The Benson Orbit

As both an alumni and a teacher, Booker uses his experiences to ensure that students have a bright future.

Teacher Feature — Mr. Booker: From Alumni, to Electrician, to Teacher Ricky Booker can be described as many things: A Benson alumnus, an electrician, a chess coach, and an educator. He teaches Electric for freshmen, sophomores, and seniors, as well as a residential wiring elective in his unorthodox style. His many rooms, a series of wiring classrooms that are crammed....

The team moves to the quarter finals at the Chiles Center, going against Clackamas, after their big win against the number one team in Oregon.

Benson Boys Basketball Dominates Number One Southridge with Buzzer Be**er “Go out there and play basketball,” said Dom Giles, the assistant coach of the Benson Polytechnic High School boys basketball team. “We had the game at the end of regulation, then their best player, [Elijah Thompson], made a layup.” This made them go into overtime. This was Benson’s second...

The boy’s wrestling team had nowhere to go after a pipe burst in the gym post-remodel, but has now returned.

After Issues Last Year, Benson Wrestling Is Back Benson Polytechnic’s newly modernized campus and gym facilities, part of a large rebuild completed in 2024, finally opened for school use after years of construction. Right before the school year started, the new Benson facility suffered a pipe burst, causing the Benson wrestling team to have nowh...

A team as new as our building is only picking up speed in their second season.

Benson Swim in Full Glide Each practice, the Benson Swim team takes over Matt Dishman pool and makes it their home away from home. Marley Best Brown has “been swimming competitively since 4th grade and [sees] no end in sight.” Swimming is a part of her life, both in the pool and out. In regard to her close friends and...

The chief of music shares his desire to update the playlist of the radio, and lay groundwork for future chiefs of music

If you're tired of school lunch, here are some other options.

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Students express their varying opinions on the support from the Benson community.

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The fall blood drive is one of two events this year hosted in accordance with Red Cross guidelines, and the club plans to host another one on February 10th.

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The Astro is down, but Journalism is up! Help the Orbit figure out who knocked out their beloved Astro.

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The Astro gives some advice on how to help your friends who may not want to go to class.

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