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As the school year nears its end students and staff start the existential count down until their summer break can begin. One person in BHS however is not counting down. English teacher Joel Squadroni has been teaching at Buffalo High School for many years and survived without counting down the days until summer starts for quite a while. In Squadroni’s class he talked about how existentialism is the idea where there is a difference between…
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The Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose School Board accepted former assistant principal Brandon Prell’s resignation on April 28, 2014. The school has already begun the search for the next assistant principal. “We have posted that we are looking for a new assistant principal for the past 10 days,” said Principal Mark Mischke, “and the posting was removed Tuesday night (May 14). After the 10 days we had 105 applicants. We would like to employ someone by July 1…
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Those four unknown parking spots in the student parking lot. Those tempting front row spots that have no handicap or visitor parking signs. The dream spot for your ride. Just a short little walk into and out of the school and none of that parking lot chaos. The ones that are always empty, but everyone is too scared to park in them. Why are they always open, as I recall we have never been told…
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The amount of snow and rain that we had last year was outstanding. Tom Bauman, our athletic director, didn’t think so. Last year we had snow that went all the way up to the first of May, and it took quite some time for the snow to melt. Buffalo got over three feet of snow last year and this year we are almost pushing six feet. If the weather keeps up this week with the…
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As the end of the year is approaching, all you seniors are preparing to graduate. Whether you’re going to a local college, or one in another state, chances are you won’t be seeing these people very often anymore. Saying goodbye to teachers can be very bittersweet. Who will stick with you in your memories as you leave high school and enter college? “McCallum has always been there to talk to about anything. We have really great discussions…
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As the school year comes to an end, summer time plans are blooming. Summer brings new adventures and a lot of grad parties. So with three months coming what is there to do. Morgan Doimer a sophomore at BHS said ” I will be volunteering at the Animal Humane Society and working but when I’m free I will be with my friends.” “My favorite part of summer is going to Sydney Drivers lake.” Summer time…
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Their pictures are on a strip of wall up high by the stairs. A few outdated because they’re from circa 1970’s, but none the less they are scholarly people who have been picked against 16,000 other semifinalists in their high school graduating year to be awarded $35 million in scholarship funds! But there’s almost 8,000 of these scholarships, so maybe the people who aren’t that advanced can feel much better. Know what we’re talking about? It’s…
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“Hey is this made of real leather?” “Can you shut the F*** up.” I didn’t know what to do. They told me to shut up. What did I do wrong? Like all I did was ask a question. How is that so wrong? I’m sorry for asking. But telling me to ‘shut up’ won’t help. It makes me more angry. Why does this happen to me? Is it because I’m different? I can’t help that.…
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On May 2, the Tatanka yearbook staff, along with five other schools, went to an all day workshop in the Bison Room to prepare for next years yearbook. “We talked to the other schools about their past books and future ideas and came up with ideas and themes for our next years book,” said Junior Joshua Fischmann. Guest speaker, Jeff Moffitt, came to speak about designing a yearbook and ways to sell many books. The…
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“If the courtyard is going to be used for something, it needs to be supervised by a teacher, and teachers have keys to get into the courtyard.” “It’s pretty much open, I mean they should probably check in with an administrator before we use it. Touch base with Mr. Mischke maybe. I think a lot of people use the courtyard for a lot of different reasons,” says Mr. Guida. “I think we should get a…
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