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Public high school in Benicia, California, United States
Benicia High School 1101 Military West
, Type Public high school Established 1892[citation needed ] School district Benicia Unified School District Principal Brianna Kleinschmidt Faculty 111 Teaching staff 66.71 (FTE)[ 2] Grades 9 - 12 Enrollment 1,405 (2023–2024)[ 2] Student to teacher ratio 21.06[ 2] Campus Suburban 47 acres (0.19km2 )Color(s) Blue Gold Athletics Diablo Athletic League Mascot Panther Website bhs .beniciaunified .org
Benicia High School is a public high school serving approximately 1,700 students, grades nine through twelve.[ 3] It is part of the Benicia Unified School District . It is located in Benicia, California , in the North Bay sub-region of the San Francisco Bay Area . Like most California high schools, it is an open-air facility. The campus is adjacent to Mary Farmar Elementary School.
Activities and athletics
Benicia High School competes in the Diablo Athletic League (DAL). The Diablo Athletic League is Division I, Benicia competes in the Valley Division.[ 4]
Theater
Throughout the year, the department puts on two dance shows and two plays, one of which is a musical. In some years the students put on their own production. The department also funds an improvisational comedy team which performs shows on select Fridays and Saturdays throughout the school year.
Band
The band consists of five main groups: the marching band , the concert bands , the color guard , the jazz band , and the drumline . The bands and the color guard perform and compete regularly in the fall and spring, and there are a winter color guard and winter drumline. The band competes in the Northern California Band Association .
Notable alumni
Notable alumni of Benicia High School include:
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