Benton Community School District

What do you love most about working at Benton? The staff

uge game for the Rocket League team today as #2 Benton takes on #1 CCA! The winner of today's match will be in the driver's seat to be division champ and secure a spot in the State Tournament. Game begins at 4 PM and can be watched at the following links: https://www.twitch.tv/bcbobcatesports https://www.youtube.com/@BentonEsports

Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, at Cedar Rapids Bowling Center -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Varsity Girls Benton 1,521 751 Total - 2,272 Marion 1,429 689 Total- 2,118 Isaac Newton 1,642 494 Total- 1,642 Megan Krug 188 138 Total 326 Ana Glawe 133 132 Total 265 Maddie Rammelsburg 172 171 Total 343 Janessa Bries 161 144 Total 305 Cali Nolte 113 155 Total 268 Paige Meyer 121 158 Total 279 Varsity boys Benton 1,808 983 Total 2,791 Marion 2,053 813 Total 2,866 Isaac Newton 1,517 747 Total 2,264 Ian Davis 168 160 Total 328 Hunter Kupka 160 120 Total 280 Kam Rouse 174 131 Total 305 Caleb Kaump 201 141 Total 342 Josh Fabor 247 187 Total 434 Cade Volesky 181 218 Total 399

Benton Basketball, Week of Jan. 20, 2025 -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau GIRLS Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, at Van Horne No. 5 Williamsburg 54, Benton 35 WB 22 9 10 13 - 54 BC 5 14 8 8 - 35 Aubrey Kelly led Benton with 12 points. Talulah Schroeder had nine rebounds. Sophia Seeck had three assists. BC Field goals 12/37 3-pointers 5/15 Free throws 6/13 Rebounds 32 Assists 7 Steals 2 Blocks 2 Turnovers 19 Fouls 9 Friday, Jan. 24, 2025 at Van Horne Vinton-Shellsburg vs. Benton Saturday, Jan 25, 2025 at Van Horne Monticello vs. Benton BOYS Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, at Van Horne Williamsburg 53, Benton 50 WB 11 14 16 8 - 53 BC 10 10 9 21 - 50 BC Field goals 20/47 3-pointers 7/20 Free throws 3/5 Rebounds 23 Assists 13 Steals 8 Blocks 3 Turnovers 12 Fouls 10 Eli Patterson had 20 points for Benton. Carson Pickering added 11 points. Carson Nolan had six rebounds. With three assists each were Brody Timmerman, N0lan and Pickering. Patterson had two blocks. Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at Van Horne Vinton-Shellsburg vs. Benton Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025, at Van Horne Monticello vs. Benton

Benton Speech team participated in the WAMAC speech competition on Monday, January 20, where they earned an impressive 4th place overall, scoring first-place finishes in both the Readers Theater group and Solo Mime events.

Thanks for all you do to make Benton Community a great place to be!

The Benton robotics season has reached its conclusion, marking a memorable journey for all involved. Competing at the League meet on January 20th, High School team ROAR demonstrated remarkable skill and teamwork, coming very close to qualifying for the state competition. Although they did not advance, their achievements were highlighted by securing second place in the Motivate Award. This award recognizes a team that embodies the spirit of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) by fostering a strong team culture. Both the middle school and high school teams had a great season, and each robot improved every competition.

What do you love most about working at Benton? It never gets old.

Congratulations to the boys bowling team!! Their bakers series yesterday is a new school record of 983 breaking the old record of 953 set back in December of 2022.

Benton CSD & Central Lutheran will be CLOSED today, Tuesday, January 21. More information will come later this morning regarding planned activities. Stay safe and warm!

Absences Add Up! Missing just 2 days a month means a child misses 10% of the school year. #SCHOOLEVERYDAY

Due to the cold temperatures, Benton Community and Central Lutheran will be running a 2 hour late start schedule on Tuesday, January 21. Please remember that there are no morning activities on a late start. Also, there is no breakfast served. The AM and PM preschool session times have also been adjusted.

Benton girls’ wrestling at Oelwein on Jan. 18 -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Oelwein Girls Invitational Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 at Oelwein Team scores 1 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 184.5 2 Sumner-Fredericksburg 174.5 3 Waterloo West 147.0 4 Benton Community 136.5 5 Crestwood 118.0 6 North Fayette Valley 111.5 7 Marion 103.5 8 MFL MarMac 90.0 9 Oelwein 57.0 10 Denver 45.0 11 Postville 43.5 12 Union Community 40.0 13 Independence 30.5 14 West Branch 28.0 15 Riceville 27.0 16 Highland, Riverside 18.0 17 North Cedar 12.0 18 Cedar Rapids Washington 11.0 19 Columbus Catholic, Waterloo 7.0 Benton results 100 - Alexis Sexton (16-18) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points. 110 - Courtney Hlas (16-21) placed 3rd and scored 18.0 team points. 115 - Kaitlyn Bonewitz (21-19) placed 5th and scored 11.0 team points. 120 - Alexis Northcutt (3-10) place is unknown and scored 3.0 team points. 135 - Izzy Schoettmer (31-19) placed 5th and scored 14.5 team points. 135 - Marissa Nolte (4-8) place is unknown. 140 - Jordan Voelkel (25-18) placed 3rd and scored 23.0 team points. 145 - Jordan Koehler (9-11) placed 6th and scored 7.0 team points. 155 - Lizzy Wolf (23-1) placed 1st and scored 24.0 team points. 170 - Layna DeMoss (40-3) placed 1st and scored 25.0 team points.

Bobcats compete at Loyd Shaffer Marion Invitational -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Loyd Shaffer - Marion Invite Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at Marion Team scores 1 Wilton 203.0 2 Benton Community 193.5 3 Williamsburg 187.0 4 Jesup 169.5 5 Xavier, Cedar Rapids 163.5 6 Atlantic 135.0 7 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 97.0 8 Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest 84.5 9 Grinnell 83.5 10 North Linn 52.0 11 Marion 47.0 12 Maquoketa 46.0 13 Monticello 20.5 14 Keokuk 19.5 15 Springville 9.0 Benton results 106 - Memphis Bishop (4-17) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. 113 - Jaxson Mehlert (26-8) placed 3rd and scored 20.0 team points. 120 - Garrett Kuch (20-14) placed 5th and scored 9.0 team points. 126 - Jason Eastman (20-14) placed 2nd and scored 17.5 team points. 132 - Brock Corrigan (6-7) placed 5th and scored 13.0 team points. 138 - Ryan Koehler (17-18) placed 5th and scored 10.0 team points. 144 - Elijah Kupka (24-10) placed 3rd and scored 17.0 team points. 150 - Brady Patterson (20-12) placed 2nd and scored 23.0 team points. 157 - Elias Bieschke (22-16) placed 3rd and scored 16.0 team points. 190 - Brenden Heying (30-1) placed 1st and scored 27.0 team points. 215 - Troy Kupka (27-9) placed 3rd and scored 22.0 team points. 285 - Will Clausen (23-10) placed 3rd and scored 20.0 team points.

Kindergarten and Preschool Pre-Registration will be held Monday, February 10, 2025 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at both Atkins and Keystone Elementaries. Current students will be sent a link prior to February 10 to pre-register online.

Just a reminder there will be no school today, Monday, January 20, due to staff professional development. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Benton wrestlers face Solon and West Delaware -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, at Van Horne BOYS Solon 35, Benton 28 165: Teague Williams (SOLO) over (BECO) (For.) 175: Jackson Feuerbach (SOLO) over Mayson Mitchell (BECO) (MD 13-3) 190: Brenden Heying (BECO) over Kyler Jensen (SOLO) (TF 21-5 2:19) 215: Lucas Feuerbach (SOLO) over Troy Kupka (BECO) (MD 9-1) 285: Grant Wilson (SOLO) over Will Clausen (BECO) (MD 11-3) 106: Anderson Osgood (SOLO) over Memphis Bishop (BECO) (Fall 0:40) 113: Jaxson Mehlert (BECO) over Quinten Henning (SOLO) (Fall 1:44) 120: Jayden Steapp (SOLO) over Garrett Kuch (BECO) (Dec 7-3) 126: Jason Eastman (BECO) over Michael Bigelow (SOLO) (Fall 1:36) 132: Brock Corrigan (BECO) over Justin Moore (SOLO) (Dec 6-4) 138: Charlie Karam (SOLO) over Ryan Koehler (BECO) (TF 16-1 4:53) 144: Elijah Kupka (BECO) over Jordan Schmidt (SOLO) (Dec 4-0) 150: Brady Patterson (BECO) over Evan Burg (SOLO) (TF 17-1 6:00) 157: Carson Kidwell (SOLO) over Elias Bieschke (BECO) (Dec 6-0) West Delaware 36, Benton 29 157: Liam Weber (WEDE) over Elias Bieschke (BECO) (TF 18-3 4:40) 165: Ryan Hilby (WEDE) over (BECO) (For.) 175: Blake Mather (WEDE) over Mayson Mitchell (BECO) (Fall 1:39) 190: Brenden Heying (BECO) over Brent Yonkovic (WEDE) (Dec 1-0) 215: Troy Kupka (BECO) over Jeryn Funke (WEDE) (Dec 5-0) 285: Will Clausen (BECO) over Owen Pettlon (WEDE) (Dec 11-5) 106: Lucas Peters (WEDE) over Memphis Bishop (BECO) (Fall 2:56) 113: Jaxson Mehlert (BECO) over Sladen Shover (WEDE) (TF 17-1 1:37) 120: Garrett Kuch (BECO) over Colten Roling (WEDE) (Dec 6-0) 126: Jarrett Engel (WEDE) over Jason Eastman (BECO) (MD 14-3) 132: Kooper Waugh (WEDE) over Brock Corrigan (BECO) (TF 20-3 4:13) 138: Ryan Koehler (BECO) over Rylan Gaul (WEDE) (Fall 3:03) 144: Jax Miller (WEDE) over Elijah Kupka (BECO) (MD 13-3) 150: Brady Patterson (BECO) over Lane Gudenkauf (WEDE) (Fall 1:14) GIRLS Solon 45, Benton 36 100: Alexis Sexton (BECO) over Hailey Anderson (SOLO) (Fall 1:00) 105: Kara VeDepo (SOLO) over Maria Davis (BECO) (Fall 1:00) 110: McKenna Rogers (SOLO) over Courtney Hlas (BECO) (Fall 0:50) 115: Kaitlyn Bonewitz (BECO) over Rylee Worrell (SOLO) (Fall 0:56) 120: Jadlyn Huynh (SOLO) over Alexis Northcutt (BECO) (Fall 1:03) 125: Makayla Keller (SOLO) over Madelyn Kenny (BECO) (Fall 1:55) 130: Alannah Mahoney (SOLO) over Willow Sexton (BECO) (Fall 5:49) 135: Alexis Anderson (SOLO) over Izzy Schoettmer (BECO) (Dec 10-5) 140: Lucianna Miller (SOLO) over Jordan Koehler (BECO) (Fall 1:32) 145: Olivia Bonnema (SOLO) over Jordan Voelkel (BECO) (Fall 4:19) 155: Lizzy Wolf (BECO) over (SOLO) (For.) 170: Layna DeMoss (BECO) over (SOLO) (For.) 190: Mo Brown (BECO) over Adlie Miller (SOLO) (Fall 4:47) 235: Averie Gale (BECO) over Haiden Wolfe (SOLO) (Fall 1:16) Benton 52, West Delaware 28 100: Alexis Sexton (BECO) over (WEDE) (For.) 105: Addison Schulte (WEDE) over Maria Davis (BECO) (Fall 1:46) 110: Courtney Hlas (BECO) over (WEDE) (For.) 115: Kaitlyn Bonewitz (BECO) over Addesyn Welcher (WEDE) (Fall 5:15) 120: Lexi Bunting (WEDE) over Alexis Northcutt (BECO) (Fall 1:32) 125: Anna O`Rear (WEDE) over Madelyn Kenny (BECO) (Fall 1:03) 130: Kylee Shoop (WEDE) over Willow Sexton (BECO) (MD 10-0) 135: Izzy Schoettmer (BECO) over Gabriella McDermott (WEDE) (Fall 1:38) 140: Hannah Crane (WEDE) over Jordan Koehler (BECO) (Fall 2:21) 145: Jordan Voelkel (BECO) over Lily Heim (WEDE) (Fall 1:37) 155: Lizzy Wolf (BECO) over (WEDE) (For.) 170: Layna DeMoss (BECO) over Parker Robinson (WEDE) (MD 14-0) 190: Mo Brown (BECO) over Gracie Heim (WEDE) (Fall 5:42) 235: Averie Gale (BECO) over Ella Goedken (WEDE) (Fall 1:28)

What do you love most about working at Benton? The sense of community, amazing co-workers, and watching the kids grow.

Scholarships Available for High School Graduating Seniors -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau January 15, 2025 Once again, Conservation Districts of Iowa (CDI) is partnering with Benton Soil & Water Conservation District (Benton SWCD) to foster the higher education endeavors of Iowa students interested in conservation and agriculture by offering scholarships. Iowa High School Class of 2025 students pursuing programs of study in any field of conservation or agriculture are eligible for the Conservation Scholarship. While many college majors qualify, preference will be given to students pursuing programs of study in conservation. The scholarship must be used for the student’s first year of college education. Information and applications may be found on the CDI website: https://www.cdiowa.org/get-involved/scholarships/ Applications should be submitted to the office of the Soil & Water Conservation District in which the student resides. Only applications for Benton County residents should be submitted to the Benton SWCD office at 1705 West D Street, Vinton, IA, 52349. Contact information for SWCDs contiguous to Benton County may be found at the CDI web address. The top three scholarships will be awarded at the state level in the amounts of $3000, $2000 and $1000. Winners from the remaining six regions will each receive $500. First, second and third place awards will be paid directly to the applicant’s school of choice in two equal installments, one upon enrollment at the beginning of the year and the second at midterm. The six other scholarships will be paid directly to the students. Applications and supporting documents must be submitted to the Benton SWCD office in hard copy by 4:30 p.m. on February 7, 2025. For CDI applications only. Visit the CDI website for additional information. If you have questions or are home schooled, please contact Jessica Rambo at 319-472-2161 ext. 3 or jessica.rambo@usda.gov Additional scholarships for Benton County residents only will be considered at the local level for one $1000.00, one $750.00, and one $500.00 award. These will be due March 14thby 4:30pm at your local Benton SWCD office 1705 W D St, Vinton IA 52349. No additional scholarship application needs to be submitted for the local scholarships if applying for both. If you have questions or are home schooled, please contact Jessica Rambo at 319-472-2161 ext. 3 or jessica.rambo@usda.gov

What do you love most about working at Benton? I love watching the kids growth throughout the year. The staff is very accepting and great to work with.