Spotlight
Shining a spotlight on the Kind, Proud, Driven Leaders that make Buffalo High School stand out.
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Leroy Erickson. You know the name. Erickson is a widely known substitute teacher at Buffalo High School. He is a fan favorite for most students due to his friendly, down-to-earth persona. Students say he makes the time to get to know them when he is leading classes. With that being said, BHS students shared their thoughts about the Legend himself. “He’s chill,” Sophomore Camden Hegna said. “He’s super nice and kind. He’s a very helpful…
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Kai Brisk is a very unique student at Buffalo High School. He’s a pitcher on varsity and has been throwing heat for years. More surprisingly, Brisk is very invested in ceramics. One wouldn’t expect this just by looking at him, he is 6’5″ and the way he wears his baseball cap nearly everyday screams jock. “My biggest accomplishment for baseball so far has to be going to state for legion [the summer baseball league for…
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Buffalo Seniors Kaitlyn Schendel and John Bjork were awarded the AAA award during academic excellence. The AAA award is an award given to two high school seniors who have a 3.0 GPA or higher, participate in a MSHSL sport, and are involved in a fine art activity. The process for being chosen is a long one. It starts with Activities Director Tom Bauman pulling a list of seniors that have a cumulative GPA of 3.67…
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The Senior class this year is the largest graduating class to come through Buffalo High School. However, the gym space where the graduation ceremony is held is still the same size. Seniors are getting ready for the moment they receive their diploma but they only receive six tickets for their friends and family to attend the ceremony. Students with large families have a hard time with this limited number of tickets that they receive, whereas…
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On May 1 — National College Decision Day — Seniors across the nation declared their future plans. Whether that be a two or four year school, Military, a Gap Year, students wore post-college plan colors or gear to represent their decisions. For some, this day can be emotional and a reminder that they are almost done with high school. High school is just a small but important part of someone’s life so declaring post-graduation plans…
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Living on a farm makes for a tough, hard working, long schedule everyday. Junior Evan Duske lives this life every day on his farm in Montrose. The Duske farm has 60 dairy cows to tend to, but 300 overall with young stock and steers. They also have two bulls, to breed with other females. Just hearing that, it sounds like a lot of work to keep up on. “My uncle usually milks the cows in…
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Erin Bersie, a senior wrestler whose season at Buffalo High School tragically ended with an injury, triumphantly returned to the mat and captured a Girls High School State Tournament title. “I was super sad [after the injury],” Bersie said, “because I felt like everything I had worked for was crashing down.” After waiting three and a half weeks, Bersie was on the mat ready to compete in the tournament. “This was my last chance to…
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Sophomore Ryleigh Stenson is one of the only people at Buffalo High School who participates in barefoot water skiing. She is currently on team USA through World Barefoot Center located in Florida. Her hard work and dedication has led her to be ranked number five in the world for junior skiers. Ryleigh Stenson started skiing when she was four years old. She grew up skiing because her father did it in his life. He was…
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Antonio Bluiett, Buffalo High School Freshman, is a very hardworking and competitive player, who currently starts on the Boys Varsity Basketball Team. He has brought defensive energy to the team and consistently been one of the team’s five starters. From the very beginning of the season, freshman Antonio Bluiett has shown hard work and competitiveness on the basketball court. He worked hard in his off season to improve his skills and earn his spot on…
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The season has just ended for the Coyote Adapted Floor Hockey team (the Coyotes are a co-op team with players from St.Michael, Monticello, and Buffalo), and looking back on their season there are some outstanding highlights to be proud of. They finished their second-ever season at Buffalo High School with a 3-6 record. After a big win for the Coyotes against Anoka 13-7 on February 27th, the Coyotes came off the court with confidence and…