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After a 5-5 previous season, the Buffalo Boys Football squad is changing some things up by changing up the Head Coaching position. The new head coach will be Craig Lachowitzer, also known as “Lach”. The players on the team are excited about what Lachowitzer has to bring and they are willing to work hard. “I’m excited about the season,” said Junior Isaiah Karels. “I think Lach will bring a whole different level of play into…
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Advisory took on a new challenge when over 300 BHS students visited local elementary schools to share their love of reading and giving back to the community through the Bounce Back Project. BHS Students got to spend time with students ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade. Aside from reading to the elementary schools, the high school students engaged the kids in fun games to bring them out of their shell. Senior Jack Leipholtz loved the…
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Longtime Buffalo Bison sports supporter Gary Lee Wagner was killed in a crash on his way home from the section 8AA boys hockey playoff game against St. Michael on February 18. He was remembered at a ceremony on February 28 that was attended by many former and present BHS athletes, teachers, coaches, and administrators. At age 80, Gary was a very active member of the community, he was a participant in the Buffalo Legion, Lions…
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Nearly a year ago, students returned from Spring Break to discover the school administration removed the bathroom doors in an attempt to stop student vaping. This year, new anti-vaping posters have appeared in the bathrooms, reminding students that there should be only one student at a time inside bathroom stalls. One poster in particular reads, “It’s not cuul to Juul in Schuul,” In smaller print near the bottom, it reads, “One person per stuul.” That…
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The Herd Winter Drumline had their home show on February 15. The event was a chance for the program to showcase a new vision and new leadership to a home audience. They had a slightly lower score than last meet but placed first in their division. Their Asian-influenced show was called “Balance”. They dressed up in white kimonos with red belts and their routine included choreography that they rehearsed with the help of a yoga…
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Buffalo High School’s One Act Play, Watermelon Hill, earned the highest honor possible, a Starred Performance at the State Festival, on February 7th at Saint Catherine’s University. The award is the first Starred Performance for Buffalo in four years. The moment was a dream come true for Senior Amanda Krinke, who had been denied trips to State the past two years. “None of us expected to win,” Krinke said. “We did not expect to go…
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Introduction The proposed budget cuts for the 2020-2021 school year would total to roughly 2.9 million dollars, and 67% of the money is coming from instruction. This category includes reduction of teaching staff, closure of Discovery Elementary and Phoenix Learning Center, and elimination of programs like Quest, along with various other instructional opportunities like CIS classes and wRight Choice. In addition, Buffalo Community Middle School would cut funding for every sport and activity at the…
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The Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose school board has announced that large budget cuts are coming to the entire district. This includes the closing of Discovery elementary and Phoenix learning center, shutting down all middle school activities, and removing several high school activities. In the 2019-2020 year alone the board will be removing 10 teaching positions district-wide, and in the 2020-2021 school year a total of 22 more teachers will be removed. The budget cuts will also include reducing…
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This past Friday, students filled Bison Field West for the annual Bison Field Festival. This occurs every year on the last Friday before the end of the school year. It is open to all grades, and it is from 6:00 pm to dusk. At the field festival, there are yard games, a dunk tank, food vendors, knocker-ball, spike ball and this year a showing of Spider-man Into the Spider-verse. At the festival, there were many…
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After announcing substantial budget cuts for the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 school years, the school board has created a survey to find out how much community members know about the budget cuts and what their views are on the issues. This survey gives community members the opportunity to voice concerns and opinions. The following statement is from the Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose School Board: “The district is administering a community-wide survey. We would like to get your feedback on…
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