Spotlight
Shining a spotlight on the Kind, Proud, Driven Leaders that make Buffalo High School stand out.
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Bull riding has been an official sport since the 1870s. The sport is performed with one hand holding onto a rope, and the other in the air. You are not permitted to touch the bull or yourself, and must stay on the bull’s back for a minimum of 8 seconds. The score is split 50/50 between the bull and the rider, how well you keep control throughout the ride, and how hard the bull bucks.…
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A video features a group of students surrounding Social Studies teacher Michael Curry at a Bison Football game, laughing as the team plays in the background. One student throws a handful of popcorn at him as the others hype him up. “BILLIE EILISH” by Armani White plays in the background. In class, Curry jokes about becoming TikTok famous, but he says that he’s actually trying to build connections with students whose lives are increasingly lived…
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Winter 2016, Lucy Anderson ‘25 watches a violin soloist perform for her church’s Christmas Music Festival. “I remember looking at her and being like “Wow, that’s amazing. I want to be able to play that.” In her 6th grade year, Anderson joined the middle school orchestra — playing the violin. Now in her 5th year of playing, Anderson’s love of music is more prominent than ever. “I love how it enables us to express ourselves.…
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It was fall, and Claire Erickson ‘24 was nine. She was about to start her first season of soccer. “My oldest brother played soccer when he was younger. My younger sister and I always went to his games and I just thought he was the coolest person ever and I wanted to be just like him.” Presently, Erickson is on her eighth season and has been playing for the High School since 9th grade. However,…
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The class of 2023 selected Cinthia Cabellaro Rodriguez, Jordan Anderson, Lauren Miriovsky, Elsa Peterson, Victoria Viteri, Deysy Quiroz, Erica Kyllonen, Reagan Wurm, Danny Phillips, Caden Cox, Nate Dahl, Caleb Breuer, Brady Anderson, Matthew Scherber, Ovie Mayo, and Blake Russell for Homecoming court. The Hoofprint reached out to all nominated for comment and a photograph. Elsa Peterson Elsa Peterson 23’ is a year-round figure skater. “It has always been a dream to skate on Disney on…
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The thing that made Joe Durben ’22 most famous during his last year of high school all started as a mistake. While the majority of seniors walked into school on the first day, wearing their last first day shirts with pride, Durben completely forgot, and was shocked when he realized he was one of the only ones that didn’t. “My mother, in preparation for the first day of school, bought a Last First Day shirt…
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After a long day at work, as teachers head home, Buffalo High School math teacher Marcia Bauman remains in her classroom helping kids get caught up from time lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the end of the 2022 school year, she will be leaving BHS after 16 years. Before becoming a math teacher, Bauman was a software engineer for the Department of Defense. “I worked on Electronics Security Command, at Kelly Air Force Base…
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Senior Amelia Anderson has been a part of plenty of extracurricular activities since her Freshman year. Over the years she also took on many leadership roles in her activities. “Being a leader is my chance to give back to the people who are giving up so much time to do all of this,” Anderson said. She describes being a leader isn’t just being appointed a role but showing up every single day and always putting…
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The Bison Boys Basketball team took on Lake Conference rival Eden Prairie last night. A tough battle from the start, with the score continuously going back and forth before the Bison fell to the Eagles 79-69. This game brought up a huge milestone for Senior Antonio Bluiett. He became the 8th basketball player in Buffalo High School history to surpass 1,000 career points. Bluiett hit the milestone with a free throw late in the 2nd…
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It was a normal day for 17 year old senior Paityn Phillips. Paityn, her boyfriend Sawyer, and mutual friend Jordan had gone to a junkyard outside of Saint Bonnie for truck parts. After they had gotten everything they needed for Sawyers truck they started their drive home. What she doesn’t remember was that they took Highway 7, near Saint Bonnie, when suddenly Sawyer had swerved into the other lane. The truck they were in went…