September 21, 2009 at 7:30 pm, the 2009 Homecoming candidates lined up on the PAC stage, and waited to find out who the school voted for to be this years King and Queen. The Seniors voted at lunch last week for who the candidates would be, and the entire school voted for the final King and Queen Thursday in SSR. The winners were Billy Ogdahl for King, and Frances Varner for Queen. ” I thought…

    The Bison boys and girls cross country team headed to Hutchinson for a 10 meet invitational. The girls placed second overall with a score of 87 to winner Shakopee. They had 29 points. The boys placed forth overall with a score of 114.    Leading the bison was Senior Jacque Thaemert who placed 4th overall and had a time of 15:29.6. Following behind her was Senior Megan Ackerman and Freshman Kailey Johnson who…

On the evening of September 21, 2009 the 2009-2010 Homecoming candidates will join together in the BHS Performing Arts Center to crown this years Homecoming King and Queen. Coronation will be starting at 7:30 and finish sometime around 8:30, anyone is welcome to come watch. This years Homecomig candidates include a wide variety of personalities, so it will be a tough decision as to who will be crowned. “Well I think Brent Kettenacker is going…

Recycling, online papers, and turning off lights are some of the things Buffalo High School is doing to go green.  The newest project is a 115 foot tall wind turbine that will be built for them and the city of Buffalo. “It will be enough energy to power about 200 homes as well as bring down the cost of energy for the high school,” said Laureen Bodin, Assistant Administrator of the City of Buffalo.   Buffalo…

The varsity girls soccer team played Becker on Thursday night at the high school. They were originally scheduled to play on Cummings field stadium at the middle school but with the construction of the new track it got moved over to the high school. With the game being moved over to the high school it was also moved up to a 5:00 start time which is a change for the girls. In the 1st half…

Okay smile, good. Now let’s try a serious one…. If you’re a senior, you most likely know what this is all about. The either looked forward to, or dreaded senior pictures. “The guy who took my pictures would make wierd faces at me and make stupid noises like you do to a little kid to try and make them laugh.” Said Senior David Altmann. “When I got my serious ones done, it was really hard cause it…

As most of you know, on September 8th, 2009 our President, Mr. Barack Obama gave an educational speech at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia. The main topic of his speech was encouragement for students, teachers, and parents, to take action on their responsibility to give our generation the best education possible. Whether you agree with him or not, this speech was not trying to change anyones political views, there was a lot of controversy…

As you may know, one of the biggest issues in the news today is the new H1N1 virus. The H1N1 virus was first detected in April 2009. H1N1 was first known as the Swine Flu but research now proves it’s different. The virus has been spreading at an alarming rate throughout the U.S. Many students, staff, and parents have been wondering if H1N1 has hit our school yet. “There has been no confirmed cases in…

Buffalo High School had a cell phone rule last year.  It was that students aren’t allowed to use electronic devices during class time and were allowed to use them during passing times and during lunch. For the 2009 and 2010 school year the rule in the student handbook states that cellular phones, pagers, laser pointers, electronic games, CD players, iPods or any other electronic or picture taking device that may cause disruption are not allowed…

At the school assembly on Monday, September 14th, the teachers and administrators worked to control the chaos as students made their way to their new seating sections in the gym, assigned by grade. Students could be seen dancing and singing along to “Kokomo”, by the Beach Boys, as it played throughout the speakers in the gym. With the whole school in attendance, they awaited the announcement of the 2009-2010 Mixing Spoons and Homecoming King and…