On Thursday April 22 in the PAC the ELL students will be telling their stories through their artwork. The presentation will include talking suitcases that will contain objects to tell their stories of struggles and accomplishments as a minority student. The students began the Talking Suitcase project towards the end of third quarter. They also began writing papers about their expectations, challenges, opportunities, and achievements. Students’ artwork in the suitcases helped illustrate their experiences. “I…

Story by Francie Varner

This week, April 12-16, was Teacher Appreciation Week at Buffalo High School.  This years theme was “You Rock.” “The teachers and staff got decorations and thank you signs,” said Senior Lucas Hein.  “They also get candy and a staff breakfast.” It’s really important to not take your surroundings for granted- teachers included.  That’s why this week is a valuable lesson for everyone. “Some individual students wrote thank you notes to teachers that really made a…

The spring play, The Diviners, opened on Thursday, April 15. An extreme change from the bright colors and sounds of the fall musical, The Diviners focuses on the character of Buddy Layman, played by Charlie Aldrich, who lost his mother in a near drowning experience earlier in his life. This leaves Buddy terrified of water, even though he has the ability to divine, or find it. The play follows a character named CC Showers, a…

The Buffalo Track and Field team kicked off their season with a meet at St. Michael-Albertville last Tuesday on April 6th. There are around 200  boys and girls that participate in track and field and roughly 15 different events ranging from running to throwing. “I run the 4 by 4. I enjoy running so I think it’s a good event for me. It keeps me in shape and makes me work hard”, said Junior Kendra…

It’s been two years since author Kao Kalia Yang wrote her first book. Her memoir begins in the 1970’s during the aftermath of America’s Secret War in Laos. Yang recounts her family’s narrow escape into Thailand, where she was born in Ban Vinai Refugee Camp. Six years later the family immigration to America, where they faced challenges of adapting to a new place, home and language. Yang presented her book, The Latehomecomer, to students, staff…

Lori Zumach has been the Varsity Volleyball coach for the past 3 years. After her husband getting a new job and her youngest daughter still in elementary school she decided to resign from the head coaching job. Buffalo High School math teacher Michelle Macalena was chosen to be the head coach for next years squad. Macalena was the 9th grade volleyball coach for 3 years, and was the assistant varsity coach for 2 years. She…

William McMillan has been apart of Boys Scouts since 2nd grade. He has earned the Eagle Scout rank which is what 2% of boy scouts earn because they usually do not stay in Boy Scouts until they are 18. McMillan is the highest rank in his Boy Scouts group and has over 100 community service hours. He just recently won the Presidential Volunteer Award for having so many community hours. For those who don’t know…

With only 2 days left of the third quarter, students are in a frenzy to get all of their work done. “This quarter has been really stressfull on me because I have CIS Psychology because it’s just so much more work because it’s a college class. It’s not that it’s hard it’s just all of the tests. Says Senior Hannah Otto. Other students are on the very opposite end of the spectrum and are ready…

With all this spring fever coming around, softball and baseball are officially back in session. Softball started up last Monday, while Baseball is starting today. “I like softball because it reminds me that summer is coming close. The nice weather just puts me in an automatically good mood and I can just relax and be outside with my friends.”  Said Junior Mary Zelko. The softball team starts out their season with their first game on…