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UC Davis-sponsored camp teaches Benicia Middle School girls about importance of computing, tech and more

July 7, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

  Education plays a big role in determining students’ futures. As they move through their schooling, students take at least one class that inspires them to enter that field or influences what they want to do with their lives. Additionally, as technology becomes more omnipresent, more career opportunities open up for everybody. Therefore, it has […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia High School, Benicia Middle School, coding, computing, CTEM, Robert Semple, robotics, technology, UC Davis

Four Benicia High friends do odd jobs throughout county

June 29, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

  High school is when people tend to take their first steps into the working world. Four Benicia High School students chose to not only get jobs, but they also started their own business. Doing what? Whatever people request of them. Incoming sophomore Chris Weldon, incoming senior Jordan Carro and recent graduates Jonathan Stevens and […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia High School, Solano County, We Do Odd Jobs

School board approves contracting bid, change orders for BHS stadium

June 19, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District voted unanimously to approve two items that would expedite the progress of Benicia High School’s stadium renovation project at a short Thursday meeting. The stadium project is one of the largest projects to be funded by Measure S, an initiative approved by voters in 2014 to […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia High School, Leslie Beatson, Measure S, Roxanne Egan, school board, stadium

School board to vote on bidder for Benicia High stadium renovation project

June 14, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District will be voting to consider awarding a contract for the Benicia High School stadium renovation project to the lowest bidder at its regular meeting Thursday. The stadium renovation is one of the districtwide projects to be financed through Measure S, an initiative approved by voters in […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia High School, Measure S, public meeting, school board, stadium

BHS valedictorian recalls high school experiences, looks forward to Berkeley

June 10, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich 3 Comments

Every year, hundreds of talented students graduate from Benicia High School. However, only one student ends up having the grades to come out on top. This year, that student is Austin Lim. Earning the rank of valedictorian was no surprise to Lim who treats his status rather humbly. “Being valedictorian was not surprising or joyful, […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Austin Lim, Benicia, Benicia High School, graduation, valedictorian

Graduating Benicia High School seniors will return to where they started for Senior Parade

June 7, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

This Saturday is Benicia High School’s Class of 2016 graduation, and more than 400 seniors will be ready to start an exciting new chapter in their lives. The end of high school will not be the only chapter of their lives that will be closing, as many of them have been attending schools in Benicia […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia High School, elementary schools, graduation, Senior Parade

New Benicia High School courses approved at Thursday’s school board meeting

June 5, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

  The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District unanimously voted to approve course outlines for new courses at Benicia High School and Liberty High School as well as updated course outlines for pre-existing courses at its regular meeting Thursday- the last such meeting of the 2015-16 school year. The discussion was led by […]

Filed Under: All Topics, Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: AP Capstone, Ap Computer Science Principles, AP Drawing, Benicia, Benicia High School, Benicia Unified School District, Marie Morgan, school board, speech and debate

Benicia High’s robot creation to be featured at Bay Area Maker Faire

May 19, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

  After months of hard work, Benicia High School art and robotics students finally got to see the fruits of their labor: their very own robot. You read that right: Benicia High School students built a robot. Gatobot, a 13-foot cardboard robotic panther, was a collaborative project between Dan Frazier’s Adavanced Placement studio art class […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Andreas Kaiser, AP Art, Bay Area Maker Faire, Benicia, Benicia High School, Dan Frazier, Gatobot, Rhiannon Johnson, robot, robotics

Show your true colors at Benicia High School’s first ever color run

May 17, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

Everybody loves a good run, especially when it comes to raising money. However, when you are springing toward that finish line, wouldn’t you like to get a little messy…and colorful? Benicia High School will help make that happen. Benicia High will be hosting its first-ever Panther Pride Color Vibe, an event that combines a color […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, Local Events Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia High School, color run, events, Isabelle Briseno, Panther Pride Color Vibe

School board, Schedule Advisory Committee discuss possible new BHS schedule

May 8, 2016 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District heard a report at Thursday’s meeting from the Schedule Advisory Committee in which a recommendation was made for a new bell schedule at Benicia High School. The committee- which is comprised of Benicia High students, parents, teachers and administrators- was formed in November to satisfy a […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: bell schedule, Benicia, Benicia High School, Benicia Unified School District, public meeting, Schedule Advisory Committee, school board

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