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==Benson High changing into a Magnet Center== |
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On the Benson website it announced "Benson High School is a public high school serving as a Magnet Center for special Academic Research and Innovation." |
On the Benson website it announced "Benson High School is a public high school serving as a Magnet Center for special Academic Research and Innovation."THE BEST SCHOOL ALIVE I LOVE BENSON HIGH...<3 |
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BENSON....BUNNIES...ALL DAY BBY... |
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=="The N-Word" controversy== |
=="The N-Word" controversy== |
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Revision as of 00:49, 11 March 2011
| Benson High School Magnet | |
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| Location | |
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5120 Maple Street Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public High School Magnet School |
| Motto | Now Whodabeh! |
| School district | Omaha Public Schools |
| Principal | Lisa Dale |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Mascot | Bunnyreference http://www.bensonbunnies.com/ |
| Website | http://www.ops.org/high/benson |
Omaha Benson High School Magnet, Benson High Magnet, or Benson High, is located at 5120 Maple Street in Omaha, Nebraska, in the Benson community of Omaha. The original site of Benson High was the current building that houses Benson West Elementary School. Founded in 1904, Benson High is one of the oldest high schools in the state. Its enrollment is approximately 1,500 students. The current principal of Omaha Benson High School is Lisa Dale. The school mascot is the Bunny. [citation needed]
A full renovation of the school was completed in the mid-1990s. Additions included a new science classroom wing, an auditorium for the performing arts, a gymnasium, a student commons area and a track and football field. The football field and track were redone once again during the 2006 summer. [citation needed]
Benson is currently participating in NASA's Student Launch Initiative program.[citation needed]
Omaha Benson High School is also one of the Omaha area schools that participates in the yearly Day of Silence event.
Benson High changing into a Magnet Center
On the Benson website it announced "Benson High School is a public high school serving as a Magnet Center for special Academic Research and Innovation."THE BEST SCHOOL ALIVE I LOVE BENSON HIGH...<3 BENSON....BUNNIES...ALL DAY BBY...
"The N-Word" controversy
In April 2007, the student newspaper published a four-page special feature entitled "The N-Word" examining the use of the racial epithet "nigger" within the school community. It included factual reporting, editorial content, and a transcript of a round-table discussion on the topic in one of the school's ethics classes. Comedian Michael Richards aka Cosmo Kramer started it all.
Community response was mixed. Many students and parents, and the school's principal, were supportive of the newspaper's coverage, but the school district received many phone calls expressing concern or offense at the content. The school district, Omaha Public Schools, put the principal on temporary administrative leave and denounced the publication. The principal was later reinstated.[1]
Notable alumni
- Notable alumni include actors Nick Nolte, Aaron Fili, Erich Hover
- authors Terry Goodkind and Robert Reed
- 1939 Heisman Trophy winner Nile Kinnick
- TV news anchorman Floyd Kalber
- Omaha World Herald Reporter Stu Pospisil
- Omaha World Herald From the Pulpit page Contributor Pastor Larry Harrold
- football players Kenton Keith and Grant Wilson
- nationally known Presbyterian minister Rev. Dr. Henry Andersen
- choreographer Patrick Roddy
- former Omaha Mayor Hal Daub
- UNO Chancellor John Christensen
- All around Bad Ass Jacob Copenhaver
See also
References
- ^ Lynn Safranek, "OPS condemns Benson student newspaper for 'N-word' articles", Omaha World-Herald. 13 April 2007.
External links
- Benson High School's Home Page
- Omaha Benson High School Alumni Website
- Benson High School's SLI team Home Page
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