Ben (He/Him) is new to the Voices of Roosevelt staff and excited to contribute and make the paper fun! Ben is 17, and in his senior year, hoping to get his bachelor and masters degree from University of Oregon in environmental science. He lives locally in North Portland and enjoys how close knit our school community is. In the future he hopes to work as a field specialist. He enjoys swimming, running, cooking, and hiking and was proud to pick up two new sports in highschool. Ben is kind, competitive, determained  and loves his ability to work hard.