The Oregonian ran a nice story with a few pictures from Benson’s graduation on June 9th. Graduation 2014: Benson Polytechnic High School celebrates diversity (w/photos) As an added bonus, Principal Wilson was live tweeting the entire event! Principal Wilson hanging … Continue reading
The Oregonian noticed that Benson has never had a Rose Festival queen and did some research. Most of us already knew that for many of those years, Benson didn’t have any female students to nominate. This piece looks back at … Continue reading
The BPHSAA is once again pleased to be able to support KBPS’ Summer Sound program by donating $500 to the program. If you would like to join us in supporting KBPS, you can learn more at the KBPS website. Listen … Continue reading
The future of Benson’s sports is still in the air. While football and other Benson teams are “safe” next year; in the next school year (2015-16) some or all of Benson’s teams may be in “jeopardy”. PPS District officials will … Continue reading
You’ve no doubt read the Oregonian article about how Benson is lacking a health center. While the history may be understandable, the limitations of old no longer exist and Benson’s student population could really use the services a Multnomah County … Continue reading
Benson students and its head counselor are working to find the resources to create and staff a school-based health center on the Benson campus. Such health centers are common place at the other PPS high schools, and even some middle … Continue reading
Teresa Chan Seidel, a Robert Gray Middle School math teacher, was selected as 1 of 35 educators to win the Milken Educator Award this year. You can read all about it over at The Oregonian.