Two years ago, football coach Terrence Mackey was hired to work at Benson. Since then, he has crafted a coaching staff that benefits the players in more than just the aspect of athleticism but also in their academic and personal lives. “We have two probation officers and an ex-juvenile court judge,”...

As of September 2019, approximately 321 people have died in a mass shooting in the United States, last year 373. Mass shootings are becoming an escalating problem and some of them take place at schools across the nation, over the summer Benson has implemented measures to prevent this from occurring. “We...

Lately the area of Benson and its surroundings have seen a small rise of gun violence in the area. Student’s who attend Benson High School have been shot, while strangers in the Benson area have also been shot at. However, just a little over about a month ago, one of Bensons students had become a...

Since the end of last school year, one of the math teachers has been on leave. This makes some students feel abandoned and left on their own to teach themselves in their math class. Students have been left without a replacement teacher and the only solution the students seem to find from the building...

Benson High School’s gym has become a ThunderDome for three days. Out of the 40 girls that try out for the squad, half of them will go home with nothing but rejection and tears. They will never see the pom poms that were meant for them ever again. Cheerleading is one of the most recognizable sports...