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On Friday, May 7, art students from Buffalo High School (BHS) attended the Mississippi 8 Visual Arts Festival at Becker High School. Other participating schools included St. Michael Albertville, Monticello, Becker, Cambridge, Zimmerman, Big Lake, Rogers, and Princeton.  “The artists from the other schools were very interesting,” said Senior Cora Fox. “The mixture of their personality and talent with art made them very fun to talk to. I saw some amazing things, but I feel…

The very well known and loved teacher, Jack Harlan, will be retiring after this final quarter at BHS. Mr.Harlan has been teaching here at Buffalo for 36 years and was in the English department. When asked why he decided to retire, all he had to say was, “I’m old.” Throughout his career, Harlan has had an opportunity to get to know a lot of  different students and colleague. He even said that the greatest highlight of…

Mrs. Raymond’s American History class is making care packages to send to soldiers in Iraq. The care packages are being sent at the end of this week to former Buffalo graduates serving in the Middle East.  Raymond sent a letter to the parents of the students in her class, asking parents for requests or names of people in Iraq that they could send packages to. The packages are going to family members of mothers from the Blue Star…

From the beginning of the school year until the day of prom, Junior Class Cabinet (JCC) met and discussed the theme and details of prom for the 2010 school year. Members included Olivia Haggerty, Caleigh Fischmann, Calli Durst, Anna Mason, Sarah Frost, Josh High, and Sam Kemp. “The hardest part of planning prom was deciding on a theme,” said Haggerty. “We wanted to be different and unique from any other year. It’s hard to compromise…

On May 1st Buffalo High School is having prom hosted at the St.Cloud Civic Center. Tickets are on sale until 2:30 p.m. after school. Get your tickets as soon as you can so you are apart of the experience. Students who are Seniors or Juniors are allowed to go, if you are asked by someone in those grades you are welcome to come as well. Prom is a time where students dress up and go…

This Friday, April 30, while the seniors get their free day off, the 8th graders will get a chance to tour the school without the stress of the upperclassmen in the building. The  impact leaders will be freshman, sophomores and juniors. All female impact leaders will be paired with a small group of  female 8th graders and all male impact leaders will be paired with a small group of male 8th graders. They do this…

April 30, 2010 is Buffalo High School’s Senior Appreciation Day.  Seniors get the day off from school. “This is a way to give support for all of the hard work they’ve done four years of hard work,” said Principal Mike Mishke. Seniors often spend Senior Appreciation Day to prepare for prom which is the following day.  “I’m sleeping in and getting my nails done for prom,” said Senior Chelsea Hinnenkamp. “I’m going to have the…

“I feel no guilt for surviving,” said Holocaust Survivor Margot Dewilde. “I knew I would survive and get out of there alone, even as I stepped off the train at Auschwitz. I had a vision and the place seemed familiar to me. I felt like I had been there before and I knew I would be okay.” At 91 years old and wheelchair bound, Margot seemed quite harmless and reserved, which contrasted with the middle…

On Thursday, April 22nd Buffalo High school Celebrates Earth day. It was a grand success for the lucky students of Buffalo High School. “As I first pulled into the parking lot, I noticed other students standing in front of the parking area with “Happy Earth Day” signs,” said Nick Jones.  Earth Day has been a Celebrating day for 40 years all around the U.S.A. According to Buffalo’s Green Team, 20% of non-recyclable objects are thrown…

On June 3, 2010 outside of the Performing Arts Center at BHS from 6:15-7:00, you can participate in the eleventh annual ceramic bowl silent auction. All of the proceeds will go to the Vision, Strength, and Access (VSA) arts on Minnesota.  This is a non-profit group, founded in 1986, that supports the arts for individuals with disabilities.  In past years, about $7,000 were donated from the ceramic bowl silent auction. Having proceeds going to a positive organization…