Spotlight
Shining a spotlight on the Kind, Proud, Driven Leaders that make Buffalo High School stand out.
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The city of Buffalo offers numerous activities that students can get involved in, but for BHS seniors Erika Torres-Gutierrez ‘26 and Ameira Dunn ‘26, few have been as impactful as being a part of Buffalo Royalty, a program that holds a special place in their heart. Selected as royal ambassadors for the 2025-26 year, Torres-Gutierrez has taken on the role of Miss Buffalo, while Dunn has taken on the role of Buffalo princess. What originally…
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Many middle school students pick instruments every year for a variety of reasons; some because people in their family played it, others influenced by friends, and others still because they are simply fascinated by it. Lilah Dongoski ‘27, is of the latter, deciding to play the trumpet at a young age, and never looking back. “I started playing trumpet before I was even in middle school,” Dongoski said. “I always wanted to play the trumpet.…
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In a fast paced culture of texting and posting, it can often be difficult to slow down and fully process and explain one’s emotions through writing. However, Kaylee Anderson ‘27, has found a way to do just that by expressing herself through poetry. Inspired by the LLC’s “poet-tree” contest, Anderson has grown to love the art form and the chance that it gives her to be creative. “My favorite part of poetry [is that] not…
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Adalee Anderson ‘26 is currently a senior at Buffalo High School where she keeps herself involved by being engaged in a variety of activities such as student council, National Honor Society, and Yearbook. Despite her busy schedule, Anderson has found the time to pursue her passions by starting her own business: painting ornate banners for a variety of occasions. “I started my first banner almost exactly a year ago to take pictures with for prom,”…
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In the past month, a new club has arisen at Buffalo High School. Students Mira Prell ‘27 and Rosary Gilbertson ‘27 came together to form a pickleball club driven by their shared love for the game. “I’ve always wanted to start a pickleball club,” Prell said. “When I found out that Rosary played pickleball, I brought up the idea. We started planning in November.” Prell and Gilbertson started this club to provide connections, a fun…
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From being a Buffalo High School Alumni to a teacher and two-sport coach, Josh Ortmann has truly lived in the halls of Buffalo High School. Mr. Ortmann has not only been a leader on the court and throughout the halls as a coach and teacher, but also as a teammate and student. During his time at Buffalo High School, Ortmann had one of the experiences that made a student never want to walk across the…
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On April 10, 2026, Buffalo High School hosted its first-ever Unified Symposium, which invited nearly forty representatives from schools across the state to learn about the systems Buffalo High School has in place to embed and grow its exceptional Unified curriculum into daily life. The goal would then be for educators and administrators who attended the Unified Symposium to bring this knowledge back to their schools and implement it into their own systems. Through nearly…
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Julia Weigle is a student teacher here at Buffalo High School in the music department and has been working with students for a couple of months. Ms. Weigle hailed from St. Michael and is attending Luther College in Iowa, in the last semester of her senior year. She has worked hard here at Buffalo High School to become a better teacher and connect with students. “I have really loved working with both the students and…
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This year, Jess Nickelsen, a fundamental employee of Buffalo High School’s library, recently found herself in the Spanish classroom yet again. In previous years, Nickelsen had only been seen working in the library; what many students may not know is that before she began to work in the LLC, Nickelsen taught Spanish classes for 21 years. Before Nickelsen began to teach, she had been a Spanish major in college. Throughout college, Nickelsen studied abroad in…
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Most language students could probably agree that learning a language can definitely be difficult. But for German teacher Michele Strassburg, connecting with the German language (and culture) has never been hard work for her. Despite growing up in a family with a fluent German speaker, Mrs. Strassburg had only begun her linguistic studies when she entered high school. “It was something that came very easily to me,” Strassburg commented. “And I would always dream about…