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With less than three weeks left of school, we set out to see what the freshmen thought about their first year here at Buffalo High School. Class of 2013 thought that it wasn’t that bad of a year but it just was not what they were expecting, they all had many different thoughts about the year: like using your cell phone in the halls, wearing hats, PDA, clothing choice, and on top of everything they…

Desdamona, a hip-hop artist from Minneapolis, visited Katherine Kunz’s English class on Thursday, May 20 to teach kids about poetry. “I think it’s important to educate kids because in high school people are trying to find their voices,” said Desdamona. “Writing allows you to learn about yourself even if that happens after writing it. Writing in itself  is a teacher so it’s almost like self-teaching.” Desdamona began performing through dance as a little girl and…

The Buffalo Music Department hosted a Showcase presentation in the Performing Arts Center at 7:30 pm. The event recognized the 77 graduating senior musicians. To honor the seniors, there was a senior slide show between performances and senior profiles in the programs. The groups participating were: Concert Orchestra, Concert Choir, Jazz Ensemble I, BHS singers and Concert Band will be performing. Each performed a few of their favorite musical pieces and at the end there…

While the school year starts to come to the end, Seniors are counting down the days. With 13 days remaining, some seniors are finding it hard to maintain the motivation they had earlier in the year. “Graduation is something to look forward too. It gives you that feeling that you finally did it and all your hard work finally paid off. We have to wait a long time for this day so it’s worth it…

On Tuesday, May 18, the 26th annual Nick Miller Academic Luncheon was held at the Evangelical Free Church.  This lucheon is held to recognize all of the hard work of the Presidential Award Recipients put in throughout their high school careers. Huikko’s catered the event.  There was rice, stir-fry, alfredo, brownies, and lemonade.  The entire luncheon was sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce , which is a group of local businesses that promote one another.…

The boys JV tennis season is almost over. With only two weeks left thirteen boys head off to Litchfield for a match on Friday May 14. This season has brought many new players to the JV team.  Junior Nic Berhands is playing this season for his first year along with a few others. Nic says “I’m going to try out next year because it is fun to play and hang out with everyone!” All the…

On Thursday, May 13, the Buffalo Boy’s and Girl’s Varsity Track teams attended a meet in Fargo, North Dakota. The meet was set to take place at the Concordia-Moorhead campus but was moved due to field renovation. Other teams who attended included Brainerd, Alexandria, Moorhead, Bemidji, Monticello, St. Cloud Apollo, Sauk Rapids, and St. Cloud. It was rainy and cold, but the girls managed to place 5th and the boys placed 3rd “It was very…

The Green Team at Buffalo High School collected 50 pairs of shoes for the Nike Reuse-A-Shoe organization last week. Students were asked to bring in old athletic shoes to be recycled into gym floors, playground materials, and synthetic tracks. The shoes were brought to the Albertville Nike store to be sent off for recycling. The recycling process uses a “slice-and-grind” technique where each shoes is cut into three slices. The slices are then fed through…

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“…Kevin had been reading AP study guides in his room. In the end, he passed  the exams in all three AP courses he had taken. He also passed the exams from 10 AP courses he had not taken. With the addition of a couple of community college classes, he entered UC San Diego as a junior, bypassing the grade requirements for admission.” This is the story of a independent learner named Kevin from an excerpt…