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On Tuesday Novemer 3, the BHM District 877, had its third levy vote in two years. The polls were at the Buffalo Community Middle School and they were open from 7 a.m. to 8p.m. The superintendent Jim Bauck proposed a recommendation to the school board to renew the current levy and keep funding equal and not to add any new funding. This new levy if passed would not add any new taxes but will keep BHM stable with…

For the past many months “Swine Flu” (H1N1) has been all over the news. But what is it? According to Flu.Gov, is a new influenza with two genes from flu viruses that are normally found in pigs in Europe and Asia, plus avian and human genes. Scientists are calling this a “quadruple reassortant” virus. The name “Swine Flu” tends to scare people, but in fact, the flu doesn’t come from eating meet or pork at…

The Tatanka Yearbook forms arrived in mailboxes Tuesday of this week. This year, the method of ordering yearbooks has changed for the better. The new system in ordering should make ordering a yearbook much more efficient. Last year, order forms were sent out from the school address, students or parents had to mail the form and money back to the school.  This year the school doesn’t have to handle any money, the forms will be…

According to Wikipedia, Fantasy football is a game in which participants assemble an imaginary team of real life players and score points based on those players’ actual statistical performance or their perceived contribution on the field of play. Fantasy football started in the UK in 1991 and quickly spread to the US. Out of 20 guys surveyed, 95%  were in a fantasy football league, and of those 95%, 100% got into fantasy football through their…

Special Olympics bowling at Buffalo does well in area meets and regionals every year, and this year is no exception. The team has been through area meet for area 7 already this year, and will go to state at well on November 13th where they will compete with many different schools and will play two games each. “Scores for bowling are indivuidal,” said Coach Ruth Clarke, “and they are in different age groups as well.”…

The night of September 18th, on the Zimmerman field, was definitely a night to remember for Head Football Coach Gerard Rohl. After 15 years of coaching at Buffalo High School, Rohl put his 100th win in the record book, when the Buffalo beat Zimmerman 30-14. Each year that Rohl dedicates his time to the football program, is an opportunity to benefit each and every player, and make the team the best that it can be. “I’ve…

On Monday, October 26sth,  the Buffalo High School Concert choir blew us away with their amazing performance. The concert began at 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center with an intermission halfway through; the cost was $7 for adults, and $5 for students. With only seven weeks to prepare for this event, Mr. Walsh and the students had to really step it up to be ready in time for the concert. “I had to memorize…

Every year, on October 31 Halloween is celebrated in many different ways. Halloween is one of the oldest holidays, and still celebrated in several countries around the world. Halloween is filled with many different activities, such as; trick or treating, costume parties, bobbing for apples, carving pumpkins, haunted houses, and fun for all ages.   Halloween by Buffalo High School Students (BHS)can be celebrated in many ways. Students celebrate Halloween with trick-or-treating, going to parties, haunted…

Once a year the world language department teams up with the International Club for a celebration of dairy and odors. Originally an idea created by Mrs. Zaeska approximately two decades ago for homesick foreign exchange students, it has since progressed into an annual event where all students are allowed to come after school and partake in many different kinds of cheeses. Upwards of more than twenty to be exact. Frau Straussburg and other world language…

Spanish Teacher Daryl Boeckers was recently awarded the 2008 TIES ( Technology Information Education Services) Exceptional Teacher Award. Boeckers, along with Shelly Geurts of the Phoenix Learning Center were chosen by Superintendent James Bauck for the award. Boeckers was chosen for the award for his comprehensive use of Course Web (through Moodle). He has students use Course Web to think about, ask, and answer questions on certain topics, using the upper levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy.…