Every year, on October 31 Halloween is celebrated in many different ways. Halloween is one of the oldest holidays, and still celebrated in several countries around the world. Halloween is filled with many different activities, such as; trick or treating, costume parties, bobbing for apples, carving pumpkins, haunted houses, and fun for all ages.   Halloween by Buffalo High School Students (BHS)can be celebrated in many ways. Students celebrate Halloween with trick-or-treating, going to parties, haunted…

Once a year the world language department teams up with the International Club for a celebration of dairy and odors. Originally an idea created by Mrs. Zaeska approximately two decades ago for homesick foreign exchange students, it has since progressed into an annual event where all students are allowed to come after school and partake in many different kinds of cheeses. Upwards of more than twenty to be exact. Frau Straussburg and other world language…

Spanish Teacher Daryl Boeckers was recently awarded the 2008 TIES ( Technology Information Education Services) Exceptional Teacher Award. Boeckers, along with Shelly Geurts of the Phoenix Learning Center were chosen by Superintendent James Bauck for the award. Boeckers was chosen for the award for his comprehensive use of Course Web (through Moodle). He has students use Course Web to think about, ask, and answer questions on certain topics, using the upper levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy.…

On Monday, October 19th, the Buffalo High School Concert Band performed at 7:00 p.m. They performed three songs. The names of these songs are “The Star Spangled Banner,” “Buffalo Dances,” “Gallito,” “Air For Band,” and the “Chorale and Shaker Dance.” As the curtains parted and the lights dimmed around in the audience, the lights diffused onto the stage. As the band commenced onto the stage and into their places, Mr. Rabehl orchestrated a magnificent performance.…

The last few weeks have been extremely successful for the boys Varsity Football team. Ending their conference play with a record of seven wins and only one loss the team will advance to Section play-offs. The team was named Co- Conference Champions along with St. Michael Albertville and Rogers. They are also now ranked 7th in the State for 5AAAAA. “It seemed that lots of people doubted us at the beginning of the season, and…

Many people walk through the hallways of Buffalo High School and never receive an award. Others receive more awards than what we can count on our hands and toes. Out of those awards there is one award that quite possibly may be the most prestigous at Buffalo High School. That is the hall of fame award. Most students may not even know what the “Hall of Fame Award” is. All they see is the 48…

The Cross Country team headed to Monticello to race for the Mississippi 8 Conference Title. The girls came  8 points short to host Monticello. Buffalo had a score of 49 and Monticello had a score of 41. The boys second place score was 54 and the champions finished with 51 points (Cambridge Isanti). (the boys race a 5k and the girls race a 4k) Eight-grader Hayley Downing, Freshman Kailey Johnson, Seniors Jacque Thaemart, Megan Ackerman,…

The Tatanka Yearbook and Hoofprint.net were awarded All-State Gold honors and The Hoofprint took All-State Silver at the Minnesota High School Press Association (MHSPA) Convention held at the University of Minnesota on October 20. All school publications are invited to participate in the competition. Of the 30 categories, Buffalo was mentioned 15 times.  The 2009 Tatanka yearbook, Origin, received 8 awards out of the 9 categories. The Hoofprint received 7 awards out of 12 newspaper categories. The Hoofprint.net…

Three fire departments and many citizens responded to a reported fire near Bice Ave Nw Buffalo, MN around nine. So far it is uncertain if any individuals were in the building or as to what caused the fire. Police responded quickly, as well as many fire departments. The building appears to have been doused and the fire contained.

The girls Varsity soccer team played their last game of the season yesterday in Brainerd. It was the 2nd round of sections. They had previously beat St. Cloud Tech 3-0 in the opening round. They ended up falling short to Brainerd 2-0. Their regular season was wrapped up two weeks ago with two conference games. The first was scheduled on Tuesday against Monticello but because of weather the game got moved to Wednesday at 4:30. …