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Check out this video produced by the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health showcasing Natalie and her work at Benton Community. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c19e3zVg4Fo

Congratulations to Benton's very own Natalie Nesbitt in receiving the Iowa School Mental Health Hero Award from the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health. Mrs. Nesbitt received this award on Sunday at the IowaBest annual conference. We are so thankful that Natalie chooses to share her talents and passion with Bobcats. Read more about Natalie and her award at the link below. https://scsmh.education.uiowa.edu/news/top-of-their-class-meet-the-2024-iowa-school-mental-health-awardees/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFVZO5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfNl_T2n_VDi_F4RaGCCd5lh9iHp1GVA7lmBJH25mW9KsE5vloXARRIdPg_aem_Q_bzQjngv8BofJhcFwXXDg

Check out this incredible Bobcat student artwork displayed at the Blairstown Public Library!

BC stays busy at East Marshall volleyball tournament on Sept. 14 -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at East Marshall High School Benton 2, East Marshall 0 BC 21 21 - 2 EM 14 11 - 0 Mabry Sadler had nine assists. Junge added seven. The team was 26 of 67 for kills with five errors. Embretson and Schroeder had seven kills each. The team had 30 digs, led by Embretson with seven. The team was 38 of 41 for serves with two aces. Junge was 4 of 4. Embretson was 7 of 8 with one ace. Moore was 8 of 8. Lohrer was 1 of 2. Schroeder was 7 of 7. Callan Keiper was 2 of 3. Sadler was 9 of 9 with one ace. Benton 2, Vinton-Shellsburg 1 BC 21 13 15 - 2 VS 15 21 12 - 1 Mabry Sadler had 12 assists. Laura Junge added 11 assists. The team was 35 of 92 for kills with 17 errors. Talulah Schroeder had 13 kills for Benton. Avery Palmer added nine. The team had 38 digs, led by Schroeder with 13 digs. With six digs each were Junge and Embretson. The team was 44 of 48 for serves with two aces. Junge was 13 of 13. Embretson was 6 of 6. Moore was 7 of 9. Ashlee Michels was 1 of 1. Kennedy Lohrer was 1 of 3. Schroeder was 7 of 7 with one ace. Sadler was 9 of 9 with one ace. Hudson 2, Benton 1 BC 21 12 6 - 1 H 19 21 15 - 2 Junge had five assists for Benton. The team was 18 of 70 for kills with 12 errors. Embretson had five kills for Benton. The team had 41 digs, led by Embretson with nine. With eight each were Junge and Schroeder. The team was 36 of 39 for serves with three aces. Junge was 5 of 6. Embretson was 2 of 3. Moore was 9 of 9 with two aces. Lohrer was 6 of 7. Schroeder was 8 of 8 with one ace. Kelly was 1 of 1. Sadler was 5 of 5. Hudson was 24 of 84 for kills with 15 errors. They were 55 of 73 for serves with 12 aces. Benton 2, HLV 0 HLV 23 16 - 0 BC 26 21 - 2 Laura Junge had seven assists. The team was 20 of 68 for kills with 12 errors. Talulah Schroeder had six kills. With four each were Anna Embretson and Aubrey Kelly. The teamed 41 digs, led by Junge and Schroeder with 10 each. The team was 41 of 45 for serves with five aces. Junge was 11 of 12 with three aces, Embretson was 5 of 5, Moore was 9 of 9. Lohrer was 8 of 9 with one ace. Schroeder was 4 of 5. Sadler was 4 of 5 with one ace. HLV was 13 of 64 for kills with 12 errors. They were 33 of 39 in serves with six aces. West Marshall 2, Benton 0 BC 19 10 - 0 WM 21 21 - 2 Benton was 14 of 64 for kills with 11 errors. Talulah Schroeder had five kills for Benton. The team had 42 digs, led by Mabry Sadler with 10. Harden Moore had nine and and Talulah Schroeder had eight. Benton was 29 of 30 for serves with three aces. Laura Junge was 3 of. Anna Embretson was 3 of 3. Avery Palmer was 1 of 1. Moore was 3 of 3. Kennedy Lohrer was 7 of 7 with one ace. Talulah Schroeder was 4 of 5 with one ace. Mabry Sadler was 8 of 8 with one ace. Mabry Sadler had seven assists. West Marshall was 14 of 58 for kills with eight errors. They were 32 of 34 for services with five aces. Benton (5-10) hosts Grinnell (5-5) on Tuesday, Sept. 17, in Van Horne. On Saturday, Sept. 21, they host a tournament in Van Horne with Bondurant-Farrar, Iowa City High, North Scott, Marion, Dallas Center Grimes, Xavier and Grinnell.

Bobcat Invite Saturday, Sept 14, 2024, at Benton Community, Van Horne Boys’ 5K Team scores Williamsburg 29 Xavier 44 Benton Community 85 Vinton-Shellsburg 91 Independence 138 Benton varsity results 5 Abbie JONES 21:19.7 13 Kyra KAUDER 22:34.1 21 June FISHER 23:45.6 27 Layna DEMOSS 24:13.6 30 Kenna LENNIE 24:24.7 36 Emma KING 25:35.1 39 Lizzy WOLF 26:15.9 Boys’ 5K Team scores Vinton-Shellsburg 44 Xavier 47 Williamsburg 65 Benton Community 98 Columbus Catholic 108 Valley Lutheran 185 Independence 188 Benton Varsity Results 10 Caleb OLSON 18:16.1 18 Luke LANGE 19:10.3 19 Noah PICKART 19:15.8 22 Ethan SCHWAKE 19:26.0 31 Jaxson MEHLERT 20:04.6 36 Parker MITCHELL 20:24.6 38 Jonathon SADLER 20:34.2

Mount Vernon football team edges Benton in non-district action -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Benton football Friday, Sept 13, 2024, at Van Horne Mount Vernon (3-0) 15, Benton (2-1) 13 MV 8 7 0 0 - 15 BC 0 6 0 7 - 13 Benton had 110 yards passing. Carson Nolan was 11 of 22 with one touchdown. Benton rushed for 71 yards. Brenden Heying had 49 yards on 12 carries. Dylan LeFebvere had 7 carries for 18 yard and one touchdown. Logan Upah had one catch for eight yards. Mayson Mitchell had one catch for eight yards and one touchdown. Brody Zimmerman had three catches for 26 yards. Gavin Brooks had one carry for 36 yards. Eli Patterson and Dawson Rozek had two carries each for 16 yards. Grant Volesky had 6.5 total tackles. Brenden and Blayke had 5.5 total tackles each. With four solo tackles each were Logan Upah, Blayke Heying and Patterson. LeFebvere had one interception with a 16-yard return. Patterson had two interceptions for 33 yards. Elijah Kupka had three kickoffs for 160 yards. He was 1 for 1 on extra points. Kupka had three punts for 100 yards. Class 3A, District 5 Sept. 13, 2024 Mount Vernon 15, Benton 13 Washington 34, Fairfield 26 Solon 52, Central DeWitt 2 Williamsburg 47, Clear Creek Amana 20 Grinnell 43, Oskaloosa 0 Knoxville 36, South Tama 6 Sept. 20, 2024 Fort Madison at Williamsburg Mount Vernon at Solon Clear Creek Amana at Benton Community Washington at Grinnell Fairfield at Keokuk Center Point-Urbana at South Tama

Go Bobcats! Homecoming 2024!!

Today is the final day to register. Please don't forget to order a jersey when you register. It is under the apparel tab on the website! https://www.bobcatbasketballclub.com/registration

Marching Bobcats Homecoming 2024 https://youtube.com/shorts/si7Zi6maNK0?si=PcxaPOg3c7sUel7x

Powder Puff 2024 SENIORS with the W Seniors 20 Juniors 8

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Williamsburg sweeps Benton in volleyball -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, at Van Horne Williamsburg 3, Benton 0 W 25 25 25 - 3 BC 16 14 12 - 0 Benton was 21 of 83 for kills with 24 errors. Talulah Schroeder had six kills for Benton. Anna Embretson added four. Mabry Sadler had eight assists. Laura Junge added two. Benton had 24 digs. Anna Embretson had eight digs for Benton. The team was 39 of 43 for serves with four aces. Avery Franzenburg was 2 of 3 with one ace. Laura Junge was 5 of 5. Anna Embretson was 6 of 8 with one ace. Haiden Moore was 4 of 4. Talulah Schroeder was 5 of 6. Aubrey Kelly was 3 of 3 with one ace. Callan Keiper was 4 of 4. Mabry Sadler was 10 of 10 with one ace. Benton travels to East Marshall on Saturday, Sept. 14.

2024 Homecoming Grand Marshal Ms. Melody Spence Ms. Spence is the Business Manager / School Business Official, located at Central Office. She has worked for the district for 13 years and will retire on December 31st. Ms. Spence and her husband plan on traveling to the National Parks, gardening, and spending more time with their grandchildren. When asked what she enjoys about being a Bobcat, Ms. Spence said, “I love the people that work at Benton CSD because they are truly supportive of each other and ready to go that extra mile for the children we serve.” Thank you Ms. Spence for all you have done to support our district!

BC cross country teams run at Grinnell meet -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Grinnell Invitational Ahrens Park, Grinnell, Iowa Boys Varsity Team Scores Grinnell 39 Knoxville 67 Newton 71 Lynnville-Sully 80 Williamsburg 96 Benton Community 132 Montezuma 209 Benton varsity boys’ results 11 Caleb Olson 18:09.6 29 Luke Lange 19:30.5 32 Noah Pickart 19:50.6 33 Jaxson Mehlert 20:01.5 36 Brian Araiza 20:14.5 38 Parker Mitchell 20:46.4 42 Colin Reiners 21:08.9 Girls varsity team scores Williamsburg 29 Lynnville-Sully 40 Newton 79 Benton Community 114 Grinnell 118 Montezuma 144 Benton varsity girls’ results 17 Kyra Kauder 23:21.4 18 June Fisher 23:29.3 25 Sloane Slouha 24:49. 26 Kenna Lennie 24:49.3 34 Lydia Stearns 25:58.0 COMPLETE RESULTS

"Are we doing this all week?" -Stella Homecoming 2024 Crazy Day

Support BC Post Prom Friday night at the Homecoming football game!

Bobcats open conference play tonight against Williamsburg. 5:00 PM - Freshman Game 6:00 PM - JV Game 7:30 PM - Varsity Game Benton Community Live Streaming: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/ia/van-horne/organization/8278/benton-community-high-school

Benton Middle School student artwork is on display now at the Atkins Library. Stop in and check it out!

2024 Homecoming Court Top 5 Candidates