About Buena Vista High
Buena Vista High is one of Omaha Public Schools newest schools, opening in August 2022. Located in South Omaha, students benefit from a rigorous core and elective curriculum in a unique, innovative and collaborative setting.
All students take core courses in English, math, social studies and science and can select from various elective courses. Buena Vista High provides numerous advanced academic options including AP, Honors and Dual Enrollment programs. Cambridge International will also be fully implemented for the 2026-27 senior class.
Buena Vista High students begin their high school career with the Freshman Academy, helping them build the skills to succeed. During their freshman year, students select a pathway where they collaborate with teachers and students inside and outside of their pathway area.
The pathways available at Buena Vista High are:
SMART Technology provides students with opportunities to focus on artificial intelligence, virtual reality and nanotechnology, mechatronics, software design and application development, automation and robotics, cybersecurity and information technology.
Health and Education offers focus areas in teaching as a profession, human performance and behavioral health.
Buena Vista High provides a collaborative learning environment that promotes respect, growth and positivity while honoring the unique identity and story of each student.
History
Buena Vista High opened its doors to grade 9 and 10 students in the fall of 2022. The school added grade 11 students for the 2023-24 school year and grade 12 students for the 2024-25 school year. The first senior class will graduate in Spring 2025.
Buena Vista High is one of five new schools (two high schools, two elementary schools and one middle school) completed as part of Omaha Public Schools $409.9 million phase 2 bond in 2018. We are grateful for our community’s support for building positive learning environments for students across our district.
Buena Vista High is located on the former site of Ryan High which operated from 1958-1989.
Quick Facts
Buena Vista High includes locations of two community partners onsite, One World Health and the YMCA.
Buena Vista High students have access to over 40 clubs and activities to support each student’s special interests.
Prior to Buena Vista High’s opening, grade 10 leadership camp students created the lyrics to the school’s fight song.
Buena Vista High’s mascot, Mike Bison, was named through a vote by the student body.
Buena Vista High established Omaha Public Schools first Unified Track and Field meet in 2023.
Tag Lines
#Home of the Bison #HomeoftheBison #runwiththeherd
School Logo
Logo is short for logotype, which is a brand’s name set in a special typeface in a particular way. Buena Vista’s logo, in two examples, is arranged with the school’s brand typeface and an image of the bison mascot.
The bison image alone is considered an icon, a representative symbol. This version of the bison should always be level, never tipped or rotated.
Academic Seal
This is the Buena Vista Academic Seal.
Buena Vista High Logo/Academic Seal Lock-up
This lock-up is the arrangement of the Buena Vista High and the Buena Vista High Academic logos separated by a line. Do not tip or rotate either logo or combined lock-up.
Omaha Public Schools/Buena Vista High Lock-Up
This lock-up is the arrangement of the Omaha Public Schools logo and the Buena Vista High logo separated by a line. If the logo and icon are in color, the Omaha Public Schools logo must also be in color.
Lock-Up
Typesetting refers to the process of arranging type with the icon.
Primary Logos
Logo Featuring BISON
Academic Logo
BV Initials With Bison Head
BV Initials
Bison Head Icon
Colors
Buena Vista Dark Red
C:0 M:97 Y:87 K:60
R:122 G:3 B:
PMS equivalent: 7624C
Black
Metallic Silver
C:4 M:2 Y:0 K:42
R:141 G:144 B:147
PMS equivalent: 877C
Gray
(Alternative to Metallic Silver)
C:0 M:0 Y:0 K:48
R:97 G:99 B:9C
Don’ts
Stretch or scrunch.
Tip or rotate the full logo art.
Avoid using drop shadow effect.
Crowd the logo.
Give the logo some space around it – roughly equal to the thickness of the N in BISON.
Switch colors.
Place on top of photos or complex backgrounds.
Make it so small that it is difficult to read.
Keep the artwork at least 1 inch tall from the back of the bison to the text baseline.
Change the fonts.
Use elements on backgrounds that don’t have contrast.
Replace the bison with different bison art.
