Buffalo High School (Minnesota)

Buffalo High School is located in Buffalo, Minnesota, Minnesota, United States off the intersection of County Road 35 and Dague Avenue There are three communities contributing students, Buffalo, Minnesota, Hanover, Minnesota, and Montrose, Minnesota, that has helped BHS grow into a large school of 1,984 students (Senior Class: 479) (Junior Class: 464) (Sophomore Class: 554) (Freshmen Class: 487) according to the 2016-2017 school year, with a staff of approximately 375.HistoryLike 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.2005–06 The long-awaited Bison Activity Center is finished in February after nearly two years of construction. After completing the season with a 22-2 record, the Buffalo Mock Trial team finishes second at the state competition in Rochester, Minnesota. Buffalo's Knowledge Bowl team takes third at the state competition in Brainerd, Minnesota. One Act Play receives a star performance at the state competition for "The Elephant Man" Lee Kjesbo (BHS Band Director) is honored as a Minnesota Music Educator of the Year by the Minnesota Music Educators Association.