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“This was the best action movie I have seen. After the movie was done I felt like I was one of them, I drove home like a mad man,” said junior Jack Becker. Fast five had lots of hype when it came to teenage students. Its just the type of movie kids want to see. Action packed and intense. On April 29th the movie released and was ranked 1st on viewers in the opening weekend…

Many things mothers do go unnoticed and unappreciated in every day life. To an everyday high school student a simple “thank you” is all a mom needs and wants to hear. On occasion, maybe even a loving hug would do, but when it comes to Mother’s Day, more than a “thank you” is needed.  Mother’s Day is a day to step it up and show how truly appreciative people are for their mother’s. People all over…

Hoofprint.net is not only a National Scholastic Pacemaker, but a class of Journalism 2 students who work to cover news and feature stores for students and staff at Buffalo High School.  The class publishes at least 15 stories a week by working daily to cover sports, feature stories, and events happening around the school and everyday life that relate to students. “Well first you need a story idea and the story needs to be written,”…

After graduating BHS in 2006 and Mankato State University in 2010, 23-year-old Kathleen Rosso begins a new journey, joining the Peace Corps and being placed in Kazakhstan. When did you decide you wanted to join the Peace Corps. And what motivated you to do so? I decided to join the Peace Corps as a freshman in college. I saw myself headed down the following path: Go to college, get a degree, find a job, earn…

BHS student, senior Nikki Norberg is headed to Peru on August 3 to volunteer with the Smile Network. The Smile Network is a Minnesota based organization that travels around the world to help children obtain surgeries for birth defects. They focus on cleft lip, which is separation of the left and right side of the upper lip. The surgeries cost about $500 each, but through the Smile Network, volunteers and donations allow the surgeries to be free…

For many seniors, being a Teachers Assistant is a time to relax, do homework, and enjoy the last moments before graduating.  But when Spanish teacher Nancy Eiynck had to unexpectedly leave, her TA’s stepped up to fill the role of teacher.  Students Amanda Munoz, Michael LaCroix, Olivia Haggerty, Rebekah Bjork, and Trace Kluck, have dedicated their “free time” to helping teach the Spanish 2 and 3 classes. They spend the full 80 minutes helping the…

Lydia Wagner is a junior at BHS. She has been actively involved in theater within the school since 6th grade. Lydia was recently given the opportunity to try out for a senior intensive class held at Children’s Theater in Minneapolis. “Basically my voice coach e-mailed me saying there were auditions for a play at the Children’s Theater called ‘Assassins’. All I had to do was e-mail them and request a slot to audition,” said Wagner.…

Junior Kala Czanstkowski kicks a small blue box, now designated as her ‘sad box’ across the room. Loosely based off the book The Happiness Project, Czanstkowski has created a system with two boxes- one for happy thoughts, and one for sad. “In The Happiness Project, the lady looks at her life and thinks it could be better. It encouraged me to create boxes for myself to work through my every day life.” Messages in the bright pink ‘happy…

Wash your hands, cover your cough, sneeze into your elbow, or use a kleenex,” are all phrases we heard as a young child. Things begin to change as you get older, the responsibility solely depends upon yourself. As you grow older you don’t always have a teacher or adult guiding you to cleanliness or peers singing the alphabet around you as you wash your hands. Keeping yourself clean keeps the things around you clean, thus…

For the Senior class of 2011, this school year been a year of lasts.  Last homecoming, last Snow Daze, and last Prom. Finally, the moment every senior dreads but is also filled with excitement for: Graduation.  With a mere 45 days left, seniors have begun counting down, while trying to contain their emotions. “I am actually very excited for the year to come to an end, not because I hate school but just because I am very…