In reading the Portland Tribune’s excellent breakdown of the PIL Hall of Fame’s 2015 inductees, we noticed that Benson alum Elwood Cooke (Class of 1932) will be included. Cooke, who died in 2004, won the Wimbledon doubles championship in 1939 … Continue reading
Shasta Kerns Moore, with the Portland Tribune, has posted a wonderful look at the coming Benson Tech Wellness Center and the effort that has made it a reality.
Congratulations to the two students who were selected to receive Benson Alumni Scholarships in 2015. Marisa Jimenez-Pereera will attend Mt. Hood Community College or PCC with an emphasis on health occupations. Breanna Le plans on attending Clark College, also with … Continue reading
Through the continuous efforts of a few indefatigable supporters — namely Benson Tech Counselor Amy Henry and Planning Coordinator Doreen Roozee, whose testimony last week before the Budget Committee of the PPS Board capped off an 18-month effort — an … Continue reading
by Sanjay Bedi, athletic director, Benson Tech, Sbedi [at] pps [dot] net I am very excited on the rebuilding of the Benson Tech Football program. We spent a lot of time re-evaluating the program after last season and made a … Continue reading
Since March 2014, the foundation has been an approved 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. One of the Foundation’s first major contributors was Ziba Design, which made a contribution as as part of its participation in the Architecture Program at Benson Tech, which … Continue reading
The Youth Entrepreneur (TYE) is a youth entrepreneurship education and training program designed and implemented by TiE, the world’s largest Entrepreneur Club. Through connections with the Oregon Entrepreneur in Residence Kanth Golpapur and President of TiE Oregon Nitin Rae, Benson … Continue reading
An updated version of Benson Polytechnic High School’s Five-year Plan will be available in early September 2015. The update lays out a number of important high-priority action items to improve Benson Tech over the next three school years. The update … Continue reading
In November of 2016, Portland voters will decide whether to rebuild Benson Tech High School, as well as Madison and Lincoln. Planning is underway with the Portland Public Schools (PPS) District on a design planning committee, and an architectural firm … Continue reading
The Benson Tech community — including students, teachers school leadership, parents and friends, and alumni — has rallied over the last few years to press Portland Public Schools (PPS) to lift the enrollment limitations at Benson Tech adopted in 2010. … Continue reading