Buford High School
| Buford High School | |
|---|---|
 AAA Excellence: Excellence in Academics, Athletics, and the Arts | |
| Location | |
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2750 Sawnee Avenue Buford, Georgia 30518  | |
| Information | |
| Established | 1948 |
| School district | Buford City Schools |
| Principal | Dr. Banks Bitterman |
| Staff | 80 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1,150 |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics conference | GHSA Div. 8-AAAAA |
| Mascot | Wolves |
| Website |
bufordhs |
Buford High School is a public, four-year, comprehensive high school located in Buford, Georgia, United States, in the northern Metro Atlanta area.
History
Buford High School was opened in 1948.
In 2009, it was awarded a silver award by the State of Georgia Governor's Office of Achievement for "Highest Percentage of Students Meeting and Exceeding Standards".
The school has a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.[1]
Academics
For the 2010-2011 school year, the school had the highest passing rate in the Georgia Graduation Test, with 96% passing. Buford also ranks in the top 6% of students who pass AP courses.. A part of the greater Buford City Schools System, Buford was ranked as the top school system in the state.[2]
Athletics
Renowned as a perennial athletic powerhouse in the state of Georgia, Buford has won state championships in the following:
- Baseball (1977, 2011, 2015)[3]
- Girls' basketball (2009, 2010, 2011, 2015)[4]
- Football (1978, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)[5]
- Gymnastics (2014, 2015)[6]
- Softball (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)[7]
- Volleyball (2015, 2016)[8]
- Wrestling, traditional (2014)[9]
- Wrestling, duals (2014)[10]
Arts
The literary team, choral music program, and theater program at Buford High School have been very successful. The literary team has won fourteen Georgia High School Association State Literary Championships (1976, 1980, 1982, 1985, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016).[11] The theater program, competing in the Georgia High School Association One-Act Play, has won two state championships (2011, 2013).[12] The choral program is one of the largest in Georgia, contributing to multiple state literary championships. Three of the state events in the 2016 literary championship were won by singers from the choral department at Buford High.
Notable alumni
- Vadal Alexander, NFL player for the Oakland Raiders
- Storm Johnson, NFL player most recently for the Tampa Bay Bucaneers
- Justin Roper, football player
- Lorne Sam, former NFL player for the Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos
- P. K. Sam, CFL player for the Calgary Stampeders and former NFL player for the New England Patriots
- Christi Thomas, professional WNBA basketball player
- Darius Walker, former NFL player for the Dallas Cowboys
- Tim Wansley, former NFL cornerback
References
- ↑ US News Buford High School Overview Retrieved May 3, 2016
- ↑ Niche Rankings of Top Public School Systems Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ GHSA Baseball Champions Retrieved May 3, 2016
- ↑ GHSA Girls' Basketball Champions Retrieved May 3, 2016
- ↑ GHSA Football Champions Retrieved May 3, 2016
- ↑ GHSA Gymnastics Champions Retrieved May 3, 2016
- ↑ GHSA Softball Champions Retrieved May 3, 2016
- ↑ GHSA Volleyball Champions Retrieved May 3, 2016
- ↑ GHSA Wrestling Champions Retrieved May 3, 2016
- ↑ GHSA Wrestling Champions Retrieved May 3, 2016
- ↑ GHSA Literary Champions Archived June 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 3, 2016.
- ↑ GHSA One-Act Play Champions Retrieved May 3, 2016.
Coordinates: 34°07′51″N 83°59′14″W / 34.130771°N 83.987108°W