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November 14th, 2013
PPS Parent, Paul Anthony, recently addressed the Portland School Board to highlight an innovative, home grown program at Benson that merges geometry and the shop classes, allowing the students to immediately answer their own question of “When am I ever … 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
Benson robotics team headed to Super Regional competition
March 7th, 2014Benson Robotics Team #267 has advanced the the super regional competition, to be held in Sacramento, CA March 20-22, 2014. They need to raise $4,000 to cover entrance fees and travel expenses. You can help them get there by donating … Continue reading
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