Voices
The student voices of Buffalo High School, offering diverse opinions on the issues and entertainment that impact the community.
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Starting just a few years ago, the social networking site Twitter has become very popular with the teenager community. Almost everybody and anybody has a twitter now, and it is becoming more popular than Facebook was when it first came out. Twitter is specifically about updating your status about what you’re doing, how you feel, uploading pictures, and of course ‘subtweeting’. Subtweeting is basically tweeting about someone or something, not tagging them in your tweet,…
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You always hear about the usual ways to ask a girl to prom, but girls really want to see a guy’s creativity in such a memorable moment in their high school career. Some cool ideas that girls suggested are: 1. Fortune Cookie 2. Parking Ticket 3. Candles spelling out “Prom” 4. A scavenger hunt 5. Over the intercom during school Last year, Senior Hope Mueller got asked by Senior Jordan Johnson. At first he wrote…
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Snow Days is more than students dressing up. There are AAA activities and even broom ball at the rink. “The after school activities are a joke. Why would anyone waste their time,” said Bjorklund. The students that dress up feel that snow days has a lot to do with school spirit. “I don’t feel stupid dressing up because I like to dress up and be different,” said Junior Lexi Bollant. Most students are sick of…
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The percentage of people in the world who eventually become famous is estimated to be about 0.0265 percent. Do you ever wonder what it would be like to be a famous celebrity? Tom Kruse, Mariah Carey, Lebron James, etc. What do you think it would be like to live their life? “I would be Jennifer Anniston,” said Senior Haley Prim. “She is like 40 years old, she is still gorgeous, she has never been in a scandal,…
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One question divides most of BHS, “Do you love or hate Chipotle?” More than fifty-two percent of students surveyed say they love it, while nearly forty-eight percent hate it. Those who said hate link their feelings to sickness. “I couldn’t make it out of there [Chipotle] without a thirty minute stop at the bathroom first,” said Senior Grant Hopkins. Chipotle prides itself on its “food with integrity.” Locally grown, handcrafted burritos are part of the…
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“A gun in your hand is better than a cop on the phone,” said Senior Ian Warpula. Rash decisions by the Obama administration have left gun owners shaking their heads. On December 14, 2012, twenty-six people were gunned down in an elementary school in Connecticut. Sparking national debate, politicians are tightening the belt on semi automatic weapons. “The constitution grants citizens the right to bear arms. Everyone has the right to defend themselves. Criminals don’t…
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Students at Buffalo High School have different opinions on what makes a good role model. Some think that a person with a good education would be a good role model but others think that a person that helps out with the community is better. “A good role model would be someone that you can look up to, and that would make you want to be the best person you can be,” said Junior Hannah Adams.…
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You might have noticed that the vending machines at school are offline at school until 2:20 in the afternoon but have you ever wondered why or wish they weren’t. For some reason the schools vending machines are offline until 2:20 and nobody seems to know why. A person might think that the school would want to have them on during the school day so the snacks would go faster and they would make more money,…
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Christmas is supposed to be a jolly time of the year where stress and worry are non-existent. When the holidays come around and Christmas is nearing, all of the plans you have seem to mash together and create a stressful environment for everyone. People tend to spend the most money around this time even though we’re in a bad economic situation. Parents are trying to make a it a perfect time of the year for their…
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Schools have the right to search any student, any time, for any reason. Some of BHS’s students agree in the name of safety, while others think it is an invasion of privacy. “Schools have the ability to search anyone’s bag, without a reason, at anytime. Although they do try to have a reason,” according to School Resource Officer Josh Erickson. Student’s like Junior Patrick McNabb disagree with this. “I don’t believe schools should be able to search…
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