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On the brink of advancing to the State Festival on Saturday, February 2, the One Act Play was disqualified from competition. The cast and crew of the Magically Marvelous, Wonderfully Wacky, Seriously Silly Center Ring Circus earned a Star Performance at Conference, a Sub Section victory, and only had to win the Section competition to advance to State. The Section performance was their best yet. The audience was very into the play; laughing and clapping.…
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Change isn’t always something we like or want. It’s sometimes what we need. BHS seniors went from having SSR (Designed to increase students reading ability and structure) for three and a half years, to having one quarter (including our fourth quarter privileges) of Bison Time. Bison Time is a student choice program. (Independent study, math, science, spanish, unique classrooms, and teaching you to learn new things.) “I personally think if we were going to change SSR it should be next…
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Sit in on a class of Mr. Anderson’s AP Physics, and you will be baffled. It breaks all the rules of a typical class.The class size consists of eight students, in a time where it is rare to find a class with less than 35. Instead of getting a grade, you choose yours. There really isn’t even a day to day agenda, the class debates mac vs. PC, and talks of non euclidean geometry while doing various…
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With two games left in the year, boy’s hockey already has three more wins than last season. After losing to the Monticello Magic on February 2, they have five wins and two losses in conference and are currently in first. The last time that they won conference was in 2009. Since then Buffalo has yet to put out a winning season. “We have a younger team that isn’t as experienced but more disciplined,” said Senior Joe Hayes.…
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RAVE (Respect and Value Everyone) week has concluded at BHS, prompting students to reexamine their definition of respect. “Respect to me means that you listen to people even though you might not agree with what they’re actually saying,” Junior Alex Haas said. Throughout the week, six student groups challenged everyone at BHS to focus on respect. “Every high school can improve on respecting others,” Student Council Vice President Taylor Crowser said. “Respect is a polite…
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“I’m most excited to showcase talent from in and outside of the Art department.” Said this year’s Pegasus editor in chief, Emma Hage, Junior. It is that time of year again, the submission boxes are out in full force and the posters are going up. Buffalo High schools literary arts magazine The Pegasus Showcases works of fiction or nonfiction writing, poems and visual art from the year. the 32nd volume is headed by Emma and…
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Students can’t wait for the quarter to be over. To get their new classes, and be done with the old ones. But it comes with a price. Homework, projects and final tests consume the last week of the quarter. “Finals week is the best week of the year!” Said Junior Lauren Thielen sarcastically. “It’s super stressful and you have to do a lot of studying or you will fail.” Some of the students like to…
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“Tonight was about being spontaneous; I don’t ever do the same show twice. Every concert should be different and in the moment with the people who are there,” said guitarist and composer Billy McLaughlin. Many musicians all have their ups and downs. In the start of his career in 1988-1999 he gave 1,763 performances and in 1999-2006 he only did 14. Billy lost everything. He was at his lowest point. Within four years he lost his…
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Everyone knows what it is, the app with the trademark yellow background and white ghost. Snapchat. This app seems to be fading off but students still had a lot to say about the controversies of this seemingly harmless app. Snapchat is a smartphone app that allows people to take pictures of yourself and send them to someone with a set timer. Some pictures are cute, some odd, some ugly, and some inappropriate. Snapchat just came…
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Valentine’s Day is approaching, and BHS students are wondering “Who will be my valentine? and what am I going to do on valentine’s day?” The most typical thing to do for a date on Valentine’s Day is go out to eat. What’s the best place to go? Out of fifty students surveyed, 90% chose either Olive Garden or Benihana’s as their top choice to eat. Each restaurant took 45% of the vote. The remaining 10%…
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