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Coverage of breaking news, events, and what’s coming next at Buffalo High School.
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On November 4th, 2024, the Buffalo City Council approved the purchase agreement of the PedRad building. Located across Buffalo Hospital on Hwy 25, the building is soon the be Buffalo’s new Community Center. Adam Leiferman has been the manager of the Buffalo Community Center for three years and, ever since working there, has been looking for a better building. “Right now, what we have is an old American Legion. It’s very small and commonly known…
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The annual musical at Buffalo High School is long awaited by both the theater department and the community as a whole. The theater department announces the next year’s show in July, and the community is abuzz with excitement. Prospective cast members audition in early September, and then eagerly await the announcement of their roles. This year, the show is “The Hunchback of Notre Dame,” which excites fans of the Disney film adaptation, although the musical…
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Due to the snowstorm on October 31, a leak in the Bison Activity Center’s roof has been located. The leaking water was first contained by two small buckets, but eventually, a third container, a trash can, was added because of the rate the water was dripping. This is the first snow of the year, and a significant leak has already been discovered. There is already an existing plan to renovate the 18-year-old roof of the…
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As the nation and community prepare to cast their ballots in one of the most tense and unprecedented presidential elections in recent history, the effects have begun to be felt locally. From discussions at lunch tables and in social studies classes, to even the upcoming school board election, the policies and promises of presidential candidates are shaping opinions and decisions in Buffalo. But how exactly will this election affect us here? To answer this question,…
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“Bell-2-Bell, no cell” is a newly familiar phrase for BHS students. This school year, a new phone policy has been enforced by teachers and staff preventing any phone use or contact from the start of the class bell to the end of the class bell. In previous school years, phone rules were relatively relaxed, with each teacher determining how much students could use their phones during class. The goal of the new policy is to…
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Now that Homecoming Week has passed, students have returned to the normal school routine. The long-awaited Homecoming Dance concluded Homecoming festivities, however, some seniors say that the experience did not live up to the dances of the past. The most common reason cited by these seniors was the behavior of the students on the dance floor. “There were a lot of people shoving and pushing, and it was not fun to be on the dance…
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The crowd was on the edge of their seats after the candidates sat down, waiting for the results. The Homecoming Coronation was held in the PAC last night at 7:30 pm. After viewing the slideshows of the nominee’s favorite quotes, Wesley Wistrom and Kate Schmidt were named runner-ups as the song “Can’t Touch This”- causing the crowd to burst into laughter. Finally, the moment was here and it was time to announce King and Queen.…
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The senior class named their Homecoming court at an assembly in the PAC yesterday. The male candidates include Jacob Macheel, Mitchell Friesz, Lucas Lawrence, Theodore Salhus, Marcus Boeckers, Logan Vrieze, Wesley Wistrom and Kumail Akram. The female candidates consist Kate Schmidt, Arria Bell, Miley Farniok, Fayrouz Sonbol, Bailey Mishcke, Kaiya Johnson, Eden Johnson and Hannah Braun. The entire school will vote on these candidates and the results will be announced at Coronation on Monday, September…
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Junior Laryssa Laho’s journey into the German language and culture began when she was in fourth grade. “My sister started taking German six years ago,” Laho explained. “She would come home and say these little phrases that I started to pick up on. . . I wanted to learn more German, [because] I already liked it.” This made her decision on what language to pursue a simple one. Another easy decision for her to make…
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This Thursday the annual ceramics Art-For-All auction is happening, and this year is set to be one of the biggest auctions the Arts program has ever seen. With three different class periods of Ceramics II, there are a lot of contenders this year. In addition, every year the class partners with Discovery Elementary School, helping elementary students in the process of making their own bowls as well. While most of the time in class is…
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