Taylor McNitt

From the Editors

Surrounding us all are individuals who are overcoming adversity each and every day. Whether it be small movements towards greatness, or larger triumphs that result in large tears in one person, each individual has a...

Voluntary Learning

Staff members spend Friday mornings sharing ideas and perspectives through discussion

In the heat of teacher evaluations, when they’re only told what they can do to improve, teachers are often left in a state of contemplation: what do we want to do better on and how can we do it? Our school has...

Letter from the Editors:

November 10th. Two days after the culmination of an… interesting presidential race. To say the least. Let’s not talk about it. Instead, let’s talk about our school. As divisive as we are on many issues, we as...

Five Stellar Buffalo High School Activities

Success

The year of 2016 has already seen success in many of the activities at BHS, one of them being Business Professionals of America (BPA). “I think that this year, success had a lot to do with getting a few new members...

MUSIC LISTENING

The Music Listening team is a small group of students, but they’re successes have impacted our school. “[Senior Jonathan Miller was] brought on with very short notice and the three of us had never practiced...

Coming Soon 2016-2017

Next year is bringing many changes, but they may pale in comparison to what is coming next

The school year of 2016-2017 will be a big year full of many big changes. One of those changes will be the addition of new classes offered at BHS. “The goal is to offer more college-level coursework in every single...

Wacky weather

Spring 2014 vs spring 2015

It is probably safe to say that every other spring athlete can agree in regards to the weather. Let’s hope that spring athletes will be saying the same thing next year as well. It is no secret that the weather in...

TIME FOR A CHANGE?

Committee recommends pushing start time back for secondary students

The impact of sleepiness on students is undeniable: many are barely awake in the morning or just make it through the day. To combat this issue and others, a committee of educators and administrators has officially...

ACT test is NOW FREE

State now pays for every junior to take the ACT once instead of the taking the MCA

Many questions surround the topic of American College Testing, known more commonly as the ACT. One of the most frequent questions would be whether it is worth taking or not. But starting this year, high school...

HEADS UP

What you need to know about concussions

An invisible injury. Unseen, but potentially devastating. Concussions, or as medical professionals prefer to call them, Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBIs). For such a dangerous injury, they are surprisingly...

SOPHOMORES IN SENIOR CLASSES

CLASSES ARE MORE INDIVIDUALIZED AND DIVERSE AS UNDERCLASSMEN HAVE INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES TO ACCELERATE ACADEMICALLY AND SOCIALLY

You walk into one of your classes - it’s a CIS class - on class color day, and don’t think anything of the blue and black all around you. But then an unexpected color catches your eye: Red? That can’t be right…can...

Rain or Shine

Writing a book can be a lot of work - this is the story of one of BHS’s very own teachers who pursued her dream.

Seven years ago, English teacher Heather Tierney began an uncommon project; writing a book. For Tierney, writing The Freedom of a Tangled Vine was not easy - just finding the time was difficult. Not only is she a...

Flooding Halls

Custodians come to the rescue after the back PAC hall floods

The city of Buffalo has several lakes, but this morning Buffalo High School had its very own lake in the back hallway behind the Performing Arts Center. “It was raining in the back hallway this morning,” Band...

Rohl resigns after 22 years of coaching

Coaching has left a big impact on Rohl’s life as he leaves after so many years

Since 1992, BHS has seen only one face as the head football coach - the face of Gerard Rohl. A football coach for thirty-four years, he has been the leader of the football coaching staff and the football teams for...

Finding the BALANCE

James Didier finds a way to bring fun into the classroom

BHS has seen many new teachers this year, but one really sticks out. James Didier has found a way to make his mark - using his unicycle. “He unicycles around the sides of the class. He’s pretty good,” said Freshman...

A New Coach for a Fresh Start

The high school boys hockey team sees another new head coach

It’s that time of year where hockey gets into gear once more; but this year, the boys’ hockey teams have a new head coach - again. Mike MacMillan coached the team from 1995 through 2010, co-coaching his last year...

Taking the Perfect Selfie

Does taking selfies make you full of yourself?

You scroll through Facebook and see photo after photo; specifically selfies. The Oxford English Dictionary added the term ‘selfie’ in August. The official definition is “a photograph that one has taken of oneself,...

A Captain’s Perspective

Girls' Swim and Dive Captains Paige Yager and Cassandra Bunkers "Keeping a positive attitude is hard but being a team leader and having everybody look up to me is a huge honor." - Cassie Bunkers Not Pictured:...

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