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Benson gets boost from Oregon Legislature

January 9th, 2014

It 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, 2014

The 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

Benson Graduation 2014

June 10th, 2014

The Oregonian ran a nice story with a few pictures from Benson’s graduation on June 9th. Graduation 2014: Benson Polytechnic High School celebrates diversity (w/photos) As an added bonus, Principal Wilson was live tweeting the entire event! Principal Wilson hanging … Continue reading

Tech Algebra

November 24th, 2014

You may remember hearing about the successful Tech Geometry class.  Building on that success, a “Tech Algebra” class has been created that teaches students algebra through the integration of real-world scenarios. Part of the coursework entails operating a business where … Continue reading


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