The deathbed is an inconvenient place to post your last Facebook update. At that point, you might have other priorities. However, a new application for Facebook, called If I Die, gives people a chance to write their final status update in advance. Hopefully, long in advance. “This is a very unusual way for people to express their feelings, I feel like if you have to say something important enough to post that you shouldn’t wait…

For five days over Winter Break and the weekend that followed, teachers and students were unable to access grades, email, Moodle, and other resources provided by the Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Network due to a major network outage. Head of Technology Josh Swanson said the cause of the disruption has been identified and several steps have already been taken to prevent a similar situation from occurring in the future. “At the end of December and beginning of January we had…

There are many different theories, predictions, and opinions when it comes to how the world will end. The Mayan Calendar predicts that 2012  is the year that will bring earth and life itself to an end forever. Not everyone agrees with this theory. In a survey of 40 students at BHS 82 percent say that the world will not end this year. On the other hand, 12 percent believe in the Mayan theory. “I think the…

Vietnam War veteran Gary Gullickson came to BHS this last week to speak to a couple 10th grade classes about his experiences from the war. He has come back to BHS for ten years and has spoke a total of 20 times. “I have no idea what kids get out of my story’s when I speak, but I love doing it.” said Vietnam veteran Gary Gullickson “I honestly think that I get more out of…

Next week, Students Stepping Up is pairing up with Student Council to put on a fundraiser for Feed My Starving Children. This is part of Student Council’s “RAVE Week”, which is a week dedicated to being positive and giving back to others. “I thought about the idea to do a fundraiser and presented it to the SSU committee. We all agreed that it would be a good thing for the school to participate in,” said…

    Last week Freshman Jojo York got the opportunity to travel  to Los Angeles, California to model for IMTA, the International Modeling and Talent Agency. “The trip to L.A. I would say was life changing. The people I met I would have never been able to meet if it wasn’t for IMTA.” said York York decided to take modeling classes at Caryn International with one of her friends, just for fun. Just one year…

Jack Jablonski, a sophmore at Benilde-St. Margaret, was paralyzed in a hockey game against Wayzata on Friday, December 30. His injury has brought awareness about the risks of playing hockey and the dangers with checking from behind. The girls U14 team taped all their sticks white and red at their most recent hockey game to pay tribute to Jablonski. Student also participated and wore white to show their respect for Jablonski. “I feel really bad,…

The lost and found, full of many interesting things is located in the front office. Someone every year loses something, and may or may not be able to find it.  You may not know this, but at the end of every year the front office takes what is left over in the lost and found from that year and donates it. They sometimes donate it to a refuge in northern Minnesota at the India resort, staff members bring it somewhere…

Lately the walls of BHS have been covered with ‘Take What You Need’ posters and the sidewalk in front of the school has had complementing comments written in chalk. “I don’t really know where they came from,” said Assistant Principal Brandon Prell. “It’s a good idea and they seem really popular with the students.” The posters have tabs you can take off with various things that you may need at the moment such as comfort, love, hope, inspiration, ect. And…