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By Mitchell Budde and David Altmann On September 30, 2009 16 students stepped off a plane into a brand new country. After the 12 hour flight from Frankfurt to Minneapolis, with a stop in Amsterdam, the exchange students arrived around 4:30 p.m. They were met by their host students, with whom they had been paired with last spring, at the Minneapolis Air Port. “It is very different here than in Germany and England,” said exchange…

Every Friday morning, 8-10 students from Buffalo High School get in their cars and head to Perkins, a local restaurant and bakery. They arrive at 6:00 and sit down in their regular arrangement; two tables pushed together. Their waitress, Maryanne, heads over to take their order. When Senior Dylan Triplett orders “the usual”, she knows exactly what he wants. He’s been coming to this weekly event since he was in eighth grade. “There was this…

Friday September 25th was the Homecoming Football Game for the Buffalo Bison. After a long, eventful week at the high school many students were anxious and excited for the game, where they could show off their “purple pride” and school spirit. The game ended in a strong win for the Bison, against the Monticello Magic, with the score being 28-0. “The game literally ties the whole week together, its great when everyone just piles in…

Thursday was a very eventful day at BHS. Class color day started at about 6 a.m. as the seniors, all dressed up in black, headed out to the rock that was brought in by the class of 1984. With black and white spray paint in hand the seniors decked out the rock in many significant ways. Some seniors put their names on the rock. Others put items and things that symbolize them and some just…

Are you in between sports? Or just trying to stay in shape? If you want to stay fit without paying for a health club membership, I know just the place for you to go. From 2:30 to 4:45 on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays you can be a part of the after school weight lifting program at Buffalo High School. You don’t have to sign a form or add your name to a list, you can…

After the 15 years and one recent track and field state championship, the Bison will be running on a new track next spring. The district is just completing a $351,000 to repair both the track and the tennis courts. The money was a part of the referendum from 2003, and couldn’t be used for staff or activities. This money by law had to be used to repair or improve current structures in the district. The…

At the school assembly on Monday, September 14th, the teachers and administrators worked to control the chaos as students made their way to their new seating sections in the gym, assigned by grade. Students could be seen dancing and singing along to “Kokomo”, by the Beach Boys, as it played throughout the speakers in the gym. With the whole school in attendance, they awaited the announcement of the 2009-2010 Mixing Spoons and Homecoming King and…

Scott Rabehl  has recently posted the new drum majors for the summer of 2010. They are J.D. Laskey, a junior trumpet player, Jensen Maiden, a senior flute player, and Mandy Haggen, a senior horn player. Around 15 people tried out for this position by sending in applications, but Rabehl feels he made the right decisions. “Mr. Richter [the marching band music director] and I tried to think of who was doing the right thing all…

On Saturday, Robinsdale Cooper JV boys soccer team lost to the Bison eight to zero. After last year’s three to two lost to Robinsdale Cooper the Bison were ready to bounce back. As the Robinsdale Cooper bus arrived in the Buffalo High school parking lot.  The Bison Head Coach Josh Soukup told the team to get ready for the game as the team was messing around, they didn’t want a repeat of last year’s game. “The team was…

This year the Agriculture students and FFA chapter members exercised their individuality by driving their out-of-field tractors to school.  In the past years, the interest and participation has been at a steady decline, but this year the FFA kids stepped it up and made it happen with world class style. “I left my house in Hanover at 6:15 this morning,” said Junior Daniel Strehlow. “I drove to Buffalo to pick up my girlfriend [Meghan Gruber]…