On Wednesday, May 31, the Solano County Office of Education presented Benicia High School with a Gold Ribbon Award, which honors schools throughout the state for exemplary programs. Since BHS was being honored for its visual and performing arts program, several art-related activities were available throughout campus. Below are just a few. All photos are […]
Longtime Benicia High School, Liberty administrator to retire
After more than 30 years as a teacher and administrator with the Benicia Unified School District, JoAnn Severson is ready to call it a career. In Severson’s 33 years of working in education, 31 have been at BUSD, including 26 at Benicia High School and five years at Liberty High School, where she has served […]
New Benicia High School courses to be considered for approval at Thursday school board meeting
New Benicia High School courses are among the many items on the agenda for the Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District’s Thursday meeting. There are seven new courses that are being considered for implementation at Benicia High School for its 2017-18 school year.These course outlines will be presented by Dr. Leslie Beatson, assistant […]
Top 2017 Liberty graduates grateful for school’s support
(This post has been updated from the print edition to correct the date and time of the graduation.) Jessica Turner did not have an easy start to high school. She began attending Benicia High School, but she said it was not a good fit academically for her. “I had really bad attendance,” she said. “I […]
Greek mythology comes alive in Benicia High School spring dance show
Sometimes, the answers to life’s questions can be found among the stars. That is the idea behind Benicia High School’s advanced dance show “The Meaning Behind the Myth,” which opened last night and will continue for the next two evenings. The dance show— which combines the talents of Benicia High’s drama, dance and other performing […]
Benicia High School informational meeting draws concerns over new graduation requirements, funding for PAB
Parents, students and teachers packed the Benicia High School Performing Arts Building for an informational meeting Monday night about the new school board-approved graduation requirements where they voiced their concerns about their potential impact on art and elective courses. At the March 16 school board meeting, the board held a discussion and first reading of […]
iQuest students reflect on life skills learned in senior internship
For the past year, students in Annette Fewins’ iQuest class at Benicia High School have been interning at local businesses to gain skills in the fields of their choice. Last week, students began discussing what they learned as part of their finals. This was the first year the iQuest course was introduced to Benicia High’s […]
Informational meeting on new graduation requirements to be held at Benicia High School
An informational meeting will be held at Benicia High School on Monday to address the planned graduation requirements for the classes of 2022 and beyond, particularly its potential impact on art and elective requirements. At the March 15 meeting, the school board discussed a new set of graduation requirements that allocated a number of elective units […]
Seniors, parents vote to hold BHS graduation at DVC this year
After an online poll indicated that Benicia High School graduating seniors and parents would rather hold their graduation at Diablo Valley College than at the school’s own George Drolette Stadium, school administrators made DVC’s stadium the new graduation location. Throughout the 2016-17 school year, the Drolette Stadium has been under construction due to a renovation […]
Matthew Turner first-grader wins essay contest
Aubrey Ilasco, a first-grader at Matthew Turner Elementary School, won first place for a letter she had written to Sen. Kamala Harris in the 2017 Growing Up Asian in America contest. The contest, put on by the San Francisco-based community foundation Asian Pacific Fund, is put on annually during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and […]