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Benicia Middle School students present leadership activities; district students report $30,000 in cookie-dough sales
Summary
Three Benicia Middle School student leaders described their leadership class, campus partnerships, dances, TGIF lunchtime events and community service; they said the recent cookie-dough fundraiser was on track for more than $30,000 in sales to fund activities.
Three Benicia Middle School students — Bertie Newton (student body vice president), Emery Crumpton (secretary) and Annie Romero (treasurer) — told trustees about the school’s leadership program, community-service partnerships and student events.
The students said leadership supports clubs such as Sources of Strength and the WEB program (Where Everybody Belongs), helps organize sixth- and seventh-grade dances (using fundraiser money to pay DJs, snacks and decorations), runs TGIF (Thank Goodness It’s Fun Friday) lunchtime events and operates the Viking Store. They described a range of campus service activities including the Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day, support at back-to-school night, assistance at Viking Night family activities and running a small school store for student rewards.
Student speakers said the two-week cookie-dough fundraiser had ended the previous day and that leadership was “on track to have more than $30,000 in sales,” money the students said would support clubs and end‑of‑year events. They also showed photos of events and recalled the sixth-grade dance and other memorable leadership moments.
Board members thanked the students and congratulated them on public speaking. Superintendent Calabresi and the board acknowledged the leadership teacher Daniel Sataki for running the program for five years.
The student presentation was given during the meeting’s highlight segment and did not call for action by the board.
