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Buffalo High School’s juniors and seniors in Concert Choir and Concert Band are preparing for the Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA). Last year’s Concert Choir made this possible by recording a CD and submitting it to the organization. Only the top schools who made CDs were invited to perform. They will be singing six songs, and on Thursday February 17th they will be performing at the Mid Winter Clinic down in Minneapolis. At 11:03 A.M.…

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On any given Monday, or Friday for AAA you can find a group of about thirty kids in the stage acting room. Anxiously waiting to find out what improvisational game they will be playing today. Improv. is a time when kids who are in or have been in the class stage acting. Bertsch take center stage to announce that they will be playing “Party Quirks” today. The class erupts with excitement as people jump up…

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There are many responsibilities that come with being a senior. Along with getting homework done, helping underclassmen, being as involved in activities as possible, there is one major thing we all have in the back of our minds, college. For most it is hard picturing you moving on, leaving your high school moments, friends, and family behind, and starting a new chapter in life. Thinking about where we would want to go is the hardest…

“I love you,” says Logan Blum to boyfriend Devon Bainey. This phrase of affection means something different when said to different people. Logan and Devon have been dating for 7 months and feel comfortable saying the “big L word.” High school is a place to easily make many relationships; such as friends, boyfriend/girlfriend, and teachers. In different relationships people tend to act in a different manner. As these relationships grow, their actions and interests start…

Students have arrived and classes have begun, school has started. Only three weeks into the school year and students have started to show their school pride. This year’s homecoming theme is “global journey” students will participate in dress up days from around the world. Monday started off the fun with tourist day. “It’s fun,” said Junior Rachel Stenson. “I wanted to show my school spirit and show the underclassman how its done”. The school will…

Malewicki being crowned at Hanover Harvest Festival. Photo by Dave Malewicki. Every little girl dreams of becoming a princess, but how many succeed? Through the royalty program, that dream came true for Buffalo high school Senior Alicia Malewicki. She was elected as Hanover princess in August 2010. She applied in early July by mail, sending an application form and a picture.  Before being chosen, a tea party was held where all the candidates were interviewed by…

We’ve all been part of a group before, whether it’s a group of friends or an extracurricular activity, but just how often does that group feel more like a family than anything else? To some, Marching band is a minute part of our school, but to others, such as Senior Sami Manick, Marching Band is a culture and a family. “I have been in marching band since the summer after eighth grade.  I have a…