Voices
The student voices of Buffalo High School, offering diverse opinions on the issues and entertainment that impact the community.
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Quick, what is the Secretary of Defense’s name? Yeah, I don’t know either. Ok, how about this, name a Kardashian. Did you come up with one? Me too. If you asked a random person from any high school across the country to name a Kardashian, it would be almost guaranteed that they could tell you, whether they actually cared about the Kardashians or not. If you asked a high schooler something about the Iraq/Iran/Afghanistan wars,…
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Everyone has something they could never give up or throw away. Sometimes, it’s a baby blanket from childhood, other times its something that has no meaning to anyone else. Usually they hold a great memory or bring joy. Junior Abigail Nowak says, “my relationship with God,” is something she couldn’t live without, “because it’s where i find my purpose in life from and were i draw my strength and joy for life from.” For sophomore Breanna Heuton it’s her…
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By now, most of BHS has heard of the Kony 2012 campaign, or at least seen the large, red poster hanging in the World Languages resource area. If you haven’t, here’s what you need to know: Joseph Kony is a Ugandan warlord who has been kidnapping children to fight in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) for over 26 years. A non-profit organization, Invisible Children, is doing everything they can to make Kony famous, so that…
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Tim Skarin: “I am joining the Marine Corps. because I believe that the Marines will give me the best training,” said Senior Tim Skarin, “and my father is also a Marine.” When asked how long he is planning on staying in the military for, he said, “As of right now I am enlisted for a total of eight years, six active and two reserve. After that is done I will decide if I want to…
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As hundreds of students at BHS know, Facebook can be very addicting. As I write this, I have a Facebook tab open and I find myself checking it periodically. And when I realize that three hours have gone by I think to myself, “what the heck was I even looking at?” I find myself looking through new pictures posted, the news feed, reading articles, listening to music, playing a game, creeping through my crushes profile,…
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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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