Kerry Koch
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'Locker sweet locker'
Lockers hold student life
A home away from home. They hold assignments, textbooks, and personal items. They are a part of student life. Lockers are a necessity for students. They hold everything from books to clothes. "Lockers are probably...
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Mock Trial debates random drug testing in schools
Proof Editor Literally practicing law, the Mock Trail team competes against various schools, with the intention to sway the judges ruling. “It’s a good educational opportunity to develop an interest in the...
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Past foreign exchange student returns; faces changes, challenges in Japan, USA
Nana’s back and “she’s better than ever.” Returning after only three months in home Japan, foreign exchange student Nana Hanayama, came back to Buffalo on October 24. “I missed everyone in Buffalo so much. I got an...
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Students, faculty deal with grief after sustaining loss; counselors open doors for peer expression
Daily announcements may often are ignored, lost in the shuffle of classroom activities. However, on September 20, Principal Nick Millermade an announcement that made a lasting impression on many students and faculty...
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All around the world: Foreign students share views on America, at home
BISON: HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT GERMANY BECOMING UNITED? Christine: “It’s great, I like it. It’s wonderful!” Johannes: “No, it’s not so great. I heard that in the next five years it’s going to cost $750 billion, so...
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Juvenile arrested in marijuana sale
Proof Editor One student was arrested and two others were involved in the possession of illegal drugs. On Thursday, January 4, at 8:50 a.m., a school principal informed the police department that one male juvenile...
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St. Valentine's Day reminds the love-lorn of Prom
Here it comes again. That mystical, magical time we call Prom. Ah, yes, love is in the air and we, like most people, are inhaling as if we just finished a five-minute mile. But along with this time of love, comes...
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Basic English no longer remedial student option
No Basic English classes will be offered for next year’s English credit. Instead all students who do not pass the minimum competency tests will be main-streamed into regular classes. During curriculum review that the...
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Sexual assault prompts questions of local occurrence, raises student fear
Imagine being too scared to go to the school lavatory alone. This is how some students at Park Center School felt when a female classmate was sexually assaulted in an upstairs lavatory. Students at Park Center are...
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Dialogue on an American odyssey
Over an intimate dinner of French bread and Italian spaghetti, foreign exchange students reveal ideas and episodes on their American home-stay with Bison
“Here you are divided into groups. You’re a prep, a skater, or a druggie, and in Denmark you just talk to everyone and you’re not. ‘If you like The Cure and I like Belinda Carlisle, you know we can’t talk to each...
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Legislation concerning students: Student job curfew passes in MN House, 95-35, goes to MN Senate
High school students soon may not be able to work after 11:00 p.m. preceding a school day. A bill requiring a curfew on working hours passed with a 95-35 vote in the Minnesota House of Representatives, and will be...
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Bringing new meaning to pigging out: Former pork queen shows pigs, part of family business
Jokes about farmers’ daughters about. Even "Pork Queen" carries humorous connotations, but breeding and showing hogs is serious business for one BHS sophomore. Tracy Beise represented Wright County as the first Pork...
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One-Act play returns to stages again
Staff Writer "Why did God make me such a handsome person?" asks Ralph, a not exactly "handsome", rich, nobleman, and main character of this year's one-act. The play is an English farce by Nicholas Udall named...
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Students take, register and prepare for pre-college testing
Imagine paying between five and 15 dollars to take a test. Many BHS students have taken, or will take, a variety of pre-college tests used to determine skill and knowledge including the PSAT/NMSQT, the ACT, and the...