Traditions

The Hornet/Jacket competition is one of the most enjoyable aspects of Buffalo Seminary; it's also one of 十大彩票平台's oldest traditions, dating back to 1916.

传奇女校长L小姐. Gertrude Angell organized 十大彩票平台 into two basketball teams in 1916 and it has grown into a school-wide intramural competition for over a century.

Each fall, 在“大黄蜂/夹克日," every new student, faculty, 工作人员成为其中一个团队的成员. For life. Selection is a closely guarded process of the athletic directors and head of school. It may also be an inheritance - team membership is passed on through alumnae siblings and other family members who attended 十大彩票平台.

Hornet/Jacket Day begins with a freshman sleepover at the school the night before, commences in the morning with a neighborhood costume parade and proceeds to our Larkin Field for group dances and field games. 

 

When you meet a 十大彩票平台 girl of any age, anywhere, the first thing you should ask is: Hornet or Jacket?

The two teams battle to win points in contests throughout the year - particularly for Spirit Week, Hornet/Jacket Day, 万圣节服装和短剧比赛, 悬挂绿色日的节日毛衣比赛, 学校装饰和圣诞老人比赛, and finally culminating in the Putting on the Hits contest in June when the winner of the Hornet/Jacket is announced and engraved on the Hornet/Jacket Spirit Cup.

 

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2016- 2017年是大黄蜂/夹克100周年纪念
回忆和照片被贴在下面.

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1/16 - Harry Schooley

Proud to be a faculty Hornet from 1967 to 2010 (and a former Faculty Hornet) from 2010 on!

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10/15 - Natalie Rice '16

100年的绿化和2年的埃尔姆伍德之旅!

 

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9/27 - Anonymous '19

I am a freshman at sem and I had an amazing time at the hornet jacket sleepover and the next day!

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9/27 - Lauren '17

Hornet Jacket Day!

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2015年9月27日-艾琳·凯利

这么多的照片开始进来! 这张是我周五在百慕大参加学校博览会时收到的.

每天早上7:55开始上课.m. 在教堂和晨会一起, 这是一项受人喜爱的传统，它将焦点放在了每个学生身上, 同时把整个学校聚集在一起. 由学校政府协会主席领导, 全体师生聚在一起唱歌, presentations, and announcements.

Whether it’s a senior's presentation (senior year each student makes a presentation - sometimes academic, sometimes musical, sometimes funny, always poignant), 社区服务的机会, 或者更新团队运动比分, 或者是俱乐部会议的邀请, 学生成为焦点. We also invite guests from the community to make special presentations on issues such as distracted driving or teen health.

 

 

昆西出席早会陪同格蕾丝·麦克黑尔的高级报告

 

 

布法罗神学院毕业典礼2019年9月9日

作者:Patrick Long P '18，前受托人主席

 

          你根本不知道我是谁，也不知道坐在前排的人是谁. 我们是学校的受托人. 我们中的许多人都是现任或前任父母. 我的女儿夏洛特去年从十大彩票平台毕业. 我们中的许多人——幸运的那些——去了十大彩票平台. We work with Mrs. Marlette来确保十大彩票平台在接下来的169年里都在这里. 担心是我们的工作.

          学习是你的工作. 学习是你工作的一部分. 经管学院不仅仅是一所教授课程的学校. And your teachers are more than just people who tell you what you need to know about history, or science. 你们不仅仅是学生. 每天早上，你都承诺要做一些非凡的、特别的事情. 每天早上你都承诺要在比德韦尔公园路建造一个新耶路撒冷. 这就是我今天早上想说的.

          The first song you sing as you enter 十大彩票平台, and the last song you sing when you graduate, is Jerusalem. When this school sings that 歌曲，是世界上最美好的事物之一. 相信我，当你唱歌时 Jerusalem 在你们的毕业典礼上，你们的父母会哭得像小宝宝一样. It’s fun. 睫毛膏到处都是. The words to Jerusalem 来自威廉·布莱克，一位伟大的英国诗人，也是一位彻头彻尾的疯子. Make sure Ms. 赖特让你读他的作品.

         这首歌的重要之处在于，你为什么要唱这首歌?

我不会停止精神斗争，

我的剑不会在我手中沉睡。

直到我们建造了耶路撒冷，

In England’s green & pleasant Land.

          除了你的歌声美到令人窒息之外. 安吉尔在100年前为十大彩票平台选了这首歌.

          首先，简单说一下为什么这首诗有音乐. 最初，这首诗没有音乐. 1917年，英国深陷第一次世界大战的痛苦之中. 杀戮似乎没有尽头, 整整一代的年轻人都在西线的泥泞中迷失了. 休伯特·帕里爵士知道，英国公众需要一些东西来鼓舞士气, 所以他把布莱克的话谱成音乐. 他写了一首可以合唱的曲子. His song took England by storm, and it became one of the most beloved songs in all music. 它是英国的非官方国歌.

          这和十大彩票平台有什么关系? Well, Buffalo can be pretty bleak in February, but we are nowhere near as bad as London in 1917. 你唱这首歌是因为那一节的歌词. You sing this song because you promise, every day, to build a new Jerusalem here on Bidwell.

          Jerusalem, of course, is the name of the city in Israel, considered sacred by three major religions. 它的古名意思是 City of Peace，你可能注意到了 Salem sounds like salaam在阿拉伯语中是和平的意思 shalom在希伯来语中也是一样. But Blake is not saying we need to build a new city with buildings and streets and plumbing. 没有必要，耶路撒冷已经存在了.

          不，他说的是更奇怪，也更重要的事. 他想让我们建造一个新的耶路撒冷，而不是用砖头和灰泥, but from kindness, and compassion, 还有彼此相爱. 这就是这句话的神奇之处:

把我的金弓拿来

          现在，拥有一个燃烧的黄金弓会非常酷. 但它在战斗中毫无用处，或者作为建造任何东西的工具. 金子易弯曲. And it’s burning. 当你需要建一堵墙的时候欲望之箭又有什么用呢? 如果你要铺设下水管道，你需要一把铲子，而不是一辆火车.

          布莱克只是打个比方. He uses the imagery of battle to show us that building a city of peace, a city of love, is not easy. It’s as hard as war. 讨厌你的同学很容易. 取笑奥巴马先生很容易. Hopkins. 当别人的成绩比你好时，你很容易嫉妒, 或者在SnapChat上有比你更多的赞, 或者进入她选择的大学. 善待彼此, 互相支持, helping one another, 难道不是某一天你可以决定去做，然后继续前进的事情吗. 在建造一个新的耶路撒冷时，不可能突然停止. 你需要每天早上起床，穿上你的盔甲，再次战斗.  就像布莱克说的，你要保证 我不会停止精神上的斗争. 这是一场精神上的战斗，不是身体上的. 但这同样困难，也同样重要. And it never ends. 你要保证永远不停止战斗. 没有人会为你而战. 注意这句话:你不唱歌 Bring us our spears. You sing Bring me my spear. It’s your fight. 这是你的工作，一个人.

          所以你每天早上都唱这首歌. 作为布法罗神学院大家庭的一员，你不仅仅是一名学生. You have a mission. 当白天变短, and the nights long, 你承诺要在这里建造一座和平之城. 我们无法控制十大彩票平台之外发生的事情. But we can … you 能建造一个新的耶路撒冷吗 here. All of us – you, the faculty, 受托人——我们所有人都需要把东缅成为一座和平之城, 在这个地方，善良，同情，爱是我们前进的命令. 让我们今天，明天，下下一天都这样做.

          所以你才要唱这首歌. 让我们把耶路撒冷建在比德韦尔公园路上. Have a great year. Thank you.

The Buffalo Seminary 社会和学术荣誉守则 是这里生活不可或缺的一部分吗. It is adhered to every day, but formally signed once a year in a dedicated Convocation assembly. 

琼·科斯蒂克·安德鲁斯48年冬季狂欢音乐会 歌唱着学生和教师们步入寒假. The Ensemble plays, the student Glee Club and a cappella group the Semachords sing; even the faculty has a Glee Club!

It's also a tradition at Revel that young alumnae return home to 十大彩票平台 to catch up with teachers, coaches, 和低年级学生重新加入Semachords.

 

工商管理学院的毕业典礼在美丽而具有历史意义的地方举行 威斯敏斯特长老教会 只要有人记得或记录下来. (十大彩票平台成立于1851年 威斯敏斯特成立于1847年.)  Graduation is an all-school ceremony - freshmen, sophomores and juniors attend. 校友和前教员经常回到后排座位上. It's a day filled with red roses, white dresses, singing, tears, inspiration and hope.

看看每个班级的正式毕业照 here.

 

学生表彰日 

On this day in June, the achievements of students in all disciplines and sports are recognized. 这一天的高潮是大黄蜂/夹克活动, “Putting on the Hits,"大黄蜂/夹克杯年度冠军揭晓.

Class Day

On Class Day, 本学年倒数第二项活动, 全校师生聚在一起表彰和庆祝学生的成绩, including the spring induction of members to the Buffalo Seminary chapter of the Cum Laude Society. Outgoing student officers announce their successors and present them with red roses. Faculty present awards for outstanding academic achievement and for contributions in other areas of school life.

The Fall & 春季戏剧作品

经济管理学院戏剧系每学年都会在秋季举办两场演出, 这就是马里恩·麦克纳尔蒂22年的戏剧. 所有学生都被邀请参加表演或剧组角色的试镜. 独特的是，这些总是全是女孩的作品. 所有作品都对公众开放.

十大彩票平台 has a number of endowed funds 这丰富了学校的项目. 在秋天，我们十大彩票平台客座讲师，经常给我们的毕业典礼演讲. In the spring we welcome the Colby-Oishei Artist, the Wilkinson Poet, and the Prince Lecturer.

我们的许多教师都邀请艺术方面的专业人士, 科学与商业, 还有法律领域，可以在课堂上分享.

Colby-Oishei艺术基金(1983)

由Patricia Oshei Colby于1932年为纪念Robert W. 进一步促进科尔比艺术教育和艺术鉴赏, by naming women artists connected with the Western New York community to serve as Colby Artists, 谁会花时间在校园里做他们的工作，以造福十大彩票平台社区.

贝蒂·麦克纳尔蒂·威尔金森25年诗歌椅(1986年)

根据伊丽莎白·M·史密斯的遗嘱成立. Wilkinson to bring to 十大彩票平台’s campus and classrooms practicing poets to enrich teaching and learning of poetry, 支持十大彩票平台的英语系. The Wilkinson Poet's talk in the Chapel is the culmination of the trimester long sophomore poetry workshop each winter.

Harriet M. McNulty ' 26和Willcox Adsit系列讲座(1999)

成立是为了资助一个客座讲师项目, 邀请杰出的科学家, authors, politicians, scholars, 和讲师，与十大彩票平台的学生和教师分享他们的专业知识.

王子家族客座讲座系列(2004)

这个基金是由王子家族设立的, 旨在通过邀请杰出的科学家来加强十大彩票平台的课程, authors, politicians, scholars, 和讲师与布法罗神学院社区分享他们的才能.

All-School Picnic

在每个新学年开始的时候, it is traditional to hold an All-School Picnic at the end of the first week of school. 这是新生、在校生、家长和教职员工的聚会. This event is a great kick-off for the year and is an example of the family community that exists at 十大彩票平台.

Class Trips

The first day of school each class leaves campus for an adventure, led by faculty and advisors. 这些冒险包括露营, hiking, canoeing, 在该地区的公园保护或在当地组织做志愿者..

For FRESHMEN & SOPHOMORES:
Sponsor/Sponsee

所有的新生都会有一个担保人. The sponsor/sponsee tradition is designed to help new students adjust to school life as quickly and easily as possible. Sponsors contact their sponsees in the summer before school begins and encourage their participation in school activities and usher them through traditions of the first months of school.

For JUNIORS:
Junior Ring Ceremony

Junior Class Trip
秋天的户外教育露营之旅. 

For SENIORS:
Class Day

Commencement

布法罗神学院校友会毕业班入会典礼

Senior Sign-out: 在前三个月之后, the faculty may grant seniors in good social and academic standing permission to leave during free periods.