Congratulations to all of our students, coaches, sponsors, teams & clubs from the many events this weekend!
Girls Basketball - won over Anamosa and move on to play Union this Wed. eveving at Benton High school, 7:00 p.m. more info to come.
Wrestling:
126- Elijah Kupka and 152- Brenden Heying go to state in wrestling! More info will be posted!
Go Bobcats!
District wrestling today! Go Bobcats!
More pics!
Pics of our Show Choir teams!
Benton Community High School hosts Touch of Class today! Show Choir teams from across the state are here to perform! Come on out and support our students as they sing, dance, and provide outstanding showmanship!
Mayors and community leaders tour Norway Intermediate with Mr. Eastman as part of their bi-monthly meetings with Superintendent Ewell.
HS Boys Track: There will be a short preseason meeting in Coach Winsor's room (#19) on Monday, February 13th for those planning on participating in Track and Field. Please see Coach Winsor if you have any questions. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong
Benton Community & Central Lutheran are now canceled today, Thursday, February 9th.
Benton Community & Central Lutheran are on a 2 hour delay this morning, Thursday, February 9th. We are monitoring this system closely. Please stay tuned if we need to make changes with our current school plans.
My name is Claire White and I teach 5th Grade at Norway Intermediate Center. This is my second year of teaching but my first year teaching 5th and here at Benton! I have loved being a Benton Bobcat! Outside of school I enjoy visiting my family back in Minnesota, listening to Taylor Swift’s music, reading, and planning future trips to Disney World!
Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Bobcats face West Liberty and South Tama in basketball action
Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, at Van Horne
West Liberty (6-13) 56, Benton (6-13) 53
WL 17 13 13 13 - 56
BC 26 5 12 10 - 52
Noah Franck led Benton with 15 points. Blake Daugherty added 10 points. Franck also had 13 rebounds. Cael Kaestner had three assists. Evan Daugherty had three steals. West Liberty was led by Jayce McHugh with 20 points.
WL BC
Field goals 19/42 21/57
3-pointers 7/18 8/33
Free throws 11/17 3/9
Rebounds 25 33
Assists 12 13
Steals 8 9
Blocks 0 2
Turnovers 17 15
Fouls 14 15
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 at Tama
Benton (7-13) 87, South Tama (2-17) 65
#BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong
A few pictures courtesy of Andrea Townsley from February 7th game. Final score Benton 54 South Tama 16.
#BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong
HS Boys Soccer: There will be a boys soccer meeting TODAY in Coach Stockman’s room during Block 5.
HS Girls Soccer: There is a girls soccer fundraising meeting in Mr. Stockman's room during 5th period TODAY. Please bring your
fundraising email lists.
My name is Cynda Mehlert and I am in my 12th year of teaching. I am a Special Education Teacher at Atkins Elementary but have taught in multiple buildings and grade levels throughout my 9 years at Benton Community. My husband Chad and I live in Atkins and have three kids, (Jaxson, Leigha, and Logan) who are students in the district. We spend most of our time watching our boys wrestle, camping with our friends and family, or cheering on the Hawkeyes!
Due to predicted inclement weather, there will be no morning activities or practices tomorrow, Thursday, February 9th.
Silver Cord Opportunity: The High School Student Council is looking for volunteers to help sort cans and bottles from the recycling bins THIS Friday, February 10th after school from 12:00 - 1:00. Volunteers will receive credit toward their Silver Cord Hours!
MS FFA Members: There will be a meeting in the IMC tomorrow at 2:45 PM.
Morning Lifting: There will be NO morning lifting the week of February 13-17.
Garret Albers is a high school Social Studies teacher at Benton Community. He is also an assistant football coach, 7th grade basketball coach, and assistant golf coach. In his free time he enjoys many hobbies, but his favorite is to shout random fun facts at strangers and friends. He would like you to know that President Harry S Truman’s middle name is only the initial S. He also wants everyone to know that the origin of Daylight Savings Time is due to an attempt by the US to save resources during WWI, and has nothing to do with farmers. In reality, it helped consumer oriented business and hobbies (such as Mr. Albers’ favorite hobby: golf) spur growth as Americans after the war had more leisure time during daylight hours. That consumer centered growth continued throughout the roaring 20s, when urban economic areas experienced a boom while rural farming communities struggled.
*Mr. Albers had 4000 words typed up on the American economic developments since 1918, but we figured it would be better to just cut him off here and save everybody time.
Joe Davis and Clayton won The National Guard lifting challenge. Photo courtesy of Larry Carlson. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong
