Benson Polytechnic High School Alumni Association

Tech Football starts to rebuild

As Benson’s football program begins its rebuilding process, Principal Wilson has hired Benson Alum Devarieous Sly-Clay to lead the team.  Coach Sly-Clay has previously coached at Sherwood and Crescent Valley.  You can read The Oregonian’s article about the hire here. … Continue reading

Senior Class Video Archive

Each year, the senior class puts together a video yearbook of sorts and presents it at the Senior Awards Assembly. We’ve tried to catalog those that can be found online. Enjoy!

PIL Honors

The PIL recently honored the top Sportswoman, Sportsman, Coach and Assistant Coach at each high school. Benson’s honorees where: Sportswoman:  Chaquinn Cook – earning 10 letters in volleyball, basketball, track & field Sportsman:  Anthony Ross – earning 6 letters in … Continue reading

Help Benson get to Nationals!

Three Benson students have qualified to compete at the SkillsUSA National Competition, one in Photography and a team of two students in Web Design. They’re busy raising the money necessary to make it to Louisville, Kentucky. Here’s where you come … Continue reading

Oregon rebuilds school-to-career programs

The Oregonian recently ran a story covering the resurgence in Career Technical Education (CTE) among Oregon high schools. They featured two great Benson stories of alumni who have found success through the application of their CTE studies. Read more about … Continue reading

Tech Show Turnout

The cool kids are all about the data these days, right?! Here’s a breakdown of who we saw stop by the Alumni Room at Tech Show. Group – Thursday Attendance – Friday Attendance Parents/Students – 2 – 7 Teachers – … Continue reading

Benson crowns its 2015 Rose Festival Princess

Senior Tihanne Mar-Shall was selected to represent Benson on the 2015 Rose Festival Court. She’s a senior who plans to study psychology in college, eventually becoming a lawyer or entrepreneur. Beth Nakumura, of The Oregonian, has a great write-up and … Continue reading

Benson announces steps to rebuild its football program

Monday night, February 23rd, at a public meeting, Benson’s Principal Curtis Wilson announced that Benson would try a different approach to rebuild its football program. In recent years there has been a small turnout for football and Benson has had … Continue reading

A short history of the diesel program at Benson Tech

by Brett Anderson, Diesel/Automotive Instructor There is a 30+ year history of diesel being taught as part of the automotive major at Benson Tech. The program was established in the mid-1980s. I was hired in 1994 as the diesel/automotive instructor … Continue reading

Oregon high school robotics competition at Benson Tech

Benson Tech High School and its Robotics Club will host the 2015 Oregon Robotics Championship and Outreach Program FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) on March 7th and 8th in the Benson Tech gym. The event will bring together dozens of Oregon … Continue reading