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  Wednesday, May 27th, the Buffalo Girl’s Varsity Lacrosse team annihilated St. Paul 21-0.  This was St. Paul’s first year playing; they had great sportsmanship and played fair.  Only one referee showed up to this game, and though he did his job well, he still missed a few major calls on both sides.  The defeat came fast. “Girls, it’s twenty-one to zero and we’ve run out of numbers on the flipper,” said Coach Andrea Lund. …

By: Mike Pyka and Nikki Cantin It’s that time of year again; yearbooks will be unveiled and distributed on Friday the 29. If you haven’t ordered one already, they cost $65 and are in very short supply. This year’s publication includes several sections including sports, activities, academics, students, and staff. While the yearbook staff wouldn’t share too many details, we managed to get a few hints at what is to come. There are some key…

Driving down the road you and your friends are ready to go out and just have a good time. You get a call telling you that there is a party just down the road. Anxious, you and your friends decide to go. When you walk in the smell of beer, hard liquor, and smoke of all different kinds fill the air. Everyone is having an amazing time as you can see. You are new to…

While the seniors are preparing to graduate and clear out of the high school, juniors are making plans for their final year at BHS.  The 2010 senior class cabinet and student council representatives have been selected for next year.  Juniors Jake Letsinger, Bobby Person, Brielle Colebank, and Sam Mailhot will be members of the senior class cabinet.  Juniors AJ Cane, Francie Varner, Luke Hein, Lizzy Lundebrek, and Ashley Anderson have all been selected to be…

After months of debating and frustration, Buffalo’s School Board has decided to keep Nordic Ski and Boys’ Swimming in the 2009-2010 school year. The decision was made on May 26 at the school board meeting, after Nordic Ski Head Coach Jill Hanson presented the board a $10,000 check to cover activity fees. Many swimmers and parents also attended the meeting along with Boys’ Swim Coach Ryan Renstrand, and presented their check as well. The decision…

The 2009-2010 school year quickly approaches, so does a whole new set of rules.  The rules that Buffalo High School students have had to follow in past years, have all been lenient, and flexible.  But next year, students are in for a big change.  With the constant use of cell phones among the students, teachers often feel disrespected.  If a student got their cell phone taken away this year, it wasn’t a big deal.  Teachers either placed the…

“Closing time, time for you to go out, go out into the world.” The seniors were greeted with the annual count down sign last week, marking the end of the school year and of high school for the class of 2009. As the final ten days began many are struggling to stay ahead in classes. “I don’t even care to show up anymore, I don’t want to be here I just want to do what…

It starts in November 2003, The Pirate Bay is created. During the span of five years, there were many flips and turns that they went through. People were suing, the police raided the site and detained three men, and other stuff like being charged with copyrighting. But what file sharing site isn’t? “It’s just so much easier getting music from a file sharing source because who is going to spend a dollar on a three…

   Buffalo High School has been a comfort zone for all students that have come and gone though its school system.  It focuses on teaching the students all the necessary materials that they will need to succeed in college, life, and anything else that they choose to embark on.  With graduation quickly approaching, Seniors are coming to the realization that the sheltered walls of high school will soon be coming to an end, and the…

After Buffalo Bison girls softball ends their season with a successful record of 14-5, they end up falling out of sections with a record of 3-2.  Losing to Shakopee on their first trip down to Mankato, where sections were held, and then losing again to Mankato East on Saturday took them out of sections. “We had a great season and a great run at sections,” says team capitan Kristin Jeske.  “I’m not disappointed at all.  I’m…