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Story by Bailey Braatz Facebook recently bought Instagram for $1 billion dollars, showing how valuable this app has become. But somehow only half of BHS students know Instagram is even though the app is gaining popularity rapidly. In October 2010, Instagram was launched into Apple’s App Store. The application allows users to make an account on their mobile devices, and lets them upload pictures. Users can edit photos with the app’s photo filters. The photos…
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Math Teacher Peggy Pasche is retiring after teaching at Buffalo for 35 years. During her long career, she has made many memories that she will carry with her in the future. “I can’t believe it’s going to be done,” said Pasche. “I started in 1977, and even to me it’s like ‘Wow that’s a long time ago.’ It’s hard to think of doing something for 35 years and then not doing it anymore. This is a…
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Story by Jake Davidson Status updates, tweets, profile pictures and hash-tags are a part of “Generation Z’s” day to day life. But is this hurting our generation more than it is helping us stay connected? It certainly seems that way with more students spending more and more time on these social networking sites. 10. Increased Drama. Ughhhhhhhh When you are reading something online it is different than hearing it in person. The interpretation is up to you.…
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Laura Steabner and her fourth and fifth grade Quest program students decided they wanted to analyze the lunch foods. They started at the beginning of the school year by a looking at how healthy the chicken nuggets. Their research lasted throughout the school year and ended with a presentation of their findings to the school board on May 14. The Quest program is for highly gifted kids. They have scored in the 95% or higher…
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Last week on Wednesday, May 23, Life Coach Jen Brentano came to Buffalo High School to talk to girls about how to have a positive outlook on life.
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All Buffalo High School choirs came together tuesday night for their final concert of the year in the Performing Arts Center. There was also an art show and slump bowl auction. The art show featured artwork from students, and seniors in the capstone program showcased their art. The concert opened with BHS Singers singing a Bebop Jazz song. Their second piece was a contemporary piece, “Hide and Seek.” Director Michael Walsh chose the first,…
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The annual countdown poster went up last Wednesday marking the final ten days of the school year. Anticipation for graduation is increasing as the date closes in. We are now on the 7th to last day. This poster was made and put up by the Senior Class Cabinet (SCC) with a special thanks to Social Studies Teacher Briggita Bergquist for offering her time to help out. “Waiting for that sign to come up is something most seniors…
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Walking through the hallways of BHS students assume that they’ve seen it all. This however is not the case. There are multiple places all over school that students have no idea about. Little rooms, secret closets, we even have a garage in this school. See all of the visuals here.
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By Nick Mattson and Cale Langland I’m sitting in front of my computer watching Fail videos and movie clips on YouTube. I have to be quick to switch to my other tab to look like I’m actually doing my research. Some students don’t have a problem staying on task, but others can only think about games they could be playing, such as Bubble Shooter, Gravity Master, Shopping Cart Hero, or watching videos on YouTube. In…
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By: Jerame Schuetzle & Madi Denardo Nearly all teenagers have some type of social media that they use, whether it is Facebook or Twitter. There is always something to be tweeted, shared, liked or posted. “I first got a Facebook when I was in sixth grade,” said freshman Adam Skelly. “I went on it almost every day and never ran out of things to do,” Adam continued. “With all of the different uses of Facebook…
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