This Sunday, Benicians will once again come together for a run to raise money for Benicia’s schools as part of the Benicia Education Foundation’s Run for Education. This year is a little more special than most: it is the event’s 10th year. The run had humble beginnings in 2008 when some BEF board members came […]
Police: Teacher had ‘inappropriate relationship’ with student
Staff Report A Benicia High School teacher who had previously been arrested for allegedly possessing edible cannabis and stolen property on school grounds was discovered to have allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with a student, the Benicia Police Department said in a news release. Police arrested Riana Lane, a 23-year-old special education teacher, Monday after […]
Further Benicia Middle School remodeling updates presented to school board
New Henderson and Liberty principals, deputy superintendent announced Lee Pollard of HY Architects delivered an update of Benicia Middle School’s campus modernization project at Thursday’s school board meeting. The redesign of Benicia Middle’s campus, funded by Measure S and set to begin in the fall, has been a topic of discussion at school board meetings […]
Slate of Measure S projects on agenda for Thursday’s school board meeting
Lee Pollard of HY Architects and Measure S Bond Director Roxanne Egan will deliver an update on progress to the renovation of Benicia Middle School at Thursday’s school board meeting. The renovation of BMS is one of the last remaining projects in the first phase of Measure S, an initiative approved by voters in 2014 […]
Counseling matters: Waiting for that little white envelope…
We’re not very good at waiting – our western culture rather abhors it. And up ’till now, many of Benicia’s families and students have been doing it for months – years, in some cases. For these days, you can hear certain sounds ripping the air from the families of Benicia’s high school seniors: sighs and […]
Benicia High freshman reflects on prize-winning anti-tobacco PSA
What may start off as school assignments can often lead to great things. In March, a public service announcement video submitted through Benicia High School’s Friday Night Live Club— the local chapter of a statewide organization aimed at promoting healthy lifestyles among teens by preventing alcohol, tobacco and substance abuse— won first prize for a […]
BMS creative thinking team advances to World Finals
As part of the Odyssey of the Mind competition, seven Benicia Middle Schoolers have been working to think outside the box. That type of thinking will take them outside the state when they participate in the World Finals in May. Odyssey of the Mind is an internationally sponsored competition for students ranging from kindergarteners to […]
Photo: Radio station takes over Benicia High gym
DUI trial to be held in BHS auditorium today
Solano Superior Court Judge Robert Bowers will be presiding over a DUI trial today with plaintiffs and defendants presenting their cases. The catch? It will all take place in Benicia High School’s Performing Arts Building auditorium. This morning, approximately 400 students will witness an actual criminal trial, not a mock presentation. The judge, attorneys, witnesses, […]
School board approves pay increases, discusses new graduation requirements at Thursday’s meeting
The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District unanimously voted to approve a tentative agreement between the district and the Benicia Teachers’ Association at Thursday’s meeting. In November, the BTA declared it was at an impasse with the district over contract negotiations regarding pay raises. On March 3, a tentative agreement was reached that […]