The Bison Cross Country team headed to Litchfield on Thursday, October 8th, and competed in a 14 team meet. The varsity team dominated with 54 points and the following team (New London Spicer Girls) had 105 points. The junior varsity girls won also with 42 points and the following team (Mound-Westonka) had 83. On the boys side the varsity placed 5th with 144 points. The junior varsity placed 5th also with 94 points. The boys race…

Last Monday, Wednesday, and Friday were the informational meetings for Students Stepping Up (SSU).  Social Studies teacher and SSU advisor Tracy Hulley sent out a letter that said SSU is an organization the encourages and promotes chemical free leaders.  According to a letter Hulley sent to teachers SSU members help the district in a variety of ways. Members help the district by being elementary helpers, planning the Youth Frontier Retreats, holiday gathering,  fundraisers and drives, impact retreats…

On Wednesday October 7th, 2009 at 4:30 p.m. Buffalo JV girls soccer played Monticello. The game had been delayed from October 6th due to poor weather.  This was one of the last games for the JV season so tensions ran high. “This was going to be a huge game,” said sophomore Michelle Lang, “Monticello is one of our biggest rivals and we beat them last time 1-0, so they really wanted to win.” The game,…

The next ACT testing date is on December 12th. The registration deadline is on November 6th. The ACT includes English, Mathematics, Reading, Science, and Writing tests. The test takes approximately three or four hours. It requires a person to get a good night of sleep and a good breakfast before taking the test. The advice from many students is to pace yourself. Also, don’t be late, otherwise the person might not be admitted to taking…

At 7:00 on Thursday October 8th, both the boys and girls varsity soccer teams will compete against the St. Michael Knights.  Each of the Bison soccer teams previously lost to the Knights when they played them earlier in their season. With both games being close the girls fell short with a loss of 1-2, as did the boys with a loss of 1-3. The teams are looking for revenge tonight, hoping to be victorious over…

The Varsity girls soccer team had a game on Saturday at 11 a.m. It was only about 50 degrees outside. During warm-ups the girls had on anything they could to keep them warm. The first half was close as Apollo scored late on a penalty kick that was just out of the reach of goal-tender Sarah Spande. The Bison had the ball in their offensive zone a lot during the first half but they just…

By Mitchell Budde and David Altmann On September 30, 2009 16 students stepped off a plane into a brand new country. After the 12 hour flight from Frankfurt to Minneapolis, with a stop in Amsterdam, the exchange students arrived around 4:30 p.m. They were met by their host students, with whom they had been paired with last spring, at the Minneapolis Air Port. “It is very different here than in Germany and England,” said exchange…

With four classes a day for Buffalo High School students, having one or more tough classes can really put stress on a student.  Buffalo High School has tried to help relieve that stress by providing AAA, where students can go to one of their four classes for twenty minutes and get help if needed.  Other teachers have before or after school study sessions to help their students, like science teacher Charley Keifenheim, who has one…

Zenon Dance Company and School is a school that is based out of the Hennepin Center for the Arts in Minneapolis. The school goes all the way back to 1983, and since then has grown to be one of the premiere dance companies in the nation. Zenon Dance is a combination of modern and jazz dance, but what makes them even more unique than that is the fact that their artists, the dancers, double as…

Three years ago, the Class of 2010 stepped into high school. Everything that they have known for four years at school will be their last, including homecoming. With their last pep rally, final homecoming football game, last dance, and last time to go “all out” for a week, the seniors with to experience the best. “I want to make the most of it. It’s senior year, this is the last homecoming we’ll get. Hopefully it’s…