I grew up in kansas city school district, work for springfield school district. My child graduated from Buffalo HS and I now have a daughter attending. The graduation ceremony included scripture and prayer. NO PUBLIC SCHOOLS are allowing this and I am so fortunate my child is still in a district that
... Read more believes in God. Also, only a small percentage of Springfield and KC schools even offer the A+ program. My son received a FREE associates degree, thanks to his hard work and the councelors at Buffalo HS. He is now a Nuclear Scientist working for the Government. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/22/08
I do feel that this school is on the upward path to a great school. I am a former student, currently have kids in the high school, and am a teacher in another district. Buffalo should be proud of the job they are doing. I feel that anyone raising a family would enjoy this district. There are several
... Read more things for the kids to join. And yes, sports is huge, but look at the surrounding schools and tell me sports are not even more impotant to them. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/12/08
It is no mystery that in the past Buffalo High School has had it's share of problems. But the good news is, that is changing. The current administration has, over the past few years, weeded out teachers that did not have the right positive mentality and brought in teachers that do have the right mentality
... Read more to create a positive atmosphere for the students and the community. In the last five or six years the attitude toward Buffalo Schools has done almost a complete 180. Also in the past few years the athletic programs had a turnaround as well. Music and FFA have for several years been among the top in the state and occasionally the country. If I could move back to a small town like Buffalo and raise my family I would do it in a heartbeat. Read less
Posted by a other on 07/29/07
Buffalo High School has a lot of work to do. Not only with students, but with teachers, staff, school board and parents. It's a small town and with that you unfortunately run into small town politics. We're not happy and we're moving before our younger kids reach high school.
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Posted by a parent on 10/02/06
I believe Buffalo High School is as safe as any school can be. There is far less bullying and fighting than most schools. The variety of elective classes is limited and dual credit classes for seniors are few, but considering the size of the district and the budget, that's understandable. As for parental
... Read more involvement, that's a subjective judgement. I feel it's most important to be involved with one's child's education in the home, by supervising and checking homework, facilitating extra credit work, etc. Unfortunately some parents are unable to do that, and that will affect their child's success in any school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/11/06
I believe this school when I went there for 4 years was a great scholl. Friends were easy to make and the extra curriculer was great altough we did not have much sucess. Josh gerdom
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Posted by a student on 06/10/06
i think buffalo high school can be a good school but we don't a good principal. the students there never really get into trouble when the hurt another student. they don't have hardley any good activities students can do. my child goes there and she thinks it's boring i even talked to most of the parents
... Read more they don't like how they handle disapline there disapline is not very good.But there are some good programs ike gold and alternative school and votech classes. buffalo high school is an ok school but if u really look into it it's not. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/02/06
I feel that the Buffalo school district could stand for some improvement. There is more to life than sports and if there has been any cuts it most certainly is not in the sports area. What about fine arts, photography, dance, theater. Some students have other interests. If I had it to do all over
... Read more again I would not put a student in a Buffalo School ever. Teachers allowed to bully over and over with no punishment whatever. Some teachers who have very little education in the courses they teach. It is sad to let the abuse that goes on in this school happen over and over. I do not believe that after a teacher reaches tenure that they should be allowed to teach and abuse. Parents think and talk to other parents in the area before you put a student in this school district. Read less
Posted by a student on 04/26/05
Buffalo High School has had some problems in the past, but the current administration has made huge strides in changing that. The faculty there makes it as easy as possible to endure the often abominable social interactions that make high school what it is. While Buffalo doesn't offer an advanced placement
... Read more program, or anything remotely similar, the teaching staff truly care about students and more than make up for it by going beyond mandotory curriculum. Safety is a non-issue at Buffalo High. Everything in that regard is taken very seriously, and dealt with before it gets to the evening news. Kudos to the faculty at Buffalo High who helped turn the school around. I was lucky enough to witness it in person, and very glad that i did. Read less
Posted by a former student on 03/18/05
teachers, coaches, administrators and staff at this school all love doing what they do. For those who have posted negative remarks about the leadership, read your remarks and then ask yourself how serious YOU took school. It's obvious that you were so interested in learning, yourself, that you have still
... Read more held on to rules concerning spelling and grammar. It's very easy to sit from one side and bash another with your view through coke-bottle lenses. Understand that teaching/learning is a two-way street, where teachers have the responsibility to teach; and, students have the responsibility to do their part and learn - or, at least, respect the ability of others in the classroom to learn. Read less
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Buffalo schools — Buffalo High School is located at 500 W Main St, Buffalo MO 65622. 500 W Main St is in the 65622 ZIP code in Buffalo, MO The school district for Buffalo High School is the Dallas County School District R1. Buffalo High School is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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