The Benson High School Foundation wants to help by doing more than just fixing up the old field in the lower end of Gallagher Park. “Lighted, turf, new seating, scoreboards,” Brown said.

Warming up and prepping for the game ahead is a normal day for Benson High School's football team, but this week, there was something new. "I'm really grateful," James West, Benson senior, said.

The 26-member task force — a mix of Benson alumni, teachers and business and community representatives — came up with the idea of a “wall-to-wall” career academy.