Samantha Westrum

Q&A: with NingNing Sun

The lady that holdss up traffic is trying to save your life, not ruin it

Why do you hold traffic? Every day there are three busses with students that need to turn left at the first stop sign. What we are trying to do is clear the cars before the busses come so later the busses can go...

BHS Prom

A Garden of Lights

Starting at the end of last school year, the Junior Class Cabinet — made up of Katie Swartzer, Lauren Farniok, Mika Colson, Kayla Owens, Lauren McHenry, and Kylee Vik — have been planning the 2016 Prom. They wanted...

Leaders in the Limelight

From athletics to activities to academics, what does it mean to be a leader?

For the past four years, Senior Mattie Lubben has been extremely involved in all that BHS has to offer. Between being co-secretary on student council, vice president of the Tri-M Music Honor Society, being the...

DATING IN BUFFALO

Making the most of a date in a town that’s only 9.621 square miles like Buffalo, MN, is easy. With all the unique and fun places that the town has to offer. You’re guaranteed to have a great time wherever you...

TOP 10 WAYS TO AVOID BOREDOM THIS SUMMER

Buffalo Days On June 14, the annual Buffalo Day’s Festivities will commence. The carnival will be going on throughout the week and other happenings include a movie in the park Thursday, concert in the park featuring...

BRIDGING THE GAP

ARE STUDENTS SELFISH AND LAZY OR ARE EXPECTATIONS out of control?

The thought that successive generations are deteriorating as they go is not a foreign concept to most of us. We’ve all heard it — how “kids are getting lazier and more full of themselves”. We hear this on social...

Is there a double standard with dress codes?

#iammorethanadistraction

One thing that many people struggle with is dress code. Author Christyl Rivers protests that, "Any regulated dress code, from bikinis to burqas, assumes that men are weak, impulsive, and untrustworthy," and that "we...

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TATANKA STAFF CREATES THE STATE’S TOP YEARBOOK FOR THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE YEAR

“Yearbook isn’t just a book you get. It’s actually a competitive activity that requires a lot of work,” said Editor-in-Chief Senior Josh Fischmann. “It’s not just at school; it takes a lot of summer, after school...

“I’M STILL HERE”

JASON MAUER RETURNS THIS SCHOOL YEAR AFTER A SUMMER OF RECOVERING FROM A HEART THAT WAS JUST TOO BIG

Have you ever heard someone use the expression “Wow, they have such a big heart”? Well in Special Education Teacher Jason Maurer’s case, that saying is true in more ways than one. On June 5, Maurer was playing on...

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