Benton Community School District

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“My favorite thing about being a Bobcat is the supportive nature of the staff. I know on any given day, I have a whole team of people who are there for me”

School will dismiss at 1:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, April 17. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Benton Girls Wrestling Golf Outing Fundraiser Saturday, June 1st at Tara Hills Register using the QR Code For questions contact Coach Hoeck jhoeck@benton.k12.ia.us

Benton and Belle Plaine travel to Williamsburg boys’ track meet -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Williamsburg Co-ed Invitational Monday, April 15, 2024, at Williamsburg Boys’ team scores Prairie, CR 145 Solon 112 Clear Creek-Amana 79 Williamsburg 77 Grinnell 54 Washington 46 CPU 46 Benton Comm 44 Mt Vernon 40 Vinton-Shellsburg 28 Belle Plaine 27 Iowa Valley 25 Regina, IC 14 Mid-Prairie 12 English Valleys 11 Benton boys’ results High jump - 2 Eli Patterson 6-6 Shot put - 5 Brennen Blegen 52-7 Discus - 5 Brennen Blegen 145-8 800 sprint medley - 7 Owen Tjelmeland, Grant Volesky, Easton Pfiffner, Owen Von Ahsen 1:42.37 3200 - 8 Isaac Morris 10:59.46 Shuttle hurdle - 7 Brody Timmerman, Brock Corrigan, Will Schanbacher, Owen Von Ahsen 1:08.48 4x200 - 5 Evan Martin, Owen Tjelmeland, Easton Pfiffner, Carson Bruns 1:33.81 110 hurdles - 4 Eli Patterson 16.78, 8 Brody Timmerman 17.69 200 - Carson Bruns 22.25 400 hurdles - 3 Owen Von Ahsen 58.66 Belle Plaine results Long jump - 5 Lane Vokoun 20-3 Discus - 6 Riley Simmons 143-9 400 - Sam DeMeulenaere 52.08 110 hurdles - 2 Lane Vokoun 15.72 800 - 2 Sam DeMeulenaere 2:02.31

Why Benton? “Benton will forever be home to our family. The community and family-like atmosphere created by our district is second to none. It is truly such a blessing to have the opportunity to work at Benton.”

Congratulations to the 5th and 6th Grade Band students who participated in this year's Coe College Elementary Honor Band! These kids got to learn and perform a concert with over 200 other young musicians from all over the state. They even got to work with the composer of two of their pieces, Carol Brittin Chambers. They all worked hard and learned a lot!

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Belle Plaine and Benton do well at co-ed track invite in Van Horne -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Bobcat Co-ed Invite Bobcat Stadium Van Horne, IA Thursday, April 11, 2024 Team Standings Williamsburg 136 Vinton-Shellsburg 111 Benton 94.5 CPU 59 Xavier 57 Oelwein 54 HLV 54 Independence 37.5 Regina 31 Belle Plaine 24 Benton JV 14 Columbus 4 Valley Lutheran 1 Benton girls’ results High jump - 5. Piper Nelson 4-4 Long jump - 2. Layna DeMoss 15-2.50 Shot put - 1 Ana Glawe, 36-8 Discus - 2 Ana Glawe 107-10, 5 Emily Kulbartz JV 86-2 800 sprint medley - 1 Kennedy Lohrer, Ashlee Michels, Ashlyn Drahos, Layna DeMoss 2:05.43 4x800 - 1 Jaida Lyons, Abbie Jones, Kyra Kaiser, Aubrey Kelly 10:56.92 Shuttle hurdle - 1 Mabry Sadler, Belle Werner, Haiden Moore, Sophia Seeck 1:13.17 4x200 - 2 Mabry Sadler, Ashlyn Drahos, Piper Nelson, Ashlee Michels 1:59.09 100 hurdles - 4 Sophia Seeck 18.39, 5 Belle Werner 18.40 800 - 3 Jaida Lyons 2:38.92, 7 Abbie Jones 2:46.19 4x100 - 5 Mabry Sadler, Ashlyn Drahos, Haiden Moore, Ashlee Michels 55.44 4x400 - 3 Abbie Jones, Aubrey Kelly, Jaida Lyons, Layna DeMoss 4:43.25 Boys’ team standings Williamsburg 110 CPU 107 Benton 99 Mount Vernon 85 Oelwein 76 Iowa Valley 58.5 Independence 41.5 Belle Plaine 40 Vinton-Shellsburg 35 Xavier 24 Columbus 24 English Valleys 23 Regina 6 HLV 5 Benton JV 4 Benton boys’ results High jump - 2 Eli Patterson 6-0 Shot put - 4 Brennen Blegen 50-3, 5 Carter Holmes 47-7.5 Discus - 4 Brennen Blegen 153-5 800 sprint medley - 1 Easton Pfiffner, Owen Tjelmeland, Carson Bruns, Evan Martin 1:42.99 4x800 - 6 Isaac Morris, Caleb Olson, Jack Lange, Cade Volesky 9:32.24 Shuttle hurdle - 3 Brody Timmerman, Brock Corrigan, Owen Von Ahsen, Eli Patterson 1:07.10 1600 distance medley - 7 Grant Volesky, Owen Von Ahsen, Will Schanbacher, Jayden Beck 4:07.59 400 - 5 Gabe Pugh 57.40, 6 Evan Martin 57.79 4x200 - 2 Easton Pfiffner, Owen Tjelmeland, Gavin Brooks, Carson Bruns 1:34.72 110 hurdles - 4 Eli Patterson 16.51, 5 Brody Timmerman 17.19 200 - 2 Carson Bruns 23.51 400 hurdles - 2 Owen Von Ahsen 59.97, 6 Brody Timmerman 1:02.71 1600 - 7 Isaac Morris 5:08.67, 8 Caleb Olson 5:13.28 4x100 - 4 Easton Pfiffner, Gavin Brooks, Owen Tjelmeland, Carson Bruns 46.06 4x400 - 4 Easton Pfifner, Owen Tjelmeland, Evan Martin, Eli Patterson 3:46.12

Benton hosts Bobcat Golf Invite on Saturday at Tara Hills -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Tara Hills Country Club, Van Horne Saturday, April 13, 2024 Team scores Marion 321 Columbus Catholic 323 Independence 327 Vinton-Shellsburg 328 Williamsburg 329 Clear Creek-Amana 339 Grinnell 340 Benton 350 Center Point-Urbana 360 Benton Scoring Ryan Spina 5 6 4 6 6 3 4 3 4 - 41 - 4 4 4 8 5 4 5 3 5 - 42 - 83 Trayton Lentner 4 5 4 6 6 5 5 4 5 - 44 - 5 5 4 8 7 6 6 4 4 - 49 - 93 Cole Junge 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 - 43 - 6 5 5 6 5 4 5 4 4 - 44 - 87 Brock Silhanek 6 5 4 6 6 3 6 4 5 - 45 - 4 6 3 8 4 5 6 3 6 - 45 - 90 Ryan Finn 6 8 6 8 6 5 6 3 5 - 53 - 5 6 4 8 5 8 6 4 5 - 51 - 104 Marcus Newton 6 5 6 4 4 5 5 4 5 - 44 - 4 5 4 8 5 4 6 5 5 - 46 - 90 Medalist - Crew Klingner Williamsburg 74 Runner-Up - Lawson Berndt Marion 75

The Linn Area Credit Union Teacher Store provided MS/HS staff an opportunity to shop for classroom supplies. It was a beautiful day for some outdoor shopping!

Atkins Elementary 3rd graders raise the flag each morning. This is one of the many rich traditions at Benton Community that help to make it "A Place to Belong."

Benton Girls Wrestling Summer Camp registration is now open! Use the QR code or link to register https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1BhToQeOxkSNkZwpP-gZVtbGSik2pvaIpKhiDYiUdBy4/viewform?edit_requested=true

Benton and Belle Plaine travel to Iowa Valley Invite on Tuesday, April 9, in Marengo -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Benton results, Class (top 6) 100 - 5 Easton Pfiffner 11.90 200 - 2 Carson Bruns 22.75, 5 Owen Tjelmeland 24.38 4x100 - 3 ** 45.73 400 - 3 Jayden Beck 58.33, 5 Brock Corrigan 58.72 4x200 - 1 1:33.82 800 - 4 Jack Lange 2:21.11, 5 Cade Volesky 2:21.96 4x400 - 2 ** 3:38.29 4x800 - 3 ** 9:29.26 1600 - 3 Isaac Morris 5:01.11, 4 Caleb Olson 5:05.99 800 medley - 1 ** 1:39.87 1600 medley - 1 ** 3:53.17 110 hurdles - 4 Eli Patterson 16.86, 6 Brody Timmerman 17.66 400 hurdles - 3 Owen Von Ahsen 1:00.03, 4 Brody Timmerman 1:00.10 Shuttle Hurdle - 2 1:07.65 3200 - 3 Caleb Olson 11:12.64, 4 Noah Pickart 12.09.33 High jump - 1 Eli Patterson 6-03, 4 Kaleb Hayden (JV) 5-06, 6 Will Schanbacher 5-04 Shot put - 2 Brennen Blegen 53-01, 5 Carter Holmes 46-10 Discus - 2 Brennen Blegen 149-00.50, 6 Carter Holmes 123-02 Belle Plaine results 4x100 - 5 48.13 400 - 2 Sam DeMeulenaere 52.67 4x200 - 3 1:41.31 1600 - 5 Maddox Purk 5:40.31 800 medley - 2 1:39.67 Long jump - 2 Lane Vokoun 19-05.50 Shot put - 1 Riley Simmons 42-05 No team scores posted. Relay names are coming.

Teacher leaders moved their meeting outside on Wednesday afternoon! This group spent time focusing on reviewing the implementation of the Data Teams process across the district. The team was supported by a variety of our friends at Grant Wood AEA.

Professional learning on Wednesday afternoon had elementary staff learning more about instructional moves during writing conferences with students. They were able to watch a few of their colleagues teach and reflect on what they saw in the video and their own practices. The MS/HS team had a focus on universal design for learning with an intentional focus on reaching all learners in our classrooms.

Benton girls golf team finishes in 6th place at the tough Williamsburg Lady Invite Wednesday, April 10th. 1. Williamsburg 348 2. Solon 365 3. CCA 367 4. Mid Prairie 370 5. Anamosa 394 6. Benton 395 7. Calamus Wheatland 440 8. Vinton-Shellsburg 442 9. Marion 523 Halle Sobaski (Benton) Medalist Runner-Up with an 84. Rounds of 43-41.

"This is my 25th year of teaching at Benton. Being a part of this wonderful district and community has been incredibly rewarding and fulfilling. Some of my favorite memories at Benton are the Homecoming Pep Rally and the Veteran’s Day Program. Both of these programs show such a strong sense of community and family. Benton has been a great place to teach and raise our family."

BC soccer teams face Williamsburg -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Tuesday, April 9, 2024 Boys' soccer at Williamsburg Benton (3-1) 2, Williamsburg (4-1) 1 BC 0 1 1 - 2 W 0 1 0 - 1 Goals: Caleb Gessner, 1, 2 shots on goal Saves: Troy Kupka, 5 Girls' soccer at Van Horne Benton (2-2) 1, Williamsburg 0 W 0 0 0 0 - 0 BC 0 0 0 1 - 1