Benson Polytechnic High School Alumni Association

Benson Alumni Win National Honors

2010-07-13T00:13:26-08:00

With the ink on their diplomas barely dry, 2010 graduates Ebony Stewart and Brian Halvorsen earned bronze medals at the National SkillsUSA Championships in the category of 60-second news radio story.

http://www.pps.k12.or.us/news/4021.htm

Changes in Portland high school reorganization

2010-06-03T13:08:24-08:00

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/06/supt_smith_suggests_several_ch.html

Benson Tech battle gets assist from a big AC(E)

2010-05-18T14:50:14-08:00

http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=127421180772056500

Principal: Benson High change long time coming

2010-05-13T22:35:16-08:00

Make sure you read the comments.

http://djcoregon.com/news/2010/05/12/principal-benson-high-change-long-time-coming/

School Board March Coverage

2010-05-12T09:18:26-08:00

Please post any links to coverage of the march here.

Marshall, Benson push back against high school overhaul
http://portlandobserver.com/?p=2232

“Benson Is the School That Built This City”
http://blogs.wweek.com/news/2010/05/11/benson-is-the-school-that-built-this-city/

What we lose if we limit Benson access

2010-05-10T09:06:19-08:00

Portland’s high school redesign: What we lose if we limit Benson access by Benson Parent, Sally McCurdy

http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/05/portlands_high_school_redesign_1.html

Benson Student’s Tribune Opinion Piece

2010-05-02T18:50:43-08:00

Benson Junior, Nicole Sandall, submitted an outstanding opinion piece to the Portland Tribune.

http://www.portlandtribune.com/opinion/story.php?story_id=127249280951706300

A Better Benson High School… ?

2010-05-02T18:18:41-08:00

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/05/a_better_benson_high_school_or.html

Oregonian Article on PPS Proposal

2010-04-27T08:51:44-08:00

http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/04/marshall_closes_benson_becomes.html

PPS’ “Young, Gifted & Black” Tribute

2010-03-19T08:34:37-08:00

The tribute “Young, Gifted & Black” features portraits and personal statements from 13 PPS students, a small sample of our talented black youth. ... The tribute counters the question “Where are the black students who succeed?” From their eyes and in their words, these students say: Here we are. Aspiring, talented, hard-working, ambitious. We are young, gifted and black.

http://www.pps.k12.or.us/students/2954.htm

Abiola Aderonmu is a Benson Junior with her sights sets on attending Northwestern. You can learn more about her here.