Buford High School (South Carolina)

Buford High School
Buford High School Mascot, a Yellow Jacket
Address
4290 Tabernacle Road

Lancaster
,
South Carolina
29720

United States
Coordinates34°45′30″N 80°37′26″W / 34.7583440°N 80.6238842°W / 34.7583440; -80.6238842
Information
TypePublic high school
MottoGo Jackets!
EstablishedSeptember 7, 1925; 98 years ago (1925-09-07)
School districtLancaster County School District
NCES District ID450258001261[2]
PrincipalMichael Belk[1]
Grades9-12
Number of students546[2] (2020-2021)
Student to teacher ratio13.45[2]
Campus typeRural[2]
Color(s)   Maroon and Old Gold[3]
NicknameYellow Jackets
Websitebhs.lancastercsd.com/home

Buford High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in Lancaster, South Carolina. It is one of four high schools in the Lancaster County School District.[4]

History

Buford High School opened on September 7, 1925.[5] The school is named after Colonel Abraham Buford of the Continental Army,[6] and is currently located approximately one mile north of Buford's Massacre Site, where the Buford's Massacre took place in 1780 during the American Revolutionary War.[3]

The high school was moved to a newly built facility in 1993 as part of a $30 million district-wide renovation program.[7]

The school was one of fifteen high schools chosen nationally to take part in a nationwide study in 1952 by the USDA on the nutritional needs of students in response to changes to the Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA) by the USDA.[8] Under the National School Lunch Act of 1946 all students were given identical food portions regardless of factors such as age or gender, while this study was conducted to see if different portion sizes were necessary for different groups of students.[9]

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control conducted a training scenario at Buford High School in 2004 to test the county's ability to respond to bioterrorism or pandemic threats by utilizing the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS).[10]

Enrollment

As of the 2020–21 school year, the school had an enrollment of 546 students[2] and 38 classroom teachers,[11] for a student–teacher ratio of 13.45.[2] 160 of the students were eligible for free school meals, while 19 were eligible for reduced-price meals.[2] The graduation rate for the 2020–21 school year was 87.6%, with 33.9% of students enrolled in dual enrollment courses.[11]

Extracurricular activities

The school has several clubs and organizations including JROTC[12] and the National Honor Society.[13]

References

  1. ^ "Buford High School - Staff Directory". Buford High School. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Search for Public Schools - Buford High (450258001261)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Buford High School - About". Buford High School. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  4. ^ "In Lancaster, SC". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  5. ^ "New Buford School Has Auspicious Start". The State. September 17, 1925. p. 2. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Bigham, John (September 4, 1959). "The Roamer visits the Buford Battleground". The Columbia Record. pp. 4–A. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Hill, Susan (September 6, 1993). "Lancaster County students return to new buildings, renovated facilities". The Herald. p. 1. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Managing child nutrition programs : leadership for excellence (2nd ed.). Sudbury, Mass.: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. 2008. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-7637-3390-2. OCLC 123962956. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  9. ^ "Lancaster School One of 15 in US In Lunch Study". The State. October 24, 1952. pp. 7–A. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Pippins, Erica (October 7, 2004). "This is only a test: Bioterror drill seems all too real - and scary". The Herald. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ a b "SC School Report Card". Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  12. ^ Lane Lorenz, Beverly (October 4, 2012). "Buford Battlefield Friends present flag to JROTC". CarolinaGatewayOnline.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  13. ^ "Buford High School - Students". Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
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