Benton Community School District

Mrs. Draman's Child Development class has been able to see concepts they're learning about in the classroom in action by partnering with Early Beginnings Daycare in Van Horne. Check out these contagious smiles!

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Mrs. Nesbitt was selected to present about Benton's work around mental health at the state's school mental health awareness conference, IowaBEST. Stella joined her but decided to take a snooze on the stage.

Staff participated in a variety of activities during yesterday's early dismissal. It was the MSHS staff's turn to review state assessment data and elementary buildings participated in learning around effective classroom practices.

Bobcat Volleyball has had a lot to celebrate this week! Congratulations to Piper Nelson on #1,000 career Bobcat kills on Saturday, September 30th. Tuesday, Oct. 3rd was Senior Night honoring Kennedy Donald, Evelyn Mahan, Hannah Moeller, Piper Nelson, and Emma Townsley. Lady Cats also welcomed back teammate Tatum Schroeder!!

Benton had a Busy Week in Volleyball -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau- Benton volleyball Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, at Vinton-Shellsburg Benton 3, Vinton-Shellsburg (9-15) 1 VS 24 23 32 21 – 1 BC 26 25 30 25 – 3 Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 at Cedar Rapids Prairie Benton 2, Cedar Rapids Kennedy (9-16) 0 BC 21 21 – 2 CRK 14 19 – 0 Benton was 18 of 50 for kills with seven errors. With eight kills each were Emma Townsley and Piper Nelson. With seven assists each were Townsley and Mabry Sadler. Kennedy Donald had 10 digs. The team was 39 of 41 for serves with seven aces. Laura Junge was 3 of 3 with one ace. Townsley was 9 of 10 with one ace. Donald was 9 of 9 with three aces. Nelson was 9 of 10 with one ace. Sadler was 6 of 6 with one ace. Olivia Brendes was 3 of 3. Prairie (9-14) 2, Benton 0 BC 10 14 – 0 P 21 21 – 2 The Lady Bobcats were 9 of 45 for kills with 11 errors. Nelson had seven kills. Townsley had five assists. With six digs each were Donald and Nelson. Benton was 24 of 26 for serves with three aces. Townsley was 6 of 6 with one ace. Kennedy Lohrer was 3 of 3 with one ace. Donald was 5 of 5 with one ace. Nelson was 1 of 2. Sadler was 8 of 8. Brendes was 1 of 2. Muscatine (13-6) 2, Benton 0 BC 11 19 – 0 M 21 21 – 2 Benton was 15 of 48 for kills with nine errors. Nelson had 10 kills. Townsley had 10 assists. Townsley had six digs. Benton was 26 of 31 with one ace. Junge was 2 of 3. Townsley was 5 of 6. Ashlee Michels was 1 of 1. Donald was 7 of 8 with one ace. Nelson was 3 of 4. Sadler was 6 of 6. Brendes was 2 of 3. Clear Creek Amana (33-0) 2, Benton 0 CCA 21 21 – 2 BC 12 7 – 0 Benton was 12 of 64 for kills with 14 errors against No. 1 Clear Creek Amana. Nelson had seven kills. Townsley had five assists. Lohrer had seven digs. Benton was 18 of 20 for serves with three aces. Junge was 1 of 2 with one ace. Townsley was 5 of 5 with one ace. Donald was 3 of 3. Aubrey Kelly was 0 of 1. Nelson was 4 of 4. Sadler was 3 of 3. Brendes was 2 of 2 with one ace. Cedar Rapids Washingon (5-19) 2, Benton 1 CRW 21 16 15 – 2 BC 19 21 12 – 1 Benton was 22 of 72 for kills with 15 errors. Nelson had eight kills. Townsley had 12 assists. Donald had 14 digs. Benton was 44 of 48 for serves with five aces. Tatum Schroeder was 2 of 2. Townsley was 6 of 6. Lohrer was 3 of 5. Donald was 5 of 6. Nelson was 10 of 10 with three aces. Sadler was 12 of 12 with two aces. Brendes was 6 of 7. Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023 at Van Horne Benton (11-19) 3, South Tama (11-19) 1 ST 22 25 22 15 – 1 BC 25 19 25 25 – 3 The Lady Bobcats were 52 of 170 for kills with 26 errors. Nelson had 25 kills. Townsley had 17. Townsley also had 22 assists. Sadler had nine assists. Donald had 7 digs. Townsley added 17. Benton was 85 of 93 for serves with 10 aces. Schroeder was 3 of 3 with one ace. Junge was 10 of 11. Townsley was 25 of 26 with four aces. Donald was 7 of 9. Kelly was 3 of 3. Nelson was 17 of 19 with two aces. Sadler was 10 of 10. Brendes was 10 of 12 with three aces. Benton plays Saturday, Oct. 7, the Center Point-Urbana Tournament, facing Cedar Falls, Clinton, and No. 9 Center Point-Urbana.

Benton Runs at Dike-New Hartford - Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau- Dike-New Hartford Invitational Oct 3, 2023 Fox Ridge Golf Course, Country Club Lane, Dike Benton results Varsity girls 5K 8 Jaida Lyons 20:19.5 25 Abbie Jones 21:31.3 38 Kyra Kauder 21:56.1 102 Lizzy Wolf 25:01.7 115 Layna DeMoss 25:42.9 124 Libi Frese 26:34.9 129 Alex Welte 27:10.2 Jv Girls 5K 80 Sarah Wright 30:22.6 88 Mary Phillips 31:02.7 92 Jessa DeMoss 31:17.5 93 McKenna Kramer 31:22.7 Varsity Boys’ 5K 14 Isaac Morris 17:37.4 21 Caleb Olson 18:00.2 42 Luke Lange 18:57.0 54 Noah Pickart 19:20.5 70 Marcus Ricklefs 19:53.2 78 Brian Araiza 20:06.6 95 Jonathon Sadler 20:49.0 JV Boys 5K 16 Luis Araiza 20:44.3 20 Colin Reiners 21:12.9 22 Parker Mitchell 21:18.3 25 Ethan Schwake 21:50.2 39 Mario Talavera 22:34.2 98 Nathan Becker 27:17.3 104 Andrew Hines 27:58.4 Team Scores Varsity girls 1 Sumner-Fredericksburg 83 2 Denver 104 3 North Linn Troy Mills 150 4 Union La Porte City 150 5 Iowa Falls-Alden 176 6 Dike-New Hartford 215 7 Grundy Center 220 8 Hudson 220 9 Osage 224 10 Benton Community 260 11 Newman Catholic Mason City 264 12 Grinnell 295 13 Wapsie Valley Fairbank 299 14 BCLUW Conrad 363 15 Charles City 382 16 Aplington-Parkersburg 390 17 West Marshall State Center 407 18 North Tama Traer 453 Varsity boys 1 Denver 65 2 Grinnell 76 3 Grundy Center 83 4 Charles City 85 5 Benton Community 185 6 West Marshall State Center 220 7 Sumner-Fredericksburg 241 8 Baxter 252 9 Hudson 254 10 Newman Catholic Mason City 277 11 Columbus Catholic Waterloo 299 12 Union La Porte City 308 13 Osage 322 14 Dike-New Hartford 340 15 Valley Lutheran 390 16 Wapsie Valley Fairbank 416 17 Iowa Falls-Alden 439 18 BCLUW Conrad 476 19 Colo-Nesco 553 20 Janesville 587 JV Girls 1 Denver 32 2 Sumner-Fredericksburg 44 3 Union La Porte City 105 4 Iowa Falls-Alden 110 5 Dike-New Hartford 111 6 Grundy Center 173 7 Aplington-Parkersburg 184 8 Osage 202 9 Wapsie Valley Fairbank 237 10 West Marshall State Center 248 11 Charles City 320 JV Boys 1 Denver 30 2 Grinnell 35 3 Charles City 103 4 Benton Community 115 5 Sumner-Fredericksburg 186 6 West Marshall State Center 206 7 Dike-New Hartford 227 8 Hudson 233 9 Wapsie Valley Fairbank 236 10 Valley Lutheran 249 11 Meskwaki Settlement 250 12 Osage 256 13 Grundy Center 276

District Football Action Continues for Benton -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau- Benton football Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at Solon Benton (4-2) 13, Solon (5-1) 16 BC 0 3 7 0 3 0 – 13 S 3 0 0 7 3 3 – 16 Benton's Brenden Heying threw for 82 yards, going 8 of 15. Benton rushed for 157 yards. Carson Bruns led with 106 yards and one touchdown. Owen Tjelmeland had two catches for 11 yards. Jace Biery had one for seven yards. Easton Pfiffner had five catches for 64 yards. Pfiffner had 7.5 total tackles. Biery had 7.0. Brennen Blegen had 5.5. Blegen and Pfiffner had one sack each. Blegen recovered two fumbles. Biery had two interceptions. Dylan LeFebvere had one interception with a 25-yard return. Brody Timmerman returned two kickoffs for 15 yards. Pfiffner returned one punt for 10 yards. Eli Kupka kicked off twice for 99 yards. Caleb Gessner was 2 for 3 for field goals, and 1 for 1 for points after touchdown. Eli Kupka had six punts for 186 yards. Solon had 87 yards passing and 103 yards rushing. Benton travels to Grinnell this Friday as district action continues. Class 3A, District 5 standings Season, district, point difference average Williamsburg 6-0 2-0 31.5 Solon 5-1 2-0 10.8 Benton 4-2 1-1 19.7 Grinnell 4-2 1-1 6.3 Fairfield 2-4 0-2 -12.8 South Tama 0-6 0-2 -38.7 Oct 6, 2023 Fairfield at South Tama Benton at Grinnell Williamsburg at Solon Oct. 13, 2023 Solon at Fairfield South Tama at Benton Grinnell at Williamsburg Oct. 20, 2023 South Tama at Solon Fairfield at Grinnell Benton at Williamsburg

School will dismiss at 1:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, October 4. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

I chose to be a Bobcat because I could tell there was great pride and support in the school system throughout the community.

Bobcats take on South Tama tonight at Benton. JV and Freshmen start at 5:00 p.m. Varsity will start around 7:15 p.m. Come and watch some exciting volleyball. GO BOBCATS!!

I chose to teach at Benton when my first daughter started elementary school there. All of our daughters have graduated or will graduate from Benton. It is great being part of the Bobcat family!

The best thing about being a Bobcat is the way the community rallies around the school and its people.

Elementary teachers had the opportunity to review data from statewide assessments during professional learning yesterday. They were able to note celebrations and areas of growth for our system. One of Benton's core values is Continuous Growth. Evidence of this in action can be seen in the pictures below.

Bobcat VB takes on Vinton tonight at Vinton. JV starts at 5:00 p.m. Varsity will start around 7:15 p.m. GO BOBCATS!!

Mr. Trainer's science classes are currently working together on Acceleration Labs.

Benton runs at Jesup Invite -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau- Jesup Invitational Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 Jesup Golf & Country Club Varsity Girls 5K 10 Jaida Lyons 20:22.6 21 Kyra Kauder 21:17.5 37 Abbie Jones 21:58.9 91 Layna Demoss 24:17.3 102 Lizzy Wolf 24:54.5 121 Alex Welte 26:50.7 JV Girls 5K 45 Mary Phillips 26:54.5 87 McKenna Kramer 29:48.1 98 Sarah Wright 31:43.0 101 Ana Glawe 32:48.1 102 Jessa DeMoss 32:48.1 Varsity Boys 5K 18 Caleb Olson 17:31.2 22 Isaac Morris 17:37.2 65 Luke Lange 19:18.1 68 Noah Pickart 19:35.1 85 Brian Araiza 19:55.4 88 Marcus Ricklefs 19:56.0 91 Jonathon Sadler 20:03.1 JK Boys 5K 23 Colin Reiners 20:27.7 25 Parker Mitchell 20:31.5 34 Luis Araiza 20:47.2 60 Mario Talavera 21:55.4 71 Ethan Schwake 22:37.0 102 Nathan Becker 23:59.7 127 Andrew Hines 27:25.0 Varsity girls’ team scores Center Point Urbana 126 Union 132 North Linn 134 Denver 134 Hudson 137 Dike-New Hartford 186 Jesup 193 Benton 225 New Hampton 239 North Fayette Valley 240 Oelwein 245 Newman Catholic Mason City 265 MFL MarMac 283 Wapsie Valley Fairbank 285 Edgewood-Colseburg 327 Aplington-Parkersburg 332 Alburnett 312 Varsity boys’ scores Waukon 67 Denver 84 Center Point-Urvana 89 Oelwein 125 Jesup 166 Maquoketa Valley Delhi 186 Alburnett 232 Benton 234 Hudson 303 Starmont West Central 303 Newman Catholic Mason City 320 North Fayette Valley 330 Union 359 Waterloo Columbus 376 Independence 389 MFL MarMac 395 Dike New Hartford 409 Kee Lansing 426 Wapsie Valley Fairbank 468 New Hampton 488

Benton Senior English students visited the Keystone Care Center on Tuesday, September 26th. During their visit, they met and interviewed the residents. The conversations they had will help prepare students to better understand their upcoming unit about the American Dream.

School will dismiss at 1:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, September 27. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Once a Bobcat, always a Bobcat!