Buffalo Gap High School (BGHS) is a public school located in

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. The Buffalo Gap class of 2007 scored higher in all

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categories than every public school in Augusta County and inlying cities."Area SAT scores show dips, rallies"
August 29, 2007. Accessed August 29, 2007. 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.

Athletics

Despite winning district championships in every major high school sport, 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

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State Championship Track Meet."Bison quartet ends perfectly"
June 3, 2007. Accessed June 3, 2007. The boys' cross country team has placed second in the VHSL State Championship Race (2000) and has won the State Cross Country Meet twice. The girls' basketball team won the state championship in 1984 and were runners-up in 1983."Virginia High School League Book of Records Eleventh Edition - 2006-2007"
, December 12, 2006. Accessed May 24, 2007. In 2007, the varsity football team completed a perfect 14-0 season, winning the school's first state championship in football. In March 2008 and 2009, the Varsity Girls' Basketball team won back-to-back Group A Division 1 State Championships.
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Notable alumni

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References

External links

Buffalo Gap High School
{{authority control Public high schools in Virginia Schools in Augusta County, Virginia