Benton MS/HS

Safety is our top priority. This is a reminder that when a school bus stops and the lights are flashing, traffic approaching from either direction must stop before reaching the bus.

Employment opportunities may be found at www.benton.k12.ia.us #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Benton Bowling Teams -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau December 3, 2024 BC Boys Bowling Team Front Row: Noah Barr, Ben Hahn, Ivan Miller, Preston Blair Middle Row: Ian Davis, Hunter Kupka, Josh Fabor, Caleb Kaump, John Sebetka Back Row: Coach Andrew Kauder, Cade Volesky, Clayton Cooksley, Kam Rouse Absent: Coach Nathan Platt (Photos by Kathleen Goslinga) BC Girls Bowling Team Front Row: Adisyn Feldmann, Maddie Rammelsberg, Aurora Schoettmer, Kaelynn Louis Middle Row: Janessa Bries, Paige Meyer, Kyra Kauder, Calista Nolte , Megan Krug Back Row: Coach Andrew Kauder, Ana Glawe, Claire Becker, Sloan McVay, Brianna Gahring, Aurora Schanbacher, Hope Heck Absent: Coach Nathan Platt, Madi Dittmar, Hilda Hines, Addalynn Vincent

Every Minute Counts Toward Student Success!

Benton Football announces team, state and district honors Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Seniors Gavin Brooks, Blayke Heying, Brenden Heying, Carter Holmes, Kamden Kesl, Ryan Koehler, Eli Kupka, Troy Kupka, Dylan LeFebvere, Mayson Mitchell, Dawson Rozek, Brayden Suiter, Logan Upah, Cade Volesky, Lane Wauters Juniors Elias Bieschke, Jason Eastman, Cole Junge, Ethan Lampkin, Kaeson Louis, Evan Martin, Carson Nolan, Brady Patterson, Eli Patterson, Breckon Rozek, Will Schanbacher, Brody Timmerman, Grant Volesky, Owen Von Ahsen Sophomores Drew Ballard, Dylan Brecht, Bryce Bruns, Mason Campbell, Will Clausen, Clayton Cooskley, Sage Edberg, Isaiah Franck, David Jones, Colton Kroneman, Jack Lange, Jamie Myers, Graedy Perkins, Jayce Plummer, Gabe Pugh, Brogan Smith, AJ Wilson-Myles, Kaden Wright Managers Layla Dietze, Katilynn Guldner, Courtney Hlas Head Coaches Kal Goodchild, Jeff Zittergruen Assistant Coaches Garret Albers, Ryan Junge, Rich Fisher, Colin Waters, Taylor Edwards, Josh Hoeck, Adam Bauder ALL-STATE AWARDS IFCA First Team All-State Carter Holmes – OL, Dylan LeFebvere - DB IFCA Second Team All-State Mayson Mitchell – DL, Eli Patterson - DB Des Moines Register All-Iowa Class 3A Team Carter Holmes - OL IFCA Academic All-State Brenden Heying, Eli Kupka, Troy Kupka, Mayson Mitchell, Dawson Rozek Class 3A District 5 Awards Offensive Lineman of the Year Carter Holmes Defensive Player of the Year Dylan LeFebvere Class 3A District 5 Awards First Team All-District Blayke Heying, Carter Holmes, Troy Kupka, Dylan LeFebvere, Mayson Mitchell, Carson Nolan, Eli Patterson, Dawson Rozek, Logan Upah Second Team All-District Kamden Kesl, Grant Volesky, Lane Wauters Honorable Mention All-District Brenden Heying, Eli Kupka Team Awards Offensive MVP Dylan LeFebvere Defensive MVP Blayke Heying Lineman MVP Carter Holmes Special Teams MVP Eli Kupka Academic All-District Elias Bieschke, Jason Eastman, Blayke Heying, Brenden Heying, Courtney Hlas, Cole Junge, Ryan Koehler, Eli Kupka, Troy Kupka, Ethan Lampkin, Kaeson Louis, Evan Martin, Mayson Mitchell, Breckon Rozek, Dawson Rozek, Will Schanbacher, Brody Timmerman, Logan Upah, Cade Volesky, Grant Volesky, Owen Von Ahsen Scout Team MVP Brayden Suiter Oil Can Award Carson Nolan Bobcat Award Brenden Heying Coaches Award Mayson Mitchell

Happy Thanksgiving! There will be No School Wednesday, November 27 through Friday, November 29. School will resume on Monday, December 2.

Benton Middle School Food/Hygiene Drive concluded today! Top donators won some really fun prizes! Winner of the dozen cupcakes from Shelly’s Sweets was Bennett Grimm. Winner of the pizza from The Depot is Kaylee Krueger. Pie a teacher in the face winners are Americus Lint, Reagan Furler, and Niley Hoeck. Teachers pied were Mrs. Cichoski, Mr. Edwards, and Ms. Kearns.

We invite you to support the Marengo Animal Shelter by donating items on December 5th during the wrestling meet. FCCLA members will deliver the donations on December 6th, while also volunteering their time to clean and play with the animals at the shelter. Your generosity will make a difference in the lives of the animals!

Bobcat Future, Ready and Well dedicates a day for students to practice the eight pillars of wellness, such as occupational, financial, social and mental well-being. Community volunteers and nearby businesses share their knowledge and expertise to equip students with tools for current success and beyond. This opportunity of learning from experienced professionals, allows students to gain exposure to new learning outside of a day of core curriculum.

Marines Sgt. Chandler Swieczkowski visited the MS wrestling practice this morning and put the wrestlers through a great workout before sending them off to Thanksgiving break.

BC girls’ wresting team is second at Urbandale Invite on November 23 Team Score Fort Madison 173.0 Benton Community 167.0 Des Moines Hoover 156.5 Ames 143.5 Indianola 139.5 Creston 135.0 Dallas Center-Grimes 131.0 Ankeny 120.0 Colfax-Mingo 101.0 Valley, West Des Moines 98.0 Norwalk 91.5 Pella 86.0 Urbandale 57.0 Central Decatur 48.0 Marshalltown 43.0 I-35 34.0 Benton Results 100 - Alexis Sexton (3-5) placed 7th and scored 7.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Natalie Nickey (Marshalltown) 4-3 won by fall over Alexis Sexton (Benton Community) 3-5 (Fall 1:27) Cons. Round 2 - Georgia Edwards (Dallas Center-Grimes) 2-2 won by fall over Sexton (Fall 0:42) Cons. Round 3 - Sexton won by medical forfeit over Maria Pollard (Urbandale) 0-1 (M. For.) 7th Place Match - Sexton won by fall over Sophia Ramirez (Ames) 1-5 (Fall 0:47) 105 - Kaebry Dixon (2-4) Quarterfinal - Brooklyn Greenlee (Ames) 4-3 won by tech fall over Dixon (TF-1.5 6:00 (21-5)) Cons. Round 2 - Nia Kiley (Dallas Center-Grimes) 2-2 won by medical forfeit over Dixon(M. For.) Cons. Round 3 - Maelee Corona (Marshalltown) 4-3 won by medical forfeit over Dixon (M. For.) 110 - Courtney Hlas (2-5) placed 6th and scored 9.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Hlas won by fall over Sienna Carrillo (Ames) 1-6 (Fall 4:59) Semifinal - December Paw (Des Moines Hoover) 11-1 won by fall over Hlas (Fall 1:01) Cons. Round 3 - Karter Clayton (Creston) 4-3 won by major decision over Hlas (MD 15-1) 5th Place Match - Cennedy Allen (Indianola) 3-2 won by fall over Hlas (Fall 1:43) 115 - Katilynn Guldner (2-5) placed 6th and scored 9.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Guldner won by fall over Anna Bappe (Ames) 4-3 (Fall 3:12) Semifinal - Avery Buhr (Valley, West Des Moines) 3-0 won by fall over Guldner (Fall 1:47) Cons. Round 3 - Isabella Smith (Pella) 3-1 won by fall over Guldner (Fall 1:20) 5th Place Match - Anna Bappe (Ames) 4-3 won by fall over Guldner (Fall 1:44) 120 - Kaitlyn Bonewitz (2-3) placed 2nd and scored 22.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Bonewitz won by fall over Adele Beek (Marshalltown) 0-3 (Fall 0:44) Semifinal - Bonewitz won by fall over Iris Arevalo (Fort Madison) 5-2 (Fall 2:34) 1st Place Match - Jaya Theilen (Ames) 6-0 won by fall over Bonewitz (Fall 0:46) 125 - Willow Sexton (5-3) placed 2nd and scored 22.0 team points. Quarterfinal - Sexton won by fall over Ari Clinton (Ankeny) 6-3 (Fall 4:37) Semifinal - Sexton won by fall over Josephine Bond (Dallas Center-Grimes) 2-2 (Fall 3:34) 1st Place Match - Alainah Galanakis (Creston) 5-1 won by tech fall over Sexton (TF-1.5 3:27 (20-2)) 130 - Rayna Wacha (2-5) Champ. Round 1 - Addyson Bowers (Dallas Center-Grimes) 2-3 won by fall over Wacha (Fall 1:11) Cons. Round 1 - Wacha won by forfeit over Mariel Becicka (Urbandale) 0-2 (For.) Cons. Round 2 - Bri Shannon (Pella) 2-2 won by fall over Wacha (Fall 2:33) 140 - Izzy Schoettmer (5-3) placed 5th and scored 15.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Schoettmer won by fall over Liberty Spier (Valley, West Des Moines) 0-2 (Fall 1:14) Quarterfinal - Schoettmer won by fall over Jenna Rucker (I-35) 2-4 (Fall 1:19) Semifinal - Kat Diprima (Fort Madison) 7-0 won by fall over Schoettmer (Fall 1:38) Cons. Round 3 - Sarah Higgins (Ames) 5-3 won by fall over Schoettmer (Fall 5:33) 5th Place Match - Schoettmer won by fall over Jozlyn Wells (Colfax-Mingo) 6-4 (Fall 3:14) 145 - Jordan Voelkel (5-5) placed 5th and scored 14.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Voelkel won by fall over Alauna Wells (Colfax-Mingo) 1-2 (Fall 5:06) Quarterfinal - Kamryn Faas (Ames) 6-1 won by fall over Voelkel (Fall 2:57) Cons. Round 2 - Voelkel won by fall over Addyson Lovelace (Marshalltown) 4-3 (Fall 3:31) Cons. Round 3 - Elizabeth Makovec (Ankeny) 7-1 won by fall over Voelkel (Fall 1:25) 5th Place Match - Voelkel won by fall over Aubree Bunnell (Fort Madison) 3-4 (Fall 3:05) 155 - Lizzy Wolf (7-0) placed 1st and scored 30.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Wolf won by fall over Alison Leonard (Central Decatur) 0-2 (Fall 0:36) Quarterfinal - Wolf won by fall over Jaela Wills (Urbandale) 0-3 (Fall 3:27) Semifinal - Wolf won by fall over Allie Van Der Molen (Dallas Center-Grimes) 3-1 (Fall 2:55) 1st Place Match - Wolf won by fall over Gwen Wright (Valley, West Des Moines) 2-1 (Fall 2:37) 170 - Layna DeMoss (6-1) placed 1st and scored 30.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - DeMoss won by fall over Liana Krell (Valley, West Des Moines) 2-2 (Fall 3:06) Quarterfinal - DeMoss won by fall over Peyton Traynor (Urbandale) 3-1 (Fall 3:03) Semifinal - DeMoss won by fall over Betsy Jones (I-35) 6-2 (Fall 2:00) 1st Place Match - DeMoss won by fall over Torilyn Simmons (Des Moines Hoover) 6-4 (Fall 1:38) 190 - Mo Brown (1-4) placed 8th and scored 6.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Elly Wagner (Valley, West Des Moines) 4-1 won by fall over Brown (Fall 0:40) Cons. Round 3 -Brown won by fall over Julietza Ruiz (Marshalltown) 1-5 (Fall 1:10) 7th Place Match - Kaydence Andersen (Colfax-Mingo) 2-4 won by fall over Brown (Fall 5:13)

Reminder: PK-12 Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held today, Monday, November 25th, from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m.. Also, there will be a 1:00 p.m. early dismissal for all grades.

Every School Day Counts

South Tama Girls Invite -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, at Tama Benton results 100 pounds Round 1 - Addison Schulte (West Delaware) over Alexis Sexton (Benton Community) (Fall 0:30) Round 3 - Livia Smith (South Tama) over Alexis Sexton (Benton Community) (Fall 0:44) Round 4 - Rylin Casey (Ogden) over Alexis Sexton (Benton Community) (Fall 1:40) Round 5 - Alexis Sexton (Benton Community) over Hannah Weets (Vinton-Shellsburg) (Fall 1:31) 105 pounds Round 1 - Kara VeDepo (Solon) over Kaebry Dixon (Benton Community) (TF 16-0 3:15) Round 2 - Olivia Port (Vinton-Shellsburg) over Kaebry Dixon (Benton Community) (Fall 3:41) Round 3 - Jayva Gomez (South Tama) over Kaebry Dixon (Benton Community) (Fall 2:49) Round 4 - Kaebry Dixon (Benton Community) over Nahliya Pushetonequa (Meskwaki Settlement) (Fall 1:18) Round 5 - Kaebry Dixon (Benton Community) over Piper Madren (Grinnell) (Fall 1:41) 110 pounds Quarterfinals - McKenna Rogers (Solon) over Courtney Hlas (Benton Community) (Fall 1:19) Cons. Round 3 - Madison Ibelining (AGWSR) over Courtney Hlas (Benton Community) (Fall 7th Place Match - Courtney Hlas (Benton Community) over Zaria Bunch (Grinnell) (Fall 0:38) 115 pounds Champ. Round 1 - Katilynn Guldner (Benton Community) over AdAson Hovey (AGWSR) (Fall 0:30) Quarterfinals - Tess Richards (Solon) over Katilynn Guldner (Benton Community) (Fall 0:53) Cons. Round 2 - Kiara Gates (Williamsburg) over Katilynn Guldner (Benton Community) (Fall 1:32) 120 pounds Champ. Round 1 - Hayden Wade (Williamsburg) over Kaitlyn Bonewitz (Benton Community) (Fall 1:20) Cons. Round 2 - Callie Nosbisch (Vinton-Shellsburg) over Kaitlyn Bonewitz (Benton Community) (Fall 2:54) 125 pounds Champ. Round 1 - Willow Sexton (Benton Community) over Baylee Boyd (Grinnell) (Fall 2:36) Quarterfinals - Willow Sexton (Benton Community) over Harlow Meade (Solon) (Fall 1:46) Semifinals - Shyla VanNevel (BGM) over Willow Sexton (Benton Community) (Fall 5:11) Cons. Semis - Keylee Holloway (South Tama) over Willow Sexton (Benton Community) (Fall 5:23) 5th Place Match - Willow Sexton (Benton Community) over Ceanna White (BCLUW) (For.) 130 pounds Quarterfinals - Kylee Shoop (West Delaware) over Rayna Wacha (Benton Community) (Fall Cons. Round 2 - Rayna Wacha (Benton Community) over Ashlyn Kapayou (Meskwaki Settlement) (Fall 2:29) Cons. Round 3 - Taya Sincox (BGM) over Rayna Wacha (Benton Community) (Fall 0:20) 7th Place Match - Trinity Ahrens (Grinnell) over Rayna Wacha (Benton Community) (Fall 3:29) 140 pounds Champ. Round 1 - Izzy Schoettmer (Benton Community) received a bye Quarterfinals - Haylee Karr (Vinton-Shellsburg) over Izzy Schoettmer (Benton Community) (Fall 5:34) Cons. Round 2 - Izzy Schoettmer (Benton Community) received a bye Cons. Round 3 - Izzy Schoettmer (Benton Community) over Hannah Crane (West Delaware) Cons. Semis - Izzy Schoettmer (Benton Community) over Kiaya Shuey (Grinnell) (Fall 2:00) 3rd Place Match - Izzy Schoettmer (Benton Community) over Haylee Karr (Vinton-Shellsburg) (Fall 5:30) 145 pounds Champ. Round 1 - Jordan Voelkel (Benton Community) over Kimora Owens (Williamsburg) (Fall 0:45) Quarterfinals - Tara Crowley (Center Point-Urbana) over Jordan Voelkel (Benton Community) (Fall 1:37) Cons. Round 3 - Jordan Voelkel (Benton Community) over Caylee Harken (Aplington-Parkersburg) (Fall 1:05) Cons. Semis - Addi Whisner (Mount Vernon) over Jordan Voelkel (Benton Community) (Fall 5th Place Match - Kodie Holcomb (Iowa Valley) over Jordan Voelkel (Benton Community) (Fall 0:58) 155 pounds Quarterfinals - Lizzy Wolf (Benton Community) over Ioleta Kingbird (South Tama) (Fall 1:57) Semifinals - Lizzy Wolf (Benton Community) over Zoey Uhlenhopp (Aplington-Parkersburg) (Fall 2:26) 1st Place Match - Lizzy Wolf (Benton Community) over Taya Hollingsworth (BCLUW) (Fall 1:32) 170 pounds Quarterfinals - Layna DeMoss (Benton Community) over Parker Robinson (West Delaware) (Fall 0:28) Semifinals - Layna DeMoss (Benton Community) over Sadie Burke (Vinton-Shellsburg) (Fall 0:41) 1st Place Match - Autumn Elsbury (South Tama) over Layna DeMoss (Benton Community) (Fall 3:34) 190 pounds Champ. Round 1 - Kira Cox (Aplington-Parkersburg) over Mo Brown (Benton Community) (Fall 0:31) Cons. Round 2 - Haydyn Heims (Center Point-Urbana) over Mo Brown (Benton Community) (Fall 5:13)

Plan to join us on November 25th!

We love seeing our Bobcats active in all things! BC Freshman, Ben Langerman, plays left wing for the Cedar Rapids High School Rough Riders. Check out their schedule and catch a match this season!

25 members of the Benton high school concert band performed in the WaMaC West honor band on November 19th. Students were selected based on interest as well as skill on their instrument. Congratulations and great job representing Benton with pride!

Do you have a stationary bike or elliptical that is taking up space and collecting dust? If so, consider donating it to the Benton Girls Wrestling Program. The Benton Girls Wrestling Program is looking to acquire stationary bikes or elliptical machines for conditioning and rehabilitation situations when wrestlers cannot participate in practice due to injury. We'll even come pick it up! Contact Coach Hoeck at the following email address: jhoeck@benton.k12.ia.us

Please join us for a keynote presentation from National Speaker Emma Beniot. Monday, November 25 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at the Middle School/High School All Are Welcome to Attend!

Reminder: PK-12 Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held today, Wednesday, November 20th, from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m.. Also, there will be a 1:00 p.m. early dismissal for all grades.