Benson High School

We are excited to be back at the newly-modernized Benson Polytechnic High School! Benson's Back to School Night for Families, Parents, and Students is Thursday Sep 19, 2024 from 6pm – 8pm at the Benson Campus located at 546 NE 12th Ave Portland, OR 97232. 

The public Grand Opening of the newly-modernized Benson Tech Campus is Saturday, September 14th, 2024 10a to 3p. Tour the school, connect with other alumni while enjoying food from alumni-owned food carts, and otherwise celebrate the return to our updated and expanded school. The day’s events will begin at 10am with a formal dedication, after which attendees will be able to tour the modernized campus. Swing by the Alumni Association's celebration from 12-3pm, featuring alumni-owned food vendors, to socialize with other Benson Tech grads and supporters. Class reunions welcome; contact info@BensonTechAlumni.org to coordinate.

Click here for the Benson Tech 2024-2025 Bell Schedule

Click here for the Benson Tech 2024-2025 A/B Day Calendar

Click here for the Benson Tech 2024-2025 Cell Phone Policy 

Click here for a copy of the KBPS Syllabus 

Click here for more info about the KBPS Program Curriculum

You can watch a short video here to learn more about AM 1450 KBPS - Portland's second oldest radio station  

Click here to read more about Jacob Patterson at KBPS

Click Here for the Benson Website pps.net/benson

In Jacob Patterson's KBPS Radio class, 2's in Synergy (ParentVue/StudentVue) are place-holders for assignments not submitted correctly or not submitted yet. Most KBPS assignments are worth 10 points. If a student has not completed the assignment by the due date, a "2" will be entered into the grade book until it's completed. Students should re-submit assignments until full points are earned. I am very diligent about entering points by the next school day once assignments are submitted. If you see 2's in your student's Synergy, please offer encouragement at home to complete the work in Canvas. Once students turn in the assignment correctly, they will be given full credit.

Grading - Assignments and classwork makes up 70% of the total grade. Tests make up 30% of the total grade. All tests are open notes and open book. Students may retake a test as many times as they would like, only the highest score is kept in the grade book. 

Contact me anytime!

jacpatterson@pps.net