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After a long day at work, as teachers head home, Buffalo High School math teacher Marcia Bauman remains in her classroom helping kids get caught up from time lost during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the end of the 2022 school year, she will be leaving BHS after 16 years. Before becoming a math teacher, Bauman was a software engineer for the Department of Defense. “I worked on Electronics Security Command, at Kelly Air Force Base…
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Gregory Ulrich has been convicted of all charges following a morning that included his testimony in the trial for the mass shooting at the Buffalo Allina Crossroads Clinic on February 9, 2021. The events of that day rocketed Buffalo into national headlines and left our community to pick up the pieces. After three weeks of proceedings and six hours of deliberation, a Wright County jury decided Ulrich was wholly responsible and entered the clinic with…
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English teacher Sydney Driver spends her nights staring at her computer and grading 15 page essays for her college prep writing class. An assignment that takes an hour for her students to complete takes her hours to grade, and grading takes a hold of her home life. Her time is limited, but she does as much as she can with what time is given. “[In] a college prep writing class, I have some papers that…
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Have you ever walked into a school bathroom and wanted to throw up from just the experience of entering? Or maybe you’ve heard the horror stories about them and decided to avoid using the bathrooms at school altogether. No matter what part of the spectrum you’re on, I’m sure that you don’t want to learn through trial and error which bathrooms are the worst to experience, so, I did it for you. According to myself…
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Senior Amelia Anderson has been a part of plenty of extracurricular activities since her Freshman year. Over the years she also took on many leadership roles in her activities. “Being a leader is my chance to give back to the people who are giving up so much time to do all of this,” Anderson said. She describes being a leader isn’t just being appointed a role but showing up every single day and always putting…
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The HERD Winter Drumline celebrated a State win on Saturday, April 9. Prism, their show, competed against five different schools in the Scholastic Regional A Class. “Our directors told us that judges sometimes like drama at finals. When he said that, knowing we had an undefeated season, I wasn’t expecting to win,” said senior Claudia Staut, who has been with the drumline since 8th grade. The team hasn’t been to the state finals competition since…
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English Teacher Ryan McCallum clicks save on Infinite Campus to wrap up his grading for the week and start the weekend, but the fact that 35 students and many of their parents will receive instant notifications on their phones that could make or break their weekend slips his mind. Meanwhile, Paola Linares-Santiago ‘24 has been refreshing Infinite Campus, waiting for an updated grade. Linares-Santiago is one of 15.7% of students at Buffalo High School that…
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Many students in Tony Leintz’s classes might have heard him ask for their pet’s hair for his fishing. Many of those students also are confused at the request, because how does pet hair connect with fishing? Here Tony answers some of the questions those students might have, and why you should give him your pet’s hair. What is fly fishing? “Fly fishing is when you have a very lightweight hook that is decorated with feathers,…
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A group of Buffalo High School students spent the night celebrating Iftar through a potluck dinner. The attendees broke the fast first with a date, and then a feast. MOSAIC (Making Our Schools Safe And Inclusive through Collaboration) and The Unity Project, two groups working to make the community safer and more welcoming, came together the night of April 20 to celebrate Iftar, or break the day’s fast. Ekbal Menawy taught the attendees about what…
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Arts Magnet is coming to an end and there are some Seniors showing off their final project Monday, March 28, at 7pm. A few students have decided to give a slight preview of what they’ll be showing off Monday. Isabelle Anderson Q: What is your project? A: For my capstone project, I decided to sketch out a locker that has three selves. Each shelf is going to represent a year of high school, with a…
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