Buchanan High School 2000-2009

Board of Education

  • Harvey Burnett
  • John Colip
  • Marlene Gauer
  • Tom Gordon
  • Lloyd Miller
  • Mark Skene
  • Kay Welsh
  • Karen Worvey
  • David Zelmer

Superintendents

  • 1993-2005—Mr. David Casey 
  • 2005-2010—Mrs. Diana Davis who was Buchanan Community Schools first female superintendent

Principals

  • 1983-2005—Mr. William McBeth with assistant principal Mr. Michael Young
  • 2005-2006—Mr. Rick Gregg with assistant principal Mr. William Magley
  • 2006-2014—Mrs. Sharon Steinke with assistant principals Mr. William Magley [2006-2007], Mr. Wayne Writer [2007-2008] and Mr.  Chris Machiniack 2008-2014

Graduates–approximate numbers plus others graduated from Buchanan via alternative programs

  • 2000—110
  • 2001—96
  • 2002—96
  • 2003—96
  • 2004—108
  • 2005—105
  • 2006—102
  • 2007—100
  • 2008—104
  • 2009—104

Timeline of 2000-2009

  • Buchanan High School welcomed the new century and millennium in 2000 and student life remained paramount to the memories made within the school.
  • Fall activities continued to see the traditional Homecoming week during this decade. Students participated in Days of the week [70s, button day, class color day, weird hair, hat day, weird socks, Hawaiian day, etc.], outdoor pep rallies, parade with floats, and coronation of the King and Queen at football games on Friday night under the lights.
  • Additional computers came to BHS and CISCO became an option
  • New BUCK logo was introduced
Students made new BUCK logo signs as part of a class project
  • Career Tech Classes added to schedule
  • 2001—BHS dedicated the new press box and concession stand one week after 9/11 with newly covered bleachers.  Much of the funding, labor and some materials were donated by the community.
  • 2001—Due to new Michigan law, school began after Labor Day for the first time in years.  Only a week later students witnessed the September 11 attack on televisions in classrooms.
  • 2004—The Buchanan Community witnessed the new auxiliary gymnasium to accommodate Title IX changes.  Also the recent bond provided for a new weight room and renovated cafeteria area.
A new auxiliary gymnasium added in 2004
  • After 2004, BHS no longer had a home economics program.
  • Students who emigrated from Africa nations joined our student body
  • Buchanan continued to have a school nurse through until 2004-5
  • BHS abandoned the 4X4 schedule and went to a 5 period day in 2007-8
  • BHS students wore name tags for the first time in 2007-8
  • BHS had a dedicated Athletic Director for the first time in 2007-8 

Classes offered—partial list:

  • ACP Government
  • ACP History
  • African American Studies
  • Automotive
  • Automotive
  • Beginning Broadcasting 
  • Botany
  • Canadian Studies
  • Choir—ceased during the next decade
  • CISCO
  • Classes at LMC and SMC
  • Credit Recovery
  • Culinary
  • European Studies
  • Family Living 
  • Freshman English
  • Freshmen Academy began in 2007-8
  • General Science
  • Journalism
  • Korean 1
  • Korean 2
  • Korean 3 from 1998-2005
  • Law and Public Speaking ended in 2010
  • Math Science Center
  • Mythology
  • Non Western World Studies
  • Parent and Child Development
  • Physical Education
  • Spanish
  • Sports Medicine

Student Activities

  • After Prom
  • All Stars with high school role models working with elementary students
  • Art Club with Empty Bowls
  • Band—Marching and Concert
  • Blood Drives
  • BNN—Buchanan News Network broadcasting on Channel 12
  • Canadian Exchange—Final year was 2000 after 16 years
  • Close Up continued throughout the decade
  • Concert Choir
  • Ecology Club with recycling and Earth Day activities
  • Exchange students
  • Fifth grade camp counselors 
  • Food Drives 
  • Future Problems Solvers competed at state level in 2001-02 
  • Homecoming Activities
  • Korean Students visit BHS for a week in 2002-03
  • Miss Buchanan
  • Mock Wedding
  • Musicals ceased during this decade
  • National Honor Society
  • Parent and Child Development class invited preschool aged children to the high school for the education of both ages
  • Patriotic Week began in 2002
  • Plays
  • Pre-school in Parent and Child Development Class
  • Prom and After Prom
  • Redbud Chorale
  • Rotary Student of the Month
  • SADD
  • Senior Trips to amusement or water parks
  • Spanish Club with Donkey Basketball and trips to Mexico and Europe
  • Spanish National Honor Society
  • SRA–Student Representative Assembly [Student Council]
  • Stuffed Animal Drive
  • Winterfest with days of the week, pep rally, royalty and semi-formal dance
  • Veterans Day guest speakers brought in by our American Legion
  • YAC–Youth Advisory Council
  • Yearbook–THE PINES 
  • Athletics
    • Baseball—Varsity, JV
    • Boys’ Basketball—Varsity, JV, and Freshmen
    • Boys’ Soccer with district champs in fall of 2000
    • Boys’ Tennis with “public school” state title in 2003; also added a JV team
    • Boys’ Track
    • Competitive Cheerleading placed third in Regionals 1999-2000
    • Cheerleading—two male cheerleaders visited China in
    • Cross Country
    • Equestrian Team won district in 2001-2
    • Football—Varsity, JV
    • Football—Varsity, JV, Freshmen
    • Girls’ Basketball—Varsity, JV—District Champs in 2000, record in regular 2002 season 20-0
    • Girls’ Soccer started at BHS in 1999-2000 and by 2002-3 there was a JV team
    • Girls’ Tennis with JV team added by 2002-3;
    • Girls’ Track
    • Golf
    • Softball—Varsity, JV
    • Swim Team in 2007-8
    • Tennis
    • Volleyball—Varsity, JV
    • Wrestling