Spotlight
Shining a spotlight on the Kind, Proud, Driven Leaders that make Buffalo High School stand out.
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The Minnesota All-State Honor Band had over 700 high school music students audition for 200 spots. Sophomore Hanna Hermanson received that honor, and was the lone representative from BHS Band. “When [Music Teacher Mike] Knutson announced that I got in, I was like, ‘How did I get in?’ I panicked, I was like, ‘Why did you call my name?’ I turned to my friend amber and I said, ‘What did I do?’ and Sophomore Amber [Doebler] said ‘ALL…
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Addison Thein – Photos and Video, Hope Mueller – Graphic and Video, Valerie Ostvig – Article After racing the mile at 4:56, Freshman Jonathan Eastlund scored a personal best, beating his previous score of 4:58. Eastlund, a varsity runner, typically runs the 800 meter and the mile, his most recent time on the 800 being 2:10. Eastlund’s improvements resulted from strenuous practices and vigilant coaches. “Workouts are tough,” said Eastlund. “Knutson is pretty hard on…
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This Sunday will be Mother’s Day, a day to celebrate mothers everywhere. Sons and daughters everywhere of all ages are making collages, picture frames, and handwritten notes to give to their moms. Everyone’s mom is different though, so here are some of the things that make those moms (and grandmas) great. 1. “My mom is always willing to drive me to different rodeos and willing to support me in whatever I’m doing. Whenever I have…
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It is English Teacher Katie Kunz’s fourth year of teaching at BHS and possibly her last. She has decided to take a break from teaching for a year, starting this summer, to pursue her dreams of writing. She remembers the specific moment that she decided she wanted to be a writer. “It was fall of my Junior year in high school when I decided I wanted to be a writer. I was in an English…
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Working can be stressful, make you happy, and provide you with money. There are both positives and negatives to having a job while being in a school. A job doesn’t necessary mean you work for a company, you can nanny, or be part of a team as well. Being part of a team is almost like a full time job, but you are doing it for fun and not getting paid. “I only work three or…
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Thursday, April 19, three teachers, Spanish Teacher Daryl Boeckers, English Teacher Joel Squadroni, and JAG-MN Teacher Neil Schlagel, dedicated two hours out of their day and took a risk in organizing their first cooking lesson. This session was particularly geared towards guys who wanted to experiment and cook for prom. Boeckers had this idea of teaching students how to cook for prom for over three years before it was put into action. “I wanted to…
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If you’re reading this, I assume you are on some kind of social networking site. If you’re not, continue, this won’t apply to you, but go for it. As a teenager in this generation, I have a Facebook account, I have a Flickr account for my photography, and I have a pinterest account to plan my fake wedding to Joe Mauer. By this point, I have established an online identity, whether I like it or…
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“I can’t wait to take pictures of the pigeons in New York! I dont know why pigeons but it’s going to an experience I’ll never forget,” said Senior band and choir participant Ellie Bischoff. Over 150 Buffalo high school band, choir, and orchestra students departed for a five day trip to New York today. All though two of those days will be spent on their 24 hour bus rides, there will be no wasted time once they arrive. Arrival…
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Junior Emily Spier recently broke the school’s 27-year-old shot put record. Spier threw 36 feet 10.75 inches. The old record was set at 36 feet 8.5 inches. This is just Spier’s first year on the track and field team. “It was exciting to break the record,” said Speir. “But I actually ended up getting out thrown in the meet. So I was a little bummed at first. Breaking a 27-year-old record is a big accomplishment for me…
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The MCA’s bring many anxieties. The biggest is usually test anxiety, but it comes with so many other worries. With these in mind and the test on Tuesday and Wednesday teachers around Buffalo High School give advice on how to move past the tough problems. Freshman face the writing test, while the prompt given is usually made to be easy to write to. Other times the prompt is hard to write to, or one that…