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2025 Buffalo Classic TBA

Thank You to All 2024 Buffalo Classic Golf Tournament Participants!

We appreciate everyone that played golf and attended the luncheon to honor Curtis Cook and Glenn Alford. This year’s event was a tremendous success! A special thank you to former Phoenix Suns player and current color analyst Eddie Johnson for joining us and speaking at the luncheon.

Check out the photos from the event.

2024 Veterans Breakfast

Date: Friday, November 8, 2024

Location: Tempe High School Cafeteria (Mess Hall)

Time: 7:00 A.M. (0700)

Veterans, the Buffalo Foundation would like to honor you with a free breakfast. Please join us at the 17th annual Veterans Breakfast. Chow for veterans on us. Friends and family are also welcome with a donation of $6.

Please RSVP by November 4th, 2024 to:

Doug Royse 
602-370-1811
[email protected]
or
Cliff Jones
480-967-0596

[email protected] 

NOTE: Please park on the south side of the campus in the parking lot off of Broadway Road.

Decade Stampede: Race to the Roundup

ONLINE DONATION CHALLENGE

Congratulations to the 1980s decade for winning the 1st Annual Decade Stampede!

The classes from the 1980s worked together to make a final push and take the lead and the victory in donating the most this year. In recognition of their efforts, a member of a class from that decade (and the one who lead the charge to collect donations) took home the traveling trophy known as “Buffalo Mountain”. This trophy will be passed along to the winner of the decade challenge each year. Congratulations, again, to the 1980’s decade for donating and to everyone who participated.

2024 Buffalo Roundup

Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024

Location: Bogeys Sports Bar & Grill

The annual tradition was another success!

Take a look at the photos of Buffaloes gathering together to celebrate many generations of friendship and memories.

2024 Tempe High School Ring of Honor Induction Banquet

Thank you to everyone who joined us to honor the 2024 inductees. The banquet was wonderful evening and we are looking forward to the next event!

Your Donations In Action

The 2024 Softball Seniors thank the foundation and those who support it for the generous donation that allowed outgoing seniors to have their own banner made this season.

Buffalo Foundation Grant Recipients

The Buffalo Foundation is pleased to announce the awarding of grants to the following:

February 2023 Recipients

From Left to Right – Tom Ohmart (Buffalo Foundation), Megan O’Neill (softball), Eric Cruz (PBIS), Kathy Melvin (Flag Football), Marc Cunningham (Intervention Specialist), Tom Gustafson (Buffalo Foundation) 

PBIS

Eric Cruz
$1,500.00

Awarded February 2023

Boys & Girls Track

Larry Todd
$1,500.00 for each

Awarded February 2023

Softball

Megan O’Neill
$500.00

Awarded February 2023

Girls Flag Football

Kathy Melvin
$1,500.00

Awarded February 2023

Behavior Intervention

Marc Cunningham
$1,500.00

Awarded February 2023

Film Club

Justin Elkin
$1,000.00

Awarded January 2023

Girls Soccer

Kaelin Williams
$1,000.00

Awarded January 2023

Football

Sean Freeman
$1,500.00

Awarded January 2023

Key Club

Suzanne Pachuta
$1,500.00

Awarded January 2023

McKinney-Vento

Veronica Cadengo
$1,000.00

Awarded January 2023

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A Foundation For​ Students, Faculty & Alumni

See What the Foundation Can Do For You

The Buffalo Foundation is the prime membership organization for Tempe High School. The Foundation was established in 2006 by a small group of Administrators and Faculty for the purpose of bringing together students, parents, faculty, alumni and community to celebrate Tempe High’s 100th Anniversary, and develop a sustainable financial resource which could provide funding and support for Tempe High, its students, staff, and educational programs.

The Buffalo Foundation provides financial assistance to Tempe High students, faculty, and staff, which enables them to participate in special activities when student activity funding is not available and allows them to more fully participate in cultural, performance and educational opportunities throughout the country.

Teaching at Tempe High School has been such a pleasure. The Foundation helps us help students in Academics, Sports, Clubs and Extra Curricular Activities. - Anonymous

Many Thanks to Our Donors

We would like to thank Tempe businessman and philanthropist, Jerry Brock, for his continued support of the students of Tempe High School through his incredibly generous donations to the Tempe High School Buffalo Foundation!

It is because of dedicated volunteers and major contributors like Jerry Brock and Ira Fulton that we can render support to our alma mater.

Give A Round of Applause for our Volunteers

Thanks to our wonderful volunteers for their help with the Tempe High School Buffalo Foundation, Inc.

Volunteer Guillermo
Volunteer Adelita
Volunteer Matt
Volunteer Dan
Volunteer TJ
Volunteer Harry
Volunteer Doug
Volunteer Tonya
Volunteer Luann
Volunteer Coach McBurney
Volunteer Cliff
Volunteer Tom
Volunteer Shannon
Volunteer Sue
Volunteer Ray
Volunteer Hardev