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EspañolOMAHA BENSON HIGH SCHOOL MAGNET
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'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 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.
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.
Benson is currently participating in NASA's Student Launch Initiative program.
On the Benson website it anounnced "Benson High School is a public high school serving as a Magnet Center for Academic Research and Innovation."
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 roundtable discussion on the topic in one of the school's ethics classes.
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 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, Football Player Kenton Keith and former Omaha Mayor Hal Daub.
Omaha Public Schools
1. Lynn Safranek, "OPS condemns Benson student newspaper for 'N-word' articles", Omaha World-Herald. 13 April 2007.
★ Benson High School's Home Page
★ Omaha Benson High School Alumni Website
★ Benson High School's SLI team Home Page
'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 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.
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.
Benson is currently participating in NASA's Student Launch Initiative program.
| Contents |
| Benson High changing into a Magent Center |
| "The N-Word" controversy |
| Notable alumni |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
Benson High changing into a Magent Center
On the Benson website it anounnced "Benson High School is a public high school serving as a Magnet Center for Academic Research and Innovation."
"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 roundtable discussion on the topic in one of the school's ethics classes.
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, Football Player Kenton Keith and former Omaha Mayor Hal Daub.
See also
Omaha Public Schools
References
1. 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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