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Change has definitely occurred at Buffalo High School. Physically speaking, the high school moved buildings to the current one back in 1997. After that, in this “new” building, there has been even more change in education and personality. Teachers who have been here for those 20 years observe these changes firsthand. “The major change that I see is that we’ve become much more structured, much more clear about what our mission is and how we’re…
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Over the winter two new major additions to the school took shape. These additions, a new gymnastics gym and a dance room/staging area, were made possible by the bond that was passed in 2014. Both projects should be completed by graduation, but with the nice weather that we have had they are estimated to be done by mid May. The addition that is being added to the main gym is for a permanent space for…
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Although we typically blame Winter for sending an annual flu bug throughout school, it’s been said frequently that in the past couple of weeks, we were experiencing a larger amount of absences this Winter due to influenza. When discussing this issue with one of our school nurses, Karen Schultz, she informed us that this isn’t just a perception of teachers with more absent students, it’s a realistic observation. Mrs. Schultz says, “If a student calls…
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Coming into the new year, BHS added a coffee bar available to students and staff in the morning and during lunches. The range of flavors varies anywhere from french vanilla to toasted marshmallow; french vanilla being the most preferred flavor by students. A survey taken by 198 students shows that 110 view the coffee bar as a improvement to our schools culture. Even though many students responded they don’t drink coffee, a majority stated they thought…
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Katie Gohl, was named assistant principal this past August at Buffalo High School after the position opened up. She previously worked at Buffalo Middle School for 11 years as a reading teacher and technology integration specialist before she got the email in June informing her about the assistant principal job opening at the high school. Gohl recently completed her first semester as the new assistant principal and look time to share about how it went.…
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We are halfway through the year and we are starting to see the results of the later start times. Although teachers believed the new start time would reduce tardies in the morning, there are still around 100 students showing up to class after school has started each day, and according to the Buffalo leadership team there hasn’t been a change in attendance so far compared to years past. The district has teamed up with the…
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Each day, BHS Spanish teacher Jess Nickelsen sets time aside for her class to participate in Un Minutos. An Un Minuto is “a word or phrase and it can be anything as long as it’s school appropriate and that we don’t talk about people unless they are famous and we can make fun of them.” Topics can range from ‘what your plans are for the weekend?’ to questioning whether bananas can wear skirts. Sra. Nickelsen…
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Marley Sanderson Location? New York With Who? Mom, Uncle, and Grammy How long? 5 days “We plan to see a Broadway show, visit Central Park, and do other touristy things.” Carter Patnode Location? Playa Del Carmen, Mexico With Who? Andrew Johnson, Tyler Johnson, Dylan Rohlin, Noah Buystedt How Long? 8 days “I want to go out and get a sweet tattoo while I’m in Playa.” Allie Merz Location? Nuevo Vallarta, México With Who? Her family,…
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As September rolled in, seniors were suddenly hit with the reality that this would be their last year participating in high school sports. After four years, countless games, and even more practices, it’s time to say goodbye. Looking back on memories and what they will miss most about their teams, seniors think back to what made their high school careers so special. “I’m going to miss hanging out with the boys everyday after school and…
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At Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Emma Staut, Rachel Huss, and Declan Thompson listened as hard as they could to many pieces of classical music they were given in order to tie with two other teams for eighth place at the state competition for the Music Listening Contest on February 3rd. They scored a total of 79 out of 100 throughout the 5 rounds they competed in, not far behind the winning team. Before…
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