Volume 7 | January 7, 2022
News & Information
EXCELLENCE IN ACADEMICS
ACADEMIC REMINDERS

Procedures for students who are absent:

  • All pre-assigned work will be due on the day of a student’s return from an absence.  

  • For assignments which did not have a pre-assigned due date during the time of the student’s absence, students will be given five days to arrange for make-up work or follow other arrangements granted by the teacher. 

  • Assignments or tests that are not made up by the specified time receive a grade of zero (0).

Procedures for parent notes for absences:


  • All excuse notes must be received within five days of the absence.

Late Work is not unlimited.

  • Assignments may be turned in ONE DAY after the announced due date but are worth only 70% of the grade earned.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Benchmark One

Monday, 2/7 - Social Studies & Visual Arts
Tuesday, 2/8 - Math & Health / PE
Wednesday, 2/9 - Spanish & AP Psychology
Tuesday, 2/15 - English & CTE
Wednesday, 2/16 - Science & Performing Arts

Student Holidays

Monday, 1/17 - MLK Day
Thursday, 2/10 - Winter Holiday
Friday, 2/11 - Winter Holiday
Thursday, 3/10 - Winter Holiday
Friday, 3/11 - Winter Holiday
Monday, 3/14 - Teacher Workday
(M-F) 4/4 - 4/8 - Spring Break

Additional Upcoming Events

Saturday, 4/30 - Prom
Thursday, 5/26 - Last Day of School
Friday, 5/27 - Graduation

SAT Dates

March 12, 2022 (Deadline February 11, 2022)
May 7, 2022 (Deadline April 8, 2022)
June 4, 2022 (Deadline May 5, 2022)

ACT Dates

April 2, 2022 (Deadline February 25, 2022)
June 11, 2022 (Deadline May 6, 2022)
July 16, 2022 (Deadline June 17, 2022)
Buford City Schools Parent Night

Date: January 12, 2022
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Location: BHS
Save the Date: International Night

Date: March 3, 2022
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Location: BHS
Dual Enrollment 2022-2023 Parent/Student Meeting
Students planning to Dual Enroll for the 2022-2023 School Year should plan to attend with their parents one of the two Dual Enrollment meetings next Wednesday, January 12th at BHS. The first meeting will be 6:55pm-7:25pm and the second session will be 7:30pm-8:00pm. The same information will be presented at both meetings. The meeting will take place in the Academic Building at Buford High School. 

Financial Aid Informational Meeting
Hal Wilkinson from the Georgia Student Finance Commission will be presenting a variety of information for college financial aid, including HOPE and completing the FAFSA, next Wednesday, January 12th at BHS. The first meeting will be 6:55pm-7:25pm and the second session will be 7:30pm-8:00pm. The same information will be presented at both meetings. The meeting will take place in the Academic Building at Buford High School. 
EXCELLENCE IN THE ATHLETICS
Buford Soccer 3v3 Shootout

Saturday, February 5, 2022

This tournament is a fundraiser for Buford Soccer.
Buford fans, we hope to see you at Buford Arena this season as the Buford Wolves Basketball teams represent the Green and Gold!
Youth Night at Basketball: January 14
Senior Night for Winter Sports: February 8
Region Tournament: February 14 - 19
EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS
We hope you can join us this week in the Buford High School Performing Arts Center as the Wolf Pack Players proudly present Junie B. Jones, the Musical! We also invite you to attend our 7th Annual Dance Concert at the end of January. We appreciate your support of Excellence in the Arts.


Sunday, January 9, 2022 at 2:00pm
Monday, January 10, 2022 at 7:00pm
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at 7:00pm
Buford Department of Dance - 7th Annual Concert
Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 7:00pm
Friday, January 28, 2022 at 7:00pm
Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 2:00pm

Tickets will be available starting January 18, 2022 through GoFan.co.
COOKIES AND COCOA 5K
Each year our CTSO groups (FCCLA, Skills USA, DECA, FBLA, TSA, and HOSA) help sponsor the annual Cookies and Cocoa 5K. This event raises funds to support Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Buford City Schools Career and Technical Student Organizations, allowing students to compete and travel to competitions. Last year 18 of our students were able to compete at their national competition.

This year, the race will be on Saturday, January 22, 2022. The $30 entry fee includes a long sleeve t-shirt. This is a great opportunity for students and families to have fun together and give back to our community. The link to sign up is HERE. The deadline to guarantee your t-shirt size is January 7, 2022.

If you are interested in becoming a partner with us in our 3rd Annual Cookies & Cocoa 5k Fun Run sponsorship details can be found HERE.
ADDITIONAL REMINDERS
CONTACT A COUNSELOR

Please contact your child's counselor
if you have any questions:

10th - 12th Grade Last Names A-Gl:
Ashley Sutton

10th - 12th Grade Last Names Go-Ol:
Cassandra Palmer

10th - 12th Grade Last Names Or-Z:
Tamekia Bradshaw

9th Grade Students and
Head Counselor: Carissa Adam

College & Career: Carmen Borja

SENIOR DUES

Seniors, please remember to pay your Senior Dues if you have not already. Dues increase by $20 on March 1st. Click Here to Pay Dues
SENIOR BABY PICTURES

We are excited to celebrate the Class of 2022. To help us prepare for graduation events, we need to collect a picture from childhood for each graduate. Usually, the picture submitted is from when the student was between the ages of 2-12. Please label your child's picture with his or her last name, and email it to his or her advisement teacher. If your student is dual enrolled and does not have an advisement teacher, please email his or her picture to
Lisa.Cole@bufordcityschools.org. We look forward to this exciting season and cannot wait to honor your graduate!

PURCHASE A YEARBOOK 

Visit bufordyearbook.com to purchase a yearbook. Yearbooks are currently $95. The last day to order a yearbook is February 25, 2022. Please consider the “donate yearbook” option at check out to sponsor a yearbook for a student experiencing hardship this year. When choosing to donate, please enter “Wolves Care” in the first/last name fields and select “other” from the drop down grade list.