Well, summer was fun while it lasted. Tomorrow, scores of students throughout Benicia will be heading back to class. No matter which school they are attending, every Benicia Unified School District site will have something different, whether it is new teachers, new administrators or new construction. The Herald caught up with the principals at the […]
BUSD budget among items on packed school board agenda
Thursday’s school board meeting will be the last of the 2017-18 year while school is in session— and if the agenda is any indication, it will be the busiest of the entire year by far. One of the biggest items is a public hearing on Benicia Unified School District’s proposed budget for the 2018-19 school […]
Robert Semple Elementary honored for college, career prep
In the past, Robert Semple Elementary School has received honors as a California Distinguished School, a Gold Ribbon School and for its implementation of Positive Behavioral Supports and Interventions. Now, through large-scale analysis by the Educational Results Partnership (ERP) and Campaign for Business and Education Excellence (CBEE), Semple is one of almost 1,800 public schools […]
School board rejects bids for fire alarm upgrades
Bids will reopen at later date At Thursday’s meeting, the Benicia school board unanimously voted to reject bids for fire alarm upgrades at two elementary schools and reopen them at a later time. As part of the Measure S initiative, which was approved by voters in 2014 to provide $49.6 million in bond funding to […]
Photo: Saved (Recycling) by the Bell
Letter: Delightful Semple event for a good cause
Delightful Semple event for a good cause Regarding the Jan. 30 article on Robert Semple Elementary, I attended the school’s second annual Teacher Lip Sync Battle on Thursday, Feb. 1. The event was a delight. A shout-out is needed to the teachers and other staff members who participated in the program. As a retired teacher […]
Semple teachers to face off in Lip Sync Battle fundraiser
(This post has been updated from the print edition.) Lip-syncing in music is often frowned upon (See: Milli Vanilli), but when it is turned into a competition, everybody wants to be a part of it. Lip-sync competitions certainly have become a sensation in the past couple of years. While simply mouthing the words to popular […]
Semple, Henderson students assist peers with proper waste disposal through new program
Elementary school is when students begin to learn the three Rs: reading, writing and arithmetic. However, with the help of Republic Services, Joe Henderson and Robert Semple elementary students are absorbing the other trio of Rs: reduce, reuse and recycle. Waste collection company Republic Services, which provides service for Benicia, has been working with school […]
Photo: Semple celebrates kindness
School board OKs first half of elementary student achievement plans
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District unanimously approved the Single Plans for Student Achievement (SPSAs) at two of its elementary schools Thursday. The plans were written by the school’s site councils and presented by their principals. Robert Semple Elementary The first to present was Christina Moore, the principal of Robert Semple Elementary […]