Voices
The student voices of Buffalo High School, offering diverse opinions on the issues and entertainment that impact the community.
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Wouldn’t it be so inconvenient to live in a world where you had to pay for toilet paper in public bathrooms? With around 1,700 students, with roughly 50% of them being female, BHS should be providing free and accessible products. This is like if you went to the bathroom, and you saw that you’d have to pay 25 cents for toilet paper: not only would it be annoying, but it would be majorly inconvenient. What…
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Some may know Joe Keery, and most will know Steve Harrington, the 80s heartthrob, bully-turned-babysitter from ‘Stranger Things’, but he’s much more than a baseball bat full of nails and End of Beginning. The Crux is the third studio album by Joe Keery, under his musical alias, Djo, It was released independently under AWAL on April 4, 2025, and served as the follow-up to his previous album, Decide (2022), which features breakout hit End of…
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It’s not fun to stand out in a crowd, eyes staring at you down, making comments about you, the way you dress, look, the way people think about you. Everyone has at least once had an experience where they were the spotlight of attention, and although there are many different experiences with being the spotlight, we can all agree that one of the emotions was fear and/or anxiety. Well, that’s exactly what the Violate a…
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A freshman girl rushes into the bathroom, a camera flashes as she walks through the open doorway. Above her, detectors hum quietly, scanning for suspicious noises. When she leaves, another photo captures her exit —just one of thousands taken each day. Walking into the bathroom isn’t as private as it used to be. A quick photo is taken, and vape detectors keep silent watch. It might sound extreme— but after seeing what sometimes happens in…
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Buffalo High School used to hum with student energy, but now, every passing time feels like a countdown, every lunch is rushed, and every pep rally is a rehearsal we have watched over and over. Every day, we move in the same predictable patterns. Administration means well, but the structure they have built while trying to accommodate state mandates has made all the days blur together. As students, we are told where to sit, how…
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The once busy, vibrant Buffalo High School library now has a completely different vibe from past years. In previous years, walking into BHS’s library felt energetic and inviting–a space where students felt welcomed to spend time with their friends in the morning. This year, entering the library feels calmer; more like an academic workspace than a fun place to hang out. Over the summer, BHS underwent major construction, completely transforming many aspects of the building.…
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AI can be a great learning tool for students. It can provide quick and easy information, give you tools to study for tests and quizzes, and it can even help you summarize information that’s hard to understand in school. But recently, one in five students in America have admitted that they have been using AI to cheat in their assignments, and 25% of people are in a “gray area” meaning they don’t consider it wrong…
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Each year in the fall, an invitational email is sent to juniors and seniors who are candidates for membership of National Honor Society. Those with a GPA of 3.67 or higher, who have displayed a B1 attitude as kind, proud, driven leaders, and/or, as prospective members of the NHS, displaying the heralded pillars of character, scholarship, leadership, and service. The application includes a recommendation letter from a community member, 5 teacher evaluations, and an online…
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We can all admit that school is hard, especially during tough times such as mid-term exams, and especially the end of the year. But do the grades we work so hard for really matter? Lilyrosa Carlson ‘28, a freshman, believes that grades are, “not that important. They are important to a certain extent, but it doesn’t define your smartness. Colleges are no longer just looking for grades; they are looking for what you have done…
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I feel like prey, paralyzed by a predator. I can’t move, or talk. I stare at this predator, and my friend stares back. She’s whispering about all the icks and peeves she has towards one of our mutual friends. I hate what she’s saying, but I can’t speak. I sit there like a fool, afraid to interrupt the teacher or anger my friend, afraid of what they’d think of me. I stay quiet. This is…
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