| Buffalo High School | |
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| Location | |
| Buffalo, Minnesota, United States of America | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1998 Current Building |
| Principal | Mark Mischke |
| Number of students | 1,800+ |
| Athletics conference | Mississippi 8 |
| Mascot | Bison |
| Colors | Purple, White, and Black |
| Website | Buffalo High School Main Page |
Buffalo High School is located off the intersection of County Road 35 and Dague Avenue in Buffalo, Minnesota. A constantly-growing area, along with three communities contributing students, has helped BHS grow into a large sized school of over 1,800 students with a staff of approximately 375.
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Like many other high schools in the area, Buffalo High School (BHS) has moved from building to building as enrollment figures have grown. Education in the Buffalo area started in what is now the local theater. As time went on, what is now the Discovery Elementary School became the high school. Enrollment again took a rise and the 1970s, the school was moved to a new building off Highway 25. Suburbanization eventually impacted Buffalo, and in 1994 a referendum for a new school east of town was approved. It was not until 1997 that the new building opened. With the opening, the previous high school building became the Buffalo Community Middle School (BCMS). The former middle school building became Discovery Elementary, which also now houses the District 877 administration offices.
BHS offers many courses for students to choose from. 150 total classes are offered, 15 of which are AP classes. The school day begins at 7:45 and ends at 2:20, using a block schedule of four class periods that last 80 minutes (Third block lasting a total of 105 minutes due to the 25 minute lunch). Passing time between classes is eight minutes. Students are given 20 minutes at the end of the day before dismissal to meet with teachers and work on homework.
Lunch is broken down into four separate times during the third block:
Construction for the current building began in 1995 and finished in the winter of 1998. BHS was the newest high school in the county until Monticello High School was built and finished in 1999, and STMA completed their new high school in 2009.
The 2,000 seat Performing Arts Center is used for a wide use of high school and community based plays.
Finished in the beginning of 2006 the field house is the largest of its kind in Minnesota, offering an indoor track (7.3 laps = 1 mile), 36 basketball hoops, 8 retractable curtain walls, retractable baseball pitching nets, batting cages, and 6 retractable tennis nets.
Starting in the 2005-2006 school Buffalo High School started a school within a school with their "Arts Magnet" program. This is designed to harbor the more artistically inclined students with a unique program which plays to their strengths in: Visual, Theater, and Musical art.
BHS offers many leadership roles and opportunities for students through their four years including:
Expected Behavior:
Buffalo High School competes in the Mississippi 8 Conference, consisting of 8 other central Minnesota schools. Prior to the formation of the Mississippi 8 Conference the Bison competed in the North Suburban Conference