In recent times, streaming services have become the norm for at home media viewing, causing physical media to become obsolete. This is a standard. When a more convenient means of home media comes along,...
Every year, the Portland Mercury hosts ‘Pizza Week’; a week where local businesses give back to the community by selling four dollar slices of exclusive and fun pizzas. This year, there was a bit of...
For the first time in six years, Benson’s annual Tech Show is taking place at the original campus — and it’s shaping up to be one of the best ones ever. The 99th Tech Show in 2019 was the last one...
Zahra Faruqui: Why did you decide to create Activism Club?
Connor Jacobson: I decided to start Activism Club because I got into activism through the Sunrise movement which is a youth climate justice...
Vice Principal Sara Callies sat for a conversation with The Orbit’s Dane de Block to provide answers to the questions you probably have. We got answers… too many answers. The following interview has...
The Blossom Ball is coming up, making it the perfect time to ask out that special someone. If you can’t think of anything, here’s some Benson-themed pickup lines that may or may not work.
“You must...
In a display of student advocacy, four students spoke at the November 6th Portland Public Schools board meeting to confront the lack of meal services for Evening Scholars students. Three of them were Benson...
Benson was an all boy’s school until 1973. That year six girls joined the class of ‘77; Gloria Wallberg-Sutton and LaQuita Corbett came to speak at the 2024 Fall Pep Assembly,...
I understand how difficult it can be to avoid Instagram, TikTok, and other social media during the calming two weeks between loud school days. In fact I’ve subconsciously opened up an Instagram tab not...
On November 6th, 2024, Donald Trump became the second President of the United States to be elected for a second nonconsecutive term. By lunch the next day, fliers were being handed out to Benson students...
