Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district. Since the Artistic Discovery competition began in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.
Three Buena art students, Summer Martinez, Trinity Johnson and Camryn Bennefield, have submitted their art work to Congressman Juan Ciscomani’s office for consideration. A panels of district artists select the winning entries from all of the pieces submitted for District 6. Winners are recognized both in their district and at an annual awards ceremony in Washington, DC. The winning works are displayed for one year at the U.S. Capitol.
Good luck to Summer, Trinity and Camryn!
Buena Culinary just returned from the FCCLA (Family, Career, Community, Leaders of America) State Leadership Conference and Competition at the Westin La Paloma in Tucson Az, where over 1,000 students from Az FCCLA members competed in Culinary, Hospitality , Early Childhood Education, Fashion and Leadership events.
7 Buena Advanced Culinary Students attended with the following recognitions:
Shariah Turner- Cupcake Decorating- Bronze Medal
Yasmin Hernandez-Acosta- Cake Decorating- Silver Medal
Rebekah Padilla- Culinary Display- Silver Medal
Colton Jones- Culinary- Bronze Medal
Joshua Chieppa- Culinary- Bronze Medal
Nathan Moses- Food Innovations- Silver Medal
Devin Tureson- Mystery Basket- Bronze Medal
Attention Buena/Palominas Bus riders.
If we are still under the fire restrictions in the morning in the Hereford/Palominas area our Palominas Bus routes will be modified with the following:
Any stops along Hereford Rd will be pick up at Moson and Nevada stop time 6:40am to 6:45am
Any stops on Palominos Rd will be picked up at the Bright Spot at 6:15am.
If there are no traffic restrictions in place in the morning the routes will run as normal.
Due to the fire in the Palominas area, Buena students on all Palominas bus routes may not be able to get to their bus stops. Students who cannot be dropped off due to road closures will be transported back to Buena for parent pick up. No routes in Sierra Vista are affected.
Registration for the 3rd annual Summer Academy starts today!!! The Summer Academy is free to all students who are currently enrolled in Kinder-12th grade, no matter what school you attend. The Academy is Monday through Friday beginning on June 5th and ending July 14 . Students will be able to take up to four courses of their choosing. Remediation in one or both English Language Arts and Math is offered for K-8th and credit recovery for high school student in ELA, Math, Health, Future Focus, Tech Foundation and Social Studies. We also offer a wide variety of Enrichment class so students can explore and have some fun over the summer.
For more details and to register please visit our website at: https://www.svusd68.org/o/svusd/page/summer-academy
On Tuesday night Buena High School Fine Arts presented the Class of 2023 Arizona State Seal of Arts Proficiency Candidates during a Capstone Review at the Klein Center for the Performing Arts.
For an Arizona student to qualify for the seal, they must complete a Seal of Arts Proficiency Pathway and successfully graduate from an Arizona district public school. The pathway is designed to celebrate students who complete a rigorous, standards-based, and high-quality arts education course of study.
To qualify for the Arizona State Seal of Arts Proficiency, a student will complete:
1. A final GPA of 3.0 or 4.0 in each qualifying arts/career and technical education (CTE) course.
2. 4 minimum credit requirements in one of the following ways:
a. A minimum of 4 credits in one artistic discipline: (dance, music, theatre, visual arts or media arts)
OR
b. 3 credits in one artistic discipline, and 1 qualifying creative industries CTE credit or separate artistic discipline.
OR
c. 2 credits in one artistic discipline, and 2 credits in a qualifying creative industries CTE class or a separate artistic discipline.
3. 80 hours of arts related extracurricular activities
4. A student capstone project
Buena Fine Arts students who have met all of the requirements are:
Braylee Norton with her presentation in Cognitive Learning and Music Education along with a performance of Aria for Alto Saxophone by Eugene Bozza
Megan Gregory with 3 vocal performances- Via Dolorosa by Billy Sprague, Nacht und Traeume by Franz Schubert and Goodnight My Someone by Meredith Willson.
Chase Deleon with his performance on trumpet of Trumpet Concerto in Eb by Joseph Haydn-First Movement and on piano with Disney Medley by Tony Ann
When each of these talented students graduate in May the Arizona State Seal of Arts Proficiency will be on their diploma. Congratulations to these amazing student for this great achievement. #Buena #ThinkLikeAnArtist #BuenaFineArts #SVUSDStars
On Saturday the Sierra Vista Herald honored students and teachers from Cochise County during the Academic All-Stars and Golden Apple Awards. We are proud that several of our students and staff were recognized, including the 2 time Academy All-Star PDS Student Council and the Crystal Apple Winner Tara Floss!!! Congratulations to all of these amazing students and staff.
Academic All Stars
Melanie R.- Senior, BHS
Chase D.- Senior, BHS
Lucy E- Junior, BHS
Aubrey T.- Sophomore, BHS
PDS Student Council- Oliva P. 6th, Grace S. 6th, Angel C. 6th, Jaden G. 5th, Bethany H. 6th, Holdyn J. 6th, Claire S. 6th, Abigail R. 5th, Zoe S. 5th and Lola-Jean C. 6th.
Crystal Apple Winner
Tara Floss World History teacher at BHS
Gold Apple Honorees
Cynthia Avery, 4th grade teacher at VM
Jill Urbina, Para at VM
Claudia Buckner-Bowman, English Teacher at BHS
Bill Conroy, Marketing Teacher at BHS
Tabitha Hopper, Counselor at BHS
Buena is full of amazing teachers and this year we are incredibly honored to name Jill Osterman as our Teacher of the Year!
Mrs. Osterman teaches Social Studies at Buena and her students love coming to class everyday. Mrs. Osterman can often be found greeting her students in the hallway before class, giving out hugs as needed whether in celebration of an achievement or to show support in tough times, Her students know from the first day of class they are loved and cared about. Once class begins, Mrs. Osterman challengers her students to think about history in a variety of ways. The are challenged to analyze, create and investigate. Her lessons are thought out and creative, having students explore and make connections. Their work is evident throughout her classroom, as she is constantly displaying their assignments and celebrating their learning. She reviews her student's data, breaking down questions, reteaching and reassessing. Mrs. Osterman gives her students every opportunity to show their mastery of the content in different ways. Each lesson shows creativity and diversity, reaching all learning modalities.
Congratulations to Mrs. Osterman for being Buena's Teacher of the Year!!
Last Thursday was our annual Read Across America Family Night and it was an amazing time. Families and students came out to enjoy games, meet some great characters, and take home a book of their choosing. Thank you to all of the staff for their hard work and to our families who came out to enjoy.
Happy Reading!!!
Spring Break is March 13th through 17th. All school and district offices will be closed. We hope everyone enjoys their break and will see you all again on Monday, March 20th.
This week SVUSD honored 8 outstanding educators as Teacher of the Year for each of our schools. Every one of these individuals is an exemplary teacher and help all of their students be the best student they can be. Over the next 8 days we will meet each one of these teachers and learn a little bit about what makes them so amazing.
Congratulations to all of you, you make SVUSD an amazing district for our students!
Join us for the All-City Choir Concert on Thursday, March 9th at7pm at the Klein Center for the Performing Arts located inside Buena High School!
The All-City Band Concert is on Wednesday, March 8th at 7pm in The Klein Center for the Performing Arts located in Buena High School. Join us for this band concert from all of our school!
Attention Class of 2027! Getting To Know Buena is Tuesday, March 7th from 4:30-6:30 at Buena High School.
Come by Buena High School and learn about all of the great learning opportunities, clubs, programs and extracurricular activities Buena has to offer.
Teachers, Administration, Counselors and current Students will be on hand to answer any questions you and your family may have.
You can also complete your 2023-2024 Course Request by visiting this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1l3FKDMrQzv9S0EjauBcXZvdzACTYnP7NLFafh3cw5lo/viewform?edit_requested=true
Buena High School Theatre Arts presents "The Storm in the Barn" , written by Eric Coble from the graphic novel by Matt Phelan.
The Storm in the Barn is a magical story that takes us to Kansas, 1937, in the midst of the Dust Bowl. Jack Clark is only 11 years old, but he must face the dust storms, the mysterious Dust Dementia and a strange and terrifying discovery he made in the barn next door. Jack finds himself questioning if he’s capable of being the hero. He is smaller than the other boys and not nearly as tough. He needs to protect his dying sister, overcome the sinister shadow lurking in the barn, and save his family. Maybe even save the world.
On March 3rd, 2023 and March 4th, 2023, The Klein Center will open its doors at 6:30pm to present this American fable. The show will begin at 7pm. Tickets will be on sale for $5 per person. See you then!
Due to our area forecast for ice and snow overnight all SVUSD schools will be closed to students for the full day on Thursday, March 2nd.
Join us for a dedication celebration for Mrs. Connie Johnson during our Governing Board meeting on Wednesday, February 22nd at the Rothery Educational Center Conference Room.
There will be no school on Friday, February 17th and Monday, February 20th in honor of Presidents Day. All school and district offices will also be closed. Please have a safe holiday weekend.
Due to our area forecast for ice and snow overnight all Sierra Vista Unified School District schools will have a delayed start time of two hours. Buena will begin at 9:20am, JCMS at 11am and elementary schools at 10am. Bus times will be pushed back 2 hours on all routes and stops. All release times will remain as a normal Wednesday school day. Breakfast will still be available but only cereal, lunch will be served as normal. Buena will not have zero hour. Thank you.
At Buena, one of our amazing School Counselors is Ms. Brown.
"Hi everybody I’m Stephanie Brown, School Counselor at Buena High School. I love being a school counselor. As a former special education/kindergarten teacher, my passion for helping kids grew into my motivation to start my masters in school counseling. The last two years at the high school I have enjoyed building relationships with the students, families and staff. I look forward to continuing at the high school and improving/ growing our school counseling program. "
Thank you for #HelpingStudentsDreamBig
