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3 school drama programs combine for ‘Virgil’s Wedding’

April 30, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

Benicia Unified School District would like to invite you to a wedding— “Virgil’s Wedding,” that is. This week, audiences will be treated to a performance of Eddie McPherson’s Southern comedy at Benicia Middle School for a dinner theater fundraiser. However, the union depicted in “Virgil’s Wedding” is not the only marriage that attendees will stand […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News, The Arts, Theater Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia High School, Benicia Middle School, Benicia Unified Players, Benicia Unified School District, Cathy Wright, dinner theater, Nathan Day. Virgil's Wedding, Nikki Tillotson

Solano County Educator of the Year nominees announced

April 23, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

BHS math teacher, BMS campus supervisor in running The Solano County Office of Education (SCOE) announced its nominees for the county’s Educators of the Year Award. Two Benicia Unified School District employees are in the running. This year, 13 employees from each of the county’s school district are eligible, including teachers and support staff. Representing […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Angela Porter, Benicia High School, Benicia Middle School, Benicia Unified School District, Educators of the Year, Lee Anne Aidt, Solano County Office of Education

Letters: Cannabis, refinery emissions and Gold Ribbon Awards

April 23, 2017 by Editor 53 Comments

The real public safety issue At a recent City Council meeting, an elected official reaffirmed disapproval of storefront cannabis dispensaries, citing public safety concerns. I can find no credible evidence to sustain a view that crime goes up when cannabis dispensaries are introduced in a neighborhood. To the contrary, many notable sources, including the FBI, […]

Filed Under: Features, Letters, Opinion Tagged With: BAAQMD, Benicia, Benicia High School, Benicia Middle School, Benicia Unified School District, cannabis, Gold Ribbon Awards, Valero Benicia Refinery

Benicia High, Benicia Middle honored as exemplary California secondary schools

April 20, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

On Tuesday, State Superintendent of Public Schools Tom Torlakson announced that 275 California middle and high schools were being recognized as part of the state’s Gold Ribbon Schools Award Program. Among them are Benicia Middle School and Benicia High School. The Gold Ribbon program honors schools throughout the state while the previous program, California Distinguished […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia High School, Benicia Middle School, Benicia Unified School District, Gold Ribbon Awards

Further Benicia Middle School remodeling updates presented to school board

April 9, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Middle School, Benicia Unified School District, Joe Henderson, Khushwinder Gill, Liberty High School, Measure S, Melanie Buck, Odyssey of the Mind, Zachary Pless

Slate of Measure S projects on agenda for Thursday’s school board meeting

April 4, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Middle School, Benicia Unified School District, Measure S, school board

BMS creative thinking team advances to World Finals

April 2, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Middle School, Michigan State University, Odyssey of the Mind, World Finals

Creative exhibits to return to Mini Maker Faire for third year Sunday

March 31, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

For those who live in Benicia, the days of driving to San Francisco or beyond to go to conventions featuring innovative, mind-bending attractions are less of a necessity. Such creativity can be viewed at Benicia Middle School every April. For the third year in a row, Benicia Makerspace— a 501(c) 3 nonprofit group that brings […]

Filed Under: Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Makerspace, Benicia Middle School, John Collins, Mini Maker Faire, Riveropolis, Tapigami

School board to hold public hearing on ‘substantially complex’ Measure S projects

February 28, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

The Governing Board of the Benicia Unified School District will be holding a public hearing at Thursday’s meeting to set the retention for two Measure S projects at 10 percent because they are considered substantially complex. Measure S is an initiative that was approved by Benicia voters in 2014 to provide $49.6 million in bond […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia, Benicia Middle School, Benicia Unified School District, Measure S, school board, solar PV

Architects present revised Benicia Middle School campus remodel plans at Thursday’s school board meeting

February 5, 2017 by Nick Sestanovich Leave a Comment

  Lee Pollard of HY Architects delivered a presentation on plans to modernize the Benicia Middle School campus at Thursday’s school board meeting. The project is one of many to be funded by Measure S, an initiative approved by Benicia voters in 2014 to provide $49.6 million in bond funding to be spent on facilities […]

Filed Under: Education, Features, Front Page, News Tagged With: Benicia Middle School, Benicia Unified School District, HY Architects, Measure S, school board

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