A group of Benton Community students recently attended a Career Fair highlighting employment opportunities in the trades as well as apprenticeships. We heard from individual employers in areas such as construction, plumbing and pipefitting, insultation, roofing, electricians, and heavy equipment operators. The opportunities for our young people are diverse and students do not have to have prior experience in these areas in order to be successful. We heard repeatedly that the most important skill set for future employees is to show up consistently (attendance matters!) and to work hard. These are highly valued traits for all employees, and we know that Benton Community students can exhibit these characteristics!
If you or your student have questions about contacts in these areas, then please let Mr. Cretin (High School Counselor) know at acretin@benton.k12.ia.us.
Parents Night Out
When: Friday, December 6th
Who: Kindergarten - 5th Grade
Where: Atkins Elementary
Time: 5:30-8:30pm
Hosted by: Benton Middle School Student Council
Cost: $15 for 1st child & $10 for each additional child
Crafts, games, snacks, and more!
Register before or at the time of the event!
**If you have any questions, email: ajones@benton.k12.ia.us **
Link to register:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-MaDufInH56QFN3ryBp9SbDcnzcYLY9v4uU3zltlHU6Urpg/viewform
What do you love most about working at Benton?
I enjoy working with the employees and the day-to-day challenges of human resources and accounting.
Mr. Kauder's MS PE classes are enjoying the archery unit this quarter.
Thanks for all you do to make Benton Community a great place to be!
Please join us for a keynote presentation from National Speaker Emma Beniot.
Monday, November 25 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at the Middle School/High School
All Are Welcome to Attend!
The winter activities season begins! Girls HS wrestling and basketball teams hard at it during practices tonight. Make sure to check out their season schedules to see these girls in action this season!
Please be aware that the Benton County Sherriff's Office is conducting training today at our vacant Van Horne Elementary. We wanted to pass this information along to inform the community of this training.
What do you love most about working at Benton?
The special education program here is very accepting and knowledgeable.
Congratulations, Ashton!
Ashton Lundin (7th) received a perfect score of 50 in Archery today. Mr. Kauder, PE teacher, shared that Ashton is the 2nd ever perfect score of 50 for Archery since we started teaching with this equipment back in 2013. That is out of MS and HS combined! Only other one was Olivia Wilson.
Benton was host to a Robotics competition on Saturday, Nov. 9th at Norway Intermediate. Thank you to all who made everything run so smoothly.
Please join us for a keynote presentation from National Speaker Emma Beniot.
Monday, November 25
6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at the Middle School/High School
All Are Welcome to Attend!
Benton Community School District is proud to share Alumni Spotlights focusing on "Where are you now?" If you would be interested in sharing your post-graduation journey with us, we would love to hear from you!
https://forms.gle/xe3KwMKkWkB8FLcN9
Are you tough enough?
Attending school regularly is a challenge that makes you stronger.
Bowling apparel stores are open! There are two different stores open for bowling apparel. Check it out today!
https://stores.teamelitesports.com/benton_bowling/shop/home or https://stores.inksoft.com/WS110467/shop/home
BENTON BASKETBALL
- Last Chance To Get Your Gear -
Store Close: 11/10
Items Back: 11/26
https://www.teamelitesports.com/Benton
Orders will be available for pickup in the high school office.
Store Contact: Jeff Zittergruen jzittergruen@benton.k12.ia.us and Scott Kiburis skiburis@benton.k12.ia.us
Elementary teachers spent time on Wednesday afternoon diving deeper into learning around teaching reading and the science behind how the brain learns to read. We are so fortunate to have staff so dedicated to providing our students with A Quality Education for a Lifetime of Learning.
Benton R6 takes on Central DeWitt today at 4 PM!
Winner of this game qualifies for the playoffs!
Watch at:
http://twitch.tv/bcbobcatesports http://youtube.com/@BentonEsports
Benton High School students and Staff are supporting Impact Life Blood Drive today Sponsored by the MS/HS Art Club.
This season, Abbott and the Big Ten are pitting school against school in the largest blood donation competition of our lifetime to fight the largest blood shortage in a generation. Every donation scores one point for your school on the leaderboard. The winning school will receive $1,000,000 to advance student or community health.
Blood donation is crucial for patients undergoing surgery, coping with trauma, managing chronic illnesses, and battling cancer. This essential procedure serves as a lifeline, sustaining and saving lives.
https://www.bloodcenter.org/donate/
