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…

GMSA, Globally Minded Student Activists, is a group of students that does all kinds of charitable events. The group meets every Friday during Triple A and anyone can join at any time. Feed My Starving Children, which they visited on Monday, September 28, was the first event the group has participated in this year.    As you know, millions of children are starving all around the world. Feed My Starving Children is a program that…

Monday, September 28, was the second gathering of FCA, Fellowship of Christian Athletes. A group of around 40 members gathered to Senior Cody Lings’ house at 7:30 to listen to the word of God. A few songs of gospel started off the night, with Juniors Nina Downer and Michael LaCroix on guitar. Seniors Kane Nelson, and Erik Star came prepared with a speech of their testimonies. “I think overall last nights speeches were really good…

Every Friday morning, 8-10 students from Buffalo High School get in their cars and head to Perkins, a local restaurant and bakery. They arrive at 6:00 and sit down in their regular arrangement; two tables pushed together. Their waitress, Maryanne, heads over to take their order. When Senior Dylan Triplett orders “the usual”, she knows exactly what he wants. He’s been coming to this weekly event since he was in eighth grade. “There was this…

Friday September 25th was the Homecoming Football Game for the Buffalo Bison. After a long, eventful week at the high school many students were anxious and excited for the game, where they could show off their “purple pride” and school spirit. The game ended in a strong win for the Bison, against the Monticello Magic, with the score being 28-0. “The game literally ties the whole week together, its great when everyone just piles in…

Following a long week of dress-up and a homecoming victory of 28-o, the students headed  to the “fun night”  held at the Senior High from 9:30-12, the cost was five dollars. Grades 9-12 were able to attend. The night had activites such as: volleyball tournaments, hypnotist, guitar hero, and a race mat. The hypnotist was the highlight of the night held in the Performing Arts Center, as students crowded by the door and piled their way…

The Buffalo Girls Varsity Soccer Team took on the Waconia Wildcats on Saturday September 26th and had a great win with an ending score of 2-1. With in a few starting minutes of the game, getting it on its feet the Waconia Wildcats has scored the first goal. Bison keeping up there spirit and playing with there smart intention kept the score at 1-0 for quite some time. Towards the end of the first half Junior Shana Roberts had scored there…