Benicia High School takes home 3 awards Benicia Old Town Theatre Group (BOTTG) had a good evening Sunday night. The local theater company took home five trophies in the Arty Awards for its fall and spring productions, including the top prize for its Sherlock Holmes-inspired comedy “The Game’s Afoot.” “Game” took home three awards in […]
Renovated Benicia High School stadium officially open
(This post has been updated.) It is finally here. After more than three years of planning, discussing and numerous construction delays, Benicia High School’s stadium is open for play, following a grand opening ceremony Thursday. In 2014, Benicia residents voted to approve Measure S, a ballot initiative aimed at providing $49.6 million in bond funding […]
Photo: Helping hurricane victims
BUSD names new educational service coordinator
At Thursday’s school board meeting, the Benicia Unified School District welcomed Stephanie Rice as the new coordinator of education services. In this role, she will be working at all grade levels and curricular areas to support instructional programs and practices at each school. Rice graduated from Benicia High School in 1992, attended Sonoma State University […]
BUSD chief business official discusses declining enrollment
New BHS career courses highlighted Benicia Unified School District’s chief business official went over the district’s decline in enrollment at Thursday’s Governing Board meeting. Tim Rahill noted that BUSD has been experiencing a slight decrease in enrollment over the last few years, although prior to that enrollment numbers had been stable for a number of […]
BHS senior spends summer doing medical research at UC Davis
How did you spend your summer? Did you go to the pool? Did you go on a trip? Did you spend some much-needed relaxation around the house? You probably did any combination of the above plus some additional summer activities, but you probably did not spend your summer doing research at UC Davis’ School of […]
School board to discuss dwindling student enrollment
Benicia Unified School District’s student enrollment for the 2017-18 school year is smaller than initially anticipated. Chief Business Official Tim Rahill will discuss the current enrollment numbers at Thursday’s school board meeting. At a meeting in February, Rahill noted that prior to the 2016-17 school year, BUSD had five to eight years of stable enrollment […]
Photo: BHS senior earns top cadet rank
BHS, BOTTG notch more than 40 Arty nominations
Once again, the nominations for the Arty Awards have been announced and once again, Benicia High School and Benicia Old Town Theatre Group (BOTTG) continue to dominate. The Arty Awards honor theater productions at all grade levels in Napa and Solano counties. Last year, the ceremony was held at Downtown Theatre in Fairfield, and Benicia […]
Measure S director: Finishing touches being put on Benicia High stadium
The renovation of Benicia High School’s George Drolette Stadium has just a little more work to be done before it can be opened for use, according to an update provided by Measure S Bond Director Roxanne Egan on the voter-approved initiative at Thursday’s school board meeting. In 2014, Benicia residents voted to approve a ballot […]