Benton Community School District

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Atkins Elementary - Please help us gather 100 items per classroom to donate to the local food pantry. We are celebrating 100 days of school by serving others on January 26th! Please drop off your nonperishable food or toiletry items at Atkins Elementary.

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Loyd Shaffer - Marion Invitational 2022 Results and photo courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Jan. 15, 2022 Marion, IA 52302 Team Standings: West Delaware, Manchester 247.5 Linn-Mar 204.0 Mount Vernon 168.0 Williamsburg 143.5 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 139.0 Benton Community 133.0 Marion 89.5 Xavier, Cedar Rapids 83.5 Monticello 78.0 North Butler-Clarksville 73.5 North Linn 52.0 Louisa-Muscatine 35.0 Maquoketa 33.0 Benton results 106 - Ryan Koehler (4-6) Champ. Round 1 - Lucas Horak (Marion) 16-14 won by fall over Koehler (Fall 5:18) Cons. Round 3 - Kale Leymaster (Xavier, Cedar Rapids) 16-11 won by fall over Koehler (Fall 1:53) 113 - Elijah Kupka (15-3) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Kupka won by decision over Nate Fish (Linn-Mar) 14-10 (Dec 10-5) Semifinal - Kupka won by fall over Jonah Luensman (Monticello) 24-7 (Fall 5:20) 1st Place Match - Gavin Jensen (Williamsburg) 32-0 won by major decision over Kupka (MD 15-4) 120 - Jordan Thys (21-10) placed 3rd and scored 18.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Thys won by fall over Elliott Rogers (Marion) 6-13 (Fall 1:49) Semifinal - Carson Less (West Delaware, Manchester) 21-3 won by decision over Thys (Dec 10-5) Cons. Round 3 - Thys won by decision over Riley Mudd (Mount Vernon) 12-16 (Dec 6-0) 3rd Place Match - Thys won by fall over Ryan Hoefer (Xavier, Cedar Rapids) 13-7 (Fall 5:25) 126 - Jaiden Moore (25-0) placed 1st and scored 25.5 team points. Quarterfinal - Moore won by fall over Ezra Chapman (Mount Vernon) 0-4 (Fall 1:18)Semifinal - Moore won by tech fall over Jonah Hallam (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 21-8 (TF-1.5 4:07 (17-2)) 1st Place Match - Moore won in sudden victory - 1 over Brayden Parke (Linn-Mar) 21-3 (SV-1 8-6) 132 - Blake Heying (16-11) placed 7th and scored 6.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Wes Logan (Marion) 24-3 won by tech fall over Heying (TF-1.5 4:44 (19-4)) Cons. Round 2 - Blaine Baumgartner (North Linn) 25-7 won by fall over Heying (Fall 2:49) Cons. Round 3 - Heying won by fall over Lucas Osterhaus (Xavier, Cedar Rapids) 13-11 (Fall 3:05) 7th Place Match - Heying won by major decision over Croix Shebetka (Mount Vernon) 15-15 (MD 14-4) 138 - Dawson Franck (12-13) placed 8th and scored 3.5 team points. Quarterfinal - Cael Bridgewater (North Linn) 15-1 won by fall over Franck (Fall 1:28) Cons. Round 2 - Ashtin Falck (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 17-6 won by decision over Franck (Dec 3-1) Cons. Round 3 - Franck won by tech fall over Klayton Adams-Blackdeer (North Butler-Clarksville) 13-16 (TF-1.5 5:20 (19-4)) 7th Place Match - Austin Vandersee (Linn-Mar) 15-6 won by major decision over Franck (MD 12-0) 145 - Brenden Heying (24-3) placed 2nd and scored 19.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Heying won by major decision over Carson Turnis (West Delaware, Manchester) 14-11 (MD 13-1) Semifinal - Heying won in sudden victory - 1 over Colin Falck (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 20-7 (SV-1 11-9) 1st Place Match - Grant Kress (Linn-Mar) 22-2 won by tech fall over Heying (TF-1.5 5:32 (27-10)) 152 - Clayton Sebetka (21-10) placed 4th and scored 12.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Sebetka won by decision over Caden Senters (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 8-10 (Dec 6-0) Semifinal - Henry Ryan (Mount Vernon) 26-3 won by decision over Sebetka (Dec 10-6) Cons. Round 3 - Sebetka won by decision over Aydn Hiler (Marion) 11-11 (Dec 8-1) 3rd Place Match - Grant Boddicker (Linn-Mar) 16-10 won by fall over Sebetka (Fall 1:36) 160 - Mason Dellamuth (17-12) placed 8th and scored 4.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Kendal Pugh (Louisa-Muscatine) 20-7 won by fall over Dellamuth (Fall 4:26) Cons. Round 2 - Rashon Jennings (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 16-13 won by decision over Dellamuth (Dec 10-6) Cons. Round 3 - Dellamuth won by fall over Adam Rose (Marion) 1-10 (Fall 2:48) 7th Place Match - Landen Bushman (Linn-Mar) 12-12 won by fall over Dellamuth (Fall 1:06) 170 - Koley Kelly (8-17) placed 6th and scored 6.0 team points. Quarterfinal - TJ Cook (Xavier, Cedar Rapids) 12-8 won by fall over Kelly (Fall 4:25) Cons. Round 2 - Kelly won by fall over Jesse Cornwell (Maquoketa) 2-17 (Fall 0:42) Cons. Round 3 - Ethan Hangartner (Marion) 12-16 won by decision over Kelly (Dec 3-0) 5th Place Match - Ryder Bunch (Mount Vernon) 15-15 won in sudden victory - 1 over Kelly (SV-1 5-3) 182 - Mayson Mitchell (11-10) placed 7th and scored 3.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Landen Paul (North Linn) 25-7 won by fall over Mitchell (Fall 3:35) Cons. Round 2 - James Bouska (Linn-Mar) 9-11 won by fall over Mitchell (Fall 1:29) 7th Place Match - Mitchell won by decision over Justin Adams (Xavier, Cedar Rapids) 7-12 (Dec 7-2) 195 - Troy Kupka (5-16) placed 7th and scored 3.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Colin Flannagan (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 19-4 won by fall over Kupka ((Fall 2:00) Cons. Round 2 - Miles Hatchel (Monticello) 17-23 won by fall over Kupka (Fall 3:02) 7th Place Match - Kupka won by decision over Ben Volk (Xavier, Cedar Rapids) 6-10 (Dec 4-0) 220 - Aidan Thompson (0-4) Champ. Round 1 - Tayt Broell (Marion) 16-12 won by fall over Thompson (Fall 0:47) Cons. Round 2 - Griffin Schultz (Linn-Mar) 8-12 won by fall over Thompson (Fall 0:39) 285 - Brennen Blegen (17-7) placed 4th and scored 13.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Cameron Geuther (West Delaware, Manchester) 14-10 won by fall over Blegen (Fall 3:04) Cons. Round 2 - Blegen won by fall over Parker Heidt (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 6-13 (Fall 1:28) Cons. Round 3 - Blegen won by fall over Trystin Lashley (Mount Vernon) 19-13 (Fall 4:39) 3rd Place Match - Cameron Geuther (West Delaware, Manchester) 14-10 won by fall over Blegen (Fall 1:00)

Benton Community School Buildings are closed today, Saturday, Jan. 15. No open gyms, activities or practices. Sorry for the inconvenience. Snow removal is in progress.

The Varsity Bowling Invitational at Clinton will take place as scheduled today - 2:00 - Plaza Bowl in Clinton.

The Wrestling Invitational at Marion today will now begin at 11:00 a.m.

Wrestling Results from Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022 Results Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Benton, Vinton-Shellsburg and Marion at Van Horne Benton 40, Marion 18 160: Mason Dellamuth (BECO) over Adam Rose (MARI) (Fall 1:46) 170: Ethan Hangartner (MARI) over Koley Kelly (BECO) (Fall 4:17) 182: Mayson Mitchell (BECO) over Dondrea Walker (MARI) (Fall 1:33) 195: Troy Kupka (BECO) over Wyatt Erkel (MARI) (Fall 1:12) 220: Tayt Broell (MARI) over Aidan Thompson (BECO) (Fall 2:19) 285: Brennen Blegen (BECO) over Noah Case (MARI) (Fall 1:17) 106: Ryan Koehler (BECO) over Lucas Horak (MARI) (Fall 5:26) 113: Elijah Kupka (BECO) over Rafael Boucher (MARI) (Fall 5:20) 132: Wesley Logan (MARI) over Blake Heying (BECO) (Fall 3:19) 145: Brenden Heying (BECO) over Hunter Horak (MARI) (MD 15-5) Benton 51, Vinton-Shellsburg 30 170: Koley Kelly (BECO) over (VISH) (For.) 182: Mayson Mitchell (BECO) over Taylor Anderson (VISH) (Dec 8-5) 195: Curtis Erickson (VISH) over Troy Kupka (BECO) (Fall 0:46) 220: Caleb Rouse (VISH) over Aidan Thompson (BECO) (Fall 0:49) 285: Brennen Blegen (BECO) over (VISH) (For.) 106: Bree Swenson (VISH) over Ryan Koehler (BECO) (Fall 1:39) 113: Elijah Kupka (BECO) over (VISH) (For.) 120: Carter Lamont (VISH) over Jordan Thys (BECO) (Fall 1:53) 126: Jack Neibes (BECO) over (VISH) (For.) 132: Jaiden Moore (BECO) over Graham Henkle (VISH) (Fall 1:41) 138: Dawson Franck (BECO) over (VISH) (For.) 145: Brenden Heying (BECO) over (VISH) (For.) 152: Brady Ortner (VISH) over Clayton Sebetka (BECO) (Fall 2:33) 160: Mason Dellamuth (BECO) over (VISH) (For.)

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All buildings are closed today, Friday, Jan. 14. No practices, no games, no open gym, no activities. Thank you. Benton Community School District

Benton Community and Central Lutheran are canceled today, Friday, January 14th. Information about activities, practices and open gyms for today, tonight and tomorrow will be sent out.

Norway Intermediate - Thank you “Challenge 2 Change” for teaching Mindfulness techniques to our 5L class.

The Triton Jazz Band Festival in Fort Dodge has been cancelled for tomorrow, Friday, January 14 due to the weather forecast.

Mrs. Fribley created a Food Truck challenge for her Foods 1 class. Students designed their trucks and two recipes they would serve. Definitely a delicious way to conclude the class!

Bowling

Keystone Elementary - KA uses blocks to help build a solid understanding for comparing numbers. This hands-on activity allows them to manipulate sets, line them up, and physically observe how many more or fewer there are in each set.

Kirkwood Community College announces Dean’s List honors Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau CEDAR RAPIDS (January 11, 2022) - Kirkwood Community College has released its Dean's List for the fall 2021 semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher after completing 12 or more credit hours at the college. Kirkwood students from the area earning this distinction are listed below. Amana, IA - Bailie Donahue, Celia Dunn, Kristopher Howell, Ashton Kimm, Jordan Krauss, Sofia Fernanda Licea Marina, Maya Maresh, Braxton McGrath, Jake Orban, Laurel Preston, Gunther Sandersfeld, Landon Schanz, Holli Schulte, Jack Ward, Annika Yost Atkins, IA - Asa Armstrong, Thaddeus Barger, Kenny Barth, Julia Biery, Gavin Boone, Cody Bruner, Grace Embretson, Jada Garrett, Ally Gauthier, Samuel Gilbert, Isaac Huelsenbeck, Nathan Kramer, Ryan Lange, Rachel Maschino, Tara O'Connor, Makenna Olson, Peyton Pfiffner, Chloe Schultz, Chris Scott, Austin Timmerman Belle Plaine, IA - Mia Brecht Michael Cahow, Ryan Molokken, Ebony Proctor, Matt Reeder-Willson, Jacob Reineke Blairstown, IA - Kaydn Lennie, Alison Newton, Alyssa Tegeler Chelsea, IA - Trey Vokoun Clutier, IA - Dylan Fehr Conroy, IA - Ellie Stanerson Garrison, IA - Emma Dickinson, Stormie Lokenvitz Homestead, IA- Gabrielle Bedford Keystone, IA - Mallory Albers, Maddy Ramm, Tiffany Schnor, Cade Timmerman Ladora, IA - Courtney Gulick, Kyla Roberts Luzerne, IA - Scott Croft, Jacey Reineke Marengo, IA - Augustine Barnabas, Eli Berger, Jordan Collingwood, Cecely Dominguez, Aiden Feldman, Kevin Hartz, Cece Jergens, Marshall Meyer, Natalie Moningi, Ronan Peach, Bradie Roggentien Middle Amana, IA - Jackson Rosenberg Montour, IA - Jaycie Rauch Mount Auburn, IA - Lauren Wieser Newhall, IA - Claire Gates- Jake Petersen, MacKenzie Wright North English, IA - Alaina Allen, Brittney Keeney, Ashley Sherman Norway, IA - Bryant Finley, Angela George, Sarah Gorkow, Katherine Wright Parnell, IA - Micah Hostetler, Jacob Weber, Natalie Yoder Shellsburg, IA - Kortney Etten, Muriel Glynn, Rylee Hefel, Nolan Hendrickson South Amana, IA - Dylan Jones, Sydney Schmuecker Tama, IA - Elizabeth Cervantes Toledo, IA - Amanda Morris Traer, IA - Katie Kopriva, Takoa Kopriva Urbana, IA - Megan Hupfeld, Gretchen Jones, Taner Kramer, Annabelle Majeski, Kaylynn Meyer, Jannelle Mozingo, Jennifer Ruport, Jacob Schulmeister, Reagan Schutte, Miranda Waggener Van Horne, IA - Miranda Bistline, Sophia Carlson, Cody Graber, Jacob Janss, Sidny Miner, Craig Morris, Janelle Morris Victor, IA - Deana Evans Sam Gensley, Ashlyn Hall, Mackenzie Lynn, Rochelle Thys Vinton, IA - Joey Anderson, Kaylie Appleby, Christopher Clements, Elijah Cox, Kaitlyn Goodell, Travis Hantz, Alashia Mcmurdo, Kyle Medvedjevs, McKenna Parker, Evan Sampson, Gabe Schmidt, Ryan Schoettmer, Casandra Sloan, Paige Stodola, Teddie Webber, Emily Youngblut Walford, IA - Zoey Baustian, Sydney Crittenden, Aubrey Eiselstein, Jaden Eiselstein, Riley Hansen, Andrew Kozich, Mercedes Rettkowski Watkins, IA - Tessa Smith Williamsburg, IA - Cian Bodeker, Katelyn Cronquist, Gracie Ehret, Harrison Garber, Caroline Gross, Egann Hinrichsen, Melissa Kasal, Chase Malloy, Ed Marion, Alex Marovets, Mia Pendleton, Paige Powers, Elise Rathjen, Kam Royster, Teagan Schaefer, Morgan Schropp, Analyn Seeman, Lilly Shrock, Felipe Stevenson, Quentin Stumpff, Jessica Trimpe. Stacie White This post is ad-supported

Reminder, there will be an early dismissal this Wednesday, JANUARY 8th at 12:00 p.m. /Noon for all grades. Also, Monday, Jan. 17 will not be a snow makeup day for students. As scheduled, we do not have school on Monday, Jan. 17th for students due to Teacher Professional Development.

Coaches vs Cancer Jan. 10, 2022