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Share your thoughts on Benson’s next principal
July 23rd, 2013It was recently announced that Principal Carol Campbell had been transferred to Grant High School, leaving Benson without a principal at the time of this writing. On July 22, Portland Public Schools started the search for Benson’s next principal by … Continue reading
Benson gets boost from Oregon Legislature
January 9th, 2014It was recently announced that PPS would receive nearly $350k to improve its career technical education offerings or CTE as its widely known today. Thanks to Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian’s legislation, the State of Oregon has awarded grants totaling $20 … Continue reading
Oregon State Robotics Championship at Benson High School, March 2
February 21st, 2014The FIRST Tech Challenge Oregon State Championship Tournament will be held at Benson High School on March 2, 2014. Team judging and inspection will be held at Benson on March 1. ( See http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/ftc ) Press Release for the event This … Continue reading
Innovative geometry class featured on KGW
March 5th, 2014Benson’s math and construction departments came together to create a new type of geometry class that is really taking off. KGW recently filed a story on class, which you can watch below. You can learn more about the program by … Continue reading
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