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The school bell rings and the tired seniors in CIS Writing line up to hand in their final essay of the year, the Trend Paper. After weeks of work, English Teacher Peter Sommers’ students have finished the essay they have been working on for six weeks. As they turn in their final work they, grab a couple of cookies Sommers brought for the as a treat. “Mr. Sommers knows we’re working our asses off and…
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There are over 20 BHS-themed Instagram pages about various topics ranging from photos of bad posture and bad parking to high-quality pictures and fan pages run by students. The images and videos used by these pages come from other students who DM (direct message) the owner of the account pictures of people or things that fit the username. Some of them are jokes, like one account featuring dramatic photos of boxelder bugs around the school,…
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It was a normal day for 17 year old senior Paityn Phillips. Paityn, her boyfriend Sawyer, and mutual friend Jordan had gone to a junkyard outside of Saint Bonnie for truck parts. After they had gotten everything they needed for Sawyers truck they started their drive home. What she doesn’t remember was that they took Highway 7, near Saint Bonnie, when suddenly Sawyer had swerved into the other lane. The truck they were in went…
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The Sounds of the Season concert is up and coming taking place on Thursday the 16th and Friday the 17th. The concert will feature a total of 5 major choir ensembles along with 5 other combinations of those ensembles. There will also be additions of (other instrumental things). On Thursday, the Freshman Choir (9th graders) will be performing while the Varsity Choir (10th, and some 11th and 12th graders) will not be. On Friday these…
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Ten BHS students speak about fashion and how it affects their lives.
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The International Club is starting up again this year at Buffalo High School, for the winter months. It takes place during two Wednesdays per month, during BASE time, and is lead by Frau Michele Strassburg and Mr. Jason Swanson. Students won’t have to pay or attend every meeting to participate. “International Club traditionally is for students to get a better understanding of cultures globally, around the world, specifically beyond Wright County,” said Swanson. Among the…
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On November 11, Principal Mark Mischke addressed the school via the morning announcements about a viral video of a girl from Prior Lake. Without referencing the video directly, he let the school know that what was expressed in the video was harmful and wrong and he encouraged people to reflect on bettering themselves and staying away from things like that. The video in question involves Nya, a student at Prior Lake High School. who was…
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Treats are always a nice way of getting a snack and not getting too much at the same time, after all food is the quickest way to somebody’s heart. After asking people around the school, here are the results: Cookies This is a classic from anyone having a birthday, especially the frosted cookies like these ones. Some people believe that the frosting color doesn’t change the taste, but that just isn’t true. Cosmic Brownies This…
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The Fall Musical is coming up at Buffalo High School. The theatre group is performing Into The Woods, a multi-story musical featuring the characters Cinderella, Rapunzel, Little Red Ridinghood, and many other fairy tale characters. The cast and crew have converted the Performing Arts Center to the setting of a magical and musical journey. This year’s tech department is full of talented teens like Megan Estrada and Oskar Carlson. Estrada is very excited about the…
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It’s Fourth Block. Class starts and everyone pulls out the laptop that they borrowed from the school. You go to classroom.google.com to work on your laptop for your history project. After the class ends, you still aren’t done, so you pack up your laptop and go home to work on the same laptop that you borrowed from school. The next day, you feel sick, so you stay home from school and instead pull out the…
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