Benton MS/HS

Bobcats get big road win at Clear Creek Amana -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau- Friday, Sept. 15, 2023, at Tiffin Benton 42, Clear Creek Amana 27 BC 7 21 7 7 – 42 CCA 0 0 12 15 – 27 Benton (3-1) faced Clear Creek Amana (0-4) on Friday, Sept. 15, at Tiffin. Benton had 34 yards passing, with Brenden Heying going 5 for 7. Benton rushed for 258 yards. Heying had eight carries for 105 yards and three touchdowns. Carson Bruns had 15 carries for 121 yards and three touchdowns. Owen Tjelmeland had two catches for 13 yards. Jace Biery had one catch for three yards. Easton Pfiffner had two catches for 18 yards. Jace Biery had 9.0 tackles. Brenden Heying added 6.5. Mayson Mitchell had 5.5 tackles. With one sack each were Mitchell, Wyatt Rinderknecht and Dawson Rozek. Biery had one interception for three yards. Brody Timmerman had two kickoff returns for 34 yards. Carson Nolan returned two punts for 48 yards. Eli Kupka had seven kickoffs for 360 yards and one touchback. Caleb Gessner was 6 of 6 for points after touchdown. Kupka also had three punts for 113 yards. Clear Creek Amana’s Quinton Tran was 16 of 34 for passing for 185 yards and one interception. CCA had 33 carries for 127 yards, led by Jackson Stevens, with 17 carries for 68 yards and three touchdowns. Benton hosts Fairfield (2-2) on Friday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m., as Class 3A district football action begins. Friday, Sept. 22, 2023 Class 3A, District 5 Solon at Grinnell South Tama at Williamsburg Fairfield at Benton

It's the most wonderful time of the year. Homecoming week!! Benton MS/HS students and staff showing their holiday spirit

Benton Facility Survey 2 https://tinyurl.com/BentonFacilitySurvey2 Benton Community School Board seeks your feedback about improvements to our facilities. This short survey asks about your awareness of the recent bond vote (March 7, 2023) and preferences for future facility investments. Your input will guide a path forward that aligns with the infrastructure needs of the district and expectations of our community. *If you would like a hard copy, please reach out to the Central Office staff.

#BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Mr. Patterson was spotted supporting art students in the stairwell this morning. Students were working on linear perspective drawings of the hallway.

Cross Country Teams Run at Cascade Invitational -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau- Cascade Invitational Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023 Fillmore Fairways Golf Course, Cascade Boys 5K Central DeWitt 46 Jesup 105 Tipton 128 Regina Iowa City 135 Wahlert Dubuque 168 Beckman Catholic Dyersville 186 Benton Community 195 Monticello 209 Maquoketa Valley Delhi 212 Anamosa 270 Calamus-Wheatland 289 Maquoketa 297 Cascade Western Dubuque 297 Prince of Peace Catholic Clinton 346 Durant 374 Benton results 19 Caleb Olson 18:30.6 20 Isaac Morris 18:40.5 42 Luke Lange 19:35.0 57 Marcus Ricklefs 20:13.4 76 Jonathon Sadler 21:13.2 81 Colin Reiners 21:22.2 92 Brian Araiza 21:39.8 97 Noah Pickart 21:48.3 98 Parker Mitchell 21:48.6 102 Luis Araiza, 22:07.5 124 Ethan Schwake 23:55.9 125 Mario Talavera 23:56.15 160 Nathan Becker 28:09.9 167 Andrew Hines 29:39.0 Girls 5K Monticello 73 Tipton 81 Beckman Catholic Dyersville 92 Regina Iowa City 126 Jesup 131 Wahlert Dubuque 136 Benton Community 179 Cascade Western Dubuque 187 Maquoketa 242 Maquoketa Valley Delhi 245 Durant 307 Benton results 6 Jaida Lyons 20:36.8 20 Kyra Kauder 22:23.9 58 Layna DeMoss 25:57.5 67 Lizzy Wolf 26:37.5 82 Libi Frese 27:48.1 87 Alex Welte 28:12.2 98 Mary Phillips 29:43.2 114 McKenna Kramer 32:00.8 127 Jessa DeMoss 34:47.1 128 Ana Glawe 35:51.1

Benton Sweeps Grinnell in Volleyball 3-0 - Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau- Benton 3, Grinnell 0 G 15 23 19 BC 25 25 25 Benton had 37 kills in 122 attempts, with 22 errors. Piper Nelson led Benton with 17 kills. Emma Townsley added 17. Townsley had 17 assists. Mabry Sadler added 10. Kennedy Donald had 15 digs. Adding 10 each were Nelson and Sadler. Benton was 69 of 73 in serves with nine aces. Laura Junge was 5 of 6. Townsley was 20 of 21 with four aces. Donald was 10 of 10 with one ace. Aubrey Kelly was 1 of 1. Nelson was 13 of 13 with three aces. Callan Keiper was 1 of 2 with one ace. Sadler was 12 of 12. Olivia Brendes was 7 of 8. Benton (7-10) hosts a tournament on Saturday, Sept. 16. They face Iowa City High (5-5) and Marion (13-4).

Teamwork is a core value held by Benton Community. Today, staff had the opportunity to work in teams in a variety of settings in order to positively impact students they serve.

Top 10 Announced for Benton Homecoming - Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau- Benton Community’s Homecoming Top 10 for King and Queen was announced on Sept. 13 in Van Horne. In front are Morgan Schulte, Alivia Pfiffner, Jaida Lyons, Zoey Junge, Ava Nolan, Kennedy Donald, McKenna Kramer, Karlee Voss and Emma Townsley. Not pictured is Piper Nelson. King candidates are Quincy Gilbert, Jace Biery, Ty Kulbartz, Kolby Wenger, Easton Pfiffner, Owen Tjelmeland, Jonah Thompson, Wyatt Rinderknecht, Brennen Blegen and Carson Bruns. The top five will be announced next week. The king will be crowned on Friday, Sept. 22, at the pep assembly in Van Horne. The assembly follows the parade, which starts at 1:30 p.m. The queen is crowned Friday evening, between the freshman and varsity football games.

Benton Community will celebrate HOMECOMING next week! These Bobcats were preparing for the festivities by decorating windows with Benton blue and gold!

School will dismiss at 1:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, September 13. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Bobcat Volleyball is at home tonight against Grinnell. JV at 5 p.m. and Varsity at 7:15 p.m.

Tomorrow’s Workforce Gains Valuable Experience Today -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau- 11th Grade Student Hannah Greiner Participates In Internship at Virginia Gay Hospitals Benton Community partners with Kirkwood in order to provide job shadow and internship opportunities in our local area. Students can spend a day in a job shadow gaining insight into a wide variety of professions in order to see if the career may be a possible “fit” for the student. We have had students participate in a wide variety of career visit days as well as customized job shadows, and students have benefited from being able to see a “day in the life” of local professionals. We have also had students start with a job shadow and like it so much that the student ended up working for the organization that he or she job shadowed for. Junior Hannah Greiner recently participated in an internship experience with Virginia Gay Hospitals. Greiner states “I was fortunate enough to do an internship through WLC at Virginia Gay Hospital in Vinton. The internship was a multi-department rotation which pretty much means I got to go everywhere in the hospital shadowing different departments and specialties. I was even able to observe different types of surgery! This internship was so helpful and I learned a lot about myself and my interests which is exactly what I was hoping for. The staff at Virginia Gay was truly amazing and I will always be grateful to them for being so welcoming and kind. My internship host at the hospital was very good about trying to get me everywhere I wanted to go. I love that I was able to get a head start on making connections and getting more experience being in a healthcare setting working with patients. This was a great start for me and I can't wait to do more job shadows/ internships in the future! I highly recommend trying out a job shadow or internship through WLC, it will be very beneficial!” Further information about the program can be found here: https://www.kirkwood.edu/workplace-learning-connection/job-shadows/index and a short youtube promotional video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECJwtr1e2j4. Please direct further questions related to the internship or job shadow experience to Aaron Cretin at the Middle School/High School.

13 years ago I chose Benton Community because it was close to my hometown. Little did I know how much I was going to truly enjoy it here. Now, I choose Benton Community because it feels like home. The community, the staff, the students, they all show up for each other and make one big family. It really is “A Place to Belong.”

- Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau- Benton Invitational Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in Van Horne Boys 5K Team scores Williamsburg 34 Vinton-Shellsburg 42 Benton 88 Xavier 90 Independence 146 Columbus 166 Waterloo Christian 177 Valley Lutheran 179 Benton results 10 Isaac Morris 18:16.6 14 Caleb Olson 18:55.3 19 Luke Lange 19:32.7 25 Marcus Ricklefs 20:00.5 26 Noah Pickart 20:01.2 36 Colin Reiners 20:45.0 36 Colin Reiners 20:45.0 42 Brian Araiza 21:02.8 43 Parker Mitchell 21:03.1 45 Ethan Schwake 21:07.7 54 Luis Araiza 22:01.3 59 Jonathon Sadler 22:41.5 76 Mario Talavera 24:13.5 78 Nathan Becker 24:43.1 95 Andrew Hines 28:26.8 Girls 5k Team Scores Williamsburg 48 Xavier 51 Vinton Shellsburg 58 Benton 73 Independence 137 Waterloo Christian 171 Benton Results 1 Jaida Lyons 20:14.8 5 Kyra Kauder 21:50.2 21 Layna DeMoss 24:29.5 28 Lizzy Wolf 25:18.0 32 Libi Frese 25:53.1 43 Alex Welte 27:20.2 50 Mary Phillips 28:18.8 68 Jessa DeMoss 32:40.9 69 McKenna Kramer 33:00.7 71 Ana Glawe 33:26.3

There is no I in TEAM

Benton Facility Survey 2 https://tinyurl.com/BentonFacilitySurvey2 Benton Community School Board seeks your feedback about improvements to our facilities. This short survey asks about your awareness of the recent bond vote (March 7, 2023) and preferences for future facility investments. Your input will guide a path forward that aligns with the infrastructure needs of the district and expectations of our community. *If you would like a hard copy, please reach out to the Central Office staff.

Bobcats Have First Loss on the Road Against Mount Vernon -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau- Friday, Sept. 8, 2023 at Mount Vernon BC 7 0 0 0 – 7 MV 7 12 0 0 – 19 Owen Tjelmeland was 5 of 10 in passing for 53 yards. Easton Pfiffner had five catches for 53 yards. Benton rushed for 86 yards. Carson Bruns had 23 carries for 86 yards and one touchdown. Tjelmeland had seven yards and Pfiffner had six yards. Brenden Heying had 7.5 total tackles. Dylan LeFebvere had six tackles. Bruns had five solo tackles. With four solo tackles each were Heying LeFebvere, Pfiffner and Brennen Blegen. Carson Nolan had kick punt returns for 20 yards. LeFebvere had one return for 11 yards. Mount Vernon statistics are coming. Nolan had one punt return for five yards. Brody Timmerman had two punt returns for 23 yards. Eli Kupka had two kickoffs for 107 yards. He had one extra point. Kupka had five punts for 142 yards. Benton (2-1) travels to Clear Creek Amana (0-3) on Friday, Sept. 15. They return home for homecoming on Friday, Sept. 22, in Van Horne, against Fairfield (2-1).

"I chose Benton because of how much the staff and administration emphasized a “students first” mentality. I knew I wanted to be a part of school that wanted what is best for kids. Plus, Chili Day."

BC Football travels to Mount Vernon tonight. The Freshman game is at 5 p.m. and Varsity plays at 7:15 p.m.