Benton Community School District

Jared Lancaster is in his second year at Benton Community High School teaching 9-12 Band and fourth year overall. When not busy with band, Mr. Lancaster is a freelance composer and arranger who enjoys going for walks and bike rides. Go Bobcats!

Spain Trip: There will be a meeting on Friday, September 16 in Mr. Liddle's room for any student who would like to join the 2023 Spain Trip. This is for any student who has not signed up for the trip.

Pictures from Benton Community CC Meet Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 Thank you to all the participants, coaches, parents, and volunteers! We appreciate you. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Denise Moeller teaches Middle School Special Ed and Intervention. This is her first year in this role, but her 12th year with the district. She has 3 children, 2 of which have already graduated from Benton, and her 3rd who is currently a junior.

The Voter Approved Physical Plant and Equipment Levy vote is Tuesday, September 13. This vote will take place at vote centers shown below. Polls will be open at 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. at all voting centers. ANY voters from Benton Community School District will be able to go to ANY of the precincts listed below and vote. The locations are: Van Horne Community Center Newhall City Hall St. Michael’s Parish Center Atkins City Hall/Library Keystone City Hall Blairstown City Hall/Community Center If you live in Benton Community School District AND in Tama County, voting will be at the Elberon Community Bldg.

Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong Lady Bobcats compete at East Marshall volleyball tourney; will host their own tourney on Sept. 17 Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 at East Marshall Benton vs East Marshall BC 21 21 – 2 EM 12 15 – 0 Benton had 19 assists, led by Emma Townsley with 10. The team had 18 kills in 53 attempts, with 10 errors. Piper Nelson led Benton with 11 kills. Addison Phillips added five. Nelson also had 10 digs. Phillips added seven and Olivia Janss had six. Benton was 38 of 41 for serves with eight aces. Nelson had three aces. Townsley had two and was 10 of 10. Mabry Sadler added two aces and was 7 of 7. Phillips was 6 of 6. West Marshall vs Benton WM 16 21 15 – 2 BC 21 15 10 – 1 The Lady Bobcats had 20 assists, led by Sadler with 13. Townsley added six. Benton had 22 kills in 93 attempts with 14 errors. Nelson had 14 kills. Phillips had 14 digs. Nelson had 10. Benton as 43 of 46 in serves with five aces. Kennedy Donald had two aces. Sadler was 9 of 9. Brooke DeRycke was 8 of 8. Benton vs. HLV HLV 17 16 – 0 BC 21 21 – 2 Benton tallied 22 assists, led by Townsley with 16. Benton had 25 kills in 73 attempts and 13 errors. Nelson had 14 kills. Benton ad 36 digs, led by Nelson with 13. Janss had 10. The team was 38 of 41 for serves with three aces. Sadler had two aces. Townsley was 8 of 8. Phillips and Donald were 7 of 7. Benton vs. Des Moines Christian DMC 25 25 – 2 BC 15 6 – 0 Statistics are coming. Benton travels to Center Point-Urbana on Thursday, Sept. 15. They host a tournament Saturday, Sept. 17, in Van Horne.

Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong Bobcats lose on the road to Marion in non-district football BC 0 6 0 8 – 14 M 3 14 14 7 – 38 Benton had 62 yards passing. Aidan Gallery was 5 of 8 for 59 yards. Brenden Heying was 1 of 3 for three yards. Benton rushed for 42 yards. Gallery had eight rushed for 25 yards and one touchdown. Carson Bruns had 11 carries for 15 yards. Sam Wallace caught three passes for 43 yards. Dylan LeFebvere had one catch for three yards. Will Shaw had one catch for 16 yards. Easton Pfiffner had seven total tackles, with six solo tackles. Brennen Blegen had six total tackles with five soloes. Wallace had two kickoff returns for 102 yards, including a touchdown run of 92 yards. LeFebvere had on return for 15 yards. Nathan Rottman had three kickoffs for 97 yards. Pfiffner had five punts for 153 yards. Wallace scored on a two-point conversion. Marion had 93 yards passing and 261 yards rushing, with Alex Mota rushing 16 times for 130 yards. Class 3A-4 (overall, district, point difference average) Central DeWitt 3-0, 0-0, 29.0 Mount Vernon 3-0, 0-0, 24.3 Benton 2-1, 0-0, 13.7 Assumption 1-2, 0-0, -3.7 Vinton-Shellsburg 1-1, 0-0, 10.5 Maquoketa 0-3, 0-0, -24.7 Friday, Sept. 9, 2022 scores, Class 3A-4 (all non-district) Mount Vernon 42, Tipton 0 Central DeWitt 37, Clinton 14 Marion 38, Benton 14 North Scott 31, Assumption 14 Camanche 27, Maquoketa 24 Friday, Sept. 16, 2022 games (all non-district) Mount Vernon at Center Point-Urbana Marion at Central DeWitt South Tama at Benton Clinton at Maquoketa Vinton-Shellsburg at Independence Assumption at Solon

Benton hosts CC Invite Results Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong Boys 5K Vinton-Shellsburg 33 Williamsburg 57 Benton Community 61 Columbus Catholic Waterloo 93 Valley Lutheran 117 Independence 156 Benton results 6 Trey Schulte 18:37.2 9 Isaac Morris 18:54.9 10 Caleb Olson 18:55.4 16 Blake Daugherty 19:26.2 20 Marcus Ricklefs 19:32.9 23 Brandon Schultz 19:57.7 27 Evan Daugherty 20:20.0 28 Luke Lange 20:25.4 34 Colin Reiners 21:00.1 46 Luis Araiza 21:39.3 57 Bryton Grimm 22:17.4 59 Noah Pickart 22:38.8 68 Braeton Havill 25:18.4 70 Nathan Becker 26:08.7 74 Jackson Silhanek 27:30.7 75 Andrew Hines 33:59.7 Girls 5K Williamsburg 25 Benton Community 39 Vinton-Shellsburg 84 Independence 94 Benton results 1 Jaida Lyons 20:21.7 4 Abbie Jones 21:54.7 7 Gwen King 22:40.8 16 Haiden Moore 24:19.6 17 Delaney Lohrer 24:41.0 23 Jessa DeMoss 25:48.9 27 Emma Schwake 26:55.9 29 Lizzy Wolf 27:24.2 30 Sarah Wright 27:26.8 31 Alex Welte 27:32.8 36 Alana Hagen 27:58.6 37 Madelyn Wolf 28:26.6 38 Whitney Bridgewater 28:33.0 39 Carlie Sims 29:24.0 40 Ana Glawe 30:24.7

Benton Community Schools would like to thank Julie Hanson and The Salvation Army for donating to our food pantry. It is greatly appreciated. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Mr Cretin took advantage of the nice weather by having his 8th grade career class pick trash up at the MS/HS campus. Great community service opportunity for our students! #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Gay – Straight Alliance is a student led organization that unites LGBTQ+ and allied youth to build community and organize around issues impacting them in their schools and communities. If you are interested, the first high school meetings will be next Monday, September 12th and Tuesday, September 13th during fifth block. Next Thursday, September 15th, there will be a movie night for all members, including both the middle school and high school, after school. All meetings will be held in Ms. Hillyer’s room--room 207. Feel free to email Ms. Hillyer if you have questions. MS GSA: The Middle School GSA will meet today at 2:50 in Mrs. Mayrose's room.

MS Student Council applications: middle school student council application form being due by the end of the day on Monday, September 12th. Voting will take place on Tuesday, September 13th. The form will be sent to their emails.

Robotics members please tell or email Mrs. Sahu today if you are planning on attending the kickoff with us tomorrow.

Seniors: We will have a Senior Meeting on 9-15-22 during 5th Period (2:40-3:20 PM) in the auditorium to go over important information for you during your Senior Year. Cross Country will have a meet on this date and Mr. Cretin will meet with those individuals separately. Please make every effort to be in attendance. If you cannot make the meeting, then you will need to meet individually with Mr. Cretin. Attendance will be taken and we will have handouts. Mr. Cretin will not meet with anyone individually until after we have had the large-group meeting.

A few more from last night! #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Spanish club is ready to enjoy some good comida Mexicana! #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

Staff have fun showing their support for Iowa and Iowa State today. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong

I am currently the instructional coach at Atkins Elementary, starting my seventh year here. I have also taught K-3 Intervention, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade during my 6 other years in the district. I love to spend time outside with my family including my two sons, Beau and Jace, who keep me very busy! I also enjoy reading, watching HGTV, and cooking for my family.

Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong BC cross country teams continue season at Grinnell Invite Grinnell Invitational Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022 Varsity girls Pella 33 Williamsburg 66 Carlisle 93 Xavier Cedar Rapids 114 Benton Community 121 Newton 169 Lynnville-Sully 192 Knoxville 197 Grinnell 202 BGM Brooklyn 287 Varsity boys Pella 32 Carlisle 63 South Tama 98 Newton 130 Grinnell 140 Benton Community 167 Williamsburg 169 Lynnville-Sully 205 Knoxville 224 Xavier Cedar Rapids 262 Junior varsity girls Pella 15 Williamsburg 51 Xavier Cedar Rapids 99 Benton Community 119 South Tama 128 Knoxville 152 Junior varsity boys Pella 23 Carlisle 40 Grinnell 96 Williamsburg 132 South Tama 140 Newton 169 Benton Community 180 Knoxville 203 Xavier Cedar Rapids 264 Benton Varsity Boys 17 Trey Schulte 17:50.6 30 Isaac Morris 18:47.1 32 Caleb Olson 18:49.2 42 Blake Daugherty 19:24.7 47 Brandon Schultz 19:34.0 48 Marcus Ricklefs 19:39.4 71 Evan Daugherty 17:45:17.0 Junior Varsity Boys 29 Luke Lange 20:27.1 47 Luis Araiza 21:50.5 49 Colin Reiners 21:58.5 72 Bryton Grimm 23:31.5 101 Nathan Becker 31:05.7 104 Andrew Hines 36:08.9 Benton Varsity Girls 6 Jaida Lyons 20:19.3 15 Abbie Jones 21:50.6 27 Gwen King 23:20.8 36 Haiden Moore 24:23.6 39 Delaney Lohrer 24:48.1 50 Jessa Demoss 27:18.1 51 Emma Schwake 27:21.4 Junior Varsity Girls 28 Lizzy Wolf 27:20.5 37 Sarah Wright 28:17.9 42 Madelyn Wolf 28:53.6 48 Alana Hagen 30:01.4 51 Alex Welte 30:30.7 52 Whitney Bridgewater 30:35.3 55 Carlie Sims 31:10.0

More pictures from Andrea Townsley from the 9th, 10th and JV games. #BeABobcat #APlaceToBelong