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Benicia High School debate team preps for State Qualifiers

February 13, 2018 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

The Winter Olympics are taking place right now, but it is not just athletes who are practicing to do their best to compete. Just ask Benicia High School’s Debate Team. The team will be taking part in the Golden Gate Speech Association’s State Qualifiers at James Logan High School in Union City on Sunday, March […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia High School, Debate Team, speech and debate, tournament

Photo: Takin’ it (Big) Easy

February 8, 2018 by Editor 2 Comments

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, Music, News, Photo, The Arts Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia High School, Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Panther Band

BHS principal reviews bell schedule, next steps at school board meeting

January 19, 2018 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

After one semester of a new bell schedule at Benicia High School, Principal Brianna Kleinschmidt delivered a presentation on how the schedule was going and potential next steps for modification at Thursday’s school board meeting. In 2015, BHS formed a Schedule Advisory Committee made up of parents, students, teachers and administrators to discuss a possible […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: bell schedule, Benicia, Benicia High School, Benicia Unified School District, Brianna Kleinschmidt, school board

Andrew Kelly: Graduation requirement discussion leaves students, parents with more questions than answers

January 19, 2018 by Andrew Kelly Leave a Comment

By Andrew Kelly Special to the Herald With the recent crop of school meetings last month pertaining to the pending graduation requirement shakeup, Benicia Unified School District Superintendent Charles Young and Benicia High School Principal Brianna Kleinschmidt have left Benicia High students with more questions than answers and failed to address their fears about one […]

Filed Under: Features, Opinion, Spotlight Tagged With: Andrew kelly, Benicia High School, Benicia Unified School District, graduation requirements

School board to vote on new, realigned BHS course outlines at Thursday’s meeting

January 16, 2018 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

Nine new or restructured Benicia High School course outlines are up for review at Thursday’s school board meeting. “The course outline of record plays a critical educational role,” Dr. Leslie Beatson, assistant superintendent of educational services, wrote in the agenda. “It is the primary vehicle for course planning. When a course is revised or updated, […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia High School, Benicia Unified School District, courses, school board

Benicia High School grad scores lead role in ‘Hamilton’

January 11, 2018 by Nick Sestanovich 4 Comments

Austin Scott has had an incredible acting journey. The 2011 Benicia High School graduate has gone from starring in advertisements at the age of 8 to being cast in the title role in “Hamilton” for the smash hit musical’s national tour. “It’s a dream come true,” Scott said of his role. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News, The Arts, Theater Tagged With: alexander hamilton, austin scott, Benicia, Benicia High School, hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda, theater

2017 year in review: BUSD in 2017 characterized by state honors, public participation in board meetings

December 27, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

(The city recap will be provided on New Year’s Eve.) (This post has been updated from the print edition.)   Benicia Unified School District has seen its share of activity in the last 12 months. Schools were honored by the state, the public turned up at school board meetings to voice their concerns on issues […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: 2017 year in review, Benicia, Benicia High School, Benicia Middle School, Benicia Unified School District, Gold Ribbon Awards, graduation requirements, school board, teacher shortage

Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of Dec. 24, 1942, 1967 and 1992

December 21, 2017 by Editor Leave a Comment

Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Judge Crooks Retires January 1 (December 24, 1942) Judge W.L. Crooks, justice of the peace for Benicia Township, will retire from public office January 1, 1943, after having served as justice for 16 years. The office of justice of the peace is one of two in which Judge […]

Filed Under: Features, History Tagged With: 1942, 1967, 1992, Benicia, Benicia Herald, Benicia High School, Christmas, dogsled, Herald New-Era, Measure B-B, school board, w.l. crooks

BUSD reopens graduation requirement discussion at community forum

December 14, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

Six months after Benicia Unified School District halted its proposed new high school graduation requirements, the discussion was reopened in a forum at Benicia High School on Tuesday night. The school board held a study session in January to discuss proposed new graduation requirements and went into further detail at its regular March 16 meeting.The […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia High School, Benicia Unified School District, graduation requirements

Benicia Letters Once More: The Blue Shirt

December 13, 2017 by James M. Garrett Leave a Comment

The following “letter” is part of the continuing series from the unpublished novel by James Garrett, “Benicia Letters Once More”. He does not plan to publish the book but instead is choosing to share the letters with the readers of the Benicia Herald. The letters continue the storyline of Garrett’s first novel “Benicia and Letters […]

Filed Under: Features, Spotlight Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia High School, Benicia Letters Once More, James Garrett

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