Voices
The student voices of Buffalo High School, offering diverse opinions on the issues and entertainment that impact the community.
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Once your lunch tray is empty it’s time for extras. Making the choice for deliciousness isn’t always that simple. Chips $0.75 cents or apples with caramel for a $1.50. What about cookies for $0.65 cents, or fruit with dip for a $1.50. Why is unhealthy food less expensive than healthier food? Is it easier for students to choose the unhealthier items because it costs less? In the ala carte section at Buffalo High School healthier…
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Love is in the air!… Or not? Valentines Day is widely known as a day to let that special someone or family and friends know how much you care about them. It is also a day of bitterness for some people. Valentine’s Day has now been frequently referred to as “Single Awareness Day” because of the main focus being on couples. “You think you are single now but just wait until Valentine’s Day, then you…
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As many of you know, Justin Bieber was recently arrested and charged for driving under the influence, resisting arrest, and driving with an expired drivers license of over six months. As a matter of fact, Bieber was arrested a second time earlier this week. If you walk down the halls here at Buffalo High School you’ll hear many conversations going on between each group of friends. Conversations about who is dating who, or what everyone’s…
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Other than a couple songs and an extreme hair cut, Miley Cyrus has been pretty under the radar since Disney’s Hannah Montana ended in 2011. “I feel like she’s changed a lot over the years. She used to be Disney poster child,” said Junior Lauren Schultz. “I think because we haven’t heard a lot about her in a while it was a big deal that she came out with a new song.” Lately, Miley has been blowing up…
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Last Friday, it was Student Appreciation day. The students of BHS were rewarded with extended lunch periods, free ice cream and they received their 2013 Yearbooks. Many of the students enjoyed the book and their time they got to spend signing them with friends. The reactions were both positive and negative. Here are some of the students reactions: “I liked it. I thought it was really nicely put together,” said Senior Chris Peterson. “It was…
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Everyone makes mistakes, but you don’t have to learn from your own! Most people would love to go back in time and change some of the things they did. Most people would go back to freshmen their freshman year and change some of the things they did. A lot of people want to help make it easier for freshmen by giving them some advice. Everyone has made choices that they are not proud of.…
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From the typical cliques, to the wandering students with nowhere to go, Buffalo High School has students that come from all different kinds of families that take place in surrounding towns. But do these town’s have reps that categorize the students that come to BHS? 2 out of 3 people believe there are stereotypes with the town’s that come to district 877. “People perceive Hanover as more of an upper class town, a ‘place where…
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Prom has been a tradition in America since the early 1900’s. Since then, the black-tie event has changed significantly, but one thing has remained constant: flowers. It’s a custom for the boys to bring their prom date flowers, and supporting this tradition since 1953 is Buffalo Floral. Current owner, Patti Speckel, has been running the show for 34 years. She and her husband bought the flower shop in 1984. When she first started working, the…
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Many students are under the assumption our school’s internet is far from good, but they’re wrong. This may be assumed from the past years when it was almost a common practice for the internet to be down, but the 2012-2013 school year tells a different story. “I’ve noticed this year our internet has only gone down a handful of times but I don’t know why it got better this year,” said Junior Sam Odegard. Few know…
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Imagine reading the same book 125 times. English Teacher Joel Squadroni has been teaching the same book for 32 years, reading the book at least twice a year plus more in his leisure time. What book could he love so much that he puts this much time and effort into it? None other than F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. Based in the 1920’s, The Great Gatsby is a short read filled with strong personalities…
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