The Bison Stampede – April 11, 2000

There is a "new club" making a huge impact at the BHS business department. At the state competition, DECA took second of 58 students and marketing team took members Beth Endres, Liza Macko, Teresa Hudek, and Undina Clifton. Five participants were DECA members. Both Bennett and Brannert are in sports marketing. Nate Schult and Endres were interested in participating for next year. DECA, a club that helps develop life long skills including management and marketing, the class role for judges to make it on the team. The students will have to know how to tactics that will help them succeed. Competition depends on answer general business questions, sales, taxes, and percentages. A few scores are added for the role-play judging rounds. At the contest the judges ask a series of questions which consist of case studies. The students handled customers, or filing handled customers, or filing customers, and organizing files. The judges rank students on how well they solve the problem.

Shoppers will have a few more days to wait for the opening of the new outlet mall in Alvertine, Minnesota. Outlets of Alvertine will grand opening on April 28, 29, and 30. The first stores in the Outlets of Alvertine will open April 17. The mall is located 19 miles of I-94 and County Road 19, approximately 20 minutes from Buffalo. It has 53 stores ranging from clothing, housewares to books. The outlet empire boasts people and most of the job opportunities have been there. We will be there in following weeks in April.

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A new group of students is up to work for two teams of teachers to read the newspaper. This group makes it easier for students to read. Reader's Group is working with the other teachers involved in Every Thursday team will read and record their assigned section of the Wright County Press.

"I usually read the obituaries or fail whoever needed," said Jessica Marquette. Reader's Group volunteers are involved mainly for service hours. Also, a few know someone or a relative who was blind. "My great aunt was blind," said Marquette.

Each week, the tapes recorded with sections of the Headlines, Sports, Features, and News are brought to Ms. Carmel Froome at Opening Doors to be duplicated. There is a list of eight people throughout the Wright County area who receive the tapes to listen to. In lists keeping in numbers each week.

Church Mission groups were also on the go as Justin, Melanie Mylene and Kerstin Meyer, and Sarah Deihl hoped to Mexico to spend their Spring break in the heat. The church had never been before and they were excited. A few chose to travel the home and instead traveled up to Duluth for four days. Somewhere quite unexpected, because of their busy schedules.

Sophomore Luke Andersen also went tripping to the Shore with his friends. He has been before and was itching to go back. "It's a great place to hang out and there is a ton of things to do," said Andersen.

Sophomore Derek Rosso took an excursion to the Mines with his brother and four friends. He also had been there before and could not wait to pack and have fun. "It's very fun and there is good food," said Rosso.

Sophomore Danny Hull enjoyed his way towards Bay, Minnesota. He loves to snowboard and was eager to return.

Kristina Ecker, a member of the Reader's Group, records text for blind to listen to. (Photo by Heather)

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"Yeah, I practice Magic. So?"

"So, you worship Satan?"

"Wicca is not devil worship. Wiccans don't even believe in Satan," said Aaron Kirkhum, a Buffalo High School freshman.

Popular culture says that any belief system that manipulates divine beings must be morally wrong, or evil, since so many people accept the notion that there is one true God. If only people could understand that others have different beliefs, things could be different. Here are some examples.

Wicca, more commonly known as witchcraft (although many Wiccans, who practice Wicca, find the term offensive), is a religion. The basic pillar of the faith is that everything has power, and that everyone only needs to ask the object in the right way. Wiccans use spells (similar to prayers) to light a prayer candle and prayers to ask various gods/goddesses for help in accomplishing things. These things are not unusually difficult or proven by science, like spirituality, and increased knowledge. It is spell work, it is called Magic. The underlying principle of the Wiccan world is the gods, goddesses who created the world. Believe them in power are all the other gods and goddesses, their children. For Catholics, this is similar to God having supreme authority, while sometimes one might pray to a Saint for help. In short, it is a practice of faith. Wicca may include a variety of diversity, in that you could call on Sinta, Hindu goddess of wisdom, or Athene, Greek goddess of wisdom, for help with the same thing. Wiccans are one variety of religion part of the whole.

"Wicca is a religion that stresses faith in people who care about the environment, women's rights, and well they have little personal power," said Kirkhum. "I started a circle for spiritual development and (to gain personal power)," said Fire-Dragon, a BHS freshman. (The people quoted in this article are not their real names because of the stigma attached to Wicca. Instead, they asked that we use their ceremonial names.)

In Wicca, the goal is to achieve balance in the world. Wiccans sometimes use groups of four or five people, one to represent each of the elements—fire, air, water, earth, and spirit. These coven (Circles meet together to perform rituals, celebrate holidays, and to cast spells. Working together, they use the power of the gods.)

"Black magic" is not a part of Wicca. Any spell designed to hurt another would be "black magic." All Magic must be for a cause just work. If a member of a Circle includes in "black magic," it tends to taint the entire Circle and the other members spell.

"It is a problem, to make the gods angry at your Circle," said Diana, also a BHS freshman. "Then none of your spells will work, or they don't work well."

While many holidays just like most other religions. For Wiccans the earth matters, the contrast between light and dark, illustrate the contrast between good and indifference. The major Wiccan holidays are traditional pagan feasts like Yule, Samhain, and Beltane (celebration up to the individual), the equinoxes, and the solstices. All these holidays celebrate the seasons and their changes. Wiccans are a growing part of the faith community here at Buffalo High School. No one is unsure how big, because Wiccans are still in the "broom closet."

"All I want is the freedom to practice our religion as we see fit," said Kirkhum. "It is difficult to be open about one's religion when people jump to conclusions about the meaning of Wicca."

Beautiful harmonious voices float from the PAC. A male steps up to the microphone to sing a wonderful solo. The music is a religious song, as is the majority of the music at the concert, but the auditorium is filled with different types of music.

At BHS, there is a separation between religion and school, or is school a free place to express religion? While most people don't use the school as a way of promoting religion, music is definitely the majority. BHS Music Department is a good example of religion in our schools. Several of the choir sings during the year are religious, such as "Silent Night" and "O Come All Ye Faithful." When people confront choir director Mr. Mike Walsh about the music, they often say they don't perform religious music.

"We have a community that is tolerant of religious expression," said Walsh. "Religious music is for musical reasons, not religious. Representation of history or music style."

The Band Department also performs Christmas selections. Last year the Concert Band performed "Amazing Grace" arranged by Robert W. Smith at the Showcase Concert. It was a piece that was wonderfully written and played, and for the sorrow that was felt with the death of Mr. Pat Sonju. It has lots of meaning to many people and they enjoy performing similar pieces. In music anywhere, whether it is rock or jazz, music is of blessed religion and students bring it to school.

"Music has established religion—it's integrated—you can't separate it from itself," said band director Mr. Lee Kjesdo.

The state also supports religious music. It's appropriate as long as the music has historical or musical values that stay true to the religion and the concepts of the music. This is particularly determining in this case.

Along with the music, there are also Christian groups that meet at school and are promoted through school. These groups include the Youth Bible Study Group and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA). There is also another side of the story, one where people are furious that religious music is used in schools. They repeatedly complain about the concepts and created artists to question. This side includes the people who say that the intention of religion and school because their religion isn't Christian, like Paganism, or maybe because they are Atheist. "Religious music bugs me. It's nice to sing to God, but they should do a little more variety too," said freshman Marie Lorton.

The music in our schools contains plenty of religious messages. The importance of God during the school day seems to grow faster by the minute. But there are people in the distance who believe that religion should not be practiced through music, and their voices are rising.

By Sam Pokorny

When people think of the Minnesota Twins they usually associate them with losing. For the past seven years, the Twins have not had a winning season. People are looking for the same from this season. Sports Illustrated has predicted that the Twins will win the American League championship this year and if they do, it will be the first time since 1902 that the Twins have won a pennant.

Major League Baseball is a game of momentum. If the Twins can get off to a good start, they may be able to build the momentum they need to win the division. The Twins have a strong roster, but they also have some weaknesses. For example, their pitching is not as strong as it has been in the past. However, they have a very good lineup of hitters. If the Twins can improve their pitching, they will be a very strong team.

Game shows are a common type of television. People watching them are often drawn to the excitement and the possibility of winning big prizes. The popularity of game shows has remained high, even as other types of programming have come and gone. This is due in part to the fact that they are easy to follow and provide a sense of suspense and excitement.

There is, however, a rising concern about the impact of game shows on viewers. Some experts argue that they promote a culture of greed and materialism. They point to the fact that many game shows offer large sums of money as prizes, which can encourage people to take unnecessary risks. Others argue that game shows are simply a form of entertainment and that viewers are capable of distinguishing between reality and fiction.

Regardless of the debate, game shows continue to be a popular fixture on television. They offer a unique blend of competition, skill, and luck that continues to captivate audiences around the world.

Pegasus, Buffalo High School annual magazine, needs you! Pegasus is now accepting proposals, prose, and artwork applications. Submission boxes are located in the main office, art rooms, and the student lounge. Please have all submissions in by April 9, 2000.

Anything goes, the spring musical is being performed this Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday, April 13-15. Come and support our talented students as they showcase their musical and dramatic talents! Directed by Tracy Davis.

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After a very short ten minute variety show we received our main meal. We had ordered chicken with BBQ sauce and a baked potato. We also ordered an 8-oz. sirloin with French fries. They were both very tender and the brisket was excellent. The breadsticks came with it were soft and chewy with a vegetable flavor to them. Overall, the meal was very acceptable. We enjoyed the quartet atmosphere. We got a reasonable 3 1/2 star rating out of 5.

Take Highway 12 from Buffalo into Anandale. Turn right and follow the road about three miles until you come to another turnoff on the outskirts of Anandale. Turn right and follow the road around the lake until you reach the venue.

As you sit down to eat the beautiful candlelight, the stained glass on the ceiling and paintings on the walls make a very quaint and warm atmosphere. We visited the Tuffs of Anandale, the hostess sits in your dining room, lit with candlelight. There is a very beautiful Clearwater Lake. On the menu they have a wide variety of foods. We started out with appetizers, which were delicious and they were excellent. They also have a wide variety of beverages like pop, and non-alcoholic drinks. We then received our meal, which was tasty and great.

They have been together for a year and four months but have Hayley Davidson's stories of how they got engaged is not an average "get-on-the-one-knee" and asked her to marry him.

"On one of the two days we had fog for two days down in the valley, we pulled into a ring and asked her to get on the 14th. I walked out of the store with the ring and he handed it to her. She said, 'Yes!' This is a really great story. He asked her, 'Will you marry me?' and she said, 'Yes, I will!' He looked at me and said, 'Well, you wanna get hitched?' and I said, 'Okay!'"

They are planning a special wedding, but it will be a small wedding with mostly family.

Last issue, we had photos of band director Mr. Kjesbo and geometry teacher Mrs. Rebischke. Nobody answered those correctly, so we are carrying the prize over to this issue. Write your answers along with your name and grade, and drop it in the box in the office. We will announce the winner within two weeks of distribution. Good luck!

On March 11, Mr. Tracy Denny and Mr. Tom Mroz (above, right) went to Minnechaha Falls, at the bottom of the falls, Mroz pulled out a vending machine with an engagement ring inside. He asked her, "Will you marry me?" and she replied, "Yes, I will!"

At the end of school this June they plan to move to Chicago and be married Oct. 3 in a large Catholic ceremony.

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