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Of 1.5 million applicants, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation(NMSC) annually awards a portion of the 15,000 finalists with the title “National Merit Scholar” – less than one percent. Of those awards, 17 have been presented to BHS students since 1995. This scholarship has most recently been awarded to alumnus Gina Filo and Jonathan Hank. Although no one from the class of 2012 won the National Merit Scholar award, students were notified throughout the month of…
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Factors for teenagers losing sleep are broad, including caffeine, after school activities and working after school. As influencing as these are to a teenager’s sleep, most of the reasons they might stay up are technological. Students playing video games, listening to music and watching T.V. before bed can severely hold back the sleep process. Video games especially, which according to ScienceDaily.com, can put players into an especially focused zone and keep them awake for longer.…
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The Arts Magnet students preformed a showcase on January 24 to show off their talents and what they have done in school. An audition was required to get a spot in the show and only about 23 acts were chosen. “Auditions for me were really easy,” said Freshman Danielle Maas. “We really didn’t have to try. He just said good job, and clean it up. No one in my class was cut, but there were…
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Science teacher Kip Wold has been recognized as January’s “Teacher Of the Month” at Buffalo High School. Wold has received this honor multiple times in his thirty-five years of teaching. He has taught everything from environmental science to general chemistry. Wold said he was honored but humbled by the attention. “I don’t like the notoriety. I don’t want people to notice,” said Wold. “It’s kind of embarrassing.” With a double major in Junior High Science…
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Max Karels was taking a shower at Senior Blake Schmidt’s house when he noticed a mysterious looking bulge on his left testicle, so he talked to Schmidt about it afterwards and was convinced into visiting a hospital. Karels, a senior at Hutchinson High School and a former BHS student, was diagnosed with testicular cancer on November 7. “I was in the shower and I felt it and I thought ‘hmm… I should go to the…
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Buffalo’s Cross Country ski team headed up to Mount Itasca on Monday January 16 for a meet. “ We had our last meet up at Mount Itasca, Their were a lot of teams up their but I think Buffalo placed fairly well,” said Freshman Jacob Jungwirth.“Buffalo doesn’t have that big of a cross country team compared to most other teams so taking that in to consideration I think we as a team did well.” Buffalo’s…
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The Bison Varsity Boys hockey team lost to the St.Michael/Albertville Knights on Tuesday. The game was at home for the Bison, and what could have been a close game ended in a tough loss. In the first period, right off the bat both teams were becoming aggressive with each other and skating hard. Both teams received close shots into the goal but at the end of the first period it was still zero to zero. Second period…
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Jon Holtz announced this week that 2012 will be his last year coaching BHS gymnastics. Holtz has been coaching gymnastics for 17 years. Martha Driscoll-Nelson will continue coaching gymnastics without him and will also be searching for a new gymnastics coach. “It’s mainly about my family,” said Holtz. “I have two boys at home who need more dad time. And the past three years our gymnasts have been amazing, it’s good to go out on…
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Students in FACS teacher Julie Mundahl’s second and third block Gourmet Foods classes bake cakes, and always have a competition every quarter to see who can decorate the best cake. Usually, they set up the cakes in the cafeteria and BHS students can vote on which one is their favorite. But now this year, Mundahl has decided to try something new in the class to showcase the cakes even more then just the competition. “A…
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With winter in our midst the water is frozen over and the ice skaters have now come out. Thanks to the amount of lakes and ponds here in Minnesota this is an ideal spot for any pond hockey lovers. Playing pond hockey has many up and down sides. “It is fun and good exercise during the winter said Junior Ben Leipholtz. “ I wish I could play hockey on a league but it is to…
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