Benson Polytechnic High School Alumni Association

Benson basketball star headed for a Division I future

The Oregonian has posted a remarkable feature on Benson senior Onna Brown and the difficult path she has successfully traversed, with the help of Coach Knox.

KBPS 100th Anniversary Celebration

Great news! Our 100th Anniversary Celebration in-person event venue and date have been confirmed for Saturday March 18th at the Monarch Hotel and Conference Center Address: 12566 SE 93rd Ave, Clackamas, OR 97015 Phone: (503) 652-1515. Planning an all day … Continue reading

Benson Bowling heads to State Tournament

KOIN News aired a story about the recently resurrected Benson Bowling team, led by alumni and KBPS instructor Jacob Patterson (Class of ’06). They’ll be competing in the state tournament in Medford on Feb. 25th and 26th. Benson High School … Continue reading

Benson Manufacturing finds a new lane

The Benson Manufacturing program has emerged from the pandemic with a new leader and a decidedly Portland theme that makes manufacturing technology relevant to today’s students. Read more about the program over in Anne-Marije Rook’s excellent article over at Cycling … Continue reading

Scholarship Fund Donation Drive

Two Benson Alumni have each pledged to match up to $1k in donations made to the scholarship fund through December 20th.

2022 Scholarship Recipients

Four alumni-funded scholarships totaling $6,000 were awarded at the 2022 Benson Senior Awards assembly, back in May: The BPHSAA wishes each of them well in the next phase of their studies and welcomes them to the larger community of Benson … Continue reading

2022 BPHSAA Annual Meeting

When: Monday, November 14th at 5:30pmWhere: In-person: Marshall Campus (view map) – Auto shop classroom (located across driveway from the school’s main entrance). Online: Email us for virtual meeting details

Class of 1983 – 40 year reunion

** Updated 2/10/2023 ** When: Saturday September 23, 2023, 6:00 pm Where: Village Ballroom (704 NE Dekum, Portland, OR 97211) Cost: $25.00 per person Food provided / No Host Bar Venmo: Benson Tech 83 Reunion, @bensontech83 Contact info: bensontech83 [at] gmail … Continue reading

Class of 1959 – 63 year reunion

63rd Meet & Greet September 8th 2022 • 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Local Time Tumwater Reserve, 375 SW Barrell House Way, West Linn, OR, 97068 We have the entire vineyard to ourselves for 3 hours.  Please join us for sitting, standing, and talking. … Continue reading

Belt-driven ice cream machine powers Woodstock ‘ice cream social’

Retired Benson teacher Matt Pellico was recently highlighted for breaking out his famous ice cream machine at an event for local non-profit Eastside Village. You can read all about it over at the Portland Tribune.