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The HERD Winter Drumline celebrated a State win on Saturday, April 9. Prism, their show, competed against five different schools in the Scholastic Regional A Class. “Our directors told us that judges sometimes like drama at finals. When he said that, knowing we had an undefeated season, I wasn’t expecting to win,” said senior Claudia Staut, who has been with the drumline since 8th grade. The team hasn’t been to the state finals competition since…
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English Teacher Ryan McCallum clicks save on Infinite Campus to wrap up his grading for the week and start the weekend, but the fact that 35 students and many of their parents will receive instant notifications on their phones that could make or break their weekend slips his mind. Meanwhile, Paola Linares-Santiago ‘24 has been refreshing Infinite Campus, waiting for an updated grade. Linares-Santiago is one of 15.7% of students at Buffalo High School that…
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Many students in Tony Leintz’s classes might have heard him ask for their pet’s hair for his fishing. Many of those students also are confused at the request, because how does pet hair connect with fishing? Here Tony answers some of the questions those students might have, and why you should give him your pet’s hair. What is fly fishing? “Fly fishing is when you have a very lightweight hook that is decorated with feathers,…
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A group of Buffalo High School students spent the night celebrating Iftar through a potluck dinner. The attendees broke the fast first with a date, and then a feast. MOSAIC (Making Our Schools Safe And Inclusive through Collaboration) and The Unity Project, two groups working to make the community safer and more welcoming, came together the night of April 20 to celebrate Iftar, or break the day’s fast. Ekbal Menawy taught the attendees about what…
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Both of the Knowledge Bowl Teams reprenting Buffalo advanced to the State Tournament after after taking first and second place in their tier in the hotly-contested Regional Tournament at North Branch on March 15. Varsity 2, which was made up of juniors Amelia Butler, Matthew Scherber, Avery Thompson, Milo Zimmerman, and Ryder Zvorak took first place in the entire region. Varsity 1, which was made up of seniors Adam Blevins, Will Borgerding, Andrew Braun, Rachel…
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March 3 was just a regular day of school for most people, but not for the choir students who prepared for Solo Ensembles later that evening. Some performed late in the evening but stayed at school until their scheduled performance to get their last bits of practice in while trying not to worry too much about the judges. Students have been preparing themselves for Solo and Ensembles since January, one of those being Kyra Sorensen,…
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BHM students and drivers are not required to wear a mask or face covering while riding BHM buses or vans. This information was sent out to parents and students in an email sent out by BHM schools superintendent Scott Thielman at 12:49 PM on February 28th, 2022. Theilman has previously told the district that he will be following the CDC COVID-19 guidelines for the 2021-22 school year. On February 25th, the CDC stated that people…
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The Buffalo Junior Varsity B Knowledge Bowl team made a decision to sacrifice their flawless first-place ranking in order to bring on a challenge. The decision was made on February 12th at a meet in Elk River. After taking First Place for the fifth consecutive meet, the former Junior Varsity team and the Buffalo High School Knowledge Bowl coaches decided that moving up to a higher level would increase the level of competition. At that…
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On February 14, 2022 Concert, Varsity and Freshman band performed in the PAC, marking the potential end of the hardships distance learning caused in the music department. This was the first time Freshmen and Concert band had a concert together in two years. Though they didn’t play together, there were still benefits to hearing each other play. “It was the first view I got of the concert band and I was just sitting there completely…
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A blanket of silence covered the room for a split second before screams of joy erupted from the BHS Mock Trial Varsity 1 team members as the news came in: they are advancing to State. The trial began at 9:00 on the morning of February 16. The competition lasted until 11:30 a.m., and the half-hour afterward was spent anxiously awaiting the judge’s decision. All three judges ruled that The Bison had beaten Sartell in the final…
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