Wowza!! Twenty Benton Community middle school students were recognized in Music K-8 Magazine. Check out these fantastic pieces.





It's School Bus Driver Appreciation Day!
Thank you to all of our wonderful School Bus Drivers, Van Drivers, Bus Stop Supervisors, Bus Associates and Substitute Bus Drivers.
It takes a village and we certainly have the best!
You do an awesome job and are appreciated by all of us!

What do you love most about working at Benton?
The feel of family and interacting with students everyday.

Every School Day Counts

Reminder, school will dismiss early today, Friday, April 18 at 1:00 p.m.
#BeABobcat
#APlaceToBelong

Benton girls’ track team travels to Lisbon meet
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Benton place-winners
200 - 3 Alexis Sexton 28.65
4x100 - 5 Benton 54.08
400 - 4 Mya McCarville 1:06.41
4x200 - 3 Benton 1:55.67
800 - 3 Haddie Kroneman 2:39.30
4x400 - 3 Benton 4:31.19
1500 - 6 Emma Krug 6:14.34
4x800 - 1 Benton 10:55.64
800 medley - 4 Benton 2:01.60
110 hurdles - 2 Haiden Moore 17.24, 2 Sophia Seeck 17.24
1600 medley - 5 Benton 5:10.99
Shuttle hurdle - 1 Benton 1:10.88
400 hurdles - 6 Anna Embretson 1:15.16
Long jump - 6 Brynnlee Seeck 14-09.50, 7 Reagan Brooks 14-05
Shot put - 3 Ana Glawe 35-09.75
Discus - 2 Ana Glawe 108-01

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

Soccer teams hosted Vinton-Shellsburg Tuesday, April 15
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Benton Community
Girls' soccer
Vinton-Shellsburg 5, Benton 0
VS 23 - 5
BC 00 - 0
Hayley McMahon had 14 saves.
Boys' soccer
Vinton-Shellsburg 2, Benton 2
VS 20 - 2
BC 02 - 2
Statistics are coming.

Belle Plaine, Benton boys’ track teams at Ruth Ahrens Invite in Marengo
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Ruth Ahrens Invitational
Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Marengo
Belle Plaine, Class B, Place-winners
100 - 2 Mason Walter 11.84, 4 Peyton Dostal 11.91
200 - 2 Peyton Dostal 24.27
4x100 - 4 Belle Plaine 48.95
400 - 1 Mason Walter 57.71, 3 Ty Alcott 59.83
800 - 1 Lucas Eichhorn 2:03.16, 7 Branson Reis 2:34.90
4x400 - 1 Belle Plaine 3:37.66
4x800 - 3 Belle Plaine 10:48.37
1600 - 6 Ian Davis 6:18.15
800 medley - 5 Belle Plaine 1:56.90
1600 medley 4 - Belle Plaine 4:50.57
110 hurdles - 1 Lane Vokoun 15.15
400 hurdles - 1 Sam DeMeulenaere 56.59
Shuttle hurdle - 2 Belle Plaine 1:06.12
3200 - 5 Devin Timm 12:48.88, 7 Caleb Argo 14:43.98
Long jump - 1 Lane Vokoun 20-04.50
High jump - 1 Ty Alcott 5-06.00
Discus - 7 Derek Kressley 88-07
Benton results, Class A, Place-winners
100 - 3 Brody Timmerman 11.94, 4 Brock Corrigan 12.19
200 - 1 Asa Frese 23.93, 2 Evan Martin 24.21
4X100 - 3 Benton 46.51
400 - 4 Brock Corrigan 55.58
4x200 - 3 Benton 1:36.54
800 - 1 Jack Lange 2:09.20, 2 Jayden Beck 2:11.21
4x400 - 3 Benton 3:38.75
4x800 - 1 Benton 8:58.24
1600 - 1 Caleb Olson 4:58.36, 5 Noah Pickart 5:20.34
800 medley - 1 Benton 1:39.90
1600 medley - 2 Benton 4:09.89
110 hurdles - 1 Eli Patterson 16.63, 2 Joel Hacker 18.89
400 hurdles - 1 Owen Von Ahsen 56.62
Shuttle Hurdle - 2 Benton 1:09.46
3200 - 2 Jed Schanbacher 11:54.77
Long jump - 5 Kaden Wright 16-00.50, 6 Braden Mell 16-00.00
High jump - 1 Eli Patterson 6-06.00, 4 Kaleb Hayden 5-08.00
Shot put - 3 Carter Holmes 47-07.50
Discus - 1 Carter Holmes 141-02

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

Bobcats host Independence at Tara Hills in boys’ golf
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Monday, April 14, 2025, at Tara Hills
Varsity
Independence 167, Benton 178
Medalists
Ethan Cahalan, Independence 36
Braiden Moore, Benton 41
Benton scores
Braiden Moore - 41
Ryan Spina - 43
Trayton Lentner - 44
Brayden Miller - 50
Braedyn Junge - 60
Andrew Hines - 61
Junior varsity
Independence 178, Benton 239
Benton JV scores
Will Rausch - 60
Kaiser Townsley - 60
Ben Langerman - 58
Ryder Shaw - 62
Levi Schmitz - 61


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

#BeABocat
#APlaceToBelong

Congratulations, Lady Cats!
The Benton Girls Golf Team are your 2025 Bobcat Invitational champions.
Team Scores:
Benton 359
Solon 360
Solon JV 408
Vinton-Shellsburg 453
Individual Benton Scores:
Halle Sobaski 75 (1st place Medalist)
Madelyn Kenny 91 (5th Place)
Bristol Kahle 94 (7th Place)
Hailey Suiter 99(12th Place)
Avery Kramer 104 (14th Place)
Katelyn Covington 110 (20th Place)






Last chance to order BC Softball apparel!! Store closes tomorrow 4/15
https://stores.teamelitesports.com/benton_girls_softball/shop/home
MS/HS Student Council is gearing up for Teacher Appreciation Week May 5th-9th and they're looking for a little extra support. Check it out!
TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK is almost here! 🎉 Let’s show our amazing middle and high school teachers just how much we appreciate them—with snacks, supplies, and a whole lot of love! ❤️ We’ve made it easy with a Sign-Up Genius! There are TWO tabs—one for Middle School and one for High School—so you can choose where to give back (or double the love and do both 😉). Let’s fill those carts and hearts! 💕
Check out the link below and help us spoil the people who give their all for our kids every single day! ✏️📚🍩
https://www.signupgenius.com/tabs/43077DA01A5CAECCF9-teacher?fbclid=IwY2xjawJp8GZleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHjbmqiX3NN9AJivJy1cxBrHUoj3pMBruenO3I9p2zzgBaeH_43twulP7ZeDl_aem_6jG3WlWzKihtqsjeNl2KsA#/
Congratulations to Lily Franck, BC 7th grader, on her 2nd place finish in the Wildlife Forever Fish Art contest!




