Buford High School (Georgia) Explained
Buford High School |
Address: | 2455 Buford Highway NE |
State: | Georgia |
Zipcode: | 30518 |
Country: | United States |
Established: | 1948 |
Principal: | Teresa Hagelthorn |
Teaching Staff: | 106.20 (FTE) |
Ratio: | 17.38 |
Grades: | 9-12 |
Athletics: | Air riflery, baseball, basketball, bass fishing, cheerleading, cross country, dance, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming & diving, tennis, track & field, volleyball, wrestling |
Motto: | AAA Excellence: Excellence in Academics, Athletics, and the Arts |
Nickname: | Wolves |
School Colors: | Kelly green, vegas gold, and white |
Enrollment: | 1,846 (2022-23)[1] |
Buford High School is a public, four-year, comprehensive high school located in Buford, Georgia, United States, in the Gwinnett area of Northside Atlanta.
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".
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.. A part of the greater Buford City Schools System, Buford was ranked by reviewers on the review site Niche as the top school system in the state.[2]
Athletics
Buford has won state championships in the following:
- Baseball (1977, 2011, 2015)[3]
- Boys' basketball (2017, 2019)[4]
- Girls' basketball (2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)[5]
- Football (1978, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021)[6]
- Gymnastics (2014, 2015, 2016, 2022)[7]
- Softball (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022, 2023)[8]
- Volleyball (2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022)[9]
- Wrestling, traditional (2014, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022)[10]
- Wrestling, duals (2014, 2018, 2021, 2022)[11]
- Girls Track (2017, 2018, 2019)[12]
Arts
The literary team, choral music program, and theater program at Buford High School have been very successful. The literary team has won seventeen Georgia High School Association State Literary Championships (1976, 1980, 1982, 1985, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022).[13] The literary team holds the all time GHSA record for consecutive literary team championships, winning their thirteenth consecutive title in 2022. The theater program, competing in the Georgia High School Association One-Act Play, has won four state championships (2011, 2013, 2016, 2018).[14] The choral program is one of the finest in Georgia, contributing to multiple state literary championships and performing at the 2020 Georgia Music Educators Association Inservice Conference. 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
- Vadal Alexander, former NFL football player[15]
- Joey Bart, MLB baseball player[16]
- Isaiah Bond, college football wide receiver[17]
- Andraya Carter, sports journalist and former college basketball player[18]
- Sam Clay, MLB baseball player[19]
- Kaela Davis, former WNBA basketball player[20]
- Blake Ferguson, NFL football player[21]
- Reid Ferguson, NFL football player[22]
- Storm Johnson, former NFL football player[23]
- Brandon Marsh, MLB baseball player[24]
- Isaac Nauta, NFL football player[25]
- Justin Roper, college football coach and former AFL football player[26]
- Lorne Sam, former NFL football player[27]
- P. K. Sam, former CFL and NFL football player
- Christi Thomas, former WNBA basketball player[28]
- Darius Walker, former NFL football player[29]
- Tim Wansley, former NFL football player[30]
- Dylan Raiola, Nebraska Quarterback
Notes and References
- Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Buford High School . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220215232921/https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=Buford&State=13&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=130060000274 . April 7, 2024 . 2022-02-15 . nces.ed.gov . EN.
- https://k12.niche.com/rankings/public-school-districts/best-overall/s/georgia/ Niche Rankings of Top Public School Systems
- http://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-baseball-champions GHSA Baseball Champions
- http://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-boys-basketball-champions GHSA Boys' Basketball Champions
- http://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-girls-basketball-champions GHSA Girls' Basketball Champions
- http://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-football-champions GHSA Football Champions
- http://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-gymnastics-champions GHSA Gymnastics Champions
- http://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-fast-pitch-softball-champions GHSA Softball Champions
- http://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-volleyball-champions GHSA Volleyball Champions
- http://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-wrestling-champions GHSA Wrestling Champions
- http://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-wrestling-champions GHSA Wrestling Champions
- Web site: GHSA Girls Track Champions . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211029062732/https://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-girls-track-champions . October 29, 2021 . October 29, 2021 . GHSA.
- http://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-literary-champions GHSA Literary Champions
- http://www.ghsa.net/ghsa-one-act-play-champions GHSA One-Act Play Champions
- News: May 9, 2016 . Raiders sign Buford grad Vadal Alexander . . live . September 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210803095523/https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/sports/professional/raiders-sign-buford-grad-vadal-alexander/article_87132a96-f5be-5824-b49d-6eed2f37672d.html . August 3, 2021.
- News: Friedlander . David . June 6, 2014 . BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Buford's Bart takes his game to a higher, more complete level | Archive . . live . May 2, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926112258/https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/archive/baseball-player-of-the-year-buford-s-bart-takes-his/article_84a94fa6-dead-51ee-9b83-15f4f3356eb5.html . September 26, 2022.
- Web site: Isaiah Bond Football Stats . MaxPreps.com . 26 August 2023.
- News: Sudge . Brandon . March 15, 2022 . Andraya Carter's path from Buford player to ESPN's rising media 'star' . . live . September 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220316005122/https://www.ajc.com/sports/state-sports/andraya-carters-path-from-buford-player-to-espns-rising-media-star/3HQ3VLVWTFAF3IUNN4Q6F2HIRQ/ . March 16, 2022.
- News: April 8, 2021 . Buford's Sam Clay gets his MLB debut against team he looked up to growing up . North Gwinnett Voice . live . September 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418204112/https://www.northgwinnettvoice.com/bufords-sam-clay-gets-his-mlb-debut-against-team-he-looked-up-to-growing-up/ . April 18, 2021.
- News: May 18, 2015 . Buford's Kaela Davis, Georgia Tech women's basketball agree to part ways . . live . September 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926112258/https://www.gwinnettprepsports.com/sports/college/buford-s-kaela-davis-georgia-tech-women-s-basketball-agree/article_27e94950-6e59-5ae7-a3eb-17b4fcb098e6.html . September 26, 2022.
- News: Blomert . Mitch . February 3, 2015 . Special teams stars Blake Ferguson, Matt Bonadies make Buford's class unique . . live . September 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926112258/https://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/sports/prep/special-teams-stars-blake-ferguson-matt-bonadies-make-bufords-class-unique/article_6bcaaddc-6496-5dfc-9122-68509b0c3efb.html . September 26, 2022.
- News: Gaughan . Mark . January 27, 2020 . Long snapping is art form, travel odyssey for Bills' Reid Ferguson and family . . live . September 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926112258/https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/long-snapping-is-art-form-travel-odyssey-for-bills-reid-ferguson-and-family/article_b0711fdf-2a0e-50df-a64e-903c8a75e105.html . September 26, 2022.
- News: May 20, 2014 . Jags sign 7th rd. pick Storm Johnson . . live . September 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926112258/https://www.news4jax.com/sports/2014/05/20/jags-sign-7th-rd-pick-storm-johnson/ . September 26, 2022.
- News: Gonzalez . Alden . June 9, 2016 . Halos take OF Marsh at No. 60 to close Day 1 . . live . September 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926112302/https://www.mlb.com/news/angels-pick-brandon-marsh-at-no-60-in-draft-c183066042 . September 26, 2022.
- News: Weiszer . Marc . January 9, 2016 . UGA lands commitment from nation's No. 1 TE Isaac Nauta . . live . September 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926112258/https://www.onlineathens.com/story/sports/high-school/football/2016/01/09/uga-lands-commitment-no-1-te-isaac-nauta/15471001007/ . September 26, 2022.
- News: May 27, 2009 . Ex-Buford quarterback Roper to transfer from Oregon . . live . September 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926112300/https://www.ajc.com/sports/buford-quarterback-roper-transfer-from-oregon/sCAhgCGR61K6EoIAL2igjP/ . September 26, 2022.
- News: Williams . Gene . September 23, 2002 . Sneak Peek at recruiting: Offense . TheOsceola . live . September 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926112259/https://floridastate.rivals.com/news/sneak-peek-at-recruiting-offense . September 26, 2022.
- News: English . Alex . July 15, 2020 . 'Always want to do more': Former Lady Bulldogs set out to enact change . . live . September 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210724142144/https://www.onlineathens.com/story/sports/2020/07/15/rsquoalways-want-to-do-morersquo/114783980/ . July 24, 2021.
- News: Schlabach . Mark . October 13, 2004 . Walker is at home with Notre Dame . . dead . September 26, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926112259/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna6236846 . September 26, 2022.
- News: Sanderlin . Brant . August 26, 2001 . Tim Wansley – The Exception . D-14 . . September 26, 2022 . Newspapers.com.