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New Visions
TriMet Career Fair
c o n t i n u e d f r o m front
ment cap. It was forced to turn away
59 students after it reached the limit
after a so called “lottery” where kids
have to apply to get in. Wilson says
this comes as part of a district strat
egy to get kids and parents to focus
more on their neighborhood schools
to instill a sense of pride he says has
been missing from some of Portland’s
public high schools.
A nother big change on the ho
rizon is a proposal set forth by
new d istric t a th le tic d ire c to r
M arshall Haskins that would re
turn all o f the high schools to the
state 6A level with one Portland
Interscholastic League. W ilson
says a unified PIL will galvanize
participation in cross-tow n inter
actions between students.
“W hen I was in high-school, I
went to Roosevelt, and we looked
[fo rw a rd ] to p la y in g a g a in st
Benson, I knew friends that [came]
to Benson. You saw these same
people hanging out at the m all,
because everybody went to the
same spot. So you would have a
game against Benson on a Friday,
and see them at the mall on Satur
day and talk about what h ap
pened,” he says.
He says the natural rivalries be
tween schools create a kind of en-
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ergy that will excite students, par
ents, alumni, educators, and admin
istration alike.
Wilson also brings his experi
ence as a former track and cross
country coach and health teacher to
the table. He has a m aster’s degree
in health education.
One subject o f interest regard
ing the new leader is a particular
distinction he says he was not
even aware o f until recently. He is
the first African-Am erican princi
pal at Benson.
“It was kind of flattering at first,”
he says, “but then 10 minutes later
I was back focused on work.”
During his past employment at
Grant High School, he was respon
sible for establishing a Black Stu
dent Union that created a partner
ship between a Parents of Students
of Color group and school adminis
trators to increase parental involve
ment and foster healthy practices of
equity among the staff.
Now as the top administrator at
Benson, Wilson says the school’s
ethnically diverse students serve
as a reminder to him to establish an
institution where kids go to achieve
their dreams. He hopes the kids see
a tangible model in his own accom
plishments to aspire in the technical
and occupational fields they most
desire.
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