A threat purportedly made against Benicia Middle School by “clowns” on social media was determined to not be credible, Benicia police said. In the past few months, “creepy clown” sightings have become a bit of a phenomenon. The craze originated in South Carolina in August when unsubstantiated reports arose of clowns trying to lure kids […]
School board to consider architect for Benicia Middle School portable replacement
The Governing Board of Benicia Unified School District will consider Hibser Yamauchi (HY) Architects for the design of Benicia Middle School’s portable replacement project at Thursday’s meeting. The project is another item that is part of the Measure S bond’s Facilities Master Plan, which has already provided a new roof for the middle school and […]
Benicia High School placed on temporary lockdown following online threat
Benicia High School was placed on a temporary precautionary lockdown Monday morning in response to a threat made by a 15-year-old male student. According to Lt. Mike Greene, Benicia Police Department had received reports of a student making active shooter-type threats on social media. The department then notified Benicia Unified School District, and Benicia High […]
Benicia Middle Schoolers get taste of 21st century learning with Viking Village
One of the growing educational trends in recent years has been the implementation of active learning classrooms. These are rooms that provide a 21st century learning environment with laptops, tablets, interactive whiteboards, ergonomic seats and tables and more with the goal of having students become more involved in the educational process in innovative new ways. […]
Bark For Life: Walking with paws for a good cause
As runners were taking part in the annual Relay for Life at Benicia Middle School to raise money for the American Cancer Society, a new concurrent event was working toward the same goal. The difference: the participants had two extra legs and long tails. Between 40 and 50 people attended the American Cancer Society’s first […]
UC Davis-sponsored camp teaches Benicia Middle School girls about importance of computing, tech and more
Education plays a big role in determining students’ futures. As they move through their schooling, students take at least one class that inspires them to enter that field or influences what they want to do with their lives. Additionally, as technology becomes more omnipresent, more career opportunities open up for everybody. Therefore, it has […]
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 […]
Benicia Middle School to hold blood drive honoring two BUSD cancer patients
(Note: This story has been updated from the print edition.) Benicia Middle School will be partnering with the American Red Cross to host a blood drive Saturday for two children who have battled cancer in the past year, one a BMS student and the other the son of one of its administrators. In September […]
Benicia Middle School placed on temporary lockdown following alleged gunman sighting across street
Benicia Middle School was placed on a temporary precautionary lockdown Tuesday morning after a student claimed to have seen a man carrying a gun at the church across the street, police said. According to a Benicia Police Department Facebook post, a Benicia Middle School student reported seeing a suspicious person carrying a gun in his […]
Benicia teacher, 11 others get grants
■ $2,000 award will go toward improving middle school library A dozen Solano County music teachers have received a total of $20,800 in music grants made available this year by Donald and Rose Marie Wong through their endowment fund at Solano Community Foundation, said Stephanie Wolf, the foundation’s chief executive officer. Among the recipients is […]