Congratulations to several world language students from Buckingham Charter Magnet High School in Vacaville who attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2017 National Spanish Examinations, a standardized assessment and motivational contest sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.

Forty-one BCMHS students from every level of Spanish offered earned national awards making their teachers, Anjee Deards and Jouli Jara, incredibly proud!  Seven students received a gold medal (top 95% in the nation), fourteen received silver medals (85%-94% in the nation), and twenty received bronze medals (75%-84% in the nation).  In addition, fifty-two students received honorable mention certificates (50%-74% in the nation). “Attaining a medal or honorable mention for any student on the National Spanish Examination is very prestigious,” said Kevin Cessna-Buscemi, National Director of the Exams, “because the exams are the largest of their kind in the United States with over 157,000 students nationwide participating in 2017.”

BCMHS has a long history of high student achievement on the NSE and is the only high school in the area that offers it to students.

Way to go, Knights!

Congratulations to Isaac Flower, Trinity Garrido, Brooke Parker, and Savannah Wylie for their “Power of One” video from Mrs. Ireland’s 2^nd Period IDM class.  The team won the grand prize last night for the Solano County Kindness Campaign Video Contest and walked the red carpet at Brenden Theatre!  They and their teacher were awarded a night tour at Alcatraz Island and a GoPro for the classroom.  Our Knights never cease to amaze us!  Click Here to watch the award winning video.

The following students were also finalists at the event, Congratulations and thank you all for representing Buckingham (BCMHS had six of the 10 finalist videos)!

Christopher Cameron, Melanie Fletcher, Jacob Boesel , CJ Klingman, and Thiago Morales, Tricia Ackerman, Lena Brumfield, and Maria Cervantes Mejia and Nicole Paulson , Adriana Ticer, and Miriah Camacho.

Check out these amazing kids, and their talented instructor, preforming at the May 4th board meeting, GREAT JOB!

1. A teacher may suspend a student for up to two days for acts enumerated in Sec. 48900, e.g., causing or threatening bodily harm, possessing weapons, drugs, alcohol, using tobacco, stealing or receiving stolen property, damaging or attempting to damage school property, robbery, extortion, disruption of school activities or willfully defying valid authority. –Education Code Sec. 48910

The teacher must report the suspension to the principal immediately and send the student to the principal’s office.

The teacher must ask the parent to attend a conference regarding the suspension, and arrange for the school counselor/psychologist to be present if possible.

4. The principal can decide to keep the child on site, but  “The pupil shall not be returned to the class from which he or she was suspended, during the period of the suspension, without the concurrence of the teacher of the class and the principal.” – Education Code Sec. 48910(a)

5. The suspended pupil shall not be placed in another regular class during the suspension.- Education Code Sec. 48910(b)