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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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We’ve all heard the joke that The Rock started out as just a pebble and is coated in hundreds of pounds of spray paint that have transformed it into the giant 9-ton boulder that it is today. But how thick is the paint really? Since 1984, The Rock has been a storied tradition students use to mark accomplishments, memorialize teachers and peers, and celebrate victories. The Rock is covered in over 35 years of spray…
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The definition of the word “team” from Merriam-Webster is as follows: a group of people who work together [for a common goal]. The Buffalo Bison Boys’ Hockey team meets just that definition, working together and utilizing their individual strengths in order to reach a common goal: a win. When the boys achieve that common goal, Coach Aaron Johnson of the Varsity Boys Hockey team acknowledges key players of the game by giving them a “game…
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It’s almost the end of the 2015-16 school year for the entire BHM school district and, it’s the last days of high school for all of the seniors here at BHS. As it gets closer and closer to June 9th there are more finals and big assignments due, preoccupying most of the students and teachers time while they anxiously await the last bell. We took to the halls to ask students what their plans are…
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The St. Michael Albertville and Buffalo rivalry exists in all sports, some more than others. Athletes sometimes play this team harder, not even always for the game records, but occasionally just for their pride. “When I played St. Michael in lacrosse it wasn’t so much that I cared if we won or lost because I don’t get too beat up over it, it is a lot just beating them because they are just so mean…
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Many students can’t control the impulse to use their phones in class, so they find the most ridiculous ways of hiding them and using them to not get caught. Most students are aware of the average forms of hiding, under the table to restrict sight, next to a book so they can appear to be reading, using it between their legs so they can sit on it when a teacher walks by. This is one…
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It’s no secret that taking an AP class AND getting credit requires you to take a half day long test. The alternative requires you to go through a CIS class with your end grade in that class being the future grade in the college class. Calculus teacher Carlton Urdahl says that “the AP test forces you to remember the source materiel for a long time which may help to remember it”. He also said that he would…
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Last summer the marching band went on a trip to Boston, Massachusetts to perform in a parade. Many of last years herd members are excited to come back for yet another summer of practicing to perfect their march and songs, so they can show off all of their hard work at the parades they will be traveling to this marching band season. “It’s hard work but it’s fun” said Emma Forcier about marching band. Hannah…
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The AP United States History (APUSH for short) test is administered to students nationwide. Many of the students taking the test thought it would be more challenging than it was. After taking the test though they felt that it was easier than what they were expecting. Jacob Scherber said “I feel like the test went better than I thought it would, I was not feeling to good about it going in, but afterwards I felt…
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The Bison Baseball team defeated the Osseo Orioles 9-5 Friday, May 6, but the game meant more than another win in the win column. This game was about honoring a fallen teammate who had a lot of love for the game of baseball. On October 9, 2007, Sam Munoz was involved in a car accident that eventually took his life. Every year since then, the Bison Baseball community gets together for the Sam Munoz Memorial…
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