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Omaha Benson High School Magnet

Field	Value
name	Benson High School Magnet
type	Public magnet high school
location	5120 Maple Street
Omaha, Nebraska
United States
established	1904
district	Omaha Public Schools
grades	9–12
enrollment	1,570 (2022–2023)
ratio	20.50
staff	76.60 (FTE)
colors	Green and white

mascot	Bunny
newspaper	Benson High Gazette / Benson High News
website	Benson H.S.
coordinates

Omaha, Nebraska United States

Omaha Benson High School Magnet, Benson High Magnet, or Benson High, is a public high school in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, in the Benson neighborhood. 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. As of 2024, the principal was Melinda Bailey. The school mascot is the Bunny.

Omaha Benson High School is also one of the Omaha area schools that participates in the yearly Day of Silence event.

Athletics

State championships

State championships	Season	Sport	Number of championships
Fall	Cross Country, boys'	2	2001, 2007
Winter	Basketball, boys'	2	1920, 1992
Basketball, girls'	1	2014
Spring	Baseball	1	1974
Golf, boys'	1	1939
Total	7

"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.

Notable alumni

Tom Becka, talk radio personality
Jackie Brandt, MLB player and 1961 American League All-Star
Walter Holden Capps, U.S. Representative from California
Hal Daub, U.S. Representative from Nebraska
Terry Goodkind, fantasy author
Dave Hoppen (born 1964), NBA player
Jason Jolkowski
Floyd Kalber, television journalist
David Karnes, U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1987 through 1989
Kenton Keith, professional football player
Nile Kinnick, football player and 1939 Heisman Trophy winner
Nick Nolte (born 1941), film actor
Robert Reed, science fiction author
Amber Ruffin, writer, Late Night With Seth Meyers, The Detroiters (Comedy Central), The Amber Ruffin Show
Khyri Thomas (born 1996), American basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague, former NBA player
Tony Veland, NFL safety
Andre Woolridge, professional basketball player, All American at the University of Iowa

References

"BENSON MAGNET HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics.
"Benson High News > Home".
[http://www.ops.org/high/benson/ABOUTBENSON/tabid/53/Default.aspx "About Benson".] {{Webarchive. link. (2012-06-16 [http://www.ops.org/high/benson/Default.aspx Benson High School Magnet website.] {{Webarchive). link. (June 12, 2012 Retrieved 2011-04-15.)
"Nebraska School Activities Association".
Safranek, Lynn. "Students' frankness sets off OPS uproar". [https://unlcms.unl.edu/journalism/pdf/alumni/winter0708.pdf ''JNews'', winter 2007–08], pp. 14-15. Includes reproduction of article from ''Omaha World-Herald'', 2007-04-14. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
"Jackie Brandt Baseball Stats | Baseball Almanac".
"Tony Veland Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com".

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