Students encounter changes at Buena such as in 2011 when the Environmental Club introduced a recycling program within Buena. This program began with a Buena Student, Hannah King, which placed black boxes around the campus of Buena to help students recycle with the support of 50 teachers, who had agreed to leave the black bins in their classrooms. Additionally, the Environmental Club began growing a tomato garden that sold tomatoes to the school cafeteria. This reduced the environmental impact by preventing pollution from transport (Worley 1). These changes reflected the growing environmental awareness of the time.

The conclusion of Obama’s first term as President brought politics back to Buena. Although students weren’t allowed to vote, they were able to experience the debates between Obama and Romney. An article from Buena Speaks, October 19, 2012, described the main arguments from both parties. The article provided the stance each party had on environmental issues. For example, Obama supported allowing businesses a limied amount of pollution they can emit. On the other hand, Romney believed that this would cost the business profits. This allowed students to form their own opinion upon the election (Fenstermacher-Price 1).

Another focus was on the substance abuse of marijuana. Buena Speaks released an article about the problems of marijuana. The main purpose of the article was to inform the students at Buena of the risks that come with substance abuse and the consequences that follow with the abuse of marijuana (Smith 3). The article uses facts to illustrate and warn students about the damage that marijuana can inflict upon an adolescent. Similarly, Buena Speaks writes about the effects of alcohol, advocating for students not to fall for fear pressure, as it considers that 66% of students fall victim to peer pressure (Samayoa 7). The article educates students on the amount of death related to alcohol consumption and warns them to consider the consequence before drinking. 

Just as marijuana problems were rising, the rise of technology in the classroom brought its own problems. Many students started to own smartphones, and these frequently distracted students during class (Covault 1). However, since the introduction of smartphones in a school setting, schools have become more keen on jumping onto the internet train. In 2014, the library implemented the new additions of electronic books to provide a different source of learning for the students. The library's 172 ebook consisted of a wide variety of books that would be necessary for all of the English classes of Buena (Miller 1). With the introduction of ebooks, it allowed students to be able to read on their phone anytime and anywhere. In addition, with the help of more funding the program can hopefully add more ebooks in the future.

A former Buena High School student Troy Dumais became a bronze medalist in the 2012 London Olympics. Troy won a bronze medal for Team USA in the men's synchronized 3-meter springboard diving. Troy and his 4 siblings hold most of the records at Buena. When he was a junior at Buena, he accumulated 701.65 points to break his brother Justin's score of 692.15. The only other sibling to make it to the Olympics was his brother Justin.  In an interview with the Ventura County Star, Troy Dumais said, "I haven't done any diving since the Olympics, and I was off on the board a little bit, but I just wanted to enjoy diving with my brothers. They pushed themselves and did well" (Citation Needed).

On July 5, 2014, construction on the new and improved Buena field began. According to Buenas principal at the time, Mike Irving, this new and improved field cost half a million dollars, which was all paid for by Ventura Unified School District. The new field replaced the previous field of the last prev. 8 years, it now features a vibrant bulldog laid out across the 50-yard line as well as the word ¨ Bulldog ¨ printed boldly in the end zones and both sidelines of the field. Mr. Irving said ¨ I am very satisfied.¨ This new turf is expected to serve the Bulldog's football and soccer teams for the next 10 years.