Snow is on the ground, students are getting restless, and teachers are dreaming of lazy mornings in their pajamas- it’s time for Winter Break. This year, break starts on Thursday, December 24th, 2009 and BHS classes don’t resume again until Monday, January 4th, 2010. Many students have big plans for their days off, and are excited for the New Year. When we return to the halls of Buffalo High School it will be 2010. The…

The month of December is full of different types of holiday celebrations. The holidays range from Christmas to Hanukkah, and many more. At Buffalo High School (BHS) ninety six percent of students celebrate Christmas. According to the History Channel, “the middle of winter has long been a time of celebration around the world”. Christmas is celebrated on December 25th and Christmas eve the day before. On June 26, 1870 Christmas was declared a federal holiday…

The varsity girls basketball games had two close game to close out this past week. Saturday afternoon they played Moorhead at home. It was a close game but Moorhead came out on top 57-55. This was the girls first loss of the season. “If we would have knocked down a few more free throws or play a little better defense toward the end of the game we could’ve pulled it out.” Said head coach Scot…

The bison on saturday lost to the 5th ranked Cambridge Bluejackets. The bison lost by 18 points with a score of 141.275 to 123.475.  In every event the bison got sweeped from the top three. The best finish all event was Nadja Vragovic  Floor routine scoring a 8.5 and finishing 4th in the floor routine event. The bison will take on St. Cloud Tech on Saturday trying to improve their 0 and 3 record. and…

The Buffalo Nordic Ski team has had hardly enough time on the snow since the snow falls late into the season. Despite the lack of snow the team went and competed in St. Cloud Apollo’s man made snow course against 5 other teams. The meet was a relay, with four people on each team: two were classic skiing, and two were skate skiing. The varsity boys and girls both placed second and the junior-varsity girls…

The Buffalo Gymnastics team spent last week gearing up for the take on of Cambridge Isanti: the team took a mental approach by each athlete setting their own measurable goals for tonight’s meet. The dual meet is held on December 17Th 2009, and on the following Saturday the team will head to St. Cloud Tech to compete in the 8 team invitational. Last year Buffalo lost to Cambridge and they didn’t compete at St. Cloud Tech last year.…

The Bison on saturday played # 3 ranked team in State Moorehead. From the drop of the puck to the final horn the Bison were out scored 10-1. The Bison were out shot 25-56. The lose dropped the Bision’s record to one and four. After coming off the 7-2 win over Big Lake/ Becker, where the Bision out shot Big Lake/Becker 56-16. Big Lake/Becker scored both their goals off 5 on 3 power plays. “I…

The Boys Varsity Hockey Team had their first home game on Thursday, December 10th.  The team had previously played three games that ended with losses.  However, their game against the Becker Bulldogs looked promising as they finished the first period ahead 4-0. “I think we got a little too confident going into the second period,” said Junior Forward Nickolas Jones. “But, luckily it ended up working out and we came out on top.” Throughout the third period the Bison received eight…

This Saturday, December 12th, 2009, is the ACT test at Buffalo High School. There are five parts to the ACT Test. Depending on the college requirements, students can choose to take the writing section. Here are the top ten test-taking tips from Family Education. “It’s a timed test so I would encourage people to look at practice books so that they know what to expect,” said Senior Kayle Hemze. 1. Be Equipped: On the night before…

Club Français, or otherwise known at French club is a extra curricular activity for French students, or students who are interested in French. In the club they do activities that relate to French or the francophone world.  French club started in 2007 by two seniors who approached French Club Adviser and Teacher Jason Swanson. Those two seniors did all the back ground work and got it started. The club now meets once per month for…