Standing at a lectern on a stage amid Tom Zunino Stadium, Samantha Working, principal of Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy, quoted from Martin Luther King Jr.’s college newspaper article, “The Purpose of Education.”

Looking out at some 100 seniors during commencement Friday morning at Vacaville High School, she noted that the then-young and soon-to-be pastor and globally known racial justice activist said that education must enable a person to “sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction.”

King believed the purpose of education is to think critically but that intelligence was not enough — “Intelligence plus character is the goal of true education,” Working added, directly quoting the civil rights icon’s words, as the 90-minute ceremony got underway at 10 a.m. under largely clear skies but a stiff breeze sweeping across the artificial-turf field.

Source: ‘Noble,’ ‘tough’ Buckingham grads mark their big day – The Vacaville Reporter

By Matt Miller

The 105 graduates of Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy celebrated not only their commencement Friday morning at Vacaville High School’s Tom Zunino Stadium but also their adaptability.

Few seniors faced more challenges in their four years than the assembled group of Knights in burgundy caps and gowns. They went through the worldwide pandemic, online learning and masked in-person academics as all others, but also moved from the Bella Vista Road campus to the new one on McLellan Street. They attended classes while it was being reconstructed from an old elementary school to a modern high school.

Source: Buckingham celebrates its 105 ‘resilient’ graduating Knights

Kairos Public Schools received an honorable mention for the California Civic Learning Award, making it one of 18 schools in the state to receive this prestigious recognition.

The California Civic Learning Award is given to schools that demonstrate excellence in civic education and engagement, and Kairos was recognized for “its commitment to preparing its students to be informed, engaged, and responsible citizens,” the school said in a statement.

“We are thrilled to receive this recognition from the California Department of Education,” Jared Austin, co-founder and executive director of Kairos, said in the statement. “At Kairos, we are dedicated to ensuring that our students have the knowledge, skills, and civic dispositions to be active and engaged members of their communities. This award is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our teachers, staff, and students.”

Source: Good News: Kairos Public Schools earns civics honorable mention

By Rebecca Wasik

National Honor Society students at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy in Vacaville are making a difference when it comes to breast cancer awareness.

Recology Vacaville Solano currently leases out pink trash totes for $200 a year, with all funds supporting the Solano Midnight Sun Breast Cancer Foundation. These pink totes replace the traditional gray trash totes that are standard for residents. The totes are vibrant pink to show support to those in the community who may be suffering from or are survivors of breast cancer.

Source: Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy students partner with Recology for breast cancer fundraiser – The Vacaville Reporter

Support students at Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy by indulging in crab.

The BCCA SHIELD parent group is hosting a crab feed at 6-10 p.m. Saturday at the McBride Senior Center, 91 Town Square Place in Vacaville.

Proceeds will go toward scholarships and fund student club supplies and activities.

Doors open at 5 p.m., followed by no-host cocktail service at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 6:30 p.m.

Source: Buckingham crab feed supports students – The Vacaville Reporter

By Jeannie Nguyen

More than 1,000 students are waiting their turn for a chance to get into a Vacaville charter school after hearing about its recent academic success.

Success is not the word many would use over the few years when dealing with the pandemic, but for the staff and students at Kairos Public Schools, success is a word that they’re pleased to share given what they’ve endured.

A few minutes before Lauren Goff’s fourth grade class, it was clear that having fun while learning is a top priority.

Source: Northern California charter school has academic success following tough years during pandemic

By Richard Bammer

Thirty seniors made their way to the stage and, about 30 minutes later, it was all about diplomas, that emblem of adulthood and a figurative ticket to a new life.

Newly graduated from Vacaville Unified’s summer school, the seniors, who picked up their diplomas Friday afternoon in the filled-to-capacity Catwalk Theater at Will C. Wood, did not walk across the stage in June with their respective classmates at Vacaville, Buckingham Charter and Wood high schools, and Ernest Kimme Charter Academy.

Source: New roads ahead for 30 VUSD summer school graduates – The Vacaville Reporter

By Susan Hiland

McKayla Klein brought her handmade jewelry collection to the vendor fair to help support her school, Buckingham Charter on Saturday.

The seventh-grader began making jewelry for Girl Scouts and found it so relaxing she just couldn’t stop creating.

Last year she began selling her creations at craft fairs with the help of her parents.

Source: Buckingham vendor fair helps support teachers and students