By Lois Requist Script, still pictures, and video—we were ready when the team of students from Benicia High School met us. We talked about what we had prepared and how the process would work. A member of the Human Services Commission was there to make sure everything went well. The product, a video about Carquinez […]
Benicia High students rally on campus for gun control
Unlike at the thousands of schools across the country, zero students walked out of Benicia High School during the National School Walkout. Instead, students held a rally in the quad during Access Period to give speeches on preventing future gun violence and improving their school. Senior Carson Rendell began the rally with a moment of […]
BHS discourages leaving campus for National School Walkout, provides alternative activities
Students leaving campus or skipping classes for the National School Walkout will be marked absent, according to a recently issued Benicia High School newsletter. In response to the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. One month ago today, students at schools and universities throughout the country are planning to walk out […]
BHS grad acts in Vancouver production of ‘The Crucible’
When audiences in Vancouver go to see the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) production of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” in a week, they will see a Benician in the cast. Jed Weiss, a 2013 graduate of Benicia High School, will be portraying the pious but vulnerable Rev. John Hale. Weiss was first approached with the […]
BUSD provides update on BHS special education model at school board meeting
District employees of the year also honored More than six months after its implementation, Dr. Carolyn Patton— Benicia Unified School District special services director—delivered an update on Benicia High School’s curriculum support model for its special education students at Thursday’s school board meeting. First, Patton highlighted some components of the Performance Indicator Review (PIR), […]
Benicia High students hold vigil for Florida school shooting victims
In the wake of the Feb. 14 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. that left 17 people dead, Benicia High School students marched down to City Park for a candlelight vigil Saturday to pay respect to the victims. The event was organized by a large group of students, including Carson Rendell, […]
Benicia High School honored by state for civic education
On Thursday, Tom Torlakson, state superintendent of public instruction, announced that 74 schools throughout California were recipients of Civic Learning Awards, which honor public schools’ efforts to engage students in civic learning. Sitting among this crop with a merit award is Benicia High School. Benicia High promotes civic engagement in a variety of ways, including […]
Throwback Thursday: Herald headlines for the week of Feb. 25, 1943, 1968 and 1993
Compiled by Nick Sestanovich 75 years ago Jail Sentence For Disturbing School (Feb. 25, 1943) Clarence Coats, 19, Benicia youth, was given a 30 day sentence in the county jail in Judge Springer’s court this morning, on complaint of L.H. Hamann, charging Coats with disturbing the peace at the Benicia High school. Sentence was suspended […]
Benicia Middle School campus modernization dominates school board meeting Thursday
A quarterly bond update was delivered at Thursday’s school board meeting. The biggest item discussed was the modernization of Benicia Middle School’s campus. BMS modernization One of the largest remaining items to be funded by Measure S is new construction at BMS to give the school more of a 21st century look. Lee Pollard of […]
BHS holds fundraiser for paralyzed wrestler
For the past few weeks, Benicia High School has been raising money for a severely injured wrestler from Pleasant Hill. On Jan. 10, College Park High School sophomore Ryan Joseph suffered an injury to his spinal cord, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down and affecting his ability to breathe and speak on his own. […]