Benton Community School District

Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau BC girls defeat Vinton in golf at Tara Hills Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Tara Hills Country Club Benton 188, Vinton-Shellsburg 242 Medalist: Olivia Pickering, Benton 47 Benton varsity Madelyn Wolf 54 Kayle Dirks 49 Emma Schwake 55 Olivia Pickering 47 Ally Furman 50 Sydney Rupp 52 Junior varsity Benton JV 214, Vinton-Shellsburg JV 248 Benton JV Whitney Bridgewater 56 Brooke DeRycke 50 Hailey Suiter 51 Emery Rinderknecht 57 Emma Bange 66 Tegan Bertka 37

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Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Bobcats run at Oelwein Co-ed Oelwein Huskies Co-ed Invitational Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at Oelwein Benton 142.00 Oelwein 105.00 Union Community 84.00 Tripoli 72.00 Sumner-Fredericksburg 54.00 Dunkerton 36.00 West Central 34.00 West Delaware 30.00 Starmont 24.00 Central Elkader 4.00 Waterloo Christian 4.00 Benton place-winners (top eight) No relay names given. 100 - 2 Carson Bruns 11.84, 4 Evan Martin 12.09 200 - 2 Carson Bruns 23.30, 4 Evan Martin 24.37, 7 Owen Tjelmeland 24.90 400 - 1 Evan Martin 53.20, 5 Gavin Brooks 55.56 800 - 4 Isaac Morris 2:16.72, 5 Tobias Michelsen 2:20.30, 7 Seth Gossett 2:25.55 1600 - 7 Trey Schulte 5:08.20 110 hurdles - 3 Noah Franck 17.18, 7 Easton Patterson 17.58 400 hurdles - 1 Easton Patterson 59.62, 5 Brody Timmerman 1:04.35, 6 Brayden Suiter 1:04.79, 8 Evan Patterson 1:07.77 Long jump - 7 Luke Garrett 16-09.25 High jump - 1 Eli Patterson 5-08 Shot put - 2 Brennen Blegen 44-04, 3 Carter Holmes 43-11 Discus - 1 Brennen Blegen 146-04, 6 Carter Holmes 110-09, 8 Wyatt Armstrong 105-09 4x100 4 47.12 4x200 - 2 1:35.86 4x400 - 1 3:45.99 4x800 - 3 9:17.72 800 medley - 5 1:45.51 1600 medley - 3 3:58.39 Shuttle hurdle - 2 1:06.51

8th-12th Grade Softball Meeting: There will be a softball players meeting on Monday, April 24 during Block 5 in the IMC.

Alison Nichols teaches 4th grade at Norway. She has been teaching for Benton Community Schools for six years. In her free time, she enjoys traveling and spending time with her family, pets, and friends.

Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau BC boy golfers host South Tama at Tara Hills Monday, April 17, 2023 at Tara Hills South Tama 180 Benton 181 Benton varsity scores Jordan Thys 46 Joe Davis 42 Brock Silhanek 45 Ryan Spina 50 Kolby Winger 48 Robert Davidson 51 Junior Varsity Benton JV 211 South Tama JV 269 Benton JV 2 296 Benton junior varsity scores Nash Brunssen 52 Ryan Finn 54 Trayton Lentner 61 Marcus Newton 50 Jonah Thompson 55 Hayden Bange 57 Andrew Hines 65 Owen Krug 75 Derek Campbell 79 Brady Gammil 77

7th Grade Girls Basketball: All 7th Grade girls basketball players need to meet in Coach Zittergruen's classroom tomorrow, Thursday, April 20 during 5th period.

I am Natalie Nesbitt and this is my 12th year as a 7-12 School Counselor here at Benton. I like to stay busy in my free time, right now that looks like chasing my two kids around to their various sporting activities. Spring/Summer are my favorite seasons because we like to get outside and enjoy the sunshine.

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I am Christy Deutsch; I am a Literacy Interventionist at Atkins Elementary. I live in Atkins with my husband Josh, 2 sons Grayson and Asher, dogs, and chickens. During my free time, I can be found in sweatpants and reading a book!

Chris Norton's powerful story and message was inspirational and uplifting. Thank you Chris for sharing your meaningful life lessons to help everyone think about positiveness in life and the importance of serving others. And a special thanks to Kamron Korsmo, a Benton grad who assists Chris. Take the time to view Chris' story - "7 Yards - The Chris Norton Story"

Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Benton soccer – April 11-18 BC girls’ soccer Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Union 3, Benton 0 BC 0 0 – 0 U 3 0 – 3 No statistics yet Friday, Aril 14, 2023 Benton 3, Williamsburg 0 BC 1 2 – 3 W 0 0 – 0 No statistics yet Saturday, April 15, 2023, at Newton Perry 1, Benton 0 BC 0 0 – 0 P 1 0 – 1 No statistics yet Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Benton at Clear Creek Amana BC boys’ soccer Friday, April 14, 2023 Williamsburg 1, Benton 0 BC 0 0 – 0 W 0 1 – 1 No statistics yet Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Clear Creek Amana at Benton Thursday, April 20, 2023 Benton at Center Point-Urbana, Fross Park

Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Bobcat golfers host invite at Tara Hills Bobcat Invite Saturday, April 15, 2023 at Tara Hills Country Club, Van Horne Clear Creek Amana 312 Williamsburg 316 Columbus Catholic 321 Marion 323 Center Point-Urbana 324 Independence 339 Benton 351 Grinnell 352 Medalist – Christian Burkhart, CPU, 74 Benton scores Nathan Rottman 45 42 - 87 Jordan Thys 45 44 - 89 Jo Davis 45 43 - 88 Brock Silhanek 43 44 - 87 Kolby Wenger 52 49 - 101 Ryan Spina 46 44 – 90

Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Golf action continues for Benton teams Thursday, April 13, 2023, at Tara Hills Country Club Varsity boys Marion 160, Benton 189 Benton results Nathan Rottman 43 Jordan Thys 52 Jo Davis 49 Brock Silhanek 49 Kolby Wenger 49 Ryan Spina 48 Junior varsity Marion 196, Benton 198 Benton JV results Robert Davidson 49 Nash Brunssen 48 Marcus Newton 61 Ryan Finn 49 Jonah Thompson 59 Trayton Lentner 52 Medalist - Lawson Berndt, Marion, 37 Benton at Marion Girls Golf Gardner Golf Course Marion, Iowa Benton 204, Marion 242 Benton results Emma Schwake 48 (medalist runner-up) Kayley Dirks 50 Maddy Wolf 53 Olivia Pickering 53 Sydney Rupp 55 Whitney Bridgewater 58 Benton JV 218 Ally Furman 49 Brooke DeRycke 54 Tegan Bertka 57 Emery Rinderknecht 58 Emma Bange 60 Hailey Suiter 64

Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Bobcat Co-ed on April 13 Bobcat Co-ed Invite Van Horne, Iowa Team scores Mt Vernon 105 Xavier, CR 89 Benton 89 Williamsburg 73 Oelwein 47 Independence 44 CPU 41.5 Vinton-Shellsburg 40 English Valleys 39 Belle Plaine 38.5 Iowa Valley 38 Union 38 Columbus 14 Prairie, CR 13.5 Regina, IC 13 Janesville 7.5 Valley Lutheran 6 Benton JV 5 BC boys place-winners High jump – 3 Eli Patterson 5-8 Long jump – 6 Brayden Suiter 18-8 Shot put – 4 Brennan Blegen 46-2 Discus – 1 Brennen Blegen 159-6 800 medley relay – 2 Henderson, Upah, Bruns, Wallace 1:37.62 4×800 – 5 Schulte, Morris, Olson, Michelsen 9:08.23 4×200 – 3 Henderson, Bruns, Martin, Wallace 1:31.65 Shuttle hurdle – 5 Timmerman, Patterson, Patterson, Franck 1:07.09 100 – 3 Carson Bruns 11.96, 8 Evan Martin 12.36 110 hurdles – 6 Noah Franck 16.90, 8 Easton Patterson 17.21 200 – Sam Wallace 22.78 400 hurdles – 1 Easton Patterson 58.88, 5 Brody Timmerman 1:01.20 (JV), 6 Brayden Suiter 1:01.36 4×100 – 2 Henderson, Bruns, Martin, Wallace 44.45 Girls results Team scores Williamsburg 146 Xavier 123 CPU 87 Benton 80 Regina 65 Vinton-Shellsburg 50 Independence 43 Columbus 28 Prairie 27 Oelwein 25 Iowa Valley 25 Belle Plaine 14 Benton JV 12 Benton place-winners High jump – 6 Carlie Sims 4-6, 7 Piper Nelson 4-4 Shot Put – 6 Ana Glawe 33-6 Discus – 7 Addison Phillips 94-4 800 medley – 4 Sims, Nolte, Kelly, Lohrer 2:01.08 3000 – 1 Jaida Lyons 12:06.56 Shuttle hurdle – 2 Moore, Seeck, Moore, Werner 1:13.74 1600 medley – 2 Lohrer, Collum, Donald, King 4:48.18 4×200 – 1 1:53.53, 5 (JV) 1:58.34 100 hurdles – 4 Hope Moore 17.29, 6 Sophia Seeck (JV) 18.04 800 – 2 Jaida Lyons 2:35.71, 3 Abbie Jones 2:41.58 4×100 – 7 Sims, Sadler, Moore, Moore 54.37, 8 Nolte, Seeck, Townsley, Drahos (JV) 54.91 4×400 – 2 Lohrer, Kelly, Donald, Nelson 4:25.25, 5 Collum, King, Lohrer, Werner (JV) 4:47.20

Josh Hoeck teaches both 7-12 Behavior-Focused Special Education and 9-12 Credit Recovery/Virtual Academy. Josh is also the Head Freshman Football Coach, Head Girls Wrestling Coach, Assistant Boys Middle School Track Coach, and Head Level III Baseball Coach.

Benton School Board welcomes Mrs. Anna Selk as the next (2023-24) Associate Superintendent! Congratulations Anna!

Benton hosts track meet today with many area schools. Go Bobcats!

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My name is Jacob Reid, and I am the industrial technology teacher for the middle school and high school. A fun fact about me is that I work road construction during the summertime. My favorite part about teaching is hearing about students' success after graduation.