Benton Community School District

Absences add up! Missing just 2 days a month means your child misses 10% of the school year. #Schooleveryday

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

Whoooo's this dissecting owl pellets?? BC 8th graders in Mr. Furler's Science classes.

Benton Community is hosting the Benton R6 Invitational tomorrow! Matches begin at 8:30 AM. Bracket: challonge.com/2k52u5z3 Matches can be watched at: twitch.tv/bcbobcatesports youtube.com/@BentonEsports Teams competing include: Benton Community Iowa Falls-Alden North Tama Denver Mt. Ayr Greene County Roland Story Clarke Williamsburg

All tickets for tonight’s first round of 3A football playoffs MUST be purchased online. Benton is hosting Solon at home. Passes CANNOT be accepted. Tickets can be purchased at the following link: https://www.iahsaa.org/tickets/

Middle School's Pumpkin Decorating Contest Results: Scariest pumpkin goes to Eyes Pumpkin by Kupka's 5th block. Silliest pumpkin goes to Gary the Snail by Zittergruen's 5th block. Most creative pumpkin goes to Cheeseburger by Hase's 5th block. The overall winner goes to Pinocchio by Jones' 5th block.

Benton middle schoolers participate in the Lions Club Peace Poster contest. Best of luck, Bobcats!

Benton Community DECA students Kayley Dirks, Hailey Suiter, Jonah Gorsh, Parker Mitchell, and Peter Rashidi participated in the DECA fall conference in Ames on Wednesday, Oct. 30th. DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management in high schools and colleges.

Bobcat playoff apparel is in! If you ordered items they can be picked up at the MS/HS today before 3:30 p.m.

Benton Community honored new inductees into the National Honor Society on Wednesday, October 30th. Special thanks to Reese Morgan for delivering the keynote speech at the banquet. Congratulations, Bobcats!

Happy Halloween, Bobcats!

What do you love most about working at Benton? The students that I work with.

Join the Benton Community FFA for the annual Veterans Benefit Breakfast this Sunday.

All-WaMaC Volleyball Honors are announced -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau WEST Division All-WaMaC Volleyball Team Unanimous Selection (1st team only) 1st Team: *Emily Henderson 11 Clear Creek-Amana *Averie Lower 11 Clear Creek-Amana *Bailey Simpson 10 Clear Creek-Amana Kylie Koehn 12 Clear Creek-Amana *Mackenzie McClelland 12 Grinnell Isabel Hart 12 Grinnell Clarissa Suhr 10 Williamsburg Janette Cervantes 12 South Tama 2nd Team: Sariah Sherman 11 Clear Creek-Amana Elizabeth Timmerman 11 Clear Creek-Amana Kennedy Harms 12 Grinnell Kendra Nolton 10 Grinnell Kylee Suhr 09 Williamsburg Paisley Bro 10 South Tama Talulah Schroeder 09 Benton Community Aly Erickson 11 Vinton-Shellsburg WaMaC Recognition: Anna Embretson 09 Benton Community Mabry Sadler 12 Benton Community Olivia Webb 12 Clear Creek Amana Kendra Eckrich 12 Clear Creek Amana Kaitlyn Smith 10 Grinnell Kaela Lavender 12 Grinnell Macy Welsh 12 South Tama Cailey Brown 12 South Tama Josie Coots 12 Vinton-Shellsburg Sadie Burke 12 Vinton-Shellsburg Kalon Spratt 12 Williamsburg Averi Nielsen 11 Williamsburg West Standings: Clear Creek Amana 5-0 35-7 Grinnell 4-1 16-14 Williamsburg 3-2 17-10 South Tama 2-3 13-19 Benton Community 1-4 8-28 Vinton-Shellsburg 0-5 7-28 West Divisional Player of the Year: Emily Henderson 11 Clear Creek-Amana

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

****PLAYOFF TICKETS**** First Round Football Playoffs at Benton Community Benton Community vs Solon Friday, Nov. 1st at 7 p.m. Price: $8 each Online tickets only. No passes accepted https://www.iahsaa.org/tickets/

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

Our "boys of fall" are District Champs with another big W over Williamsburg. Congratulations! Benton will host Solon Friday night in the Class 3A State Playoffs at Bobcat Stadium at 7:00 pm. Tickets will need to be purchased online (link and more info. to come). No passes accepted.

BC wins district football title with 21-0 win over Williamsburg -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, at Van Horne No. 5 Williamsburg (7-2) 0, No. 11 Benton (7-2) 21 W 0 0 0 0 - 0 BC 0 7 0 14 - 21 Benton Community passed for 13 yards. Carson Nolan was 2 for 8 with one interception. Benton rushed for 221 yards. Logan Upah had one carry for five yards. Nolan had 18 carries for 116 yards. Dylan LeFebvere had 19 carries for 100 yards and three touchdowns. Elias Bieschke had one carry. Logan Upah had on catch for four yards. Gavin Brooks had one catch for nine yards. LeFebvere had 9.5 total tackles with seven solo. Blayke Heying had 7.0 total tackles and six solo. Grant Volesky had 6.0 total tackles with four solo. Mayson Mitchell had 5.0 total tackles and four solo. Brenden Heying had 6.0 total tackles with three solo. Mitchell had one sack. Will Schanbacher recovered one fumble. Blayke Heying had one interception with a 20-yard return. Logan Upah had two punt returns. Owen Von Ahsen had one. Elijah Kupka had four kickoffs for 172 yards. The was 3 for 3 for points after touchdown. He had five punts for 208 yards. Williamsburg’s Grant Hocker was 16 for 22 in passing for 107 yards and one interception. Williamsburg rushed for 75 yards, led by Nile Sinn with 58 yards. Class 3A, District 5, Oct. 25, 2024 No. 10 Solon 54, South Tama 6 No. 11 Benton 21, No. 5 Williamsburg 0 No. 16 Grinnell 45, Fairfield 27 Standings Season, district, point difference average Benton 7-2 5-0 +17.9 Solon 7-2 3-2 +20.8 Williamsburg 7-2 4-1 +28.7 Grinnell 6-3 2-3 + 8.2 Fairfield 2-7 1-4 -10.3 South Tama 0-9 0-5 -30.1 No brackets yet. Coach's comments are coming.

New Bobcat artwork on display at the Van Horne Chelsea Savings Bank and in the MS/HS office. Nice work, Bobcats!