John Hayden, Vocal Music Director, High School & Middle School In grades 7-12 we currently offer 10 curricular and extracurricular choirs that have around 300 students participa...
Anna Zittergruen, 8th Grade Social Studies Teacher, Middle School It is hard to believe that my first year as a Benton Bobcat is quickly coming to a close. As I reflect over the la...
Lacey Johnson, Band Teacher, Norway Intermediate May is such a special time for music and band! At the high school, seniors are performing in their final concerts with their class...
Jamie Townsley, RN BSN, School Nurse, Atkins Elementary There are several health forms needed to be submitted throughout a child's elementary years. Each student at every grade l...
Emily Bishop, School Counselor, Atkins Elementary Character Strong is the new social-emotional curriculum adopted this year at Benton Community. Through engaging activities, dis...
Krystal Wright, 7-12 Agriculture Education Teacher, FFA Advisor, Middle School & High School The Benton Community FFA chapter was named the 3rd place chapter in the state of Iowa ...
Sara Tjelmeland, Special Education Teacher, Norway Intermediate Paraprofessionals, also known as teacher associates, are integral members of the school community. They work alongs...
Ashley Lueckenotto, 3rd Grade Teacher, Atkins Elementary This year Benton had the opportunity to partner with Junior Achievement. Junior Achievement is a great program for our st...
Marie Wilhelm, 7th Grade Science Teacher, Middle School If you walked into my classroom on any given day, you would notice that there is a question written on the front white board...
Emily DeNeve, Interventionist, Norway Intermediate The vast majority of sixth grade students who qualified for ELO (Extended Learning Opportunities) have a deep interest in all t...
Tara Bonewitz, 3rd Grade Teacher, Keystone Elementary Third Graders learn many different math concepts throughout the year. Such as building knowledge of fractions, understanding ...
Michelle Lampkin, Band Teacher, Middle & High School Every year, the middle school students are given the opportunity to participate in the Solo and Ensemble contest that we ho...
TJ Comisky, Science Teacher, High School In physics, students are tasked with completing tasks by thinking and acting like scientists do in a real-world setting. One way students ...
Jordan Meyer, Science Teacher, High School In our biology class, we've been diving deep into the fascinating world of DNA, the molecule that holds the blueprint for life. Our unit ...
Alison Nichols, 4th Grade Teacher, Norway Intermediate When kids are in fourth grade, nonfiction texts become a majority of their reading when expanding their knowledge and appl...
Jamie Mnayer, 2nd Grade Teacher, Atkins Elementary Within our district’s literacy curriculum, there are nonfiction units that connect well with science and social studies topics....
Brianna White, LISW. CCTP-II, CCATP, Tanager Place Tanager works with school districts, including Benton, to have clinically licensed therapists and evidence-based treatment opti...
Erin Van Sickle, 1 st Grade Teacher, Keystone Elementary This is my second year at Benton, first full year in the classroom. I was nervous and excited to begin the new year! I ha...
Benton Alumni: Where are you now? You are invited to fill out the Benton Community Graduate Survey . This survey is intended to be completed by graduates of Benton Community. Th...
Brylee Bastian, 1st Grade Teacher, Atkins Elementary Introducing first-grade students to the wonders of space opens up a universe of possibilities for inspiring their young minds...