Benton Community School District

The March 28th early Bird boys and girls track meet at Benton Community is canceled. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

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School Make-Up Days will be as follows: Wednesday, May 25 will now be a full day of school Thursday, May 26 full day of school Friday, May 27 Last day of School, 12:00 p.m. Dismissal **Barring any other loss of school time.**

The Annual Benton Art Show took place this past weekend, where hundreds of artwork from the past year were on display. Due to the overwhelming amount of great art, the judges had a difficult time making selections for each category. They were able to come to a consensus, and awarded places to the following artwork: Middle School Two-Dimensional: Honorable Mention Kayden Marks, 3rd Place Kierra Torres, 2nd Place Hailey Waters, 1st Place Mayra Plascencia Munoz; Middle School Three-Dimensional: Honorable Mention Cali Nolte, Brian Araiza, Third Place Callan Keiper, Second Place Evan Patterson, First Place Janessa Bries; High School Three-Dimensional: Honorable Mention Aubrey Hayden, Alexandria Duncan, Third Place Ashlyn Drahos, Second Place Molly Light, First Place Christian Collins; Mixed-Media: Honorable Mention Alexandria Duncan, Ashlyn Drahos, Third Place Emma Bange, Second Place Jorja Allen, First Place Hailee Johnson; Photography: Honorable Mention Ayriana Veerhusen, Third Place Mo Brown, Second Place Gavin Walters, First Place Molly Light; Painting: Honorable Mention Sophie McLeod, Jess Crawford, Third Place Fionna McLeod, Second Place Jorja Allen, First Place Riley Curtis; Drawing Black and White: Honorable Mention Fionna McLeod, Third Place Becca Payne,Second Place Molly Light, First Place Emma Bange; Drawing Color: Honorable Mention Caleb Huelsenbeck, Third Place Emery Rinderknecht, Second Place Jorja Allen, First Place Alexandria Duncan; Drawing Scratchboard/ Ink: Honorable Mention Hunter Howe, Third Place Myah Edberg, Second Place Alyssa Wade, First Place Alexandria Duncan; Best of Show Two-Dimensional Riley Curtis, Best of Show Three-Dimensional Jorja Allen. All winning artwork can be viewed in the display case by the Art Room, and also on the Benton Art Instagram @bentonartdepartment. Those who turned in projects for the Show, can stop by the Art Room to collect their artwork. Congratulations to everyone that participated.

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Our Middle School Choirs present "A Spring Concert" tonight!

Reminder there is no school this week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday (3/23-3/25). Enjoy your break!

WaMaC Conference Indoor Saturday, March 19, at Grinnell College No team scores were kept Boys’ place winners for Benton High jump – 2 Bjorn Sunesen 5-6, 6 Noah Franck 5-2 Long jump – 6 Lawrence Wallace 17-5 Shot put – 3 Brennen Blegen 42-10.5, 4 Kyler Mahan 41-1.5 60 hurdles – 2 Colin Buch 8.87 60 – 1 Sam Wallace 7.15 4x200 – 8 Carson Bruns, Mayson Mitchell, Malique Henderson, Aidan Thompson 1:40.76 4x800 – 6 Trey Schulte, Isaac Cretin, Ryan Lange, Brady Osborn 9:45.06 200 – 1 Sam Wallace 23.57, 5 Aiden Harris 24.47 Distance medley – 8 Owen Tjelmeland, Wyatt Rinderknecht, Easton Pfiffner, Grant Lange 4:24.84 400 – 1 Aiden Harris 52.94, Sam Wallace 54.80, Colin Buch 57.67 800 – 4 Trey Schulte 2:16.99 Girls’ place winners for Benton High jump – 7 Carlie Sims 4-4 60 hurdles – 4 Alyssa Tegeler 9.97 4x800 – 5 Abby Rinderknecht, Jaida Lyons, Abbie Jones, Kennedy Donald 11:14.65 4x400 – 8 Hope Moore, Delaney Lohrer, Janelle Morris, Jaida Lyons 4:36.43 Results courtesy of Jim Magdefrau

The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe will be performed Friday and Saturday night at 7 pm. Tickets available at the door. They are $7 for adults and $6 for students/seniors. Come for the play and also see the Benton Art Show. There is no admission charged for the Art Show. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Another successful Drive Your Tractor to School Day! #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

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Hey Bobcats, come support Grace Embretson, Isaac Cretin and Aiden Harris at the WaMaC Sr Shootout tomorrow night. Girls game starts at 6 with the boys game to follow. Come be a part of the action! #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

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We had a great turnout for our Academic Award Ceremony this morning. Thank you to students and parents for your support. It is fantastic to see our young people appreciating the importance of getting good grades. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Iowa 21 at the intersection with U.S. 30 to close March 28 for interchange construction.

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Please come March 18th and 19th to the Benton Art Show. Enjoy seeing work from some of our talented students . The show will set up in the student center. The play, The Lion ,The Witch and the Wardrobe will also be performed durning this time, 7 pm the 18th and 19th. There is no admission charge for The Art Show, but you will need a ticket for the play. Play tickets are available in the Activities Office. The tickets are $7 for adults, $6 for students (PK-12th) and $6 for Seniors (60+). Tickets can also be ordered by emailing Amy Eggert at aeggert@benton.k12.ia.us or call 319-228-8701 ext 1357. Tickets will also be available to purchase at the door.

Today is National Pi Day! Pi Day is on March 14, and any day that combines fun, education, and pie is a day worth celebrating! Pi, also known by the Greek letter “π,” is a constant value used in math that represents the ratio of a circumference of a circle to its diameter, which is just about 3.14….15…9265359… (and so on). Not only that, but the fourteenth of March is also Albert Einstein’s birthday, so all together it’s nothing short of a mathematician’s delight. #BeABobcat #APlaceTo Belong

🚨NE District RESULTS are in!🚨 We are extremely proud of our members that competed today! 👏🏻 💫 Mya Meyer - 2nd GOLD - Advance to State - Ag Broadcasting 💫 Alex Ludeking - GOLD - Alternate to State - Public Speaking 💫 Drew Ballard, Colton Kroneman, Hunter Kupka, and Kaden Wright - GOLD - Alternate to State - Ag CSI 💫 Keaten Volesky - GOLD - Alternate to State - Treasurer’s Book 💫 Raynee LaGrange - GOLD - Reporter’s Scrapbook 💫 Kait Ballard, Elijah Kaiser, Noah Kaiser, William Kroneman and Easton Patterson - SILVER - Parliamentary Procedure 💫 Emily Ingalls, Lane Kaestner and Brandon Schultz - SILVER - Chapter Program 💫 Tegan Bartka, Evan Patterson, Amanda Schnor, and Belle Werner - SILVER - Ag Impact 💫 Breck Coffland - SILVER - Chapter Website 💫 Libi Frese, Madi Kenny, Evelynn McMahon and Halle Sobaski- BRONZE - Ag CSI TEST RESULTS Chapter Test 💫Trinity LaGrange and Raynee LaGrange - First place GOLD - Team 💫 Trinity LaGrange (2nd), Raynee LaGrange (4th) - GOLD 💫 Keaten Volesky - SILVER 💫 Bodee Volesky - BRONZE Greenhand Test 💫 Cade Volesky and JR Becker (6th) - GOLD team 💫Cade Volesky (7th), JR Becker, and Marcus Ricklefs - GOLD 💫 Mo Brown and Katilynn Guldner - BRONZE

Below is the link for spring and summer Benton yard signs. This is the last order of the year. Store closes at midnight on March 15th. Delivery around March 25th. Thank you for your support of Benton After Prom! https://bentoncommafterprom.itemorder.com/shop/sale/ #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong