Benson Academics
Benson Cleans Up Again At SkillsUSA State Competition
Students from Benson Polytechnic High School took top honors at the annual SkillsUSA Oregon Championship held April 9-10 at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany. Benson sent a total of 50 students to the SkillsUSA Oregon championships this year. Thirty-three students won awards in 19 events, including 13 who took gold medals, qualifying for the SkillsUSA National Championships in Kansas City in June.
If you would like to help defray the costs of sending these outstanding students to the National Championships, please contact Mary Ganoe, SkillsUSA Advisor at 503.916.6411 or mganoe [at] pps.k12.or.us
Benson Junior Blaise Clarke was elected as a SkillsUSA Oregon State Officer.
Congratulations to all the Benson’s winners at the 2010 SkillsUSA State Championships:
Promotional Bulletin Board
Meyee Cha - 2nd place
Job Interview
Sean Rice - 2nd place
Job Skill Demonstration
Nou Vang - 4th place
First Aid / CPR
Nou Vang - 2nd place
Radio/Audio Production
Brian Halvorson & Ebony Stewart - 1st place
Sean Rice & Demesha Joseph - 2nd place
Related Technical Math
Blaise Clarke - 1st place
My Van Vo - 2nd place
Residential Wiring
Brayan Chin-Barahon - 1st place
Ivan Preciado - 2nd place
Jordan Frazier - 3rd place
Corey Elliott - 4th place
Joel Lui - 5th place
Automotive Service Technology
Garrett Mura - 1st place
Perry Freund - 2nd place
Cabinetmaking
Vicki Lam - 1st place
Rafael Penate - 4th place
Sheet Metal
Meng Cha - 3rd place
Computer Programming
Kevin Bumes - 3rd place
Computer Maintenance
Matthew Lee - 2nd place
Photography
Peter Le - 2nd place
Television Video Production
Eileen Tom & Daniel Drakos - 1st Place
Ebony Foreman & Ra’Chelle Boswell-Collins - 2nd place
Web Design
Matthew Dodier & Nathan Pointer - 1st place
Video Product Development
Briana Ono & Mary Wu - 4th place
Automated Manufacturing Tech
Anthony Bergeron-Burns, Meyee Cha & Jeff Wallberg - 1st place
Minh Duong, Vincent Lam & Tucker Brennan - 4th place
Welding (Oxy-Ace)
Gustavo Sig Garcia - 2nd place
Precision Machine Tech
Anthony Moulazime - 4th place
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