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According to the American Lung Association, one in four teens have vaped. Additionally, 95% of those addicted to tobacco start smoking before the age of 21. From removing bathroom doors to installing additional vape detectors, BHS has taken many steps in the past to try and remedy this crisis. The newest of these attempted solutions are Anti-Vape kits. Anti-Vape kits are available to all BHS students and can be acquired by asking a school counselor,…
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The BHS hallway crush account’s first post was June 6th, 2023. The account involves people sending photos of themselves or others if they think they’re cute or just to be funny. There are many different kinds of people that have been posted on the account, ranging from the principals and teachers to students of every grade. The majority of the pictures on the account are funny and usually embarrassing. If someone doesn’t want their picture…
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Students join the National Honor Society (NHS) for a wide variety of reasons. While most people join to look good for colleges, some join to be more involved in their community, and others join because of pressure from families, a longing for special tassels at graduation, or simply join on a whim. In order to be inducted into NHS, students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.67, attend one meeting a month, and complete…
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This Friday and Saturday, February 16th and 17th, six band students and five choir students from Buffalo High School will perform in the All-State Concerts at Orchestra Hall. The choir concert will be on the 16th, and the band concert on the 17th. Singers Harrison Klaphake ’24, James Nelson ’24, Ellie Cassady ’25, Hope Schmitz ’24, and Xander Sabinash ’24; Flautists Malika Gallus ’24, Maggie Bertsch ’25, and Kiera Mcgorry ’25, along with clarinetists Lexi…
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Last night, Buffalo’s One Act publicly performed ‘The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Project’, which depicted the famous 1911 workplace fire that ended the lives of 147 individuals. The factory was mostly composed of female and migrant workers. Of the 147 dead, 123 were women. ‘The Triangle Factory Fire Project’ focuses on one victim, Margaret Schwarz, played by Avery Russek ‘26, who died at the hands of a locked door. The show depicts the events leading…
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For some Buffalo High School Students, registration feels like a scary movie. For others, it feels like a quick and easy thing to do, you sign up for your classes, and then you’re done. This year, a new system of registration was introduced at BHS. It seemed to come out of nowhere and various questions were raised from both students and parents, including the purpose, whether registration night is mandatory, and what to do if…
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Two activities occur in the second week of February for BHS. RAVE Week and the Bison Ball. For the former, there are a few things you should know. Every school day from 2/4 to 2/9 has a different RAVE activity for you to take place in. On Monday, your Advisory will be competing on Kahoot. On Tuesday, you can sign up for a meditation BASE, which will be held by Mrs. Ortmann. On Wednesday, there…
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A freshman walked into the bathroom on her first day at BHS and came face to face with four girls huddling in a group with smoke coming out of their faces. That was her first impression of a BHS bathroom. Chyanne MacKenzie ‘25 avoids the girls restroom during five-minute passing time because vapers overrun the bathroom. MacKenzie has to hold off on personal things so these girls can finish hitting their vapes. “I am never…
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On Wednesday, January 24th Culver’s hosted a fundraiser for freshman Natalie Labelle, who has been approved by Mayo Clinic to receive a new heart. Natalie has Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy (HCOM) and has had four open heart surgeries for valve replacements in her lifetime. Wednesday, friends and community members piled into Culver’s to show their support for her and her family. The fundraiser went from 4 to 7 PM, and even as the crowd died down…
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“They saw my car fly into the air and land,” Kate Hendel ‘24 says as she recounts her experiences from her first car crash. Hendel isn’t alone: 77% of drivers will get into at least one crash in their lifetime, according to a report by Esurance. Librarian and previous bus driver Tammy Otten was on her usual bus route one winter morning, picking up students who were waiting to go to school, when she found…
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