Charles Young, superintendent of Benicia Unified School District, announced Stephen Slater as the new principal of Matthew Turner Elementary School. Earlier this month, Leslie Beatson— the principal at Matthew Turner since 2012— was announced as the district’s new assistant superintendent of educational services, succeeding Marie Morgan who will be taking the reins as the superintendent […]
School board approves contracting bid, change orders for BHS stadium
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 […]
School board to vote on bidder for Benicia High stadium renovation project
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 […]
Matthew Turner principal named as new assistant superintendent
Last week, Benicia Unified School District Superintendent Charles Young announced Leslie Beatson, the principal of Matthew Turner Elementary School, as the district’s new assistant superintendent of education services. She will be succeeding Marie Morgan, who will start a new job as superintendent of Walnut Creek School District in July. Beatson has been the principal of […]
BHS valedictorian recalls high school experiences, looks forward to Berkeley
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, […]
Avengers, Assemble: Benicia Middle School student creates cardboard robotic suit for art final
Benicia Middle Schoolers got a big surprise yesterday, as they witnessed a person in a cardboard Iron Man suit walking around campus during lunch. That person was eighth-grader Ronald Goodman, and it was his final art project for the year. Goodman is a student in Pat Hall’s advanced art class, which consists of very artistically […]
Graduating Benicia High School seniors will return to where they started for Senior Parade
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 […]
New Benicia High School courses approved at Thursday’s school board meeting
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 […]
Three Benicia Unified school board seats up for re-election
Three seats on the Benicia Unified School District’s Governing Board are up for re-election this November, and the board will be voting to approve a resolution specifying the date and purpose of the election at this Thurdsay’s meeting- the last of the 2015-16 school year. Pursuant to Education Code section 5017, the terms of three […]
BUSD retirees, award recipients honored at luncheon
The Benicia Unified School District (BUSD) honored 24 new retirees and numerous years-of-service award recipients at a luncheon at Benicia High School on May 13. Two teachers were honored for both the 35-years-of-service mark and their 2016 retirement from the district, namely Deborah Casey and Michael Mullikin. Casey taught math at Benicia Middle School, and […]