Knight Times

The year is winding down, but our campus is livelier than ever. We are enjoying having students on campus 2 days a week, and although we are unsure about whether or not there will be an opportunty for students to attend 4 days per week before the end of this year, we are grateful for the time we do have students here.

Students who attended in person on Friday and Monday received their progress reports from their 6th period teacher. Remaining progress reports are being mailed out this week. We are down to less than 5 weeks left in the school year. In the coming weeks, counselors will be reaching out to students who are being recommended for summer school. The district sent out an interest form on Saturday, April 17th, and the official summer school registration process will be starting soon.

We have many exciting things coming up this month. This week we kick off Advanced Placement Testing and we celebrate Teacher Appreciation Week. On Tuesday a production company will be on campus to film/interview seniors for a keepsake video. Addtionally, our campus is scheduled to be under construction starting on May 17th. Fencing will begin going up in large areas of our parking lot and throughout campus so that the contractors can get started. Below are some renderings of what our main entrance will look like by the end of this summer! The middle photo is a rendering of the campus once the entire project is completed (by the end of summer 2022). We are incredibly grateful for the Measure A Bond and the support of VUSD to make this project happen!

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 3rd-May 7th. We are so grateful for the amazing teachers we have at Buckingham and for all that they do for our students. Please join me in acknowledging the work that they do by thanking them this week!

Students who are looking for a place to go after school are weclome in room 9 from 2-4 on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays and from 12:00-4:00 on Wednesdays. This is open to any student, whether or not they are attending in person that day. Students can use this time to complete asynchronous/missing work, attend virtual office hours, or just visit with our campus supervisor, Mr. Mendoza, if they need a place to stay before getting picked up.

AP Testing begins this week! Click here for our AP Schedule including times and locations. If you are signed up for an AP exam, you will receive a loopmail from our counseling department a few days prior to your exams with some instructions. Students will be required to follow all social distancing guidelines, and will need to wear a mask at all times (If you do bring one with you, we will provide you with one). Please be advised that we will be collecting cellphones (including smartwatches) before starting the exam, and will be returned to you at the end of the exam.

Make sure to bring the following to the exam room:

• A government-issued or school-issued photo ID
• Two Number 2 pencils with erasers

Food will not be allowed during the exam so please make sure you have breakfast prior to taking the exam. Please contact the counseling department at 707-453-7300 if you have any questions or concerns.

Our graduation ceremony will take place at Vacaville High School's Tom Zunino Stadium on Friday, June 4th at 10:00 AM. Each Buckingham student will receive up to 8 tickets for guests. We will be sending a letter home later this week with additional information about the graduation ceremony. Stay tuned!

Yards signs are available in the office for our seniors to pick up. Our office is open from 8:00-4:00 daily. Thank you to Buckingham Shield for purchasing these!

Our next Shield meeting will be on Tuesday, May 11th at 6 PM. This is a great opportunity to get to know other Buckingham parents as well as to meet the new principal Mrs. Working and ask any questions you may have. Graduation for the class of 2021 will be discussed! The Zoom link and meeting information can be found below:

https://vacavilleusd.zoom.us/j/97901937922?pwd=R3lCU29weEpHRWJseWtGRkhld2UvQT09

Meeting ID: 979 0193 7922

Passcode: pc51Bi

See the Shield page of the Buckingham website for more information: https://buckingham.schoolloop.com/community/shield

Shield is also selling face masks for $10 each.

This is a reminder that students are required to be screened at home if they are going to be on campus for in person learning or for an extracurricular activity. Please review the flow chart below for information about when a student should stay home.

On Tuesday, May 25th during fourth and fifth periods, Travis Credit Union will be hosting Mad City Money on zoom for several of the economics and math classes. We will need at least 18 volunteers (2 volunteers for each station’s breakout room on zoom) from 8:30am-11:50am.

This is a great opportunity for the students to learn about personal finance in more of a real-world type setting. If you are available to volunteer on Tuesday, May 25th, please reach out to Ms. Bernhardt at kbernhardt@vacavilleusd.org.

Mad City Money is a simulation that gives high school students a sense of adulthood with income and bills to pay. Each participant is assigned a temporary identity, including occupation, salary, debt, credit score, marital status, and children, etc. They visit nine ”merchants” in Mad City to choose housing and transportation and purchase necessities and wants. The goal is to simulate the realities of approaching financial responsibilities.

Instructions and a brief online training will be provided for volunteers prior to the activity.

Attention Knights who are looking for things to add to their resume or college applications, or just students who want to do some good and give back to our community. Vacaville High School students have started a club called the Community Tutoring Program (CTP) where they tutor elementary students in Vacaville Schools. There are so many students in need of extra help that Vacaville High is hoping to partner with Buckingham students who are interested in serving the younger students in our community. All tutoring that our students would provide currently takes place over Zoom. Please contact Mr. Chappell at the email address EricC@vacavilleusd.org to find out more information about how you can help. You can also reach out to Mrs. Working and she will help put you in contact with him.

Please click HERE for the link to order a yearbook.

The 18th Annual Loop the Lagoon race will be Saturday, May 22, 2021 and is staying virtual this year! Register at www.loopthelagoon.com to support the Vacaville Public Education Foundation.

Buckingham Collegiate Charter Academy is a diverse, tightly-knit learning community where every student is known, challenged, and empowered. Devoted staff and students work together to create a safe and supportive atmosphere with a wide variety of classes, clubs, sports, and extracurricular activities.

Email: samanthaw@vacavilleusd.org
Website: buckingham.schoolloop.com
Location: 100 McClellan Street, Vacaville, CA, USA
Phone: 707-453-7300
Twitter: @BCMHSLeadership