Visual arts

and Tabitha Petersen and seniors Tori Carannante and Emmy Cruz-Beltran

Artwork by junior Jada Crook and seniors Emily Jiang and Ksenija Litchfield was chosen for the Atlanta High School Exhibit.

Senior Caroline Henderson won first place for the Buford City Schools art show in the Advanced Art category.

Seniors Adriana Ponce’s and Kaden Roberts’ works were chosen for the Capital Art Show.

Fourteen pieces by seniors were chosen for the Senior Art Gallery, where their works will be permanently displayed in the hallways of BHS, including Kaden Roberts, Caroline Henderson, Jazmin Alvarado-Solis Colin

McCollough, Emmy Cruz-Beltran, Maybelin Ortiz, Laney Berkemeier, Leslie Martinez, Sophie Brewer Izzy Brewer, Ksenija Litchfield, Mikayla Hayden Talia Walker Stephanie Arzate-Lopez.

Senior Izzy Brewer's work was chosen for the GAEA show at the High Museum of Art for summer 2022.

Special thanks to ...

Buford Board of Education — Phillip Beard, Darren Perkins, Bruce Fricks, Matt Peevy and Kathleen Perkins Welch

Pat Pirkle, Buford Board of Education — Retired (December 2021)

Melanie Reed, Buford City Schools Superintendent

Dr. Amy Chafin, Buford City Schools Deputy Superintendent

Laura Beth Short, Buford City Schools Assistant Superintendent of Student Achievement

City of Buford Commissioners — Phillip Beard, Chris Burge and Brad Weeks

Bryan Kerlin, City Manager

Dan Branch, Public Safety Director

Teresa Hagelthorn, Buford High School Principal

Keith Johnson, Buford Middle School Principal (former Buford High School Associate Principal)

Marty Bozoian, Buford High School Assistant Principal

Dr. Tim Harris, Buford High School Assistant Principal

Maria Pacheco, Buford High School Assistant Principal

Lisa Cole, Teaching and Learning/Senior Class Sponsor

Trent Adams, Head Softball Coach; Bryant Appling, Head Football Coach; Alexandra Armbrister, Healthcare Science; Kim Barge, Visual Arts; Tom Beuglas, Head Wrestling Coach; Stuart Chester, Head Baseball Coach; Flora Contreras, SIS Coordinator; Hadli Daniels, Head Volleyball

Coach; Drew Dasher, Assistant Football Coach, Assistant Baseball Coach; Fyrone Davis, Head Track & Field Coach (Boys and Girls), Assistant Football Coach; Gene Durden, Head Girls Basketball Coach; Dr. Chris Fowler, Buford City Schools Director of Fine Arts; Sean Gilbert, Head Tennis Coach (Boys and Girls); Taylor Greer, Chorus; Megan Hill, Head Girls Soccer Coach; Justin Johnson, Head of Football Operations and Head Golf Coach (Boys and Girls); Matthew Johnson, Head Cross Country Coach (Boys and Girls); Erik Mason, Band; Amy Moody, Executive

Secretary to the Superintendent’s Office; Rebecca Moon, Assistant Athletic Director; Kevin Peek, Head Boys Lacrosse Coach; Stacey Schmuhl, Head Competition Cheer Coach; Ashley Smith, Dance; Kimberly Staples, Theatre; Tony Wolfe, Athletic Director; Benjie Wood, Head Boys Basketball Coach; Jennifer Wood, CTE Department Head and Dexter Wood, Assistant Athletic Director

Buford City Schools Resource Officers — Chief Mindy Bayreuther, Aaron Dieffenbacher, Humberto Garcia and Angelica McKinley

Chris Akins, Sandi Brewer, Deborah Clinkscales, Juan Daniels, Chris Holcombe and the parents, guardians and caregivers of the Class of 2022

ON THE COVER: Class of 2022 graduates, top row from left to right, Emilee Akins, Sophie Brewer, Riley Holcombe, bottom row from left to right, CJ Clinkscales, Izzy Brewer, Alejandro Mata.

Cover photos by Nicole Seitz

Design by Deanna Allen

Magazine photos courtesy of Cecil Copeland, Amanda Cloy, Ty Freeman, Lily McGregor Photography, Rebecca Moon, Chrystal Moore, Robert Nowland, parents of the Class of 2022, Alicia Payne, Nicole Seitz and Natasha Zagrodnik

The 2022 Buford High School Graduation Magazine is published by the North Gwinnett Voice, P.O. Box 1812, Buford GA 30515, NorthGwinnettVoice.com.

Jessica Wilson, Publisher

Deanna Allen, Editor/Designer

Alicia Payne, Sales/Editorial Assistant

Chris Bellows, Sports Writer