Sirena Rygiel

May 13th. For most, this was a normal Saturday. Perhaps plans with friends were arranged, or it was a day to relax and recuperate from the hustle and bustle nearing the end of the school year. However, for one past BHS family, it would be a day of unexpected, and indescribable loss. Coming back to …

The buzzer sounds as the Buffalo Bison Boy’s Basketball team beats the Hopkins Royals. Tori Johnson ‘24 and Trevor Kotilinek ‘25 cheer from their spots on the bench, happy for their team but wishing they could have played. They stand up on their injured legs and congratulate their teammates.Basketball has always been Johnson and Kotilinek’s …

Bull riding has been an official sport since the 1870s. The sport is performed with one hand holding onto a rope, and the other in the air. You are not permitted to touch the bull or yourself, and must stay on the bull’s back for a minimum of 8 seconds. The score is split 50/50 …

Winter 2016, Lucy Anderson ‘25 watches a violin soloist perform for her church’s Christmas Music Festival. “I remember looking at her and being like “Wow, that’s amazing. I want to be able to play that.” In her 6th grade year, Anderson joined the middle school orchestra — playing the violin. Now in her 5th year …

It was fall, and Claire Erickson ‘24 was nine. She was about to start her first season of soccer.  “My oldest brother played soccer when he was younger. My younger sister and I always went to his games and I just thought he was the coolest person ever and I wanted to be just like …

Gender identity is defined as “an individual’s personal sense of having a particular gender”. In most people, their gender identity correlates with their assigned sex at birth, those people are known as being cis-gender. However, there are some whose gender doesn’t match their assigned sex. These individuals can identify with a number of different identities, …

The fall semester fourth block French students were in for a treat when they walked into their class on Monday, December 20, where French teacher Jason Swanson had prepared his classroom for an annual cake decorating competition. “This [tradition] was something that Madame Nordmeyer suggested that we do for all semester classes, because we always …

Ten BHS students speak about fashion and how it affects their lives.