Voices
The student voices of Buffalo High School, offering diverse opinions on the issues and entertainment that impact the community.
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As you look around the almost pitch black classroom, half the students have their heads on desks, one quarter is texting, and the rest are doing homework for other classes. The movie is projected onto the screen at the front of the room, but no one know what’s happening. The teacher will get up in twenty minutes to turn it off and ask the class what happened. There will most certainly be people who grumble…
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In life and in school we are often asked to describe ourselves in one word, perhaps even at a job interview. People usually say things like “responsible” or “caring,” but what would you say if you had to describe yourself in one song instead? For a high school student, being judged is just a fact of life, but being yourself is something that we strive for. Music helps some students find that, or at the…
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Remember Homecoming week? The crazy outfits, the loud music during passing time, laughing and screaming, no judging of anybody for one whole week. Half way through the year, the tradition returns with Snow Daze. For some reason, over the years, the excitement of Snow Daze seems to be dying down. “The days just seem to be the same every year. All white day, crazy outfit, something Hawaii-looking, and then one day that we had two years ago. There just…
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People holding hands, kissing, giving hugs and laughing. Eating chocolates, carrying flowers and teddy bears. It’s that one day of the year dedicated to that special person you love. The one day guys don’t get crap from their friends for showing their girl how much they love them… If they remember. According to squidoo.com, 53% of women would dump their boyfriend if they did not get them anything. Flowers are the top choice for presents…
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From the moment I turned fourteen, I knew that I wanted to get a tattoo. I just wasn’t sure where or of what, I just knew that I really, really wanted one. On July 1 of 2010, a new law was passed announcing that minors were no longer allowed to get tattoos, even with permission from their parents, in the state of Minnesota. Upon hearing this news, I was upset because I was planning on…
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Spiderman, Batman and Iron Man are comic book heroes that we love because they fight crimes and save people, but who are students’ real life heroes? For Junior Donna Peterson, her sister is her hero. “She’s always there for me when I need someone to talk to or if I’m having a bad days she can always make me feel better,” said Peterson. Sometimes heroes are teachers. Junior Amanda Letsinger said, “Mr. [Jon] Holtz, because…
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Facebook and Twitter are the most popular social networking sites that millions of people around the world use. Out of 100 students surveyed at Buffalo High School, 74 percent of students prefer Twitter over Facebook. “I like Twitter better because my younger brother, parents, and other relatives are only on Facebook. Since Twitter hasn’t really caught on with the younger & older generations, I feel that I have more freedom on Twitter. There is not…
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“During afternoon tea, there’s a shift in the air. A bone trembling chill, that tells you she’s there. There are those who believe, the whole town is cursed. But the house in the Marsh is by far the worst. What she wants is unknown, but she always comes back. The specter of darkness, the Woman in Black.” With jewelry box music playing and frightening images flashing before your eyes, you couldn’t ask for a better…
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One of the most common questions a DECA member gets asked has nothing to do with the competition or the results, but is far more simple. What is DECA? The answer is simple, but doesn’t do the organization justice. If you asked what it was the standard answer is the response would be, “An organization of business and marketing students.” The most common response to that is “Oh” promptly followed by a quick subject…
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Some people believe in the so called “apocalyptic prophecy” of 2012, and others believe that the people who do believe in it are just plain crazy, but either way, are you affected by all the hype? Everyone knows about good ole’ Harold Camping who had dozens of followers who gave up literally everything to spread the false prophets word to warn everyone about the nearing doom that was to be set upon this earth, and what ended…
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