Along with the Silent auction that night was also the Art’s Magnet Capstone and Finale. The students of Art’s Magnet presented their  Senior Capstone project which has been  thought upon since they joined, and worked on all this year. Set up in Mrs. Jackson’s and Mr. Gunderson’s room were other pieces created by all art students this year. Classes that day were spent setting up for this display of student work. After, all the Choir students had their last concert of the year inside the PAC.

“I was really happy with the outcome.” said senior Kassie Nisbet.  “Someone even offered to buy some of my artwork. I sold 2 pieces for $20. ” For Kassie’s senior Capstone project, she created a series of ceramics pieces to put on display.

With the year coming to an end,  all the Senior’s, Choir students, and Art students had this night to show off all their hard work from the year. All expectation’s were met upon this wonderful night.

Senior Kassie Nisbet if making a series of Ceramic Pieces. She is currently in ceramics 2 & 3. Nisbet didn’t even know her major until this year.

“I was on the fence about Arts Magnet because I wasn’t sure about what to do for capstone.” said Nisbet. “Then I took ceramics 2 & 3 and fell in love with it.”

Senior Lauren Faulhaber is majoring in Visual Arts. She painted a mural of pixelated people, and made a comic zine. A zine is most commonly a small circulation self-published work of original and/or appropriated texts and images usually reproduced via photocopier.

“The capstone project has kind of pushed me to bring together everything I have learned over the past couple of years, and make one big final project.” said Faulhaber. “I find zine culture really fascinating, and they’re more personal than anything I have seen.”

The Arts Finale is Thursday May 30th, from 6:30pm -9:30pm at the PAC. Come watch and support all of our Seniors with their capstone projects.

“People perceive Hanover as more of an upper class town, a ‘place where there is money’. Montrose is the poor part of the district.” said Anonymous, “I think Montrose is changing for the better. I also think the trailer-parks take part in a stereotypical problem, people think of them as run down.”

60% of Buffalo High School students say that there are reputations for the different towns in the Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose district. 80% say that Montrose is the poor  run-down part of our district, 70% labeled Hanover as the ‘rich kids’, and 85% of students say Buffalo is the ‘hick’ town.

“Student’s talking to each other, and being involved are what made these stereotypes become of what they are,” said the activity’s director Tom Bauman, “I think the larger homes in Hanover make people think of them as having money.”

The student body majorly believes that there is a separation of students due to where they live ( 75% ). What can BHS do break that habit? Frankly nothing will. Parents have a large effect on students beliefs, as well as their own personal preference. Buffalo high school can become a more involving school, as to including everybody no matter what their background, or living situation is.

Celebrities, politicians, fake accounts, High schools,  and even colleges have twitters now. For seniors, a popular thing to tweet about is where they might be going to college at and what their future plans are. A common uproar has been about students complaining about potential Colleges they might be going to following them on twitter.

Should colleges be able to follow you on twitter, or is that for personal use? Could it be hurting your chances to get into that college after they follow you and read about what you’re saying?

“It’s almost as bad as having your parents or grandparents follow you on Facebook.” said Senior Lana Evers. “It makes you nervous because you’re afraid of saying something wrong.”

You have the option to protect your tweets on twitter, that way incoming followers have to approves by you. Would it be wrong to deny the College you’re attending to follow you on twitter, or would it be better to let them follow you?

More than 60 Ceramics 2 students gathered on February 15 in Holtz’s Ceramics room for a demonstration from Keith Williams on how to make both functional and nonfunctional teapots. Keith mentioned how he wasn’t a natural at clay in high school, but because he enjoyed working with it so much, he pursued a career teaching at Concordia University in St.Paul.

Keith is a Liberal Art Professor and a good friend of  Holtz. Keith has previously came into Holtz’s Ceramics classes, numerous times over the years. Keith talked about his love of working with clay, the sound that creating art makes, art careers and how he is reflected in the art he creates.

”I love making music, but clay art gave my life direction in the 1970s,” said Williams.

One of Mr. Holtz ceramics 2 students, Junior Michelle Lee is visually impaired. While doing demonstrations for the students, Keith guided Michelle by having her feel the clay and how his hands were sculpting it throughout the process.

The students walked away with a more in depth understanding of how to work clay, different ways to wedge, how to use a variety of tools and how art can influence someone’s life.

February second kicked off the 13th annual Pat Sonju Memorial Game in honor of celebrating Pat Sonju, a father, husband, coach, and teacher of Buffalo High School. October 27th, 1999 was the shocking day science teacher and head varsity boys basketball coach, Mr. Sonju had passed from a  tumor that ruptured on his adrenal gland, following a knee surgery.

Pat has two children. Cameron Sonju, a junior at Buffalo High School,and Avery Sonju, 8th grader at Buffalo Middle School.

Every year a memorial basketball game is held in his honor with contributions from the boys basketball team. This year Buffalo currently played Orono. Buffalo won over Orono with a score of 61-40. The admission of the game was free of charge, and donations were available to be made towards the Pat Sonju Scholarship.  Over $26,000 in scholarships have been provided to Buffalo High School students. The Pat Sonju Memorial endowment is at almost $47,000. There was also a silent auction with great items, raffle and Pat Sonju Memorial t-shirts for sale.

Pat Sonju has touched many lives and the annual memorial game is a great way to celebrate all the great things he has done to our community. He had many friends and family locally, and he was never afraid to show his love towards them, and his love of basketball

Out of fifty students surveyed, 90% chose either Olive Garden or Benihana’s as their top choice to eat. Each restaurant took 45% of the vote. The remaining 10% was other miscellaneous restaurants like Buca’s, Red Lobster, Cheese Cake Factory, and Applebee’s.

Senior Lana Evers said Benihana’s is the best place out to eat.

“Benihana’s is super delicious and the way the chef’s prepare the food right in front of you is so cool,” said Evers. “Regardless the price, the food is totally worth it.”

Senior Mollie Lang said Olive Garden would be her choice of restaurant.

“I have only been to Olive Garden once, and that was for my 18th birthday,” said Lang. “It was so delicious I have to go back again.”

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