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In July, the office of Governor Walz stated that there were over 13,000 vacant teaching positions across the state of Minnesota. These openings are evident when looking at BHS’s substantial class sizes. According to The Public School Review, the average student-teacher ratio in MN is 14:1, or about 14 students per class. While this number may seem large, BHS has almost double this, with an average class size of 27.91 students. Not only is this…
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For students attending BHS, sports are just one of those things you balance between homework, tests, and the occasional part-time job. It’s second nature and entirely easy to forget that it’s technically an optional activity– even if it doesn’t feel that way. At least, that’s how it felt for one anonymous student, who recalls the emptiness that followed her injury. “Sports were my life,” she said. “They were my whole identity. I am now relearning…
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After a day of school and gymnastics practice, Kendel Gocken ’25 relaxes into TikTok. Minutes later, her mom looks up from her own device to tell Kendel to get off her phone and interact with the world. The use of screens in everyday life is affecting our relationships with each other. In fact, 46% of parents with teens are worried that their child will be exposed to explicit content on social media, yet 39% of…
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With the new shorter schedule this year, Buffalo High School’s students often complain about needing more time in their everyday classes. Students went from four 80-minute class periods, seven minutes of passing time, and a quarter schedule to five 60-minute class periods, five minutes of passing time, and a trimester schedule. Most students still have adequate time to work on their projects and assignments to the best of their abilities. However, the students who feel…
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The BHS Choir Program will be holding its Sounds of the Season concerts tonight at 6pm and 8pm. Both concerts will feature the same groups performing the same pieces. In previous years, the two concerts were held on two different nights, allowing concert-goers to attend whichever one suited their schedules the best. This year, however, both performances will be on the same night, two hours apart. “In the past, from what I’m aware of, parents…
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Students at BHS have fallen into the routine of logging onto their laptops and preparing to learn from their screens. Technology has been so integrated into today’s classrooms that it has become a large part of a student’s daily routine. While many students claim that using technology helps them to learn, this may also be negatively affecting them as well. The many hours they spend on the computers could be damaging. According to a survey…
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The room is full of the clacking of computer keys. The teacher has assigned an essay. There is no doubt that AI is being used, but is this entirely a bad thing? While there are the students writing the essay entirely with AI, there are others using it through Grammarly and to cite sources and get constructive feedback. So where is the line? Is the world of AI clear-cut black and white, or is it…
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“What is that smell?” was the phrase floating around the gym on Friday, Dec. 1st. Parents and students began questioning why the air was getting smoky as the Bison Basketball team was playing Monticello. During the game, fans noticed the air smelling of smoke as well as a growing fog as the game went on. It didn’t take long for people to wonder and ask what was going on and why the people in charge…
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MCIS is an online tool used during advisory to help students discover future careers. Students take a questionnaire describing their interest in certain jobs, what their hobbies are, and their pastimes. MCIS uses these answers to recommend careers that match their interests. But just how accurate is it? Take this quiz to find out! Each question involves a real story from inside BHS. Using the same information about students’ interests that they filled out in…
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Every student knows the horror of final tests, projects, and midnight cram studies. Every teacher knows the pain of grading and juggling their work and personal lives. Now, because of Buffalo High School’s switch to trimesters with an added 5th hour, students and teachers alike are starting to feel the pressure. Students and teachers are experimenting on how to find the perfect balance after fifth hour got added, switching to 63 minutes per hour compared…
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