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On Saturday, April 16th, the National Pacemaker Award Winners were announced in Anaheim, California. The Hoofprint‘s website, hoofprint.net, won the award for the first time ever. The National Pacemaker Award “an award for excellence in American student journalism, given annually since 1927. The awards are generally considered to be the highest national honors in their field, and are unofficially known as the “Pulitzer Prizes of student journalism.” “It is nice to be recognized for all the work that…

Wash your hands, cover your cough, sneeze into your elbow, or use a kleenex,” are all phrases we heard as a young child. Things begin to change as you get older, the responsibility solely depends upon yourself. As you grow older you don’t always have a teacher or adult guiding you to cleanliness or peers singing the alphabet around you as you wash your hands. Keeping yourself clean keeps the things around you clean, thus…

On Thursday, April 21st, Seniors Marrissa Moe and Jacob Bastin will be playing on the All-Star Team at the Comedy Sportz theater in Calhoon Square in Minneapolis against the professional players at Comedy Sportz. Over the past few months, Moe and Jacob have been practicing improvisational acting (Improv) with the other members of the BHS CSz Team under the supervision of Mrs. Bertsch and Professional CSz player and referee Michael Bruckmuller every Tuesday from 2:40 to…

The Buffalo Bison Boys Lacrosse Team’s first game as a school sport started off with a loss (10-4) against Spring Lake Park on Thursday, April 14. The conditions for the game weren’t exactly what the team was hoping for, with high winds and very cool temperatures.  At one point, it even began to hail.  The teams were able to zone out the weather and still play to the best of their abilities. Junior Sam Mayhew…

Senioritis– from the prefix senior plus the suffix –itis is a colloquial term used in the United States to describe the decreased motivation toward studies displayed by students who are nearing the end of their High School career. The epidemic of Senioritis is running rapid through high schools throughout the country with the end of the school year approaching, and numerous cases are found here at Buffalo High School. “I’ve had all my credits done since first quarter this year,” said…

When the latest batch of freshmen enter the front doors of  Buffalo High School, each one of them comes in with their own viewpoint of what their time in high school is going to be like. The stress of juggling classwork, homework, tests, projects, and other class-related activities, as well as social activities like friends and being in a relationship, dealing with family, and after school activities like sports or clubs can drive any student…

The France students have returned with a story to tell. 17 students, including Mr. Swanson, went to France over spring break. They were able to tour Paris and have a homestay with a family in Bergerac. Each day they were able to explore how the French lived throughout many activities. This trip impacted many people and they are longing to go back in the future. “This trip was absolutely amazing,” said Senior Jessica Eckard, “It makes me…

With prom coming up Saturday May 7 the junior class cabinet has been working endless hours on creating a memorable night for their classmates. They’ve been meeting every week since early in the fall, and now they’re meeting as much as possible. The Junior class cabinet consists of: Erika Doimer, Angela Eastlund, Leeza Kennedy, Samantha Paripovich, Blair Solberg, Hanna Svobada. “This years prom theme is Can’t Fight the Moonlight. It took us a while to…

Twenty-two continuing French students (Juniors and Seniors) from BHS left today on a ten day trip to France for Spring Break, chaperoned by French teacher Jason Swanson and Dr. Dixon.  When the students arrive at their first destination, Bordeaux, they will each be staying with pre-determined host families for a total of five days. They will be living in the French culture with their ‘families’, experiencing everyday life firsthand. “I will be staying with people…

A political uprising in Egypt began on January 25, 2011 in Cairo, Alexandria. The protest was organized through social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook. Egyptians protested President Hosni Mubarak’s government and legal and political issues including police brutality, state of emergency, laws, lack of free elections, freedom speech, uncontrollable corruption, as well as economic issues including high unemployment, food price inflation, and low minimum wages.  Mubarak formally resigned from his presidency on February…