With Winter Break starting on Friday December 23 many students and staff have plans and traditions that they’re looking forward to. In a survey of 40 BHS students and staff, the most popular tradition was spending time with family and friends by getting 38 percent of the answers. Other answers included having a secret Santa, donating to Toy’s for Tot’s, snowboarding, and going to church. “We go to church Christmas Eve, after eating oyster stew,…

It’s that time of year again when Miss Buffalo candidates are needed for next year. “It’s a great oppurtunity to meet new people and visit towns,” said former Miss Buffalo Ashley Michalko. “Not only that but it’s a realy good expierience.” Miss Buffalo travels almost every weekend to a different city and participate in the towns parade and sit in the “Sparkle Section” that includes all the other towns queens and princesses, during the cornation. “I not…

Goodwill is a store that carries everything from hats to shoes (head to toe) for prices that are generally lower than other competing stores.  For this reason, it attracts many High School students. Goodwill carries name brand items that aren’t as expensive as it would be at the original seller’s store according to Junior Eddie Clifton. “I bought a Nike zip up sweatshirt at Goodwill for only $5,” says Clifton. “If I were to buy…

Every year the Salvation Army places red kettles outside of popular stores to raise money for the less fortunate during the holiday season. In Buffalo there are kettles outside of Walgreens, Coborns, Walmart, Cub, and Target. Shoppers are encouraged to quickly stop and put some loose change into the kettles. In a survey of 50 BHS students, 72 percent said that they will donate to the kettle every once in awhile. Sixteen percent said they…

Mandy Boyle and Mike Curry share a common aspect of their jobs as they walk the halls of BHS.  Both Boyle and Curry are ending their student teaching experiences today. The two familiar faces will no longer be a part of the BHS community when classes begin tomorrow. “Buffalo is an amazing school. There is great student and staff support and I feel very welcome here,” said Boyle. Both Boyle and Curry enjoyed being at…

Three Buffalo High School teachers have proposed an idea to offer hybrid and online classes for next year, as an alternative learning experience for some of the classes that they teach. Brenda Deikman, Daryl Boeckers, and Jason Karn are hoping the proposal passes, so students have an option of doing things more independently instead of being in the classroom five days a week. Right now this is just a proposal that still needs to be…

Last Wednesday, December 7, Foreign Exchange Student Eman Swidan, came to speak to members of SSU at the media center during AAA. Swidan traveled from Palestine to spend the year here in Minnesota. “In the past, we have gotten a list of all the foreign exchange students early on in the year, and if have any in my class, I ask if they would like to present [to SSU],” said SSU Advisor Tracy Hulley. Palestine…

The Bison Girl’s Basketball team beat Minneapolis South 48-70 last night in the first meeting between the teams since 1991. The last two time Buffalo has played Minneapolis South was in 1990 and 1991. Buffalo lost both games with scores of 32-58 and 46-53. Head Coach Scot Sorenson was very pleased with the win and hopes the season continues to keep going this way. ” Minneapolis has had a lot of success the last 5…

With four main sets of stairs here, one by each grade level, and only eight minute passing periods, the stairs have been fallen on many different times, and on many different occasions. Falling down the stairs has become part of the culture here at our school It’s even happened to our new coming Freshman already, like Anna Demgen, who has fallen down the stairs at least twice already. There are many different ways falling up…

Almost every sports team has a leader, especially here at Buffalo High School.  For the gymnastics team this winter it is Senior Paige Habisch. This previous summer for Marching band’s flute leader was senior Kirsten Olson. She is also a leader for this fall’s Girl’s Swimming and Diving team. These girls are just some of our 2011 Captains. They are captains themselves and also with one other girl.  Annika Bordak is the other captain for…