Benton Community School District

Allison Bys teaches Middle School and High School Science.

Happy Teacher & Staff Appreciation Day! Today we celebrate our amazing teachers and staff!

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Happy National School Principals' Day! Today we celebrate our school leaders. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Friday, April 28th The JV girls golf team participated in JV state at Williamsburg. The Benton girls JV team won the championship!!! Way to go!!! #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Lady Bobcats hosted Williamsburg at Tara Hills Thursday Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Tara Hills Country Club, Van Horne Williamsburg 181, Benton 200 Benton scores Emma Schwake 48 Madelyn Wolf 52 Kayley Dirks 49 Olivia Pickering 54 Ally Furman 51 Sydney Rupp 52 Medalist: Jaisel Bott, Williamburg, 42 Junior varsity Benton 209, Williamsburg 220 Benton JV scores Whitney Bridgewater 53 Brooke DeRycke 50 Hailey Suiter 54 Emery Rinderknecht 67 Tegan Bertka 52 Emma Bange 59

Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau BC track teams run at Viking Co-ed Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Vinton, Iowa Relay names are coming Girls team scores Marion 171 West Delaware 134 Benton 94 Vinton-Shellsburg 93 Alburnett 62 Iowa Valley 24 Benton results 100 - 6 Mabry Sadler 14.61 800 - 3 Gwen King 2:41.35 1500 - 4 Abbie Jones 5;41.69 3000 - 1 Jaida Lyons 11:28.30 100 hurdles - 1 Hope Moore 16.75 400 hurdles - 4 Belle Werner 1:27.18 4x100 - 4 55.24 4x200 - 4 1:53.55 4x400 - 3 4:25.47 800 medley - 2 1:59.42 1600 medley - 3 4:48.40 Shuttle hurdle - 2 1:10.67 Shot put - 2 Ana Glawe 35-07 Discus - 5 Ana Glawe 93-02.50 Boys' results Team scores Benton Community 149 Marion 130 Vinton-Shellsburg 995 Alburnett 98 Iowa Valley 61 West Delaware 45.5 Benton results 100 - 1 Sam Wallace 11.24, 3 Carson Bruns 11.70 200 - 1 Sam Wallace 22.90, 3 Carson Bruns 24.28 400 - 4 Evan Martin 53.80 800 - 4 Trey Schulte 2:13.59, 6 Isaac Morris 2:16.70 1600 - 5 Caleb Olson 5:14.38 3200 - 5 Luke Lange 12:00.62 110 hurdles - 1 Easton Patterson 17.08 400 hurdles - 1 Easton Patterson 58.58, 2 Brody Timmerman 1:00.54 4x100 - 3 46.49 4x200 - 3 1:36.06 4x400 - 4 3:46.65 4x800 - 2 8:59.16 800 medley - 1 1:38.13 1600 medley - 4 4:08.94 Shuttle hurdle - 3 1:09.14 High jump - 1 Eli Patterson 5-10 Long jump - 6 Luke Garrett 17-05 Shot put - 2 Brennen Blegen 46-05 Discus - 1 Brennen Blegen 152-09.75

The Student Council is searching for five students from each grade (8th - 11th) looking to be leaders in the school. Get 15 signatures from your grade on the petition to get your name on the ballot. Petitions are due to Mrs. Neve on Thursday, May 4th! Elections will be held on Friday, May 5th! Please pick up your petition from Mrs. Neve's room starting today!

My name is Amber Eckles, and this is my 6th year teaching 6th grade science at Norway Intermediate. I live outside of Norway with my husband and new baby girl. We love spending time with family and friends, exploring the outdoors, and trying new things together!

#BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

#BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Trees are planted in Van Horne Many trees were lost in Van Horne during the derecho. Baumhoefener Nursery, Future Green and Benton's National Honor Society gathered in April 26 to replant some of those trees.

Anne Epping teaches 5th grade at Norway Intermediate School. She has been teaching at Norway Intermediate for 15 years. In her free time, she likes to spend time with her family and friends.

Benton Community will have a Noon (12:00 p.m.) dismissal TODAY (Wednesday, April 26) for professional development and 7-12 grade parent/teacher conferences from 2:30-7:30 p.m. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

On this National Administrative Professionals' Day, we want to thank our Administrative Professionals for all you do for our students, staff, parents and administration. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau BC girls golf at Pin Oaks Monday, April 24, 2023, at Pin Oaks Pub & Links West Delaware 193, Benton 207 Medalist: Maylin Coates, West Delaware 46 Benton scores Madelyn Wolf 54 Emma Schwake 58 Kayley Dirks 47 Sydney Rupp 60 Olivia Pickering 58 Ally Furman 48 Junior Varsity Whitney Bridgewater 52 Brooke DeRycke 60 Emery Rinderknecht 66 Tuesday, April 25, 2023, at Saddleback Ridge Golf Course, Solon Solon 341 Washington 341 West Delaware 352 West Branch 370 Williamsburg 375 Benton 384 Regina 475 Medalist: Makenna Conrad, Washington 79 Benton scores Kayle Dirks 51 48 - 99 Emma Schwake 45 48 - 93 Madelyn Wolf 46 49 - 95 Olivia Pickering 49 48 - 97 Sydney Rupp 51 59 - 110

10th and 11th Graders, please check your email for information regarding a college planning and financial aid night scheduled for tomorrow night (April 26) at 5:30 PM.

I have taught for 22 years in kindergarten at Atkins Elementary. I enjoy going to my son's events, spending time with our new grandson, and riding my horses. My family hosts Kernel's players and we enjoy cheering for our players at their games.

Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau BC boys’ soccer teams face Clear Creek Amana and Center Point-Urbana Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at Van Horne Benton 5, Clear Creek Amana 0 CCA 0 0 - 0 BC 3 2 - 5 With two goals each were Casey Gessner and Caleb Gessner. Nathan Rottman had one goal. Rottman also had two assists. Eli Kupka had one assist. With two shots on goal each were Casey Gessner and Caleb Gessner. Rottman had one shot on goal. Clayton Sebetka had seven saves. Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Fross Park Center Point-Urbana 2, Benton 1 BC 0 1 - 1 CPU 2 0 - 2 Caleb Gessner scored a goal for Benton. Casey Gessner had one assist. Caleb Gessner had two shots on goal. Tim Thompson had one. Sebetka had three saves.

Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau BC boys’ golf team finishes busy week Friday, April 21, 2023, at Pin Oak Pub and Links, Manchester Team scores 1 Solon 323 2 West Delaware 326 3 Pella 333 4 Center Point-Urbana 335 5 Waverly-Shell Rock 335 6 Columbus Catholic 336 7 Vinton-Shellsburg 337 8 Clear Creek-Amana 343 9 Williamsburg 355 10 Independence 359 11 Benton 377 12 Decorah 379 Benton varsity Nathan Rottman 5 4 8 3 6 5 5 3 6 45 4 7 5 4 4 5 5 6 8 48 93 Jo Davis 4 4 7 4 5 6 5 5 7 47 6 6 5 4 5 4 6 5 5 46 93 Jordan Thys 5 4 6 4 5 5 7 3 6 45 6 6 5 4 4 5 7 4 8 49 94 Brock Silhanek 4 7 8 5 6 8 8 4 6 56 7 5 5 4 5 6 6 7 7 52 108 Ryan Spina 6 4 6 5 4 6 5 6 6 48 4 6 6 3 5 5 8 5 7 49 97 Kolby Wenger 5 4 8 5 4 6 4 5 7 48 6 6 4 5 5 6 6 6 7 51 99 Medalist: Carter Lamont, Vinton-Shellsburg, 73 Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Vinton Country Club Varsity Vinton 169 Mount Vernon 173 Benton 174 Medalist: Jo Davis, Benton 40 Benton varsity Jo Davis 4 5 2 5 3 4 5 6 4 38 Jordan Thys 5 8 4 8 4 4 6 6 4 49 Ryan Spina 4 6 3 5 3 6 7 5 5 44 Kolby Wenger 5 5 5 5 3 6 5 5 4 43 Robert Davidson 6 8 7 8 4 7 8 6 5 59 Nash Brunssen 6 7 6 6 5 5 4 5 6 50 Junior varsity Mount Vernon 188 Vinton 196 Benton 210 Benton junior varsity Ryan Finn 7 6 4 6 4 8 6 6 6 53 Marcus Newton 7 5 7 7 4 7 5 7 6 55 Trayton Lentner 3 7 2 7 7 7 5 5 5 48 Joanh Thompson 7 6 5 6 5 7 7 6 5 54 Hayden Bange 7 7 4 10 6 8 8 6 6 62