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Buffalo High principal highlights test participation, scholarships and athletics in spring update
Summary
Principal Clayton Harris told the board about high testing participation, D1 scholarship offers, growth in CTE and strong spring athletic and extracurricular achievements, including students headed to nationals and a cheer squad reaching a top‑20 cut.
Clayton Harris, Buffalo High School principal, presented a spring report that emphasized academic and extracurricular achievements. "We had a 100% of our students show up... to take the test," Harris said, citing full participation in several courses' standardized exams and attributing the result to community and parental support.
Harris introduced his administrative and support staff and listed specific successes: multiple D1 offers to students (examples named included University of Texas and Rice University), 10 students advancing to nationals for FCCLA and a cheer squad making a top‑20 cut at a large competition. He also highlighted UIL placements, band and athletics accomplishments, and growth in CTE and junior high feeder programs. The principal and trustees framed these outcomes as signals of positive momentum for academics and extracurricular programming.
Trustees expressed appreciation for staff and student achievements and thanked families and community members for support during the academic year.
