Help Out at Basketball Games
Benson’s PTA needs help staffing the ticket booth for the following home basketball games: Thursday, 12/15 Benson vs Jefferson Tuesday 1/3 Benson vs Wilson Thursday 1/5 Benson vs Cleveland Tuesday 1/10 Benson vs Franklin Tuesday 1/24 Benson vs Franklin (yes … Continue reading →
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The Craft of Game Systems
Daniel Achterman (’95) recently posted the first of a a multi-part series on game development. Daniel has worked in the field for the past 8 years for companies such as GasPoweredGames and ArenaNet. You can read more here: The Craft … Continue reading →
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Alumni Band Starts Up
Tuesday 12/6 from 6-9pm in the Band Room (R.125) Play an instrument? We need you! Add your instrument to our growing ranks of trumpets, clarinets, saxophones and sousaphones. Benson Basketball starts soon and they need us in the stands. Swing … Continue reading →
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Benson High School 2011 Robot Fest – This Saturday!
The 2011 RobotFest at Benson High School will be Saturday, November 19, from 10AM to 3PM. There will be about 30 teams from around Oregon and SW Washington represented. The Fest is in the cafeteria. Enter on Irving Street at … Continue reading →
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An Evening with Principal Campbell
Thursday 11/17 at 5:30pm, Room 125 – Free Admission Join us for an evening with Benson’s new principal Carol Campbell. After she addresses the group, Principal Campbell will field your questions. Light refreshments will be served.
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Forgotten Valor to Remember on Veterans Day
Eric Shierman shares a heroic story about his father, Randy Shierman’s (c/o ’66) experience in the Vietnam War’s Tet Offensive. http://oregoncatalyst.com/12624-forgotten-valor-remember-veterans-day.html
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Benson Rated “Outstanding” by State of Oregon
Thanks to large gains in math and reading scores, Benson’s state rating has been elevated from “Satisfactory” to “Outstanding”. The 2010-2011 school year saw a 26.7 point increase in reading scores and a 19.8 point increase in math scores. This, … Continue reading →
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Tech Show 2012
Dates: February 16th and 17th Time: TBA Cost: Free Stop by the “Alumni Room” (aka the Old Gym) to flip through yearbooks and catch up with old friends while enjoying free refreshments. If you’re thinking “Isn’t Tech Show usually in … Continue reading →
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New Website
Welcome to our new website. There’s still plenty of work to be done so if you notice an issue, please let us know about it. We apologize that user accounts from the previous site were not able to be transferred … Continue reading →
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Vocational Tech Grads Buck the Jobs Trend
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