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Prom has been a tradition in America since the early 1900’s. Since then, the black-tie event has changed significantly, but one thing has remained constant: flowers. It’s a custom for the boys to bring their prom date flowers, and supporting this tradition since 1953 is Buffalo Floral. Current owner, Patti Speckel, has been running the show for 34 years. She and her husband bought the flower shop in 1984. When she first started working, the…
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After taking almost four years of classes, sometimes seniors run out of classes that intrigue and interest them. Vicki Cary, a long-time writing and English teacher at BHS, came up with the idea of a class where students pick their own subjects and teach themselves about those topics. “Another school tried a project where students designed their own curriculum,” said Cary. “I thought it sounded like a good idea so I figured we could try…
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Walking around the school this past week, students and staff noticed cutouts of different fish taped up and down the hallways, lockers, and staircases. The fish were cut out by Jason Swanson’s french classes to be hung up around the school as an April fools joke. “I saw that the words written on the fish were in French,” said Freshman Danielle Norton. “But I didn’t know what it meant. I assumed it had to do…
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Fourth Quarter is the begin for the glorified Senior privileges. Senior students are given the opportunity to have the last 20 minutes of the day to themself. Students have used this right in a variety of ways. “I think they’re a great reward to us seniors for walking the halls of BHS for four long years,” said Senior Eli Etzel. “I get to go enjoy my sweet time in the comfort of my home.” Some…
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Buffalo experienced a snow day this past Monday March 18th. There was no Blizzard like conditions in Buffalo so many students wondered why the day was off. Buffalo is known for being the last to call a snow day. Having two snow days in one school year is unreal let alone in just a mere two weeks. This was an especially, odd experience because starting Friday at the end of this week Buffalo is going…
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Sitting around the lunch table, four Junior boys discuss how appealing to girls they would be if they heard their version of barbershop quartet. Ben Lepinski, Auston Alvarez, Hunter Fonkert, and Michael Wegter were put in choir class together, the boys realized their talents for singing and decided they should sing as a group. “We are all best friends and were all good singers, so we thought, ‘Why don’t we sing together?’” said Lepinski. With…
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Once again, BHS’s BPA (Business Professionals of America) chapter is sending students to Nationals. “We send a handful of kids each year,” Chapter President Marah Moy said. “At least we’re consistent. [Last year Junior] Aaron [Hamann] and I had a lot of fun in Chicago [at Nationals]. We visited a couple museums and his roommates were fun to hang out with. One of my favorite adventures was the field museum where we learned about animals…
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Who should make the first move, men or women? There are many different opinions from the students at BHS on whether the male or female should make the first move. Some women believe in the more traditional way of doing things, and that guys should always initiate things. “I think that guys should make the first move,” said Sophomore Anna Demgen. “It’s awkward if girls start it, guys just seem to have better judgement.” Some…
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Many students are under the assumption our school’s internet is far from good, but they’re wrong. This may be assumed from the past years when it was almost a common practice for the internet to be down, but the 2012-2013 school year tells a different story. “I’ve noticed this year our internet has only gone down a handful of times but I don’t know why it got better this year,” said Junior Sam Odegard. Few know…
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Imagine reading the same book 125 times. English Teacher Joel Squadroni has been teaching the same book for 32 years, reading the book at least twice a year plus more in his leisure time. What book could he love so much that he puts this much time and effort into it? None other than F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Based in the 1920’s, The Great Gatsby is a short read filled with strong personalities…
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