Voices
The student voices of Buffalo High School, offering diverse opinions on the issues and entertainment that impact the community.
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To begin the Friday morning class period, a BHS teacher greeted their students with a question: “How was registration night?” A mutual groan erupted amongst students. “It was so pointless,” one student shouted out. Nods and grunts of agreement filled the room. For this class, it was unanimous: registration night, which had taken place the night before, was not worth students’ time. While the night wasn’t completely pointless, it also wasn’t worthwhile for all students.…
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The idea of getting into a car with a student of her age shocked Femke Mammen 23’, an exchange student from Germany living in Buffalo for the year. She knew teenagers in the US were allowed to drive, but it didn’t really hit her until she actually got in the car with her 16-year-old classmate. Mammen found it weird that 16-year-olds can drive. On the other hand, many American teenagers find it odd that teens…
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The 2022-2023 BHS school year is already over halfway through, but with all the classes, schoolwork, and extracurriculars, what does the student and teacher body think about Advisory? New to BHS, there was a change with Advisory from doing Character Strong to video lessons. Different from everyone else, freshmen have not experienced the old curriculum. Jillian Pack ’26 has successfully finished over half of her first year with the new Advisory lessons where she gets…
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Imagine that one day, you’re minding your business and notice people staring at you. You check if there’s anything on your shirt or something in your teeth. There isn’t. The staring doesn’t stop, but worsens from silent whispers, laughs, and stink eyes being thrown your way too. There’s nothing wrong with you, but the real reason this is happening is your skin color. That’s a normal day for black women in a Predominantly White Institution…
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Mackenzie Koren 25’ is one of many high-achieving students who choose to take vigorous classes and get involved in multiple sports. What students get told all day long, in advisory, and in health class, is that they should easily be able to manage being a student-athlete while also balancing their physical, emotional, and social health. So how do student-athletes at BHS manage to balance all of these things with only 24 hours each day? 6:30…
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Gen Z has been labeled as a selfish and lazy generation, but at BHS we don’t have a lot of opportunities to give. The school has become a place where fewer positives are happening. If we never see giving or support in action, we won’t start. BHS used to have a “Giving Tree” where students would grab an ornament that would suggest what to buy for the kids in need. While the students…
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Many people I know can’t take their eyes off their phones and can’t function or focus without their phone in their hand because they are worried that they have lost or might lose their phone. When I was on a church retreat up north with no reception, my friend brought her phone everywhere we went instead of enjoying the beautiful scenery that we only get to see for two and a half days. She would…
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At 11:00 am on May 26, 2022, about 100 students from Buffalo High School quietly rose from their seats in their second block classrooms and made their way outside. Students gathered by the Rock, a meaningful spot for many BHS students. The Rock is a monument unique to BHS. To memorialize significant events, students get the chance to spray paint the Rock, a boulder that has been part of BHS history since 1984. It has…
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Gender identity is defined as “an individual’s personal sense of having a particular gender”. In most people, their gender identity correlates with their assigned sex at birth, those people are known as being cis-gender. However, there are some whose gender doesn’t match their assigned sex. These individuals can identify with a number of different identities, such as trans, nonbinary, and gender fluid. Pronouns are one of the main components of gender, whether an individual resonates…
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According to the University of Chicago, 76 percent of American teens use Instagram. Junior Ovie Mayo is not one of those teens, but he is the subject of an Instagram fan page that boasts over 125 followers, and the account is only getting bigger. “I’m surprised at how many people want to see pictures of me,” said Mayo. Junior Drew Elo, who is one of the creators of the account, said the spirit of the…
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