Emily Anderson

Shoeless, Not Soulless

On April 8, TOMS Shoes sponsored the event One Day Without Shoes and asked the nation to “imagine a life without shoes; constantly aware of the ground in front of you, suffering regular cuts and scrapes, tending to...

Alternative Learning

Exploring options outside of the traditional classroom experience

Imagine being able to learn anywhere, at any time. With virtual schooling growing across the nation, this idea is entirely possible in the near future. The National Center for Education Statistics found in 2003...

Role Reversal

Students find themselves surrounded by the opposite sex in untraditional classes

Peek into the CIS Chemistry classroom and see a female student wearing goggles, performing a lab with a Bunsen burner. Glance into an art classroom and see a male student making an elaborate bracelet. Look into a...

A Battle of the Brains

Males outperform females on standardized tests, but females dominate in the classroom

Males may perform better on standardized testing, but females are still dominating inside of the classroom. Based off of last year’s ACT scores of students, boys scored .6 points higher than girls. Even on the SAT...

Who’s Got the Power?

Forbes released its annual list of World’s Most Powerful People on December 11th. Sixty-seven people were chosen across the globe, each one representing 100 million people on the planet. Of the 67 powerful people, 3...

Leading the Way

On October 21, Resource Training & Solutions hosted it’s 18th Annual Leaders in Educational Excellence Awards (LEEA) banquet and awards ceremony. 150 educators throughout the state were recognized with a certificate...

Newspaper and Yearbook Awards

Yearbook, Newspaper, and website take All- State honors

Te 2008-2009 Tatanka Yearbook and Hoofprint.net were awarded All-State Gold honors and Te Hoofprint took All-State Silver at the Minnesota High School Press Association (MHSPA) Convention held at the University of...

Rock the Belt

May is the official Seatbelt Enforcement month, which means that cops are ramping up on the enforcement of both drivers and passengers to wear their seatbelts. To encourage the wearing of seatbelts, the Minnesota...

GMSA holds benefit for Not for Sale campaign

On May 17, Globally Minded Student Activists (GMSA) hosted their second annual community benefit. The event was organized to spread knowledge and donate to the Not for Sale campaign on human trafficking, which is...

The fourth annual Community Book Read

The fourth annual Community Book Read was held on Monday, March 16. This year’s book was Touching Spirit Bear by award-winning author Ben Mikaelsen. The book features the story of Cole Matthews, a troubled teen, in...

New quarter brings excitement for some, troubles for others

Upon arriving at school on January 20, students were presented with new schedules for the beginning of the third quarter. For a small minority of students, such as those who take year-long Band or Choir, at least one...

BHS Presents “A 16th Century Christmas”

School singers perform holiday production

A 16th Century Christmas was hosted on December 6th and December 7th by BHS Singers and the Treble Singers. The event featured a small skit—Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let Down Your Heir—and concert. “We’ve been doing A...

Deserving Recognition

Wahlin-Fiskum named Leader in Educational Excellence, Boeckers wins TIES Exceptional Teacher Award

English Teacher and Media Specialist Denise Wahlin-Fiskum and Spanish Teacher Daryl Boeckers have both recently been awarded at the state-level for their work within the school. “It’s an honor to have staff who go...

Annual cheese tasting party successful

The International Club hosts its yearly fund raiser

The annual Cheese Tasting Party was held from 2:45pm to 4pm on October 29th in the World Language Resource area. The party was sponsored by the International Club, and teachers Michele Strassbug, Nancy Eiynck, Jason...

Students trick-or-treat for a cause

The annual Trick-or-Treating for Canned Goods drive was held last Friday, on Halloween. Sponsored by BPA, DECA, and the Sophomore Class Cabinet, students from all grades were welcome to go trick-or-treating to help...

Overbooked and overworked

With work, school, and sports, students face the stress of an unforgiving schedule

It’s 2am, and it’s the morning that a World Studies project is due. Overwhelmed with sports, work, and school, the three weeks given to complete the project haven’t been enough. For students like Sophomore Emily...

Courteous Conversation

Derogatory language shows ignorance and disrespect

We’ll all heard them. We’ve all said them. In schools across America at this very moment, someone is using a phrase like “You’re so gay” or “This is retarded.” Even here, people are using these phrases constantly. ...

S.S.R. Show Some Respect

When I see my fellow classmates complaining about Silent Sustained Reading (SSR), I get a little disheartened. Whether it makes them tired for fourth block, messes with their senior privileges, or they feel it just...

Strong as One

Arms tangled and locked together, bodies straining against the mat, both wrestlers concentrate on the task at hand, trying to out-maneuver one another and gain the upper-hand. The boy’s wrestling squad has competed...

Knowledge amid high hopes to place well at State, finds fun, challenge

amid high hopes to place well at State, finds fun, challenge

Leaning back in his chair with a broad grin on his face, Senior Derek Magee, spokesperson of the Buffalo Knowledge Bowl team, laughs at the suggestion that Knowledge Bowlers sit around reading the dictionary for fun....

Case in point

With the new season's case released, and a major rival vanquished, Mock Trial aims to take first place at state

The buzz in room C203 slowly died down as Mock Trial Coach Laurie Raymond went to the podium. Shuffling papers nervously, she told everyone to quiet down before giving the Buffalo Mock Trial Season's opening...

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