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     Here at Benson we have many teachers who are involved and contribute a lot to the Benson community. We are thankful for every one of them for helping Benson progress into a stronger environment both academically and socially.Recognition is very important; showing teachers that we notice all their hard work and dedication wouldn’t mean very much to us, but it would be very much

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Portland, Oregon is in a way unknown territory to most people in the US.  Unless the person has actually come to visit the city, they have no idea what this city has to offer.  The east coast thinks that Portland is made up of a bunch of lumberjacks, hence the nickname “Stump Town”.  The new TV show Portlandia displays the Portland residents as a bunch of hippies.  Yes Portland is different

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Last summer the “LeBron drama” was the talk of the NBA.  Every sports analyzer was forced to talk about which team he would go to and who would be teaming up with him.  In the end, Lebron ended up wasting an hour of TV time to tell the viewers he was going to Miami during the first five minutes.  The rest was a waste of time with him talking about why he made the decision.  Carmelo, who had

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Greg Oden could possibly be the definition of injury prone.  With a total of 82 games played out of a possible 246+, he definitely fits the definition of injury prone.  He has been injured well over half of his NBA career and no one has seen him to his full potential.  Last season fans got many glimpses of what he is capable of playing like, but not enough to become a fan of his play.  The

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        Many students consider winter as being the time to just chill and not do much.  The weather is mostly cold and rainy, with the exception of those rare nice days.  Unless you need to, being outside is not a place many people want to be.  With that in mind, Ms. Amy decided to bring the Pedometer Competition Wellness Challenge to Benson.  The goal of this challenge is to take enough

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    Have you ever thought what life would be like without technology?  Having to actually pick up the phone and talk to the person instead of just texting them.  Life would be tough, huh?  Well life is going to get that much easier.  Companies are developing new technology to make phones have the ability to be your whole life in the palm of your hand.     Until future technology comes out

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Olive GardenWith its warm and inviting style, it's easy to see why Olive Garden is vastly popular.  Once you walk through the doors you can feel the energy of the restaurant.  "It's a good place to just go and hang out" says student Chase Meyer.  Originally named the “Green Frog,” the first Olive Garden opened in 1982 by General Mills in Orlando, Florida.  Being the sister company of Red

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Some people believe that video games are destructive, that they eat up a person’s time, and that violence in video games make children become violent adults. This is about as far from the truth as possible. Yes, there are video games that have mindless violence where the players slaughters helpless innocents, but it’s just a video game. It isn’t real. What is real, is that gamers develop an

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Come celebrate “Treasure The Night” with us at Benson’s Winter Formal January 22nd at the Treasury Ballroom.This is located at 326 SW Broadway (97205) a couple blocks away from the Abercrombie & Fitch downtown from 8pm to 11pm. Tickets are on sell starting January 14th to January 19th at Benson in main hallway by the vice principals office its $20 per single $35 per couple if you are planning to

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Student’s have grown very fond of our new counselor, but do not know much about her. Schares attended high school in Winthrop, Iowa, and apparently was quite an athlete. She claims that although she played many sports, her best was track, at which she anchored 4x400m relay team to a state championship and placed in The Open 400m Dash.        After graduating, Schares went to Iowa state university

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For the past 63 years the sign on the West end of Burnside Bridge has been seen, and is known by almost everyone in Portland.  When first built by Ramsay Signs, the sign read “White Satin”, then later changed to “White Stag”, and then again to “Made in Oregon”.  In 1977 the sign became a historic landmark in Portland, especially during Christmas when the nose of the deer shines red.  White Stag

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About three weeks into the second quarter, Mr. Peyton explained to his senior classes that one of them were going to have to move into a new class.  Each of the English teachers had an extra class that they were forced to give up.  In the beginning it was unknown which class was going to have to move. The teachers didn’t get to pick the classes that were to be switched.  It was announced on

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“True story, I’ll pick you guys over everyone any day.”  Those were the words that came into the team’s mind when remembering ex-Benson head baseball coach Jackson Gillett.  “That’s what he told us almost every day” explains player Nick Preciso “and then he leaves us to go to Liberty High School”.  Towards the end of Benson’s summer baseball season, the news came that the team would be getting a

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There are many people wondering why the field is being torn up and being worked on.  Since mid-September it has been nothing but a huge pile of dirt.  Work is constantly being done when it’s not raining.  It is obviously staying a field; it will just become a field of better quality.  Instead of grass, which gets muddy when it rains, it will now be made of turf.Turf is artificial grass which

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For the past year Portland Public Schools has currently been under control of unethical Administrators and teachers are being over ruled. It is early September and a bomb has just been dropped on the students of Portland Public District.This year a new online grading system has been rolled out called, “Grade Book.” This authorizes parents to check students’ grades. The catch is this system does

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Not many eighteen year old students can say they’ve rebuilt the car of their dreams.  Student her at Benson High school, Joe Bechtold is one of the few who can say they have.  He has been restoring a 1973 Datsun 240z since May of this year, and hopes to have it running before the school year is over.  The engine has been worked on during his automotive class with the rest being

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This is the first post of the new Benson blog!

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