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Buffalo Gap High School | |
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1800 Buffalo Gap Highway , 24479 United States | |
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School type | Public, high school |
Established | 1962 |
School district | Augusta County Public Schools |
Principal | Ian Marshall |
Staff | 39.66 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9- 12 |
Enrollment | 487 (2017-18) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 12.28 [1] |
Language | English |
Color(s) | Black, Old Gold & White |
Athletics | Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Indoor Track, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Wrestling |
Athletics conference | Shenandoah District, Region 1A East, Conference 36 |
Mascot | Bison |
Website | Official site |
Buffalo Gap High School (BGHS) is a public school located in Swoope, Virginia. The Buffalo Gap class of 2007 scored higher in all SAT categories than every public school in Augusta County and inlying cities. [2] The school draws its name from the nearby Buffalo Gap.
Before the 2014-2015 school year, Dr. Ian Marshall replaced William Deardorff as the principal of BGHS. Deardorff had been the principal for over 20 years.
Despite winning district championships in every major high school sport,[ citation needed] Buffalo Gap's primary source of local and state-wide commendation has been for its running programs. The girls' track team has won the 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007 Single A Virginia High School League State Championship Track Meet. [3] The boys' cross country team has placed second in the VHSL State Championship Race (2000) and has won the State Cross Country Meet twice.[ citation needed]
The girls' basketball team won the state championship in 1984 and were runners-up in 1983. [4] In 2007, the varsity football team completed a perfect 14-0 season, winning the school's first state championship in football.[ citation needed]
In March 2008 and 2009, the Varsity Girls' Basketball team won back-to-back Group A Division 1 State Championships. [5]