Established 1948 Staff 80 Enrollment 1,150 Number of students 1,150 | Principal Dr. Banks Bitterman Grades 9-12 Phone +1 770-945-6768 Mascot Wolves | |
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Motto AAA Excellence: Excellence in Academics, Athletics, and the Arts Address 2750 Sawnee Ave, Buford, GA 30518, USA District Buford City School District Profiles | ||
The season trailer
Buford High School is a public, four-year, comprehensive high school located in Buford, Georgia, United States, in the northern Metro Atlanta area.
Contents
- The season trailer
- Buford high school lancaster sc
- History
- Academics
- Athletics
- Arts
- Notable alumni
- References
Buford high school lancaster sc
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.
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.
Athletics
Renowned as a perennial athletic powerhouse in the state of Georgia, Buford has won state championships in the following:
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). The theater program, competing in the Georgia High School Association One-Act Play, has won two state championships (2011, 2013). 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.