“Imagine closing your eyes and walking around all day,” said Sophomore Michael Raitor. “It takes a lot to walk up to someone and crack a joke without being able to see their facial expression.” Raitor is losing his sight. He’s one of the few in the world with a genetic eye disease that creates an excess of an important fluid which builds up and forms toxic waste, gradually taking away his vision. “The average person, when exposed…

Buffalo Community Middle School Assistant Principal Matt Lubben was offered the Head Principal job at BCMS on March 16. He accepted the offer. Lubben will replace Julie Swaggart, the current BCMS prinicpal, at the end of the school year. She taught in the BHM school district for 38 years and she left to begin her retirement. “Her retirement will leave big shoes to fill in the principal position at the Buffalo Community Middle School (BCMS),” a teacher…

This week, Social Studies Teacher Manninen incorporated another speaker into his class. This speaker was of Hispanic decent who came in to speak about workers unions in Minnesota. The Speaker was Francisco Ataminano, organizer of workers unions in the state of Minnesota, who came to the U.S when he was 15 years old. He first lived in California and was employed as a fruit picker. Throughout the years he gradually moved the country picking various…

On Sunday, March 20th, Buffalo won their first Comedy Sportz competition against Hopkins with a final score of 29-24. This is the first year that Buffalo has participated in the Comedy Sportz High School League, and the first competition that they’ve won. The team consisted of Junior Kaitlyn Atwood, Freshmen Alicia Petersen, Senior Jacob Bastin, and Team Captain Michael Scheuermann. The first and only head to head game played was “Story”, and Hopkins won that game, netting them…

The Buffalo civic center hosted its first ever Junior hockey game last  Sunday, March 13th. The game featured BHS Alumni Josh Gaughan playing for the Alexandria Blizzard. They played against the Austin Bruins, with the Blizzard coming away with the victory beating the Bruins 7-2. The game was not just any game for Gaughan, it was another chance to shine on his home town rink and that he did. Gaughan started the game with a…

David Parnell, a drug awareness speaker and author, came to the Buffalo High School to talk about his experiences with drugs, alcohol, and abuse last Friday night. He is an ex convict, a recovering alcoholic and previous meth addict. He has been all over the world and to 33 states, speaking about what he experienced when he was using. David was first introduced to drugs by his father at the age of 13. His drug of…

Globally Minded Student Activists (GMSA) students made 28 fleece tie blankeys for People Serving People (PSP) over the month of February. PSP is a transition living organization based in Minneapolis to help people get back on their feet. About 11 members participated in making the blankets to help out the less fortunate. “I enjoy doing crafts and I thought that making fleece blankets would be a fun, relaxing project,” said Senior Michelle Hansmann. “Even though…

The Buffalo High School Boys’ Basketball Team advanced to the section championship this season for the second consecutive year. The Bison faced off against the Maple Grove Crimson on Thursday, March 17 for the right to advance to the State High School Basketball Tournament. The two teams previously played on December 4 at Buffalo, where the Crimson smashed the Bison 73-45 in the third game of the year. Buffalo hoped it would be different this…

On Sunday, March 13th, Buffalo’s CSz team, consisting of Senior Jacob Bastin, Junior Katehrine Campbell, and Freshmen Dez and Mitch lost against Edina by only 3 points, with Buffalo ending with a final score of 16, Edina getting 19. The two teams competed in the Comedy Sportz Theater on Sunday. The competition started with Buffalo team captain Jacob and Edina team captain Kevin shaking hands and choosing “4 Rooms” as the first and only head…

As spring sports are starting up, high hopes remain for the track and field team. The boys track team won the state championship in 2009 with returning state competitors such as: Jerome Begin, Dillion Miller, Dan Petit, Blake Solberg, Josh Wedemeier, and Jon Wedemeier. The girls are hoping to have a stand out season with some returning talent from last year and new talent coming in. “I am very excited for this season because of…