Benton MS/HS

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Bobcat Send off for the Girls Basketball team and awarding Coach Z, 4A Northeast Region Coach of the Year! #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

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Best stat for this State Qualifying Team.: 3.91 cumulative GPA Student-athletes #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

10th-12th Graders: Spring Academic Awards will be on March 15. A list of students that achieved this award will be posted on the window of the guidance office. If your name is not on the list, but feel it should be, please stop in the Guidance Office and see Mrs. Bear.

MS Girls: There will be a middle school girls track meeting for any 7th/8th grade girl who may be interested in participating in track this year during Bobcat Time TODAY in Mr. Semelroth's room. Please make sure you have your phone or chromebook with you at the meeting. If you can't make it, please talk to Mr. Semelroth or Mr. Powell. MS Boys: There will be a Middle School boys track meeting TODAY in Mr. Winsor's room during Bobcat Time for all of the boys who plan on going out for track this spring.

Three 🥇place golds and one 🥈 place silver on to DISTRICTS in March! Great job to all our participating members! Photos and post information courtesy of Krystal Wright

What a blast we had on the Saturday February 26, competition for BC Show Choirs! First of all, can we stop and appreciate being able to go to all these in person events again and see LIVE music!! Jubi got 2nd place in the prep division, Cel co won the 3A division and were 4th overall in the finals (behind three fantastic 4A groups!) Our awesome crew was also awarded “Outstanding Crew” for the 2nd week in a row! We love our band and crew!! Thanks everyone for a terrific day! Photos and post details courtesy of John Hayden

Congrats to Illusions Friday February 25, at the Marion competition! They placed 4th and had a great performance! Their vocal ranks for 3 judges were 1st, 3rd and 4th. Their visual ranks were 1st, 4th and 4th. They were 2nd in the performance category! This means one judge had them winning the competition! Wonderful improvements!!

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Congratulations to Ryan Grace for being voted Best Mullet!

Pep Bus to State!!! Save gas money and parking fees and hop on the pep bus to State! Any HS student that would like to ride the pep bus to the State game on Tuesday, please sign up in the Activities Office. On Monday we will determine if there is space to allow MS to sign up. The bus will leave from the HS. There is a $3 fee to ride and you must purchase your ticket online and have it before getting on the bus. Let’s go cheer on the Lady Bobcats!!!

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Bobcats braved the cold to throw a short parade of Jaiden Moore Athlete of the week! #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

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Celebrate Respect week with us next week, February 28th - March 4th . Support Diversity and color a quote to display. (Coloring sheets are in the Library). Look For the Diversity Bunny: He will be hidden every day. Prizes will be given to those who find and return our beloved bunny Check out our Diversity Wall because we are all Benton. Take part in The Bobcat Kindness Challenge! Let’s see if we can total over 1000 acts of Kindness. Suggestions are posted. Dress up with us to show your support for Diversity and Inclusion. Monday Wear Green for Cerebral Palsy awareness. Tuesday: Be Colorful and wear the Rainbow in support of Autism Wednesday: Rock your Crazy socks in support of Down Syndrome awareness Thursday: Wear Black to support Inclusion Friday: Wear blue and Gold because we are all Bobcats! If you have any questions, see Mrs. Sahu or Mrs. Kupka.

All Students: Drive Your Truck to School Day is being held on Friday, February 25th. If you would like to participate in the contest, please pick up a parking pass from Mrs. Wright in the ag room.

All Students: To celebrate National FFA Week, FFA Members will be handing out FREE Shelly’s Sweets donuts on Friday, February 25th in the student center before school while they last.

Wrestling Meeting: There will be a post-season wrestling meeting Friday during Bobcat time in room 126 for everyone who wrestled this year, grades 8-12. Please bring any equipment needed to be turned in to the meeting.