Benton Community School District

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A week to celebrate being a Bobcat! #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Bobcat proud! #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Stats and Photos courtesy of Jim Magdefrau #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong IHSAA 2A Sectional 15 @ Benton Community Mount Vernon 230.0 Williamsburg 214.0 Benton Community 197.0 Columbus/WMU 147.0 Mid-Prairie 141.0 Fairfield 102.0 Benton results 106 - Ryan Koehler (5-14) placed 4th and scored 9.0 team points. Semifinal - Kyler Provin (Williamsburg) 39-13 won by fall over Koehler (Fall 0:51) 3rd Place Match - Jacob Nelson (Columbus/WMU) 20-28 won by decision over Koehler (Dec 5-3) 113 - Elijah Kupka (23-6) placed 2nd and scored 16.0 team points. Semifinal - Kupka won by decision over Ty Scorpil (Columbus/WMU) 41-9 (Dec 8-7) 1st Place Match - Gavin Jensen (Williamsburg) 46-1 won by decision over Kupka 2nd Place Match - Kupka won by no contest 120- Jordan Thys (28-14) placed 2nd and scored 16.0 team points. Semifinal - Thys won by decision over Tytan Guerrero (Williamsburg) 25-7 (Dec 11-4) 1st Place Match - Lane Scorpil (Columbus/WMU) 40-0 won by major decision over Thys (MD 21-8) 2nd Place Match - Thys won by no contest 126 - Jaiden Moore (35-0) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points. Semifinal - Moore won by fall over Kadince Milder (Williamsburg) 16-25 (Fall 1:25) 1st Place Match - Moore won by medical forfeit over Zach Westercamp (Fairfield) 16-10 (M. For.) 132 - Jack Niebes (4-4) placed 5th and scored 8.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Landry Gingerich (Mid-Prairie) 16-27 won by fall over Niebes (Fall 4:00) 5th Place Match - Niebes won by fall over Johnathan Miranda (Columbus/WMU) 2-16 (Fall 2:36) 138 - Blake Heying (22-16) placed 3rd and scored 14.0 team points. Semifinal - Nile Sinn (Williamsburg) 24-13 won by fall over Heying (Fall 3:32) 3rd Place Match - Heying won by fall over Jace Hannes (Fairfield) 11-16 (Fall 2:33) 2nd Place Match - Nile Sinn (Williamsburg) 24-13 won by no contest 145 - Brenden Heying (32-4) placed 1st and scored 23.0 team points. Semifinal - Heying won by major decision over Jackson Rhomberg (Mount Vernon) 5-4 (MD 13-2) 1st Place Match - Heying won by fall over Cael Moore (Williamsburg) 20-26 (Fall 3:18) 152 - Clayton Sebetka (29-13) placed 2nd and scored 16.0 team points. Semifinal - Sebetka won by decision over Conner Parker (Williamsburg) 13-10 (Dec 3-1) 1st Place Match - Henry Ryan (Mount Vernon) 39-4 won by fall over Sebetka (Fall 3:41) 2nd Place Match - Sebetka won by no contest 160 - Mason Dellamuth (21-15) placed 3rd and scored 15.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Dellamuth won by fall over Wyatt Lovelady (Fairfield) 3-12 (Fall 0:41) Semifinal - Jackson Hird (Mount Vernon) 31-15 won by decision over Dellamuth (Dec 7-2) 3rd Place Match - Dellamuth won by major decision over Dom Shively (Mid-Prairie) 12-23 (MD 13-1) 2nd Place Match - Jackson Hird (Mount Vernon) 31-15 won by no contest 170- Koley Kelly (18-20) placed 1st and scored 20.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Kelly won by decision over Alexander Marovets (Williamsburg) 10-6 (Dec 4-3) Semifinal - Kelly won by decision over Kaden Meader (Mid-Prairie) 29-16 (Dec 8-2) 1st Place Match - Kelly won by decision over Ryder Bunch (Mount Vernon) 21-19 (Dec 1-0) 182 - Mayson Mitchell (13-19) placed 3rd and scored 13.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Mitchell won by decision over Ethan Palmer (Columbus/WMU) 18-26 (Dec 7-4) Semifinal - Gable Dayton (Williamsburg) 41-7 won by fall over Mitchell (Fall 1:16) 3rd Place Match - Mitchell won by major decision over Dre Smithburg (Fairfield) 11-17 (MD 12-2) 2nd Place Match - Zatyk Holub (Mount Vernon) 25-19 won by fall over Mitchell (Fall 1:20) 195 - Troy Kupka (8-22) placed 5th and scored 8.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Theodore Metcalf (Fairfield) 25-8 won by fall over Kupka (Fall 3:48) 5th Place Match - Kupka won by fall over Markel Zapiensz (Columbus/WMU) 19-14 (Fall 5:59) 220 - Aidan Thompson (1-8) placed 6th and scored 4.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Kai Malone (Columbus/WMU) 27-20 won by fall over Thompson (Fall 1:00) 5th Place Match - Cale Fenton (Williamsburg) 27-23 won by fall over Thompson (Fall 0:53) 285 - Brennen Blegen (25-11) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Blegen won by fall over Nick Kaska (Fairfield) 13-9 (Fall 2:12) Semifinal - Russel Coil (Columbus/WMU) 27-10 won by fall over Blegen (Fall 2:59) 3rd Place Match - Trystin Lashley (Mount Vernon) 28-19 won by fall over Blegen (Fall 2:00)

Girls Basketball vs Vinton Feb. 4, 2022

Keystone Elementary #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

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Congratulations to the following FFA members that have been approved to receive their Iowa FFA Degrees in April at the State FFA Leadership Conference: Kait Ballard, Zach Grace, Emily Ingalls, Elijah Kaiser, Easton Patterson and Keaten Volesky. Great job! #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Norway Intermediate #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

School improvement advisory committee (SIAC) meets Wednesday evening. Good conversations about student achievement and long-range needs assessment.

Senior Night #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Classroom activity Feb. 1st, 2022

Bobcat Soph. vs. Mustangs Soph.

Celebration Company!

Our Jubilation Swing Choir State Contest!

Benton results from WaMaC Conference Tournament in Solon Jan. 29th, 2022 Stats courtesy of Jim Magdefrau 106 - Ryan Koehler (5-12) placed 8th and scored 1.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Cale Nash (Clear Creek-Amana) 34-7 won by fall over Koehler (Fall 1:49) Cons. Round 2 - Cael Steinkamp (Center Point-Urbana) 27-12 won by fall over Koehler (Fall 1:30) 7th Place Match - Lucas Horak (Marion) 22-20 won by fall over Koehler (Fall 3:57) 113 - Elijah Kupka (22-5) placed 5th and scored 6.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Nolan Howell (Clear Creek-Amana) 24-16 won by decision over Kupka (Dec 5-2) Cons. Round 2 - Kupka won by decision over Kyler Jessup (Solon) 23-29 (Dec 9-4) Cons. Round 3 - Ryan Hilby (West Delaware, Manchester) 22-10 won by decision over Kupka (Dec 5-4) 5th Place Match - Kupka won by decision over Nolan Howell (Clear Creek-Amana) 24-16 (Dec 8-2) 120 - Jordan Thys (27-13) placed 5th and scored 10.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Carter Lamont (Vinton-Shellsburg) 27-11 won by major decision over Thys (MD 10-2) Cons. Round 2 - Thys won by fall over Anthony Fenton (Williamsburg) 3-13 (Fall 0:55) Cons. Round 3 - Kale Wieland (Independence) 22-7 won by major decision over Thys (MD 19-7) 5th Place Match - Thys won by fall over Teegan Fuessley (Center Point-Urbana) 20-22 (Fall 1:32) 126 - Jaiden Moore (34-0) placed 1st and scored 28.5 team points. Quarterfinal - Moore won by tech fall over Rodney Fetter (Marion) 17-25 (TF-1.5 3:08 (23-7)) Semifinal - Moore won by tech fall over Nick Schmidt (Beckman Catholic) 36-5 (TF-1.5 5:03 (20-4)) 1st Place Match - Moore won by tech fall over Tyler Wieland (Independence) 30-11 (TF-1.5 5:04 (23-8)) 138 - Blake Heying (21-15) placed 5th and scored 7.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Carter Straw (Independence) 35-11 won by fall over Heying (Fall 0:33) Cons. Round 2 - Heying won by decision over Max Carlson (Clear Creek-Amana) 23-23 (Dec 12-9) Cons. Round 3 - Jackson Jaspers (Mount Vernon) 37-7 won by fall over Heying (Fall 0:58) 5th Place Match - Heying won by major decision over Saul Martinez (Williamsburg) 2-6 (MD 11-1) 145 Brenden Heying (31-4) placed 2nd and scored 22.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Brenden Heying (Benton Community) 31-4 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Brenden Heying (Benton Community) 31-4 won by fall over Carson Turnis (West Delaware, Manchester) 18-20 (Fall 1:22) Semifinal - Brenden Heying (Benton Community) 31-4 won by decision over Isaiah Weber (Independence) 32-7 (Dec 9-8) 1st Place Match - Cooper Sanders (Vinton-Shellsburg) 32-0 won by decision over Brenden Heying (Benton Community) 31-4 (Dec 10-4) 152 - Clayton Sebetka (28-12) placed 5th and scored 13.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Sebetka won by fall over Tyler Foreman (Center Point-Urbana) 4-17 (Fall 1:49) Quarterfinal - Sebetka won by decision over Conner Parker (Williamsburg) 12-10 (Dec 6-3) Semifinal - Gabe Sanders (Vinton-Shellsburg) 15-0 won by fall over Sebetka (Fall 1:09) Cons. Round 3 - Dalton Hoover (Independence) 19-14 won by fall over Sebetka (Fall 1:17) 5th Place Match - Sebetka won by medical forfeit over Conner Parker (Williamsburg) 12-10 (M. For.) 170 - Koley Kelly (15-19) placed 8th and scored 7.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Lucas Kampman (Solon) 33-7 won by fall over Kelly (Fall 1:21) Cons. Round 1 - Kelly won by fall over Jesse Cornwell (Maquoketa) 3-23 (Fall 1:16) Cons. Round 2 - Kelly won by major decision over Ethan Hangartner (Marion) 16-23 (MD 9-0) Cons. Round 3 - Kelly won by decision over Alexander Marovets (Williamsburg) 9-5 (Dec 4-2) 7th Place Match - Ryan Funke (Beckman Catholic) 26-11 won by fall over Kelly (Fall 5:07) 182 - Mayson Mitchell (11-17) Champ. Round 1 - Dade Altman (Solon) 19-27 won by decision over Mitchell (Dec 7-6) Cons. Round 3 - Aaron Rose (Marion) 12-10 won by fall over Mitchell (Fall 4:41) 195 - Troy Kupka (7-21) place Champ. Round 1 - Abe Duval (Marion) 24-7 won by decision over Kupka (Dec 9-2) Cons. Round 3 - Braydon Hoffman (Solon) 19-18 won by fall over Kupka (Fall 4:54) 220- Aidan Thompson (1-6) Champ. Round 1 - Tyler Hancox (Solon) 19-12 won by fall over Thompson (Fall 0:40) Cons. Round 3 - Tayt Broell (Marion) 18-15 won by fall over Thompson (Fall 1:30) 285 - Brennen Blegen (24-9) placed 5th and scored 10.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Trystin Lashley (Mount Vernon) 27-17 won by fall over Blegen (Fall 4:37) Cons. Round 2 - Blegen won by fall over Gavin Vesey (Williamsburg) 19-27 (Fall 2:36) Cons. Round 3 - Cameron Geuther (West Delaware, Manchester) 26-12 won by fall over Blegen (Fall 3:40) 5th Place Match - Blegen won by fall over Tono Cornell (Independence) 17-18 (Fall 0:51)

Message from the Anderson family:

Board Director Theresa Thompson and superintendent Dr. Ewell, attend legislative forum tonight in Brooklyn.

Benton Community is seeking a dynamic Long Term Substitute High School Social Studies Teacher for the remainder of the 2021-2022 School Year. The assignment is focused on the following curricular areas: Government, Global Studies, and Modern America. Applicants will be expected to complete daily lesson planning, provide student feedback, and complete grading. All interested applicants must apply using the Frontline/Applitrack link shown below. This position is also posted on Teach Iowa. If interested, please contact: Mr. Rob Arnold, Principal 319-228-8701 rarnold@benton.k12.ia.us or Dr. Pamela Ewell, Superintendent 319-228-8701 SUBSTITUTE TEACHER RATES WITH A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE Provisional, Educational, Substitute or Professional Certificate. A four-year degree. Teaching days 1-15 - $126.00/day 1/2 teaching day - $ 63.00 After fifteen (15) consecutive days in the same substitute teaching position, the substitute teacher will be placed on the salary schedule at the B.A. base salary on the first (1st) experience level. (FY’22 - $175.87/day.)

Mrs. Dawn Arnold, our high school math teacher, is recognized today as an Iowa Teacher of the Year Finalist. Congratulations Mrs. Arnold! We are very proud of you!