Voices
The student voices of Buffalo High School, offering diverse opinions on the issues and entertainment that impact the community.
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Two classes, AP Biology and CIS Human Anatomy, are going to change curriculum and names for the 2026-2027 school year. There will no longer be AP Biology next year,instead CIS Biology will take place. This CIS credit will come from Ridgewater College in Hutchinson, MN. CIS Biology will be the first of two credits from Ridgewater College offered to BHS students. Currently, Science teacher, Kelli Barth, is the sole instructor of AP Biology and CIS…
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The Minnesota Department of Education defines Social Emotional Learning very clearly: “Social emotional learning (SEL) is broadly understood as a process through which people build awareness and skills in managing emotions, setting goals, establishing relationships, and making responsible decisions that support their success in school and in life.” SEL emerged in 2014 with legislation that required schools to use evidence-based learning to reduce bullying and create a better overall school culture. Minnesota state statutes (laws)…
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Every year at prom or graduation, there are students that nobody else has seen. Unfamiliar faces appear, who will walk across the same stage, receive the same Buffalo High School diploma, and claim the same education as every other BHS student. Most people have never seen them in the hallways. That’s because, in many cases, they never were. These are the students of Bison Online. Bison Online is a concept that many in our school…
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4 weeks ago two students decided to finally put a voice to an issue so many have. Evelyn Diethelm ’28 and Anna Utsch ’28 decided to do something about the problem of the period product machines by creating a story. The story was titled “Time For a Change. Period.” Since that story has been released a few changes have been made. The girls got in contact with Mr. Mischke to discuss the lack of free…
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Zach Bryan’s sixth studio album, With Heaven On Top, is his most recent release in the past two years, consisting not only of 25 songs but also a re-recording of every song acoustically. The album was released through Belting Bronco Records and Warner Music Group on January 9th, 2026. Here is The Hoofprint’s review of some of our favorite songs off the album: Say Why: Using catchy, poetic, and emotional lines along with an upbeat…
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Being a leader is one of the core four B1 Bison values, but how many students are really taking action and meeting student expectations? Looking at a variety of non-sport activities at Buffalo High School, 81.2% of activity leaders are female, and 18.8% are male. Why are there more women than men in leadership positions in our school? Females dominating the leadership positions in high schools is a nationwide trend. According to research highlighted by…
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Wouldn’t it be so inconvenient to live in a world where you had to pay for toilet paper in public bathrooms? With around 1,700 students, with roughly 50% of them being female, BHS should be providing free and accessible products. This is like if you went to the bathroom, and you saw that you’d have to pay 25 cents for toilet paper: not only would it be annoying, but it would be majorly inconvenient. What…
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Some may know Joe Keery, and most will know Steve Harrington, the 80s heartthrob, bully-turned-babysitter from ‘Stranger Things’, but he’s much more than a baseball bat full of nails and End of Beginning. The Crux is the third studio album by Joe Keery, under his musical alias, Djo, It was released independently under AWAL on April 4, 2025, and served as the follow-up to his previous album, Decide (2022), which features breakout hit End of…
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It’s not fun to stand out in a crowd, eyes staring at you down, making comments about you, the way you dress, look, the way people think about you. Everyone has at least once had an experience where they were the spotlight of attention, and although there are many different experiences with being the spotlight, we can all agree that one of the emotions was fear and/or anxiety. Well, that’s exactly what the Violate a…
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A freshman girl rushes into the bathroom, a camera flashes as she walks through the open doorway. Above her, detectors hum quietly, scanning for suspicious noises. When she leaves, another photo captures her exit —just one of thousands taken each day. Walking into the bathroom isn’t as private as it used to be. A quick photo is taken, and vape detectors keep silent watch. It might sound extreme— but after seeing what sometimes happens in…
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