Benton MS/HS

Kelsey answers the question, Why did you choose Benton? "Once a Bobcat, Always a Bobcat! As a former Bobcat, I was able to do some subbing in the district prior to accepting a job. It was a no brainer to say yes when the job was offered to me. In my first years I was able to work alongside teachers that I once had as teachers. I got to know them on a different level and I was able to learn things from them in a different role. Also, now that I have a child, I can't wait to see him grow up a Bobcat and experience all the great things I was able to experience while growing up in this supportive community!"

Stella, representing staff's couch potato distinction, in her comfy hoodie. More class distinction day photos.

Tuesday and Wednesday Homecoming dress-up winners at the MS/HS Home on the Ranch- Country winners Callan Keiper (center left) Jessa DeMoss Home Sweet Home- USA winners Hailey Suiter Faye Wade

Here are your top 5 2023 Benton Homecoming Candidates Back left to right: Quincy Gilbert, Jace Biery, Ty Kulbartz, Easton Pfiffner, and Brennen Blegen. Front left to right: McKenna Kramer, Jaida Lyons, Morgan Schulte, Piper Nelson, and Emma Townsley. Coronation of the King will be at Friday afternoon's Bobcat Pep Rally and the Queen's coronation will be at 6:30 p.m. at the Homecoming football game.

"I chose Benton so I could raise my children in a small community near my family."

Bobcats take on the Wolves tonight at Marion. 7 p.m. start time. The game will be live on KCRG 9.2.

The student center this morning was full of Homecoming class distinction day attire 7th- Jersey 8th- Neon 9th- Tourist 10th- PJ 11th- Barbie & Ken 12th- Day on the Water Photos of 7-10th grade. Upperclassmen evidently like to be fashionably later. More to come.

Check out our Lady Cats in last night's Powder Puff game. Seniors vs. Juniors. Seniors take the win 34-0

Home Sweet Home USA Day "America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand." - Harry S. Truman These Bobcats are getting the job done with their red, white, and blue!!

"America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination, and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand." - Harry S. Truman These Bobcats are getting the job done with their red, white, and blue!! Home Sweet Home USA day

Benton runs at Vinton-Shellsburg CC meet on September 19 -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau- Vinton-Shellsburg Invitational Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023 Vinton-Shellsburg High School Team scores are coming Varsity boys 5K 10 Isaac Morris 17:48.7 11 Caleb Olson 17:49.6 25 Luke Lange 18:49.0 35 Marcus Ricklefs 19:35.5 45 Noah Pickart 20:19.9 52 Brian Araiza 20:51.8 53 Colin Reiners 20:56.9 Varsity Girls 5K 1 Jaida Lyons 20:10.6 6 Abbie Jones 20:43.2 15 Kyra Kauder 21:54.3 40 Layna DeMoss 25:28.8 41 Lizzy Wolf 25:29.2 44 Libi Frese 25:58.0 JV Boys 5K 9 Jonathon Sadler 20:48.8 12 Parker Mitchell 21:08.2 16 Ethan Schwake 21:20.7 17 Luis Araiza 21:20.7 28 Mario Talavera 22:30.0 42 Nathan Becker 24:11.7 56 Andrew Hines 26:59.5 JV Girls 5K 20 Alex Welte 26:45.9 32 Mary Phillips 28:07.3 49 Jessa Demoss 31:03.2 50 Mckenna Kramer 31:03.2 56 Ana Glawe 32:03.9 Middle School Boys 2-Mile 2 Jaxson Mehlert 12:39.8 29 Jed Schanbacher 14:41.3 36 Sawyer Davis 15:16.8 43 Jonathan Barron 15:53.3 47 Zavier Dittmar 16:28.1 57 Austin Wolf 17:10.4 Middle School Girls 2-Mile 4 Lydia Stearns 14:58.1 6 June Fisher 15:12.8 8 Emma King 15:25.2 9 Kenna Lennie 15:26.0 10 Anna Cretin 15:43.5 28 Kinley Zittergruen 18:13.5 33 Ava Olson 18:44.1 37 Bella Olson 18:59.5 38 Aubrey Krueger 19:16.2 41 Zoey Hutton 19:49.5 48 Kaylee Krueger 21:43.3

School will dismiss at 1:00 p.m. today, Wednesday, September 20. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Guest speakers are a great opportunity to learn. Some students at the MS/HS were able to listen to Justice May discuss the branches of government, how he was appointed as an Iowa Supreme Court Justice, and more.

Winners of Monday's holiday spirit at the MS/HS Easter Bunny- Amanda Schnor Santa- Addesyn Duball

Stella says, "Cowboy up, Bobcats!!" MS/HS students are home on the ranch today.

Congrats to the following students for being accepted into the WAMAC Honor Band! 9-10 Band: Nova Selck Savannah Rickels Derrek Campbell Brian Ariaza Aurora Schanbacher 11-12 Band: Emma VonKampen Mo Brown Hailee Kruse Josh Rivera Hailee Johnson Kierstyn Wacek Megan Siebels Emma Bange Makenna Ireland Owen Krug Marcus Newton Eli Martin

Homecoming dress-up was apparent across elementary buildings today! Staff and students participated by wearing their favorite holiday spirit gear.

Homecoming dress-up was off to a great start with holiday spirit today!

Lady Bobcats hosted volleyball tournament -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Benton Tournament Saturday, Set 16, 2023, at Van Horne Grinnell 2, Benton 1 G 11 26 16 – 2 BC 21 24 14 – 1 Benton was 21 of 88 for kills with 17 errors. Piper Nelson had nine kills. Emma Townsley added six. Townsley also had 13 assists. Mabry Sadler had six. Townsley had 11 digs. Kennedy Donald added eight. The team was 52 of 59 for serves with three aces. Townsley was 9 of 10 with one ace. Avery Palmer was 5 of 7. Haiden Moore was 4 of 7. Donald was 23 of 24 with one ace. Nelson was 7 of 7 with one ace. Sadler was 4 of 4. Iowa City High 2, Benton 1 ICH 15 21 15 – 2 BC 21 18 10 – 1 Benton was 22 of 65 for kills with seven errors. Nelson had 12 kills. Townsley had 13 assists. Sadler added five assists. Nelson had eight digs. Donald added nine digs. The team was 45 of 49 with three aces. Townsley was 8 of 10 with one ace. Palmer was 6 of 6. Moore was 8 of 9. Donald was 12 of 12 with one ace. Nelson was 5 of 6. Sadler was 6 of 6 with one ace. Benton 2, Burlington 0 B 15 15 – 0 BC 21 21 – 2 Statistics are coming Xavier 2, Benton 0 X 21 21 – 2 BC 13 15 – 0 Benton was 12 of 36 for kills with eight errors against Xavier (14-3) . Nelson had six kills for Benton. Townsley had seven assists. Donald had three digs. The team was 27 of 29 for serves with one ace. Townsley was 5 of 5. Palmer was 2 of 3. Moore was 3 of 3. Donald was 4 of 5. Nelson was 8 of 8 with one ace. Sadler was 5 of 6.

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