The 18th Annual Scholarship Pork Chop Feed will be held on Thursday, April 12, 2012 from 4:00-7 p.m. at BCMS. A pork chop meal ticket is $10 and a kids' hot dog meal ticket is $5. Both meals include beans, applesauce, chips, dessert, coffee and a cold drink. An extra pork chop can be purchased for $2. Tickets can be purchased at school offices around the district, at the Community Education office (301 2nd Ave NE, Buffalo) and at the event. All proceeds support Buffalo High School scholarships.
On Thursday, February 23, 2012, Ehlers, the district's financial advisor, took bids for the sale of general obligation refunding bonds for BHM Schools. The bonds will refund 2014-24 maturities of the $42.4 million General Obligation School Building Bonds, Series 2003B, dated November 1, 2003; and the 2014-18 maturities of the $9.1 million General Obligation Alternative Facilities Bonds, Series 2005A, dated December 1, 2005. The first bond issue was for the construction of Northwinds Elementary School (2003). The second bond issue was for alternative facilities projects completed at Tatanka, Hanover, Discovery, and Montrose elementary schools (2005).
Bus Company Needs Student Medical and Emergency Information
To promote the safety of all students using American Transportation Bus Company, parents are asked to provide medical and emergency information to the bus company directly by emailing or calling Dawn Johnson at 763-682-3232. Due to confidentiality laws the school district is unable to provide this information to the contracted transportation company.
Concert Choir and Band also Honored with Performance at Concert
Mike Walsh, Vocal Music Director at Buffalo High School (BHS), has been named the Minnesota Music Educator of the Year and was honored at the Minnesota Music Educators Association's (MMEA) Convention on Friday, February 18. Walsh is in his 26th year at BHS, directing three curricular and two co-curricular choirs, and teaching advanced placement music theory, classical music listening and American popular music classes.
In addition to Walsh's honor, the Buffalo High School Concert Band, under the direction of Scott Rabehl, and Concert Choir, under the direction of Walsh, were selected to perform at the MMEA Conference on Thursday, February 17 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. This performance compares to other activities advancing to a state tournament level of competition.
For the safety of our students, staff and the general public who use our buildings, the district is no longer allowing the use of latex balloons in any capacity, in any school building, at any time of the day. However, Mylar (foil) balloons are still allowed.
Paul Anderson, Buffalo High School Science Teacher and Tim Murray, Parkside Elementary 5th Grade Teacher were named TIES Exceptional Teachers for modeling best practices using technology in their classrooms and engaging students in learning. TIES is an education technolgoy consortium of 41 Minnesota school districts.
Charlie Keifenheim, Science Teacher at Buffalo High School; Camryn Scherber, Early Childhood Special Education Teacher; Rita Hample, Math Teacher at Buffalo Community Middle School; and Barb Zachman, 1st Grade Teacher at Northwinds Elementary were chosen to receive the Leadership in Educational Excellence Award from Resource Training and Solutions.
