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GMSA, Globally Minded Student Activists, is a group of students that does all kinds of charitable events. The group meets every Friday during Triple A and anyone can join at any time. Feed My Starving Children, which they visited on Monday, September 28, was the first event the group has participated in this year.    As you know, millions of children are starving all around the world. Feed My Starving Children is a program that…

Monday, September 28, was the second gathering of FCA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes. A group of around 40 members gathered to Senior Cody Lings’ house at 7:30 to listen to the word of God. A few songs of gospel started off the night, with Juniors Nina Downer and Michael LaCroix on guitar. Seniors Kane Nelson, and Erik Star came prepared with a speech of their testimonies. “I think overall last nights speeches were really good…

Every Friday morning, 8-10 students from Buffalo High School get in their cars and head to Perkins, a local restaurant and bakery. They arrive at 6:00 and sit down in their regular arrangement; two tables pushed together. Their waitress, Maryanne, heads over to take their order. When Senior Dylan Triplett orders “the usual”, she knows exactly what he wants. He’s been coming to this weekly event since he was in eighth grade. “There was this…

Friday September 25th was the Homecoming Football Game for the Buffalo Bison. After a long, eventful week at the high school many students were anxious and excited for the game, where they could show off their “purple pride” and school spirit. The game ended in a strong win for the Bison, against the Monticello Magic, with the score being 28-0. “The game literally ties the whole week together, its great when everyone just piles in…

Following a long week of dress-up and a homecoming victory of 28-o, the students headed  to the “fun night”  held at the Senior High from 9:30-12, the cost was five dollars. Grades 9-12 were able to attend. The night had activites such as: volleyball tournaments, hypnotist, guitar hero, and a race mat. The hypnotist was the highlight of the night held in the Performing Arts Center, as students crowded by the door and piled their way…

The Buffalo Girls Varsity Soccer Team took on the Waconia Wildcats on Saturday September 26th and had a great win with an ending score of 2-1. With in a few starting minutes of the game, getting it on its feet the Waconia Wildcats has scored the first goal. Bison keeping up there spirit and playing with there smart intention kept the score at 1-0 for quite some time. Towards the end of the first half Junior Shana Roberts had scored there…

Thursday was a very eventful day at BHS. Class color day started at about 6 a.m. as the seniors, all dressed up in black, headed out to the rock that was brought in by the class of 1984. With black and white spray paint in hand the seniors decked out the rock in many significant ways. Some seniors put their names on the rock. Others put items and things that symbolize them and some just…

As you walked though the senior hallway at Buffalo High School on September 24, 2009, a swarm of students in black celebrated being seniors.  Before they reached the senior locker bay, the seniors swarmed at the “rock” to continue a tradition.  Getting at the “rock” around 6:00 a.m. has always been a tradition for seniors.  It’s when they are allowed to celebrate the fact that they are almost done with school and show off their seniority.    “Me and a bunch…

Wild Wild West dress up day was a big success, including the AAA competition, where two students of opposite genders from each grade battled it out, in Battle of the Sexes. First up were the Freshman, doing the limbo.  Mixing spoons Emily Greeley and Will Floershiem held the limbo stick as Chandler Engle was the first to walk under it, he made it. Now it was up to Tyler Whissler to keep the girls in…

The homecoming football game is always an anticipated event throughout the buffalo community. This week the high school has been filled with excitement and anticipation. As the commotion of all the dress up days and school events is almost through, everyone is in preparation for the Friday night football game. Spectators will pile into Cummings Field dressed in purple, black and white, to cheer on the team. The game will begin at 7 o’clock where…