Buford Middle School
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Buford Middle School is a school in Charlottesville, Virginia
Virginia
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The school is named in honor of Florence Buford, a Charlottesville educator, and first opened its doors in August 1966. In 1988, Buford became the city’s only middle school. Currently, 612 students are enrolled. The current principal, Eric Johnson, came to Buford in the 2007-08 year. Buford has a boy's and girl's basketball
Basketball
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Cheerleading
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Softball
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Baseball
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Lacrosse
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Buford is 7th and 8th grades, and it feeds into Charlottesville High School. Walker Upper Elementary School generally feeds into Buford.

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