Greetings,        
My name is Buck Shockley, and I am the principal at Buffalo Prairie Middle School.  From all of us at BPMS, we hope everyone is having a fantastic summer.  I would like to personally invite you to visit our building throughout the school year to see the amazing things our students and staff will be doing.  We will have the building open on August 14th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for Open House.  This will be a great opportunity to meet your student’s teachers, and let them visit their classrooms before school starts.    
There will be some new faces this year at the middle school.  Twyla Abraham will be the 5th and 6th grade school counselor.   Dana Henderson will be teaching middle school Physical Education, and Kim Mackey will be taking over as 6th grade Science and Social Studies.  New teachers to the district include Kali Howe for 5th grade Science, Candice Potter for 5th grade Science, Julie Thomas for 6th grade English Language Arts, Chris Glor for 7th grade Math, Megan Gronniger for 6th grade Math and Social Studies, and Caleb Leuzinger for Physical Education.  We are very excited to have these individuals on our team at BPMS.
At the middle school, we offer several opportunities during the school day and after school.  We strive to ensure all students are prepared for high school after they have completed their middle school years.  We offer a variety of extra-curricular and co-curricular opportunities for students to get involved with their friends.  Many opportunities are made available for students with a variety of talents and skills.  
We take pride in our school and community here at BPMS.  We strive to create an environment where all students feel welcomed, and can achieve at a high level.  We look forward to the school year beginning, and meeting all of you at one of our many events this school year.  As always, we appreciate the support of our parents and community members. 
Sincerely,
Buck Shockley
BPMS Principal