Seen By Thousands, Yet Virtually Unknown
Thousands have walked by the murals around the school, and they may not even know it
There are seven murals throughout the school. Thousands walk by them every day. Despite that, if you were to ask someone if they know about the murals, they would likely say no.
“They’re all created by either a student or a group of students during their time at Buffalo High School,” said Principal Mark Mischke.
The seven murals are more than just pieces of art. They each have a history behind them. Some were made by a combination of 60 people while others by one or two people.
“It isn’t like one of those things where I solicit to the students in art and say, hey, we’d like somebody to update the murals at this time,” said Mischke. “A lot of it’s pretty organic.”
Around 1000 people walk by the murals every day, whether they are students, staff, or visitors. Tens of thousands have walked by them throughout their history, all seven are still on the walls today virtually untouched, each with a history and story to tell.
“You look at our murals, and quite honestly, you think about the literally thousands of people that travel past them in a year, and they’re virtually untouched,” said Activities Director Nick Guida. “Yeah. And I just think that’s a really cool thing, that it says a lot about the culture of our school. That you can hang something at eye level, and for the most part, people respect it and honor it.”
Every mural has been made by a student that came forward with a proposal to make one and the school said yes. Although there are seven right now, creating more is just one question away from happening. Only time will tell when the eighth mural is created.
Murals around the school.
