On Wednesday, November 11th, we celebrated Veterans Day. World War 1 officially ended on June 28, 1919, with the signing of the Treaty of  Versailles. The fighting between the Allies and Germany actually ended seven months earlier with the armistice, which went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. Armistice Day, as November 11 became known, officially became a holiday in the United States in 1926, and a national…

Extended day is for students that are behind in credits and need to make them up. Each quarter, two extended day classes are offered. One class will be Monday and Wednesday. The other class will be Tuesdays and Thursdays. The classes go from 2:30 to 4:30 after school.  If you think you need to make up credits and are interested in extended day, go talk to your counselor or your counselor may come talk to…

According to BrainTrack College and Universities Directory there are 7,000 higher education institutions in the United States with over 15 million students.  With all these colleges in the United States applying can become difficult when narrowing down your choice on a college.   “Number one is be positive about possibilities available to you. Be realistic. Commit yourself to spending time to find a place [college] best for you. Ultimately it is your decision,” said Counselor Gloria…

Today, the end of the quarter, was actually supposed to be next Thursday for the student body, but for the teachers it’s Friday. Some students will miss the classes they are in, for the last time, today. Recently Mark Mischke was asked why the end of the quarter ends today, he said “We would have had the quarter end next week, but that would have unbalanced the rest of the quarters, this quarter would have…

Kapayanpaan, Tsev Neeg, and Rauha are three words that have an unexplainable sense of comfort for students at Buffalo Community Middle School, they mean together, family, and peace. This year, Assistant Principle of BCMS Matt Lubben decided to team up with Diversity Coordinator Vicky Cary to form a Cultures United group. This group is open for anyone in the middle school of a different race or culture who are looking for a place to connect…

During the Spring of last school year, the G.R.A.D. (Graduation Required Assessment for Diploma) tests were taken by the Junior class. These tests are a portion of the M.C.A. (Minnesota Comprehension Assessment) tests, for which there are two categories, consisting of reading and math. Out of all the Juniors that took these tests 153 students ended up with unsuccessful scores. This created a problem for many of the students, seeing as though this meant there…

Very few people in our society achieve high levels of musical performance. Of the thousands of young people who begin to learn a musical instrument every year, most young people ditch instrumental study within a few years. Many people believe that that there is some inherited talent for music that sets a small number of people apart from birth, and destines them for musical excellence. According to this belief, the reason why the majority of people…

  Junior Kayla Elsenpeter is an active member of SCC.  Photo by Megan Downing The Student Care Committee is a small group of about 6 students who meet every Monday during AAA. This is a group that is always looking for new member who want to help out their school and fellow classmates. SCC is active throughout the entire school year and they are always trying to help someone in need. “I joined SCC my freshman…

Buffalo held the 5th  Boo-ffalo Halloween 5k and fun runs on Saturday October 31st. The 5k started at 12:00 p.m and the fun runs shortly followed. The run was helped out by the Buffalo track and field teams, and lead by Track coaches Scott Palmer, Dave Knutsen, Mary Bremmer, Jason Karn, and Evan Ronken. There were prizes for the top finishers on the boys and girls 5k. There were also 20 costume awards that went…

Beginning next summer on June 1st a two month construction project on room A-118 will begin. Currently it is used as a science classroom, it will be remade for use by the special ed department. “Room A-118 has a lot of physical space,” said Principal Mark Miscke, “It is twice the size of a normal classroom, and was designed to be bigger when the school was being planned. This was to allow for alternative options…