Benton MS/HS

Happy School Lunch Hero Day! Our cafeteria heroes show up every day with smiles, teamwork, and a passion for serving students. 💙 We appreciate all they do to keep our students fueled and ready to learn. 👏

May is School Board Recognition Month.
District #1 - Jason Schanbacher
District #2 - Board President, Theresa Thompson
District #3 - Matt Nolte
District #4 - Scott Shaw
District #5 - Aric Becker
District #6 - Nate Klein
District #7 - Board Vice President, Emily Kaiser
Because of you, students' futures thrive, begin, lead, grow, and opportunities become stronger.

Benton Community 10th grade English classes participated in a practical career- readiness component. Through a partnership with Kirkwood’s Workplace Learning Connection, area business volunteers conducted mock interviews offering students valuable feedback on interview techniques and professional presentation.

BC Norway Intermediate Artists create Poppy Posters for the Blairstown and Norway American Legion Auxiliaries. The poppy flower is a symbol of remembrance and represents the sacrifices soldiers have made to protect our freedom.

Monday, April 27, 2026, at Tara Hills Country Club, Van Horne
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau

Benton 170
Solon 182
Vinton-Shellsburg 265

Benton scores
1 Halle Sobaski 39 (medalist)
2 Katelyn Covigton 41
8 Madelyn Kenny 47
12 Hailey Suiter 51

Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at Saddleback Ridge Golf Course

Benton 339
Solon 342
Williamsburg 354
Beckman 368
Clear Creek Amana 374
West Delaware 388
Washington 394
West Branch 404
Tipton 419

Benton scores
Halle Sobaski 80
Madelyn Kenny 90
Hailey Suiter 95
Avery Kramer 98
Katelyn Covington 101

BC soccer battles Solon
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau

Girls’ soccer

No. 13 Solon 3, Benton 2
Tuesday April 28, 2026, at Van Horne

S 12 - 3
BC 20 - 2
Goals – Madison McMahon, 1 goal, Ava Rinholen, 1 goal
Shots on goal – Madison McMahon 2, Ava Rinholen 2, Aubrey Kelly 1
Goal-keeping – Haley McMahon, 2 goals allowed, 11 saves

Boys’ soccer
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at Van Horne

Solon 2, Benton 0

Shots on goal – Braden Martin 1, Weston Kaestner 2
Goal-keeping – Caleb Caump, 2 goals allowed, 7 saves

Bobcat track teams travel to Vinton-Shellsburg for co-ed met
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau

Girls’ team scores

West Delaware 167.50 2
Tipton 111
Marion 106
Alburnett 75.50
Benton Community 73
Maquoketa 72
Vinton-Shellsburg 51
Iowa Valley 36

Benton girls’ placewinners

800 – 6 Aubrey Pugh 2:45.51, 7 Kenna Lennie 2:47.80
1500 – 6 Haddie Kroneman 5:46.56
100 hurdles – 3 Sophia Seeck 17.04, 5 Mya McCarville 17.51
400 hurdles – 4 Anna Embretson 1:09.94, 6 Sophia Seeck 1:15.17
4×100 – 3 Brynnlee Seeck, Sophia Seeck, Regan Brooks, Talulah Schroeder 53.18
4×200 – 3 June Fisher, Anna Embretson, Talulah Schroeder, Layna DeMoss 1:49.90
Sprint medley – 5 Brynnlee Seeck, Reagan Brooks, June Fisher, Layna DeMoss 1:55.88
Distance medley – 5 Brynnlee Seeck, Mya McCarville, Libi Frese, Hadde Kroneman 4:45.44
Shuttle hurdle – 3 Anna Embretson, Belle Werner, Mya McCarville, Sophia Seeck 1:09.77
High jump – 3 Talulah Schroeder 4-08
Long jump – 3 Brynnlee Seeck 15-00.25, 4 Reagan Brooks 14-08

Boys’ team scores

Benton Community 127
Vinton-Shellsburg 120
Alburnett 110
Grundy Center High School 97
West Delaware 92
Marion 69
Union 67
Iowa Valley 56

Bobcat boys’ golf team competes at West Liberty and Lake McBride
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau

2026 West Liberty Invite
Tuesday, April 28, 2026, at West Liberty Country Club

Team scores
West Liberty 320
West Branch 328
IC Regina 330
Mid-Prairie 337
Winfield-Mt. Union 344
Benton 363
Camanche 368
Durant 375
Calamus-Wheatland 378
Wilton 396

Benton scores
Braiden Moore 38-40 78
Brayden Miler 45-47 92
Braedyn Junge 47-51 98
Kaiser Townsley 49-49 98
Kaleb Hayden 49-58 107
Ben Langerman 48-47 95

Medalist – Perry Lehman, West Liberty 76

Benton vs. Solon
Monday, April 27, 2026, at Lake McBride Golf Club, Solon

Solon 155
Benton 180

4 Braiden Moore 40
8 Brayden Miller 44
9 Kaiser Townsley 47
10 Kaleb Hayden 49
11 Benjamin Langerman 54
12 Braedyn Junge 57

Medalist – Kobe Ridout, Solon, 37

BC Artist Spotlight- Allysa Carder- BCMS 7th Grade

SPORTS: BC girls’ soccer team faces CCA
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau

Benton Girls Soccer

Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at Clear Creek Amana

Clear Creek Amana 3, Benton 1

B C 01 - 1
CCA 21 - 3
Goals: Calista Nolte 1
Shots on goal: Calista Nolte 1
Goal-keeping: Haley McMahon, 3 goals allowed, 17 saves

Calculus students are currently exploring optimization—finding maximum and minimum values—using derivatives. To bring this concept to life, they created open-top boxes by cutting equal squares from each corner of a sheet and folding up the sides.

The image shows their boxes arranged in order of increasing volume. Using what they’ve learned about derivatives, students were able to determine exactly how much material should be removed to produce the box with the greatest possible volume.

As we continue this unit, students will apply optimization to a variety of real-world contexts, including perimeter, area, surface area, volume, revenue, profit, and cost.

SPORTS: BC boys’ golf team hosts Bobcat, travels to Hawk Invite
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau

Bobcat Invite 2026
Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Tara Hills Country Club

Team scores
Marion 309
Columbus 315
Williamsburg 324
Center Point-Urbana 325
Vinton-Shellsburg 329
Clear Creek Amana 332
Independence 336
Benton 356

Benton scores
5 Braiden Moore 76
39 Brayden Miller 90
46 Braedyn Junge 100
42 Kasier Townsley 94
44 Benjamin Langerman 96
48 Andrew Hines 109

Medalist – Grady Oleson 70

Hawk Invite
Friday, April 24, 205 at Pin Oak Pub & Links

Team scores
Pella 315
Solon 320
Waverly-Shell Rock 324
West Delaware 324
Decorah 327
Independence 331
Center Point-Urbana 333
Clear Creek Amana 350
Vinton-Shellsburg 352
Benton 356

Benton scores
4 Braiden Moore 76
43 Braedyn Junge 91
48 Benjamin Langerman 94
51 Brayden Miller 95
56 Kaiser Townsley 97
59 Kaleb Hayden 99

Medalist – Kyler Besick, Pella, 70

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My favorite thing about being a Bobcat is the opportunity I get to build meaningful connections with great students and celebrate their successes both in and out of the classroom.

Spring has arrived! We are excited to share our Spring Middle School Newsletter, which is filled with important updates, upcoming events, and highlights of the great things happening in middle school.

Mark your calendars; the countdown to graduation is on!

Mr. Edwards' MS Math class is trying out a new strategy he learned a few weeks ago from the Building Thinking Classrooms in Mathematics. When putting students in random groups of three and the use of non-permanent vertical spaces, students are more engaged and are quicker to start their task.

SPORTS: BC boys host Mount Vernon in golf at Tara Hills
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau

Monday, April 20, 2026, at Tara Hills Country Club


Team scores
Mount Vernon 163, Benton 185

JV scores
Mount Vernon 187
Benton 217

Medalist – Tommy Rohmberg, Mount Vernon, 37

Benton varsity scores
Braiden Moore 42
Brayden Miller 48
Kaiser Townsley 52
Braedyn Junge 43
Ben Langerman 52
Andrew Hines 56

Benton junior varsity scores
Will Rausch 53
Gabe Garner 54
Levi Schmitz 61
Ryder Shaw 54
Dustin Steffen 56
Brayden Selberg 65