Benton MS/HS

School will dismiss at 1:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, October 18. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

This is my fourth year teaching at Benton Community. One of my favorite things about Benton is the students. I teach seventh grade language arts and one section of Senior English. It is amazing to see how much the students grow and change through the years. Seeing them accomplish things makes me incredibly proud.

Juniors & Seniors: Check out this great opportunity to learn more about a potential career path, earn school credit, and connect with the community! Students or parents may reach out to Mr. Cretin for more information.

Bobcats Defeat South Tama, 74-0 -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau- Friday, Oct. 13, 2023 at Van Horne Benton 74, South Tama 0 ST 0 0 0 0 – 0 BC 26 14 21 13 – 74 Owen Tjelmeland was 2 for 2 for passing for 35 yards on one touchdown pass to Carson Bruns in a 10-yard play. Easton Pfiffner caught one pass for 25 yards. Benton rushed for 347 yards. Tjelmeland had two carries for 35 yards and one touchdown. Brenden Heying had one carry for five yards. Blayke Heying had five carries for 1-6 yards and two touchdowns. Elias Bieschke had one carry for 14 yards and a touchdown. Carson Bruns ahd 12 carries for 126 yards and three touchdowns. Easton Pfiffner had one 43-yard touchdown run. Wyatt Rinderknecht carried twice for 18 yards and one touchdown. Dylan LeFebvere had five total tackles. He had five solo tackles. Recovering one fumble each were Brayden Suiter, Ty Kulbartz and Elias Bieschke. Brady Patterson had one interception with a 30-yard return for a touchdown. Tjelmeland returned one punt for 38 yards. Eli Kupka had 12 kickoffs with two touchbacks and 525 yards. Caleb Gessner was 6 of 9 for extra points. Class 3A District 5 Friday, Oct. 13, 2023 Solon 42, Fairfield 6 Benton 74, South Tama 0 Williamsburg 63, Benton 8 Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 Solon at South Tama Fairfield at Grinnell Benton at Williamsburg Standings Season, conference, point difference average Solon 7-1 4-0 +13.5 Williamsburg 7-1 3-1 +29.6 Benton 5-3 2-2 +23.9 Grinnell 5-3 2-2 -2.0 Fairfield 3-5 1-3 -12.5 South Tama 0-8 0-4 -39.9

BC Middle School Advisory classes collected loose change this week for Breast Cancer Awareness. The class with the most change collected got to pie their teacher. The lucky winner was Ms. Wilhelm!! Middle School students raised $85 in change. Way to go, Bobcats!

WaMaC cross country meet held in Marion on Thursday, Oct. 12 -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau- WaMaC Conference Thursday, Oct 12, 2023 Antioch Christian Church-Marion, Cross Road, Marion 5K Benton girls’ varsity 6 Jaida LYONS 20:23.2 20 Abbie JONES 21:13.3 25 Kyra KAUDER 21:29.9 54 Layna DEMOSS 23:34.3 67 Libi FRESE 24:56.2 68 Lizzy WOLF 25:04.8 75 Alex WELTE 27:28.7 Benton boys’ varsity 39 Isaac MORRIS 18:13.3 51 Caleb OLSON 18:37.4 65 Luke LANGE 19:12.2 71 Noah PICKART 19:38.8 75 Ethan SCHWAKE 20:03.6 77 Parker MITCHELL 20:17.3 78 Marcus RICKLEFS 20:18.7 JV girls varsity 79 Sarah WRIGHT 29:59.1 80 Jessa DEMOSS 30:16.2 81 Mary PHILLIPS 30:16.4 82 McKenna KRAMER 30:18.5 91 Ana GLAWE 32:44.7 JV boys varsity 52 Brian ARAIZA 20:44.3 54 Colin REINERS 20:47.3 70 Luis ARAIZA 21:19.9 80 Jonathon SADLER 21:34.1 83 Mario TALAVERA 21:35.8 129 Nathan BECKER 24:28.1 146 Andrew HINES 27:03.0 Team scores Varsity girls Mount Vernon-Lisbon 58 Solon 69 Marion 88 Center Point-Urbana 109 Clear Creek-Amana 133 Williamsburg 158 Benton Community 167 West Delaware Manchester 182 Vinton-Shellsburg 216 Grinnell 260 Varsity boys Solon 85 Mount Vernon-Lisbon 87 Clear Creek-Amana 98 South Tama 100 Vinton-Shellsburg 140 Center Point-Urbana 154 Grinnell 156 Marion 159 Williamsburg 196 West Delaware Manchester 197 Benton Community 301 Independence 362 JV girls Mount Vernon-Lisbon 24 Solon 40 Marion 94| Clear Creek-Amana 104 West Delaware Manchester 116 Williamsburg 186 Center Point-Urbana 202 Benton Community 227 JV boys Mount Vernon-Lisbon 44 Clear Creek-Amana 69| Solon 80 Center Point-Urbana 105 Grinnell 111 Williamsburg 132 West Delaware Manchester 181 Marion 190 Benton Community 290 South Tama County Tama 298 Vinton-Shellsburg 308

Why I chose Benton? It has always been home. “Once a Bobcat, always a Bobcat!” In my student teaching I got the opportunity to experience different school settings and systems. Benton has always had a rich tradition of education and focus on what is best for our students. I wanted to be a part of that and make a difference.

School will dismiss at 1:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, October 11. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Benton Community students in grades 10-12 received Academic Awards this morning for attaining a 3.25 GPA for two consecutive semesters. Congratulations, Bobcats!

Bobcat CC Runs at North Linn Meet -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau- North Linn Lynx XC Troy Mills, Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023 Girls’ team scores Solon 45 Marion 81 Tipton 86 Washington 114 Williamsburg 117 Regina Iowa City 184 North Linn Troy Mills 189 Hudson 231 Cascade Western Dubuque 253 Grundy Center 264 Vinton-Shellsburg 295 Edgewood-Colesburg 301 Alburnett 328 Benton results 16 Kyra Kauder 20:40.9 70 Layna DeMoss 23:33.6 90 Libi Frese 25:24.9 94 Alex Welte 25:58.9 Boys’ team scores Washington 64 Solon 79 Williamsburg 129 Grundy Center 132 Vinton-Shellsburg 136 Marion 158 Regina Iowa City 170 Tipton 172 Maquoketa Valley Delhi 207 Benton Community 280 North Linn Troy Mills 342 Alburnett 356 Starmont West Central 359 Cascade Western Dubuque 379 Hudson 389 Independence 407 Clayton Ridge Guttenburg 438 Benton varsity results 19 Isaac Morris 17:15.3 51 Caleb Olson 18:20.4 Luke Lange 18:52.1 69 Noah Pickart 19:08.6 77 Marcus Ricklefs 19:24.7 95 Luis Araiza 20:33.4 98 Brian Araiza 20:42.2 JV girls, Benton results 69 Mary Phillips, 28:18.1 78 Sarah Wright 29:28.4 JV boys’ team scores Solon 38 Williamsburg 62 Regina Iowa City 68 Washington 113 Tipton 141 Vinton-Shellsburg 185 Marion 185 Benton Community 220 Edgewood-Colesburg 276 Hudson 285 Grundy Center 306 Clayton Ridge Guttenburg 308 Starmont West Central 311 Benton JV results 17 Ethan Schwake 19:34.3 20 Parker Mitchell 19:36.4 45 Mario Talavera 21:12.3 64 Nathan Becker 23:28.1 74 Andrew Hines 26:28.2

BC Loses in Overtime to Grinnell in District Football Action October 6 - Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau- Friday, Oct. 6, 2023 at Grinnell Grinnell (5-12) 21, Benton (4-3) 20 BC 0 14 0 0 6 – 20 G 0 0 7 7 7 – 21 Benton quarterback was 7 of 11 for passing for 78 yards. Benton had 257 yards rushing. Owen Tjelmeland had five carries for 57 yards. Heying had 25 carries for 129 yards and two touchdowns. Carson Bruns carried 16 times for 71 yards and had one touchdown. Tjelmeland had one catch for 12 yards. Carson Nolan caught one for 10 yards. Bruns caught two for 45 yards. Easton Pfiffner had three catches for 45 yards. Dylan LeFebvere had 8.0 total tackles. Easton Pfiffner had 6.5. Brennen Blegen had 5.0 tackles. LeFebvere had eight solo tackles. Pfiffner added six. Brody Timmerman returned one kickoff for 15 yards. Brady Patterson had one return for 10 yards. Eli Kupka had three kickoffs for 178 yards and one touchback. Caleb Gessner was 0 for 1 for field goals and 2 for 3 for points after touchdown. Class 3A District 5 Friday, Oct. 6, 2023 Fairfield 20, South Tama 7 Grinnell 21, Benton 20 Solon 21, Williamsburg 14 Friday, Oct. 13, 2023 Solon at Fairfield South Tama at Benton Williamsburg at Grinnell Friday, Oct. 20, 2023 South Tama at Solon Fairfield at Grinnell Benton at Williamsburg Standings District, overall, point difference average Solon 6-1 3-0 +10.3 Williamsburg 6-1 2-1 +26.0 Grinnell 5-2 2-1 +5.6 Benton 4-3 1-2 +16.7 Fairfield 3-4 1-2 -9.1 South Tama 0-7 0-3 -35.0

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Mrs. Draman's Child Development class has been able to see concepts they're learning about in the classroom in action by partnering with Early Beginnings Daycare in Van Horne. Check out these contagious smiles!

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Mrs. Nesbitt was selected to present about Benton's work around mental health at the state's school mental health awareness conference, IowaBEST. Stella joined her but decided to take a snooze on the stage.

Staff participated in a variety of activities during yesterday's early dismissal. It was the MSHS staff's turn to review state assessment data and elementary buildings participated in learning around effective classroom practices.

Bobcat Volleyball has had a lot to celebrate this week! Congratulations to Piper Nelson on #1,000 career Bobcat kills on Saturday, September 30th. Tuesday, Oct. 3rd was Senior Night honoring Kennedy Donald, Evelyn Mahan, Hannah Moeller, Piper Nelson, and Emma Townsley. Lady Cats also welcomed back teammate Tatum Schroeder!!

Benton had a Busy Week in Volleyball -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau- Benton volleyball Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, at Vinton-Shellsburg Benton 3, Vinton-Shellsburg (9-15) 1 VS 24 23 32 21 – 1 BC 26 25 30 25 – 3 Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023 at Cedar Rapids Prairie Benton 2, Cedar Rapids Kennedy (9-16) 0 BC 21 21 – 2 CRK 14 19 – 0 Benton was 18 of 50 for kills with seven errors. With eight kills each were Emma Townsley and Piper Nelson. With seven assists each were Townsley and Mabry Sadler. Kennedy Donald had 10 digs. The team was 39 of 41 for serves with seven aces. Laura Junge was 3 of 3 with one ace. Townsley was 9 of 10 with one ace. Donald was 9 of 9 with three aces. Nelson was 9 of 10 with one ace. Sadler was 6 of 6 with one ace. Olivia Brendes was 3 of 3. Prairie (9-14) 2, Benton 0 BC 10 14 – 0 P 21 21 – 2 The Lady Bobcats were 9 of 45 for kills with 11 errors. Nelson had seven kills. Townsley had five assists. With six digs each were Donald and Nelson. Benton was 24 of 26 for serves with three aces. Townsley was 6 of 6 with one ace. Kennedy Lohrer was 3 of 3 with one ace. Donald was 5 of 5 with one ace. Nelson was 1 of 2. Sadler was 8 of 8. Brendes was 1 of 2. Muscatine (13-6) 2, Benton 0 BC 11 19 – 0 M 21 21 – 2 Benton was 15 of 48 for kills with nine errors. Nelson had 10 kills. Townsley had 10 assists. Townsley had six digs. Benton was 26 of 31 with one ace. Junge was 2 of 3. Townsley was 5 of 6. Ashlee Michels was 1 of 1. Donald was 7 of 8 with one ace. Nelson was 3 of 4. Sadler was 6 of 6. Brendes was 2 of 3. Clear Creek Amana (33-0) 2, Benton 0 CCA 21 21 – 2 BC 12 7 – 0 Benton was 12 of 64 for kills with 14 errors against No. 1 Clear Creek Amana. Nelson had seven kills. Townsley had five assists. Lohrer had seven digs. Benton was 18 of 20 for serves with three aces. Junge was 1 of 2 with one ace. Townsley was 5 of 5 with one ace. Donald was 3 of 3. Aubrey Kelly was 0 of 1. Nelson was 4 of 4. Sadler was 3 of 3. Brendes was 2 of 2 with one ace. Cedar Rapids Washingon (5-19) 2, Benton 1 CRW 21 16 15 – 2 BC 19 21 12 – 1 Benton was 22 of 72 for kills with 15 errors. Nelson had eight kills. Townsley had 12 assists. Donald had 14 digs. Benton was 44 of 48 for serves with five aces. Tatum Schroeder was 2 of 2. Townsley was 6 of 6. Lohrer was 3 of 5. Donald was 5 of 6. Nelson was 10 of 10 with three aces. Sadler was 12 of 12 with two aces. Brendes was 6 of 7. Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023 at Van Horne Benton (11-19) 3, South Tama (11-19) 1 ST 22 25 22 15 – 1 BC 25 19 25 25 – 3 The Lady Bobcats were 52 of 170 for kills with 26 errors. Nelson had 25 kills. Townsley had 17. Townsley also had 22 assists. Sadler had nine assists. Donald had 7 digs. Townsley added 17. Benton was 85 of 93 for serves with 10 aces. Schroeder was 3 of 3 with one ace. Junge was 10 of 11. Townsley was 25 of 26 with four aces. Donald was 7 of 9. Kelly was 3 of 3. Nelson was 17 of 19 with two aces. Sadler was 10 of 10. Brendes was 10 of 12 with three aces. Benton plays Saturday, Oct. 7, the Center Point-Urbana Tournament, facing Cedar Falls, Clinton, and No. 9 Center Point-Urbana.

Benton Runs at Dike-New Hartford - Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau- Dike-New Hartford Invitational Oct 3, 2023 Fox Ridge Golf Course, Country Club Lane, Dike Benton results Varsity girls 5K 8 Jaida Lyons 20:19.5 25 Abbie Jones 21:31.3 38 Kyra Kauder 21:56.1 102 Lizzy Wolf 25:01.7 115 Layna DeMoss 25:42.9 124 Libi Frese 26:34.9 129 Alex Welte 27:10.2 Jv Girls 5K 80 Sarah Wright 30:22.6 88 Mary Phillips 31:02.7 92 Jessa DeMoss 31:17.5 93 McKenna Kramer 31:22.7 Varsity Boys’ 5K 14 Isaac Morris 17:37.4 21 Caleb Olson 18:00.2 42 Luke Lange 18:57.0 54 Noah Pickart 19:20.5 70 Marcus Ricklefs 19:53.2 78 Brian Araiza 20:06.6 95 Jonathon Sadler 20:49.0 JV Boys 5K 16 Luis Araiza 20:44.3 20 Colin Reiners 21:12.9 22 Parker Mitchell 21:18.3 25 Ethan Schwake 21:50.2 39 Mario Talavera 22:34.2 98 Nathan Becker 27:17.3 104 Andrew Hines 27:58.4 Team Scores Varsity girls 1 Sumner-Fredericksburg 83 2 Denver 104 3 North Linn Troy Mills 150 4 Union La Porte City 150 5 Iowa Falls-Alden 176 6 Dike-New Hartford 215 7 Grundy Center 220 8 Hudson 220 9 Osage 224 10 Benton Community 260 11 Newman Catholic Mason City 264 12 Grinnell 295 13 Wapsie Valley Fairbank 299 14 BCLUW Conrad 363 15 Charles City 382 16 Aplington-Parkersburg 390 17 West Marshall State Center 407 18 North Tama Traer 453 Varsity boys 1 Denver 65 2 Grinnell 76 3 Grundy Center 83 4 Charles City 85 5 Benton Community 185 6 West Marshall State Center 220 7 Sumner-Fredericksburg 241 8 Baxter 252 9 Hudson 254 10 Newman Catholic Mason City 277 11 Columbus Catholic Waterloo 299 12 Union La Porte City 308 13 Osage 322 14 Dike-New Hartford 340 15 Valley Lutheran 390 16 Wapsie Valley Fairbank 416 17 Iowa Falls-Alden 439 18 BCLUW Conrad 476 19 Colo-Nesco 553 20 Janesville 587 JV Girls 1 Denver 32 2 Sumner-Fredericksburg 44 3 Union La Porte City 105 4 Iowa Falls-Alden 110 5 Dike-New Hartford 111 6 Grundy Center 173 7 Aplington-Parkersburg 184 8 Osage 202 9 Wapsie Valley Fairbank 237 10 West Marshall State Center 248 11 Charles City 320 JV Boys 1 Denver 30 2 Grinnell 35 3 Charles City 103 4 Benton Community 115 5 Sumner-Fredericksburg 186 6 West Marshall State Center 206 7 Dike-New Hartford 227 8 Hudson 233 9 Wapsie Valley Fairbank 236 10 Valley Lutheran 249 11 Meskwaki Settlement 250 12 Osage 256 13 Grundy Center 276

District Football Action Continues for Benton -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau- Benton football Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, at Solon Benton (4-2) 13, Solon (5-1) 16 BC 0 3 7 0 3 0 – 13 S 3 0 0 7 3 3 – 16 Benton's Brenden Heying threw for 82 yards, going 8 of 15. Benton rushed for 157 yards. Carson Bruns led with 106 yards and one touchdown. Owen Tjelmeland had two catches for 11 yards. Jace Biery had one for seven yards. Easton Pfiffner had five catches for 64 yards. Pfiffner had 7.5 total tackles. Biery had 7.0. Brennen Blegen had 5.5. Blegen and Pfiffner had one sack each. Blegen recovered two fumbles. Biery had two interceptions. Dylan LeFebvere had one interception with a 25-yard return. Brody Timmerman returned two kickoffs for 15 yards. Pfiffner returned one punt for 10 yards. Eli Kupka kicked off twice for 99 yards. Caleb Gessner was 2 for 3 for field goals, and 1 for 1 for points after touchdown. Eli Kupka had six punts for 186 yards. Solon had 87 yards passing and 103 yards rushing. Benton travels to Grinnell this Friday as district action continues. Class 3A, District 5 standings Season, district, point difference average Williamsburg 6-0 2-0 31.5 Solon 5-1 2-0 10.8 Benton 4-2 1-1 19.7 Grinnell 4-2 1-1 6.3 Fairfield 2-4 0-2 -12.8 South Tama 0-6 0-2 -38.7 Oct 6, 2023 Fairfield at South Tama Benton at Grinnell Williamsburg at Solon Oct. 13, 2023 Solon at Fairfield South Tama at Benton Grinnell at Williamsburg Oct. 20, 2023 South Tama at Solon Fairfield at Grinnell Benton at Williamsburg