in the United States in 1926, and a national…

Very few people in our society achieve high levels of musical performance. Of the thousands of young people who begin to learn a musical instrument every year, most young people ditch instrumental study within a few years. Many people believe that that there is some inherited talent for music that sets a small number of people apart from birth, and destines them for musical excellence. According to this belief, the reason why the majority of people…

On Tuesday Novemer 3, the BHM District 877, had its third levy vote in two years. The polls were at the Buffalo Community Middle School and they were open from 7 a.m. to 8p.m. The superintendent Jim Bauck proposed a recommendation to the school board to renew the current levy and keep funding equal and not to add any new funding. This new levy if passed would not add any new taxes but will keep BHM stable with…

          The bison football team is going far into section after last years section final lose to St. Cloud Tech in St. Johns University stadium. The bison will play once again in sections finals on Saturday again in St. Johns university.   The Bison will have  to beat  the  second ranked seed in section 8AAAAA Brainerd Warriors (6-3).  They beat the third seeded Cambridge Isanti Bluejackets 38 to 3. The Warriors scored on…

On Monday, October 26sth,  the Buffalo High School Concert choir blew us away with their amazing performance. The concert began at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center with an intermission halfway through; the cost was $7 for adults, and $5 for students. With only seven weeks to prepare for this event, Mr. Walsh and the students had to really step it up to be ready in time for the concert. “I had to memorize…

The Tatanka Yearbook and Hoofprint.net were awarded All-State Gold honors and The Hoofprint took All-State Silver at the Minnesota High School Press Association (MHSPA) Convention held at the University of Minnesota on October 20. All school publications are invited to participate in the competition. Of the 30 categories, Buffalo was mentioned 15 times.  The 2009 Tatanka yearbook, Origin, received 8 awards out of the 9 categories. The Hoofprint received 7 awards out of 12 newspaper categories. The Hoofprint.net…

Three fire departments and many citizens responded to a reported fire near Bice Ave Nw Buffalo, MN around nine. So far it is uncertain if any individuals were in the building or as to what caused the fire. Police responded quickly, as well as many fire departments. The building appears to have been doused and the fire contained.

The girls Varsity soccer team played their last game of the season yesterday in Brainerd. It was the 2nd round of sections. They had previously beat St. Cloud Tech 3-0 in the opening round. They ended up falling short to Brainerd 2-0. Their regular season was wrapped up two weeks ago with two conference games. The first was scheduled on Tuesday against Monticello but because of weather the game got moved to Wednesday at 4:30. …

This annual event is a fundraiser for the concert band and concert choir’s spring trip which happens every two years, the year in-between is when the summer marching band takes their trip. The Variety Show also raises money for the two music scholarships that Buffalo High School gives out to a graduating male and female each year. This show is made up of various musical/comedy acts done by students, with adults accompanying at times. This…