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Forced to memorize and concentrate, the school experience makes BHS students seek out ways to study to succeed. Some students don’t study, some like flashcards, but some have very quirky methods to get the job done. “I had a roommate in college that would kick up into a handstand and do her review work upside down,” says BHS English teacher Heather Eld. “I go on my computer, I play Minecraft and make all the Calculus…
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Americans exercised their power of choice in a big way earlier this week. A few BHS students had a chance to vote for the first time. However, the small choices we make every day can have big impacts as well. This issue covers everything from choosing what we eat and making spiritual choices to picking a team captain or the President of the United States of America. Open publication – Free publishing – More bhs
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...Democrats retain the Senate, and Republicans retain the house ...Paul Ryan was elected--to Congress ...Barack Obama's "four more years" tweet becomes the most retweeted tweet ever ...Washington and Colorado--Need I say more?
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Starting November 12th, the Child Development classes at BHS will be sponsoring a Toys for Tots fundraiser. Their goal is to collect gifts for teens and infants this holiday season. BHS students and staff are asked to bring in new gifts, however, it is not limited to the school. Donations from places or people from around the community will be accepted as well. There will be a competition among grade levels and teachers to see who can bring in…
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With smartphones and 3G and 4G connections, some students at Buffalo High School have the ability to connect with friends on Facebook. Students who don’t have the 3G or 4G connection have no way to access the social networking site due to school internet filtering. MySpace, Tumbler, Pintrest are some of the other social networking websites blocked. Some students argue that we should have access to Facebook and other social networking websites from the school’s internet. “I am not sure why they…
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Looking down from the edge of space, Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner, slowly pushes his way out of the balloon pod and prepares to drop 128,176 feet through the air. Plummeting at a top speed of 833.9 miles per hour breaking the sound barrier, taking the biggest risk in free-falling history. Although not as dangerous as Baumgartner, BHS students and staff have also taken some risks and conquered fears. “I was at the quarries and I…
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“Act of being diverse, different, unlike the rest.” Buffalo High School will and has a lot of names, but one it can’t say it is, is actually being diverse. The staff might say we are, but Buffalo really isn’t. Buffalo High School has 1,756 students attending, only 7.89% are a different ethnic background besides white. 156 students are of different ethnic background beside white. 51 out of 156 are of Hispanic Background, 31 of Asian background, 23…
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“My twin sister and I were born four months premature on May 31,1997,” said Freshman Mariah Clark. Shortly after our birth my sister passed away from severe brain damage and prematurity.” “I survived weighing 1.6 lb, but I almost died from meningitis. I was born with brain damage and cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy affects my muscle movement and coordination. It was caused by an injury to the brain that occurred before birth.” “Since I learn…
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With the end of a presidential term in the near future it is yet again time to elect another. Everyone will pretend to know the issues and we will vow that “This time it will be different,” and everything wrong in our country will be fixed as long as our candidate gets elected. The problem is we don’t know everything that’s the wrong and many of us don’t know much beyond our personal beliefs to…
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One week from today, Minnesota voters will decide the fate of same-sex marriage in the state. The Marriage Amendment has started a state-wide controversy about a constitutional ban on same sex marriage. It has also started some confusion since the amendment is trying to ban same-sex marriage. The controversy over the amendment has sparked some heated debates in the classrooms and hallways. “One of our debates in American Experience some kids got so mad that they…
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