Benton Community School District

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Bobcats will host the final game of the regular season tonight against Williamsburg. Fresh/Soph will play at 5 pm and Varsity at 7:30 pm. Tonight is also senior night as we honor our Football, Band, and Cheer seniors!

Winter activity signs are available from Post Prom. Order by Nov. 10. Signs available: *Bobcat Nation *Class of 2025 *Class of 2026 *Winter activities: Basketball, Bowling, Dance Team, Esports, FFA, Performing Arts, Robotics, Show Choir, and Wrestling. Thanks for your support! Benton Community Schools After Prom Fundraiser 2024-2025 https://bentonafterprom2025.itemorder.com/shop/sale/

BC volleyball closes 2024 season -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, at WaMaC Tournament, Marion Marion (22-13) 2, Benton 0 BC 15 9 - 0 M 25 25 - 2 Marion was 24 of 55 for kills with eight errors. They were 46 of 48 for serves with 10 aces. Benton 2, Williamsburg (17-10) 0 BC 25 25 - 2 W 21 13 - 0 Williamsburg was 4 of 60 for kills with 16 errors. They were 30 of 33 for serves with two aces. Class 3A Region 5 quarterfinal Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, at Davenport Assumption (23-8) 3, Benton (8-29) 0 BC 11 15 15 - 0 DA 25 25 25 - 0 Assumption was 39 of 77 for kills with 15 errors. They were 64 of 69 for serves with 12 aces. Assumption went on to defeat Washington (18-16) in the semifinal match on Thursday, Oct. 24, 3-0. They host Anamosa (32-7) on Tuesday, Oct. 29.

Benton students recognized in art contests. Congratulations, Bobcats!

The girls wrestling apparel store is now open. It closes on October 27. Place your order now at the following link https://stores.teamelitesports.com/benton_girls_wrestling/shop/home

Yesterday afternoon, elementary staff dug into feedback from observing each other’s classrooms looking for behavior specific praise and all of the other amazing things one can learn from visiting another’s space.

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

Benton competes at 3A state qualifying meet in Solon Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau on October 23, 2024 State Class 3A state qualifying meet Thursday, Oct. 23, 2024 Solon Recreation and Nature Area, Solon Girls results Team scores Solon 67 Marion 83 Des Moines Christian 97 Center Point-Urbana 100 Xavier 156 Clinton 160 Western Dubuque 208 Maquoketa 210 Assumption 228 Central DeWitt 232 West Delaware 241 Benton Community 288 Benton results 42 June Fisher 22:08.0 56 Emma King 23:14.1 63 Layna DeMoss 23:31.6 65 Lydia Stearns 23:47.7 66 Kenna Lennie 23:48.6 78 Libi Frese 24:42 Boys' results Des Moines Christian 29 Central DeWitt 79 Assumption 105 Western Dubuque 131 Xavier 137 Solon 168 Center Point-Urbana 177 Marion 207 West Delaware 222 Benotn 259 Clinton 282 Independence 357 Maquoketa 368 Benton results 32 Caleb Olson 17:53.8 49 Jaxson Mehlert 18:25.5 54 Luke Lange 18:46.9 61 Brian Araiza 19:00.8 63 Noah Pickart 19:02.4 69 Ethan Schwake 19:13.2 76 Parker Mitchell 20:17.5

Order your Football State Playoff Apparel : The web store will close at midnight on Sunday, October 27th and apparel will be delivered to the school on Thursday, October 31st. https://stores.teamelitesports.com/benton_football/shop/home

The library in Van Horne has Bobcat artwork on display. Stop in and check it out!

What do you love most about working at Benton? I love to see the kids progress during the school year.

Benton Community Spaghetti Supper tonight from 5:00-6:30 pm. Students-$6.00 Adults-$7.00 Fall Band/Vocal Concert to follow

7th grade students in Mrs. O’Leary’s science class are learning about the food web and food chain. Today, students were assigned 3 roles, a shrimp, a gull, and a coyote. Students participated in a simulation to see who were the last “animals” standing.

Bobcats start their first round of Regional play tonight @ Davenport Assumption. GO BOBCATS!!

Happy National Principals Month! Thank you to our dedicated school leaders for your commitment to our schools! #ThankAPrincipal

What do you love most about working at Benton? The sense of family.

It's baaaacck!! The Scholastic Book Fair will return to the MS/HS November 18th-22nd. Stay tuned for more details!

Benton CC teams run in WaMaC meet -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau WaMaC Cross Country Conference Championships Oct. 17, 2024 Antioch Christian Church, Marion Varsity girls Mount Vernon-Lisbon 53 Solon 76 Marion 93 Clear Creek Amana 109 Center Point-Urbana 113 Williamsburg 126 West Delaware 201 Vinton-Shellsburg 206 Benton 228 Grinnell 259 Benton varsity results 36 Sloane Slouha 22:07.4 43 June Fisher. 22:49.0 46 Emma King 23:00.2 53 Layna DeMoss 23:56.4 54 Lydia Stearns 24:04.6 58 Kenna Lennie 24:31.2 Varsity boys Grinnell 50 Clear Creek-Amana 56 Mount Vernon-Lisbon 61 Williamsburg 125 Vinton-Shellsburg 132 Solon 162 Center Point-Urbana 188 Marion 244 West Delaware 244 Benton 248 Independence 322 Benton varsity results 38 Caleb Olson 18:25.8 44 Luke Lange 18:40.9 57 Noah Pickart 19:29.9 58 Brian Araiza 19:30.1 59 Jaxon Mehlert 19:31.8 64 Ethan Schwake 20:08.7 66 Parker Mitchell 20:13.8