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“I loved when you get a good discussion going,” said Gerry Bakke, “you get both sides of the room really going at it. It is one of my best memories as a teacher.” Thursday marked the final retirement celebration for long time Social Studies teacher and wrestling coach Gerry Bakke. After 30 years of teaching, his retirement was finalized on October 25. Bakke greeted friends, family, and fans in the cafeteria from 5-7, when the…

On Tuesdays and Thursdays students at Buffalo High School walk into the lunch room grab their lunch, grab any extra’s they want, and an estimated 5-10% of students purchase their “Berry Blendz” smoothies of all different flavors. The lunch room sells these smoothies for $3.00 during all lunches. The cost of the ingredients in the smoothies they sell at Buffalo High School is 20-30% of the cost of the smoothie; therefore they make $2.10 per…

Beginning on Monday,  February 7th and ending on Friday, February 11th, Buffalo High School will be hosting a raffle. The grand prize of the raffle is a brand new Dell laptop. “[The Special Olympics Raffle] is for kids with disabilities.” said Sophomore Erin Mackenthun, one of the ticket sellers. Tickets for the raffle are one dollar per ticket and you can purchase many as you would like to buy. “Support Special Olympics and buy a…

The freshman, varsity, and concert band gathered in the BHS Performing Arts Center yesterday for their Winter Band Concert. The concert featured 241 BHS students performing a total of 14 songs playing a variety of different instruments ranging from the flute to the bass. During O Magnum Mysterium, the members of the Concert Band made director Scott Rabehl cry. “The piece is a really sad and moving song. It was the best performance we’ve ever…

Last week’s clue game “criminal”, History Teacher Devin Davidson has been captured thanks to students and staff of BHS. According to the clues given each day related to the mystery game, Davidson has robbed the bank of Buffalo while participating in SSU’s anual school wide game of clue. The money earned has come back to the students in prize form. If students participated and won a prize, it can be collected in room C-209. This…

The students at Buffalo High School got to show off their talents Saturday in the Tri-M Variety Show. The Performing Arts Center filled with friends and family of the performers anxiously waiting for 7:30, when the doors were closed, lights were lowered, and the show started. The night began with two emcees, Juniors Kaelie Lund and Mia Haggen, introducing the show and making jokes; starting off the show with humor and laughter from the audience.…

“Chance is always a risk, but most of the time, good things happen.” says Administrative Assistant Vicky Cary. “I recognized that not all students were getting the most out of SSR, and some teachers were passionate about sharing their interests with kids through reading and discussion.” Buffalo High School has different SSR (Silent Sustained Reading) classes for students to choose from. SSR is the last 20 minutes of Tuesdays and Thursdays at BHS. Some of…

January 31 through February 5 kicks off the annual I Love to Read month with a book drive at Buffalo High School run by National Honor Society. Students may to bring in new or gently used books before or after school in the atrium. If you’re looking for opportunities to participate in this year’s I Love to Read month, you can participate in Buffalo’s Community Read. This year’s book is Vermilion Drift by William Kent…

The Bison tied against St Michael on Tuesday, January 25th at the Knights arena.  The Bison were one point behind all up until the third quarter when Aaron Rouse scored a goal the last 40 seconds which made the game proceed into overtime. Within seven minutes of the first period St Michael scored the first goal. The Bison stepped up their game and came back shortly after with a goal from senior Cody Elleteson assisted…