September 16th 2013
Hello Everyone,
I would like to welcome Parents & Guardians to the start of the 2013-14 school year. I am excited to be leading the charge as the new Principal here at Benson Polytechnic High School. A little bit about myself in that I’ve been with PPS for 23 years as a teacher, coach, and administrator. I enjoy being around students and have dedicated my life in helping kids become successful through many different endeavors. I have a lovely wife and two great sons and believe that family communication is paramount in regards student success. The Benson staff here is fantastic and I have a great administrative team to support me here at Benson Polytechnic. One of the things that I want to do is to let parents know that I’ll be doing this weekly blog/post to let parents/guardians know what’s happening here at Benson and trying to keep everyone updated about the good things that are happening here in the school. So with that being said I look forward to meeting many of you throughout the school year.
Curtis Wilson Jr.
Principal
Parents/Guardians:
Please note that you’ll be getting Synergy Logins either late this month or early next and if you have an email on file you will receive it electronically. Here is a link with more information and a screen shot of what it will look like. http://www.pps.k12.or.us/departments/information-technology/8258.htm
Desmond Spann of Writers in the Schools will be working with Mr. Naganuma’s senior and sophomore Radio students this quarter. Here is an information statement from the WITS web site.
“Writers in the Schools (WITS) is a program of Literary Arts, an arts nonprofit in Portland, Oregon whose mission is to engage readers, support writers, and inspire the next generation with great literature.
WITS employs poets, fiction writers, essayists, graphic novelists, journalists and playwrights to teach semester-long writing residencies in Portland’s public high schools. In addition to getting students excited about reading and writing, WITS provides professional development for teachers, visits with world famous authors and provides transportation for high school groups to attend Portland Arts & Lectures.”
Here is a link to the WITS Blog featuring Desmond Spann in Mr. Naganuma’s classroom last school year.
http://witspdx.com/2013/04/02/wits-in-action-desmond-spann-at-benson-hs/
Here is also a video link to a OPB-TV feature story on Desmond Spann.
http://watch.opb.org/video/2322657078/
Late Start:
The third week of every month we have two late starts. On Wednesday and Thursday of that week, staff participates in professional development in the morning and classes begin at 10:15. On Thursday, teachers are available in the room for “advisory” to assist students.
Back to School Night:
Parents please note that Back to School Night will take place Tuesday Sept. 16th starting at 6pm in the Auditorium and that at 6:30pm parents will be able to go and visit their students classes and be able to listen to some of the good things that are going on with their student’s teachers and instructors in regards to their subject matter. Please remember that this time is not considered Parent Conferences as this will take place later in the fall. Back to School Night is a time to visit the school and to visit some classes and be able take in all the good things that Benson is gearing up for this upcoming school year.
Two messages from Mr. Mylet (English Teacher)
2014 Yearbooks are available for pre-order:
Order your student a copy of the 2013-2014 Benson High School Blueprint. Orders can be made using cash or check through the bookkeeper, or you can order online at jostens.com. The cost is $50 through January, when the price goes up to $60. Order early and save. E-mail Dave Mylet at [email protected] for details.
Senior Pages
Want to honor/embarrass your senior in the yearbook? Senior pages are currently available in the 2013-2014 yearbook. You can choose from a full page spread all the way down to 1/8th of a page. Please e-mail Dave Mylet at [email protected] for details and pricing.
KBPS Info:
Parents/Guardians please know that KBPS broadcasts all of the school board meetings, so if you are interested in what is going on with the school board meeting but cannot attend the meeting you can listen on 1450AM on your radio, kbps.am on the internet or by using the tunein app on your smart phone.
TechGeometry Information:
Congratulations to Mr. Hryciw for receiving a $7000 donation for TechGeometry at JELD-WEN Field Friday night.
TechGeometry will be starting their first project – riveting a Tech Orange belt to wear.
TechGeometry parent night is Wednesday, September 25th in room 228 from 6:00pm – 7:30pm for families of all TechGeometry students.
Food & childcare will be provided.
Site Council:
Benson’s Site Council will be having their first meeting on Tuesday Sept. 24th from 4:00pm-6:00pm in the Benson Library.
PTSA:
Benson’s PTSA will be having their first meeting on Tuesday Sept. 24th from 7:00pm-8:30pm in the Benson Library.
Congratulations:
A huge congratulation goes out to our own Benson High freshman Joshua Wentzel who was selected as one of 30 national finalists for the 2013 Broadcom Masters of Science and Engineering Competition which is a leading science, technology, engineering and math competition for middle school students. Joshua was the only finalist from Oregon. Joshua and the other finalists from around the country will receive an all-expense-paid trip to Washington D.C. from the Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science. In Washington D.C. students will showcase their science fair projects and compete as teams in a four-day STEM competition for awards and prizes including the top education award of $25,000 presented by the Samueli Foundation.
Great Job Joshua and good luck in Washington D.C.
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