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Since 1981, the White House has had five different presidents, 30 State of the Union addresses, and one common neighbor. Her name is Concepcion Picciotto, and she has lived in Lafayette Square on the 1600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. since Aug. 1, 1981. Picciotto, born Concepción Martín, came to the United States at age 18 from Virgo, Spain in 1963. She originally worked in New York at the Spanish embassy. Three years…

Why is the English language so hard to understand, maybe its due to our excessive amount of slang words. Today we use words like “burn,” back in the day it was along the lines of “fry fry or fry on you.” After interviewing 50 students around Buffalo High School, the top ten list came from what students claimed were the slang words used most often. 10. IDK (I don’t know) 9. Hot 8. Boss 7.…

BHS senior Joe DuBois is 15-years old and graduating from Buffalo High School on June 10. These qualities make him very unique, but there’s more to the story than that. DuBois has a wide range of interesting attributes including, his choice of lunch and hobbies. A typical lunch at BHS usually is pretty healthy. However, there are many extra side options. At lunch, you will not find Joe eating a regular lunch that BHS provides,…

What makes the girls take a second glance at you? What intrigues them? It may be surprising what the girls around the High School actually look for in a guy. It’s not always the charismatic talk that you hear around. It’s not always the outgoing preppy boy or the bad boy reputation. When surveying 50 girls around Buffalo High School the results came back and they are: 1. Personality 2. Taller than you 3. Respectful…

“It’s hot, it’s cold, it’s cloudy, it’s sunny, now it’s raining…” This seems to be the trend of the Midwestern weather through the past couple of weeks. We’ve had warm days at nearly 90 degrees with sunshine and we’ve had 50 degrees with tornadoes roaring through. So let’s enjoy the sunshine before the rain clouds come back dark and mean. “I sit in my porch and listen to the rain on the metal roof or I go outside and splash…

With the final countdown hung in the senior hallway, the 2010-2011 school year is coming to an end. For seniors, this is a bittersweet time. While getting ready to graduate, making summer agendas, and finalizing future plans, seniors are reminiscing on their last year of high school. These are the top five memories that seniors enjoyed the most about their final year. 1. Prom. The prom theme was “Can’t Fight the Moonlight” and was held…

As most people from the town of Buffalo know, seniors Ashley Patri and Leah Loch were involved in a car crash back on February 21, which left them both in the hospital. While Leah’s injuries were mostly minor, the injuries Ashley suffered left her in a coma for three weeks.  Once she woke up from her coma, Ashley was transferred to Bethesda, a long-term acute care hospital, where she stayed there for one month. “The…

As the first scene of Godspell, full of singing scientists and philosiphers, comes to an end, the lights dim. Silhouettes of ten foot tall giant shelves roll onto the stage as the screen in the middle of the stage is retracted back to its original place, out of sight. Though the obvious eye-catchers are the impressive voices and outrageous costumes, none of the show is possible without the help back stage. Set crew and shift…

 With summer less than a month away, students start looking at what they want to do during their three month long summer vacation. There’s a variety of activities to do. A few could include going to the beach, tanning, swimming, tubing, hanging out with friends, texting, traveling to a cabin, or fishing. “I’m looking forward to the warm weather,” said Sophomore Jennifer Gertsima. “I love to be outside and get tan. It’s an amazing…

“You’re gonna die! There are 10,000 people over there waiting to kill you. You’re not gonna live,” Gary Gullickson told History classes on May 18th during first and second block.  Gullickson is a Vietnam war veteran who was in the Marines. He visits BHS twice a year, once in the Fall and once in the Spring. He drops by to share his stories of his adventures in the Vietnam war during its worst. “The good…