Jay Mason

Photo Poll: Should upperclassmen be the only people allowed to go to Prom?

Senior Amanda Letsinger Yes. I don’t have much of an opinion, but I think upperclassmen appreciate Prom more than underclassmen do. Freshman Matthew Grave Yes. I think there should be a separate Prom for...

After 50 years of teaching, math teacher Carlton Urdahl still isn’t ready to retire

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“I see no reason to retire,” said Math Teacher Carlton Urdahl, “But I guess I’ll have to quit some time.” Although he’s been teaching since 1963, Urdahl has only began to consider retirement this past Fall....

Answering to a Higher Calling

While some students have yet to decide a major, others have accepted the duty to put their life on the line

College tuition increases by as much as 8% per year. Back in the 1980s, tuition for a private four-year college was just $7,000. Today, it can cost upwards of $50,000 per year. It’s no secret that a common problem...

Faithful or Faithless?

BHS Students Express Themselves in Different Ways Through Their Religion

Among the students in Buffalo High School there are Atheists, Catholics, Lutherans, Protestants, Unitarians, Agnostics, and more. One of the reasons all of these religious and nonreligious people can coexist with...

Experimenting with REM

BHS explores the effects of sleep deprivation

As one goes throughout their day, they’ll begin to notice an increasing necessity: sleep. Peoples’ energy begins to fade and their biological clock tells them that they need to recharge. According to WebMD, The...

Push an Hour Forward

Starting school an hour later could help students get the sleep they need

Surveys conducted by National Sleep Foundation show that 60 percent of high school students report extreme daytime sleepiness, and 25 percent fall asleep in class at least once a week. How much of that loss of sleep...

Students start Gay-Straight Alliance club

GSA at BHS Aims to Help Overcome Homophobic Discrimination

Among dozens of other messages on the school monitor, one especially caught students’ attention. It was the first GLOW (Gay, Lesbian, Or Whatever) meeting, that 24 BHS students attended. The meeting took place in the...

Think Fast

Excitment mounts for the begining of the Mock Trial and Knowledge Bowl seasons

A student is being prosecuted by a lawyer and leaves from the stand with a cold sweat, but isn’t in any trouble. Why? Because he’s in Mock Trial. The Mock Trial season started practice on Monday, October 31, and the...

Stress Beyond the Ball

Varsity players get physically psyched up but mentally psyched out

We all have our own ways of showing stress. Some of us let it show, others keep quiet and bottle it up, and others make it look like we aren’t being stressed at all. All of these reactions can be seen on the Varsity...