Atkins Elementary

School Bus Driver Appreciation Dinner & New Bus Driver Recruitment Dinner: Benton Community School District is looking for new bus drivers. If you have any interest, please join us for dinner to learn more and meet the current transportation staff on Wednesday, March 29 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Van Horne Community Center, 558 1st Avenue, Van Horne.

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My name is Alyssa Schmuecker, and I am a K-3 Music and Technology teacher at both Atkins and Keystone Elementary. I am also the music director for the Fall Musical at the high school. This is my 18th year teaching in the district, and I was a 2000 graduate of Benton Community! I live in Watkins with my husband and our two children. I enjoy traveling, reading, and spending time with my family and friends.

Hi, my name is Robyn Cherveny. I have been teaching for fifteen years. This is my tenth year at Benton and all of those years have been spent teaching at Atkins Elementary. I have taught kindergarten for nine years and this is my first year venturing up to second grade! A few facts about me: I have a son who is five and attends AK in Atkins, and my family lives on our century+ farm outside of Van Horne where we farm corn and soybeans. In my free time, I enjoy gardening, being outdoors, and attending my son’s activities. I am very passionate about health and fitness, and the farm life! Benton Community is a wonderful place to live. I am grateful to work in an environment with amazing staff, families, and students in a place where everyone feels like they belong. Go Bobcats!!

Benton Community & Central Lutheran are canceled today, Thursday, February 23. Many county roads are slick and gravel roads are ice covered, causing unsafe conditions for the safety of our buses, students, and staff.

Today is School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! Thank you to our wonderful School Bus Drivers, Bus Stop Supervisors, Bus Associates, and Substitute Bus Drivers!! It takes a village and we certainly have the best! You do an awesome job and are appreciated by all of us! #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Benton Community & Central Lutheran are closed today, Wednesday, February 22.

Kindergarten Registration - If you have not registered your child for Kindergarten for the 2023-24 school year, please contact your elementary office for a link to register online. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

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Hope to see you there! #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Benton Community & Central Lutheran will be on a 2 hour delay tomorrow morning, Friday, February 17th. No morning practices or activities.

Schools is cancelled for today, Thursday, February 16th.

Morning activities are canceled for Thursday, February 16th.

Today is National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day. We are lucky to have one of the best! Thank you Deputy Brandt for all you do! #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Benton Community & Central Lutheran are now canceled today, Thursday, February 9th.

Benton Community & Central Lutheran are on a 2 hour delay this morning, Thursday, February 9th. We are monitoring this system closely. Please stay tuned if we need to make changes with our current school plans.

Due to predicted inclement weather, there will be no morning activities or practices tomorrow, Thursday, February 9th.

WE DID IT!!! Thank you for your support. Since there is NO preschool on Friday, February 10th due to the noon dismissal, preschool will celebrate on Monday, February 13th.

My name is Cynda Mehlert and I am in my 12th year of teaching. I am a Special Education Teacher at Atkins Elementary but have taught in multiple buildings and grade levels throughout my 9 years at Benton Community. My husband Chad and I live in Atkins and have three kids, (Jaxson, Leigha, and Logan) who are students in the district. We spend most of our time watching our boys wrestle, camping with our friends and family, or cheering on the Hawkeyes!

National School Counseling Week is February 6-10, 2023. We want to take this opportunity to thank our wonderful School Counselors for all that they do! #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong