Spotlight
Shining a spotlight on the Kind, Proud, Driven Leaders that make Buffalo High School stand out.
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Buffalo High school-Devin Davidson regularly arrives and leaves the school with an empty parking lot, and dark skies. Davidson spends about 8-15 hrs a week with Divers ed and behind the wheel during the school year in addition to his teaching duties. Davidson gets here early to prep for the day by brushing the snow off the driver’s education cars and shoveling them out. The next step in the day is to prep for his classes.…
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Anonymous students running “The BHS Pop Shop” started selling pop and candy bars for $1 out of a locker just two weeks ago. The shop was created to not only make some money, but to offer more beverage and snack options to students that school lunch does not offer. In 2010, Barack Obama signed the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act that his wife, Michelle Obama, initiated through her Let’s Move! campaign. This act made school lunches…
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Choir teacher Michael Walsh has been teaching for 38 years, and he has been at Buffalo High School for 33 years. During his time at Buffalo High School, Walsh has helped many students grow and become the best musicians that they can. “It’s been amazing working with Walsh, truly fantastic,” Sophomore Jack Lanners said. “He has taught me so much over only two years, and he has been a huge impact in my high school…
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Junior Isaac Basten is a runner, involved in Cross Country and Track. Ranked number four in the State with a post-conference mile time of 4:20, Basten is competing against the fastest athletes in Minnesota. “[During] the cross country season at one point I was sixth, and then last track season I finished seven,” Basted said. “I’ve always been flirting with the top ten [runners in the state]… but I’ve never been top four” Basten said…
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Sophomore Hazel Wintermantel will be heading to Africa with her family in the summer of 2018 to start missionary work. They plan on staying out there for three years to help the people of South Sudan by teaching young adults from Torit, the capital city of Imatong state. Hazel’s parents, Gina and Steven Wintermantel, will disciple the students, and then send them into remote villages to introduce a new way to live with a Christian…
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Hoping to get an answer for his chronic headaches, Blake Trout ‘21 went to get an MRI. When the results came back, they were worse than anyone could have imagined. The scan revealed a golf-ball sized brain tumor causing his severe pain, which he later would refuse to let define him. Two weeks later, at the University of Minnesota, Trout underwent an eight-hour surgery to remove the tumor for further testing. His tumor was cancerous…
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On March 14, students of Buffalo High School will join schools all across the nation in a student lead rally at 10:00 am. While schools like Osseo, Saint Paul, and Hopkins plan to have walk-outs for students voices to be heard, BHS will be having a walk-in instead to remember the victims at the recent Parkland High School shooting in Florida. It’ll give students a chance to have their voices heard by teachers, peers, local…
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Being home schooled has never stopped junior Ben Ruhr in accomplishing his goals. On February 25, one of Ruhr’s many dreams became a reality when he qualified to wrestle at the 2017 Minnesota state wrestling tournament for the first time in his career. To qualify into the state tournament you must be top two in your section. There are 8 sections in class AAA and Ruhr took second place in the section 5AAA to secure his spot…
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One of the first things that visitors notice upon walking into Scott Larsen’s classroom is the 36 inch tall 24 inch wide rodent cage in the corner. Larson’s rats, Nemo and Dori, have become permanent guests in Larsen’s classroom. Sitting in class hearing the click clank of the water bottle has become a normal thing in Larson’s classroom and rats running around in a ball together is just simply another of another school day. “Everyone…