Principal's Weekly Newsletter
Benson Polytechnic High School April 17th 2023
A Message to our Parents/Guardians: Information Platforms for Benson Tech
Please be sure to follow me on Twitter @BensonTechPride. (Twitter)
Please be sure to go to our PPS/BHS Website at www.pps.net/benson for important school information, events and school activities that will be happening throughout the school year. (PPS/Benson Tech Website Calendar)
Parents/Guardians please be sure to download the Trivory App for up to date information regarding Benson Tech. This is a great communication tool for Benson Tech and we highly encourage all parents/guardians and students to stay connected with the school by downloading the app. https://trivory.com/
(Trivory App)
Principal Wilson
The 100th Benson Tech Show Is This Week!!
Tech Show is Benson's Annual Open House - It's our way of letting the community in on what we do and why we're different. April 20th-21st, 6-9 PM. All shops will be open with student demos, program information, student-made wares for sale, food trucks, and more! We hope to see you all here Thursday and Friday night.
Design done by senior, Biniyam Mossie
April Is National Autism Awareness Month
National Autism Awareness Month Celebration
National Autism Awareness Month raises awareness for Autism and Asperger's syndrome during April. Autism is a complex brain disorder that often inhibits a person's ability to communicate, respond to surroundings, and form relationships with others.
Please click on the links below to gather more information regarding Autism and National Autism Awareness Month.
A Message to our Senior Families
Beginning Monday April 3rd Seniors shall be disqualified from participation in commencement exercises and related activities if they are found to be in violation of PPS District Alcohol or Drug policy or any violation resulting in three or more days of suspension or more serious disciplinary action.
Benson Tech Admin Team
Important Senior Information
Parents/Guardians,
Please click on the link below to access important and time sensitive information regarding our Senior students.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NX-URypiTm0YiGXP0bzu9imS4vWY_SFoBM3SQMV_3rw/edit?usp=drivesdk
Senior Graduation Requirements
Dear Parents/Guardians of Senior Students
All seniors in Oregon are required to complete 4 components of the Personal Learning Requirements (PLRs) in order to receive a diploma, in addition to earning the required credits towards graduation. The four components are a Resume, two Career Related Learning Experience Reflections AKA CRLEs, and a My Plan Project. Portland Public Schools is sending letters to students and families this month that share the progress your student has made towards completion of the PLRs. Students were assigned the My Plan Project in their English classes last semester and they turned them into their English teacher. The other three items, CRLEs and the resume, are completed in various classes through the high school experience and are submitted directly to our Career Coordinator, Miranda Ryan.
Students can submit completed work to Ms. Ryan via this link. You can also reach out to her with any questions regarding completion of this important graduation requirement (mryan1@pps.net)
Thank You
Sara Callies
Curriculum Vice Principal
Important Senior Information from VP Dan Malone
The " Senior" season is fast approaching. You will soon receive a letter outlining the important dates that will impact your Senior students between now and Monday June 5th 2023 when they walk across the stage at graduation. The ceremony will begin at 4:30pm at Providence Park. The only must do on the list today is making sure that a Cap and Gown has been ordered for your student. If not , please go to jostens.com and type in Benson Polytechnic in the find my school section and you will be connected to our Jostens rep, Brian Coushay.
Tickets are sent electronically and you will receive more information about that process in early May.
Until then, keep supporting your Senior and we will see you during the Senior festivities.
Thank you,
Dan Malone
he/him
VP, Modernization
Benson Polytechnic HS at Marshall Campus
A Message from Jacob Patterson Regarding Benson's Talent Show
Benson Tech families are invited to our upcoming Talent Show: Benson's Got Talent. Thursday May 4th 4:30pm Marshall Auditorium. The Talent Show will be open to all talents: Musical and Stage Performances, Art Displays, Video/Audio, and more. The show is free, donations will be accepted.
Thank you.
Best,
Jacob Patterson (he/him)
KBPS Radio CTE Instructor
BATS Coordinator
Benson Bowling Club Coach
Communications Design Academy
Benson Polytechnic High School
3905 SE 91st Ave Portland, OR 97266
(503) 916-5100 ex.86320
Benson Tech Weekly Athletic Bulletin
Please click on the link below to access this week's Weekly Athletic Bulletin
Mat Clark
Athletic Director
Benson Polytechnic High School--PPS/PIL
503-916-5100
A Message from Benson's Head Track and Field Coach Jay Miles
Benson Tech Families and Supporters,
Saturday April 22nd the Benson track & field program is holding the 2nd annual Benson Tech Invitational. We will be hosting 16 teams from across Oregon and Washington. But we need volunteers. No experience necessary. If you can use a rake or a tape measure, or if you can pick up a javelin or shot put, you can help. You can click on the link below to sign up to help.
Thanks in advance.
https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/10C0E4DAAAF28A6F9C70-benson
Jay Miles
Benson TF, Head Coach
Mental Health Awareness Corner
Each week our BHS Student Support Specialists (Counselors, Social Workers, School Psychologists, & Therapists) will be including mental health awareness. This week we are focused on National Sexual Assault Awareness Month #SAAM.
Sexual violence is an umbrella term that includes any type of unwanted sexual contact — including sexual assault, harassment, and abuse.
Forms of sexual violence include: rape or sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual abuse, unwanted sexual contact/touching, sexual exploitation and trafficking, exposing one’s genitals or naked body to others without consent, nonconsensual image sharing, words and actions of a sexual nature against a person’s will and without their consent. Obviously, sexual violence represents a range of behaviors.
Statistics show:
More than 1 in 4 non-Hispanic Black women (29%) in the United States were raped in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
More than 4 in 5 American Indian and Alaska Native women (84.3%) have experienced some form of sexual violence in their lifetime (Rosay, 2016).
1 in 3 Hispanic women (34.8%) reported unwanted sexual contact in their lifetime (Basile et al., 2022).
32.9% of adults with intellectual disabilities have experienced sexual violence (Tomsa et al., 2021).
47% of all transgender people have been sexually assaulted at some point in their lives (James et al., 2016). Source
In an effort to prevent sexual violence for teens, here is a resource aimed at adolescents. It includes a quiz for teens to go through to determine what they value as they seek tools to prevent violence in their own experience. It is inspired by the work of Staci Haines and The survivor’s guide to sex: How to have an empowered sex life after child sexual abuse.
Safe Relationships/Sexual Assault Resources:
for all PPS Schools - Call or text the Safe Relationships Advocate Helpline: M-F 9-5 PM 503-809-4356 (HELP).
Or call the National Sexual Assault Telephone Hotline 24/7 800-656-HOPE (4673) to be connected with a trained staff member from a sexual assault service provider in our area.
Sexual Assault Resource Center, SARC, 503-640-5311
Trevor Line for LGBTQ youth, Trevor Project, 866-488-7386; Text START to 678678
Trans Lifeline, 877-565-8860
SMYRC, Sexual & Gender Minority Resource Center 971-754-4350 (24/7), 503-872-9664
As is always the case, it is OK to not be OK: here are resources that can help.
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress
Text or call 988 to talk with a trained counselor
Help in Spanish: 988lifeline.org/help-yourself/en-espanol
Info for people who are deaf and hard of hearing: 988lifeline.org/help-yourself/for-deaf-hard-of-hearing
Website: 988lifeline.org/
Local Resources
Multnomah County Crisis Line - 503-988-4888 including mobile outreach (interpretation available and open 24/7)
Lines for Life General Line: Call 800-273-8255
Oregon Youth Line: Text Teen to Teen 839863 - Teens have access to texting trained teen mental health responders
PPS Healthy Choices Bulletin - April is Alcohol Awareness Month - resources here.
This newsletter has a curated list of substance use resources and also highlights student and family accessible services and activities, along with a referral process.
April edition and a link to archived Healthy Choices Bulletins.
Substance Use Resources, includes Request for Supports Prevention Strategies and Healthy Decision Making.
Wellness Resources
Benson Wellness Center with mental health supports
BHS Counseling Center with school counselors (by alphabetical order)
PPS page with supports for students/families impacted by gun violence.
A website on Digital Wellbeing: great info for families, youth & schools.
Archive of this Wellness Information from previous newsletters.
Benson Tech Mental Health Awareness Team
International Exchange Student Opportunities
Share your home for a year, enjoy a friendship for a lifetime.
Dear Families,
Would your family like to experience another custom and culture? Does sharing your America with a student from abroad sound fun and exciting? If so, consider hosting an international exchange for the 23/24 school year. By opening your home and your heart, you will be giving an exceptional young person from another country the opportunity of a lifetime—to live with your family and experience the language, customs, and culture of our country and the beautiful state of Oregon. In return, your exchange student will bring to your family a bit of his or her homeland. Students come from Europe, Asia/Pacific, the Middle East, the Americas, and Africa
If you are able to host, please say "YES!"
Students from around the globe have been selected on the basis of their high academic standing, good-natured and adaptable manners, and their curiosity and sense of adventure. The students who are accepted into the ASSE program radiate their enthusiasm for learning about a whole new way of life.
If it is not the right time to host, but you would like to stay involved, we are also in need of area representatives to work with the students and families. If this is something that interests you, please let me know!
Thank you for your time!
Elena Iannotti
Western Regional Director
ASSE International
Benson Tech College Newsletter
For the latest information on college admissions, scholarships, financial aid, and related upcoming events, please check out Benson's COLLEGE NEWSLETTER. Always feel free to reach out to me (Kathleen Reid) or Katie Clark if you have any questions.
Kathleen Reid
College Counselor/AVID Coordinator
kreid@pps.net or 971-238-8322
Sign up for an appointment with Kathleen here
Katie Clark
College Coordinator
kclark@pps.net or 503-894-4660
Sign up for an appointment with Katie here
A Message from Benson's Career Coordinator Miranda Ryan
Seniors,
Please remember to finish your personal learning graduation requirements. These requirements are necessary for graduation.
Career-Related Learning Experiences 1
Career-Related Learning Experience 2
Resume
My Plan Project (Complete in 12th-grade English).
Please see the Career Newsletter for the latest career opportunities:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nadDd7P7ri7um3mwRaGFoll2pNf6I6JoFtO6u9TTSwI/edit?usp=sharing
Career Opportunities:
Please see the Career Newsletter link for information on jobs, internships, and career opportunity events:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nadDd7P7ri7um3mwRaGFoll2pNf6I6JoFtO6u9TTSwI/edit?usp=sharing
Miranda Ryan
Career Coordinator
Benson Polytechnic High School
Cell: 503-312-2774
Office: 503-916-5100 X:77201
Schedule a Meeting: http://bit.ly/BHS_careercalendar
Personal Learning Instructions: https://bit.ly/3D9V6r8
Career Website: http://bit.ly/bensoncareers