Omaha Benson High School Magnet

Omaha Benson High School Magnet
Benson High School Magnet
Location
5120 Maple Street
Omaha, Nebraska
Information
Type Public High School Magnet School
School district Omaha Public Schools
Principal Lisa Dale
Grades 9-12
Color(s) Green and White
Mascot Bunny
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.[1]

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.

Contents

"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.

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.[2]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Benson". Benson High School Magnet website. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
  2. ^ Safranek, Lynn. "Students' frankness sets off OPS uproar". JNews, winter 2007–08, pp. 14-15. Includes reproduction of article from Omaha World-Herald, 2007-04-14. Retrieved 2011-04-15.

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