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Prom is one of the most special nights in a high school student’s life, from seeing your significant other in a beautiful dress or a handsome tux to asking your date in the cutest ways, to winning prom king and queen. Prom is a night to remember. The junior class cabinet is in charge of prom they have selected the theme Garden of Lights. According to Junior Kayla Owens, the theme was selected to be…
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The ACT test are a fairly large cause of stress for many juniors, but what if you didn’t have to? Well, juniors now have an option to simply not take the ACT test. The test is no longer required to graduate, and has not changed in terms of difficulty. The test is still free to do on the test days, which is a major bonus as the test is generally $40-$60. It also costs extra to send the score…
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School is always changing. As the years go by, students graduate, teachers retire, and they are replaced by other teachers and students. Over time, other changes occur as well, such as curriculum, student behavior, rules, clubs, organizations, and technology. “I believe technology has a connection to all of these other areas,” said Principal Mark Mischke. “As far as behavior, curriculum, rules, or clubs, the ability for people to communicate is quicker, and easier to do.”…
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After what varsity mock trial coach Mr. Swanson describes as “ one of the best and most intense trials ever,” the prosecution side of the Buffalo Mock trial team took victory over Annandale with a score of 232 to 222. This win kept the team’s season going, and now the team only has one more trial to win before they take a State Participant slot. Kandiyohi County attorneys, Mr. Aaron Walsh and Mr. Shane Baker, judged…
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Everyone gets asked “What do you want to be when you grow up?” The seniors are finally leaving high school to go accomplish what they want to do. Some wonder what seniors are doing once they leave in to the big world. As some head off to college, going off to serve our country, and some will just start working. Many seniors are still undecided and don’t know what they are doing. Counselor Christina Cox said,…
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All of us live such different lives; we have our own individual hobbies, friends, beliefs and personalities. From these individual lives we all carry with us our own worries and troubles. Whether you are aware of how you do so or not, everyone copes with these stressors in life in some way or another. Here at BHS students surprisingly relieve their stress in many similar ways. In fact, a survey taken by 270 of our…
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Daniel Schneider, a BHS biology teacher, has a more interesting past than most of his students know. While attending the University of Minnesota, he went on several research trips to parts of the world that most people from landlocked Minnesota would never get to visit. These trips included visiting Florida to research manatees,visiting the Falkland islands to research fur seals, as well as several local trips to study wolves, ruffed grouse, and wild turkeys. Out…
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Skipping class has been a right of passage for rebellious teens for as long as anyone can remember but why do they do it? We took to the halls at Buffalo High School to find out. According to a survey taken of 115 9th-12th grade students 22% of students at Buffalo High School, which is about 1 in every 5 students, have skipped class at least once with the most skipped class being math. We…
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As Buffalo High School seniors are heading into the last half of their high school career, some students are rushing into their counselor’s office to switch classes, graduate early and pick up mentor ships. “We see quite a few students that want to graduate early. Most of the time the conversation is what is your post high school plan and are you challenging yourself and preparing yourself for whatever your plan is,” said Counselor Jennifer…
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Backpacks Hats Short Shorts Buffalo High School Allowed Allowed Allowed Rockford High School Allowed Not Allowed Not Allowed Orono High School Allowed Allowed Not Allowed Maple Lake High School Not Allowed Not Allowed Not Allowed Buffalo High School has a very lenient and almost non-existent dress code. We can wear hats, short shorts, and carry around backpacks all day with us to our classes. This sense of freedom is not a common occurrence for…
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