"My favorite part about being a Bobcat is the strong sense of community here at Benton.
The connections made with the students and staff and the support from the families are
so important to the success of the each and every student."
School will dismiss at 1:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, April 10.
#BeABobcat
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Benton and Belle Plaine girls compete at Iowa Valley track meet
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Iowa Valley Girls’ meet
Monday, April 8, 2024, at Marengo
Team scores
Williamsburg 183
PCM 160
North Mahaska 115
HLV 105
English Valleys 91
Montezuma 81
Iowa Valley 69
Sigourney 55
Benton 48
Belle Plaine 46
Clear Creek Amana 27
Benton results - Class A
4x100 - 4 Azeriah Johnson, Calista Nolte, Janessa Bries, Bella deNooy 58.11, 4 JV Olivia Brendes, Stella Tjemeland, Ellaina Mahan, Aliyah Fisher 59.87
4x200 - 3 Piper Nelson, Ashlee Michels, Ava Collum, Azeriah Johnson 2:02.80, 4 JV Janessa Bries, Calista Nolte, Bella DeNooy, Stella Tjelmeland 2:07.11
800 medley - 3 Azeriah Johnson, Ava Collum, Ashlee Michels, Piper Nelson 2:09.68
100 hurdles - 2 Belle Werner 17.81
Shot put - 1 Ana Glow 35-00.50, 5 Megan Krug 26-07.00
Discus - 1 Graisee Schluter 83-11, 3 Megan Krug (JV) 74-03, 5 Avery Kramer 72-03
On Thursday, April 25 members of the Benton Community National Honor Society will be heading out into the communities to offer assistance in any way they can to organize and participate in a community service project.
They are particularly interested in helping those who cannot help themselves and/or projects that are just too big for your family. Ideas could be but are not limited to, derecho clean up, small painting projects, debris clean up, community ball field work, town parks, etc..
Please understand they may or may not be able to fulfill all requests. Use the QR Code for additional information.
Lady Bobcats win in home golf meet against Independence
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Monday, April 8, 2024 at Tara Hills Country Club, Van Horne
Benton 192, Independence 197
Benton Varsity
Halle Sobaski 40 (Medalist)
Kayley Dirks 49
Madelyn Kenny 51
Tegan Bertka 52
Halley Suiter 55
Spring activities are in full swing! It's a busy Bobcat evening; get out and catch one of these events!
Tuesday, April 9
4:00 PM - Boys Golf Meet vs Center Point-Urbana @ Tara Hills
4:15 PM - MS Girls Track Meet @ Solon
4:15 PM - MS Boys Track Meet @ South Tama
4:15 PM - HS Boys Track Meet @ Iowa Valley
4:30 PM - HS Girls Track Meet @ Lisbon
HS Girls Soccer vs Williamsburg
5:00 PM - Varsity Game
6:30 PM - JV Game
HS Boys Soccer @ Williamsburg
5:00 PM - Varsity Game
6:30 PM - JV Game
Benton’s boys golfers face Independence
-Courtesy of Jim Magdfrau
Monday, April 8, 2024, At River Ridge Golf Course
Benton 197, Independence 162
Medalist, Ethan Cahalan 38
Benton Varsity
Ryan Spina 52
Braiden Moore 58
Brock Silhanek 49
Trayton Lentner 46
Cole Junge 50
Marcus Newton 54
Varsity Total 197
Benton JV
Ryan Finn 45
Kolby Wenger 51
Drew Fillenworth 64
Jonah Thompson 51
Grady Frese 51
Drew Steffen 61
JV Total 198
Benton JV2
Andrew Hines 63
Carson Pickering 59
Will Rausch 65
Derrek Campbell 86
Hunter Kupka 74
Owen Krug 70
JV2 Total 257
BC boys’ soccer team wins close math to Mount Vernon at Van Horne
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Friday, April 5, 2024, at Van Horne
MV 0 0 - 0
BC 1 0 - 1
Goals - Caleb Gessner 1
Shots on goal - Caleb Gessner 1
Saves - Troy Kupka 4
Upcoming
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 - Benton at Williamsburg, 5 p.m.
Friday, April 12, 2024 - Benton at Independence, Lyle Leinbaugh Field, 5:30 p.m.
Girls’ soccer season starts at Benton
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Thursday, April 4, 2024, at Wapello Athletic Complex
Benton 5 4 - 9
Wapello 0 0 - 0
No statistics yet
Friday, April 5, 2024, at Cornell College Soccer Field, Mount Vernon
BC 0 0 - 0
MV 4 1 - 5
No statistics yet
Upcoming
Tuesday, April 9, 2024, Williamsburg at Benton. 5 p.m.
Friday, April 12, 2024, Independence at Benton 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Newton, vs. Newton, Perry and Des Moines Lincoln, 8:30 a.m.
"As an alumnus of Benton Community, I chose to come back to Benton because of the community’s continuing support of our academics, athletics, and fine arts programs."
MS/HS students catching the Solar Eclipse this afternoon.
School Improvement Advisory Committee (SIAC)
Many thanks to the individuals who have provided feedback to the district through the SIAC team this year. If you are interested in joining this group in the future, please reach out to Anna Selk at aselk@benton.k12.ia.us.
The Benton girls golf team took 2nd place at the Bobcat Invite on Saturday at Tara Hills.
1. Solon 385
2. Benton 415
3. Independence 428
4. Vinton-Shellsburg 472
5. Postville 505
CPU and Columbus Catholic didn’t have enough girls to qualify as a team.
Individuals:
6th Kayley Dirks 102
7th Madelyn Kenny 103
8th Halle Sobaski 104
11th Hailey Suiter 106
24th Tegan Bertka 114
2024 Cedar Valley Show Choir Summer Camp registration is now open! Register using the form or online with this link.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFNMzMXtn2s4G3kjv06szKu_N7_S_D5bcYEjaRJjcBevFYJg/viewform
BC boys’ golfers compete at Solon Invite
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Benton Results
Marcus Newton 102
Trayton Lentner 98
Kolby Wenger 108
Brock Silhanek 94
Ryan Finn 104
Jonah Thompson 111
Cole Junge 96
Braiden Moore 89
Team Results
Solon 292
Williamsburg 303
West Delaware 310
Clear Creek-Amana 326
West Branch 341
Regina 343
West Liberty 346
Tipton 349
Benton 376
Durant 433
Individual Results
Isaiah Zoske, Solon 67
Brennen Heesch, Sol 69
Crew Klingner, WBur 72
Bryce Yearian, WBur 73
Macoy Peyton, WD 74
Griffin Lott, WD 76
Robbie Allison, WBur 77
Benton boys’ track team runs at Clear Creek Amana Invite
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Clear Creek Amana Boys Invitational
Thursday, April 4, 2024 at Tiffin
No team scores
Benton results, top six finishers
High jump - 2 Eli Patterson 6-0
Shot put - 3 Brennen Blegen 49-10.5
Discus - 4 Brennen Blegen 144-2
Shuttle hurdle - 5 Owen Von Ahsen, Will Schanbacher, Brody Timmerman, Eli Patterson 1:09.16
100 - 6 Carson Bruns 11.45
400 - Evan Martin 54.49
4x200 - 5 Malique Henderson, Owen Tjelmeland, Easton Pfiffner, Carson Bruns 3:51.51
200 - 4 Carson Bruns 22.76
400 hurdles - 3 Owen Von Ahsen 1:01.26
4x400 - 6 Easton Pfiffner, Gavin Brooks, Eli Patterson, Evan Martin 3:39.15
"I appreciate being a member of the Benton Community due to its blend of the resources of a larger school district with the close-knit atmosphere reminiscent of a small town."
Today is National School Librarian Appreciation Day! Thank you for all that you do!
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#APlaceToBelong
Today is Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! Thank you to all of our great Paraprofessionals for all that you do!
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Benton's Clarity and Green Bandana Project t-shirts are now available!! Store closes 4/11
https://www.teamelitesports.com/Benton
