Buford High School (Georgia)
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Buford High School | |
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Location | |
2750 Sawnee Avenue Buford, Georgia 30518 | |
Information | |
Motto | AAA Excellence: Excellence in Academics, Athletics, and the Arts |
Established | 1948 |
School district | Buford City Schools |
Principal | Ed Shaddix |
Staff | 80 |
Grades | 9-12 |
Enrollment | 1,207 (2014-15)[1] |
Color(s) | |
Athletics conference | GHSA Div. 8-AAAAA |
Mascot | Wolf |
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.[2]
Academics
For the 2010-2011 school years, 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.[citation needed]. A part of the greater Buford City Schools System, Buford was ranked as the top school system in the state.[3]
Athletics
Renowned as a perennial athletic powerhouse in the state of Georgia, Buford has won state championships in the following:
- Baseball (1977, 2011, 2015)[4]
- Boys' basketball (2017)[5]
- Girls' basketball (2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017)[6]
- Football (1978, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014)[7]
- Gymnastics (2014, 2015)[8]
- Softball (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)[9]
- Volleyball (2015, 2016)[10]
- Wrestling, traditional (2014)[11]
- Wrestling, duals (2014)[12]
Arts
The literary team, choral music program, and theater program at Buford High School have been very successful. The literary team has won sixteen Georgia High School Association State Literary Championships (1976, 1980, 1982, 1985, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018).[13] The literary team holds the all time GHSA record for consecutive literary team championships, winning their tenth consecutive title in 2018. The theater program, competing in the Georgia High School Association One-Act Play, has won three state championships (2011, 2013, 2016).[14] The choral program is one of the finest in Georgia, contributing to multiple state literary championships. Three of the state events in the 2018 literary championship were won by singers from the choral department at Buford High. The Girls Trio set a new GHSA all time record by winning their seventh consecutive state title in 2018.
Notable alumni
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- Vadal Alexander, NFL player for the Oakland Raiders
- Joey Bart, baseball player in the San Francisco Giants organization; chosen number 2 overall in the 2018 MLB draft. [15]
- Reid Ferguson, NFL player for the Buffalo Bills
- Storm Johnson, NFL player most recently for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- 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
- Isaac Nauta, tight end for the University of Georgia
References
- ^ "Buford High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 12, 2018.
- ^ 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 Boys' Basketball Champions Retrieved March 8, 2017
- ^ 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.
- ^ "BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Buford's Bart takes his game to a higher, more complete level | Archive". gwinnettdailypost.com. June 6, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2018.