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With the 2014 Winter Olympics starting up, controversy arises with competition. Women’s Hockey was made an Olympic sport in 1998 and was first played in the Nagano Winter Olympics. Women’s hockey has been an Olympic sport for only 16 years and now, there is conversation about taking the sport out. Team Canada and team USA are two of the favorites to win gold in men’s Olympic ice hockey in Sochi, but there are a handful…
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Laughter filled the crowd at last Saturday’s Tri-M Variety Show, as seniors Emma Hage and Mickey Capps performed their rendition of “Wrecking Ball” (originally sang by Miley Cyrus) on recorders. Their 4th grade spin on the popular song gave people a lot to talk about. “I didn’t expect that they were going to do ‘Wrecking Ball’. It sounded pretty good! Some people were laughing and I was like ‘What are they doing?’ and then my…
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We all want funny teachers that can joke around in the classroom. One of those fun going teachers it seems like we have here at Buffalo has been here longer than most. “Thirty eight years here at Buffalo High School. I hope that I am helping students everyday. I have had many jobs; nurses aid, clerk at a Ben Franklin store, and what’s kind of different with this one is I do believe if I…
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When you are first going into high school you think of the four more long years of school you have to endure. Maybe you think of the sports, or new fun activities you will get introduced to. You might think of the educational side of high school like credits, your transcript, classes you will need to take, or more commonly colleges. College becomes a big deal when enter high school and you to earn college…
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Love is in the air!… Or not? Valentines Day is widely known as a day to let that special someone or family and friends know how much you care about them. It is also a day of bitterness for some people. Valentine’s Day has now been frequently referred to as “Single Awareness Day” because of the main focus being on couples. “You think you are single now but just wait until Valentine’s Day, then you…
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Though a majority of us persevering Minnesotans will describe these four, frigid months as the worst time of the year, Junior Jake Huston will undoubtedly call it paradise. For the past 5 winters, Huston has often been seen shredding the slopes of local ski resort, Powder Ridge. “I get a season pass every year, so I like to get my money’s worth out of it” says Huston. In fact, Huston recalls one season where he…
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The Olympics are here. Winter Olympics are every four years so its a big deal. The winter Olympics are hosted in Sochi Russia, it is said that it was the biggest turn out of Olympic athletes that we have yet to see. There have been many concerns about Russia hosting the winter Olympics because they are afraid of safety concerns of the Olympians. So what do people at Buffalo High School think of the Olympics and…
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Flurries fly and the wind howls. That is what makes up Minnesota winters. What every high school student waits for is the call saying that due to poor weather conditions, school is canceled. Bouts of frigid temperatures have filled the forecast and because of this, there has been a new phenomenon this year, cold days. Of the four days that school was canceled, all of them were due to the extreme cold. Superintendent Scott Thielman…
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One in four high school students, on average, work. Thats about 3.1 million students over the age of 16. Some do it just for some extra money for gas, going out to eat, movies, ect. Some maybe work to help support their families. “I work to get money so I can buy things I enjoy,” said Junior Blaze Solberg. “I also can get gas so I can use my car to go places.” Most high…
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As the new semester starts, it almost feels like a new year. New classes, new teachers, new people. But we aren’t all satisfied with our schedules, and that puts a huge load on the counselors. Students are constantly leaving and coming from the counselors offices. Many seem stressed out. They need their classes changed. “We get it,”says student counselor Mark Jones, “We get our audience. We know we work with teenagers who change their minds…
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