Benton Community School District

Benton CC teams run in WaMaC meet WaMaC Cross Country Conference Championships Oct. 17, 2024 Antioch Christian Church, Marion Varsity girls Mount Vernon-Lisbon 53 Solon 76 Marion 93 Clear Creek Amana 109 Center Point-Urbana 113 Williamsburg 126 West Delaware 201 Vinton-Shellsburg 206 Benton 228 Grinnell 259 Benton varsity results 36 Sloane Slouha 22:07.4 43 June Fisher. 22:49.0 46 Emma King 23:00.2 53 Layna DeMoss 23:56.4 54 Lydia Stearns 24:04.6 58 Kenna Lennie 24:31.2 Varsity boys Grinnell 50 Clear Creek-Amana 56 Mount Vernon-Lisbon 61 Williamsburg 125 Vinton-Shellsburg 132 Solon 162 Center Point-Urbana 188 Marion 244 West Delaware 244 Benton 248 Independence 322 Benton varsity results 38 Caleb Olson 18:25.8 44 Luke Lange 18:40.9 57 Noah Pickart 19:29.9 58 Brian Araiza 19:30.1 59 Jaxon Mehlert 19:31.8 64 Ethan Schwake 20:08.7 66 Parker Mitchell 20:13.8

Don’t miss Benton's upcoming production, Willy Wonka 🍫✨, based on Roald Dahl’s classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse & Anthony Newley. Show dates: Nov. 8-10.

Last night, Benton Community FFA members got creative with a fun pumpkin carving session! A great way to bring the group together and showcase their artistic talents. 🎃

Yesterday, during professional development, Benton staff took a deep dive into our District Career Academic Plan (DCAP) and its key components. They explored job shadow/internship opportunities, listened to student testimonials, learned about career speakers, discussed "the journey of a Bobcat", and discovered the Transition Alliance Program (TAP) which offers post-secondary training and employment support for graduates. We're excited to keep empowering our students' futures!

4P at Norway Intermediate School made their own flashlights with a battery, LED light, tin foil, and an index card! 🔦 Hands-on learning in action!

Congratulations to our students earning academic awards this fall! These students maintained a 3.25 GPA or higher for two consecutive semesters in high school.

Bobcats take on Marion tonight at Marion in the first round of the WAMAC Conference tournament. GO BOBCATS!!

Benton Community Fall Academic Award Ceremony was held this morning for first time letter earners. Students achieved their letter by earning a 3.25 or higher for two consecutive high school semesters. Congratulations!!

What do you love most about working at Benton? The relationships built between staff and students.

What do you love most about working at Benton? I love the way everyone is willing to help out wherever needed.

The Kirkwood internship portal for 2nd semester internships via the Workplace Learning Center is open. https://www.kirkwood.edu/workplace-learning-connection/internships/index

Check out the MS happenings!!

Lady Bobcat volleyball team travels to Center Point for Saturday tourney -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Benton at Center Point-Urbana Tournament Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, at Center Point Assumption 2, Benton 0 BC 14 9 - 0 DA 21 21 - 2 Mabry Sadler had five assists. Laura Junge added four. The team was 14 of 44 with 16 errors for kills. Anna Embretson had five kills. Haiden Moore had five digs. Avery Palmer had three blocks. The team was 20 of 24 for serves with one ace. Junge was 3 of 3. Embretson was 3 of 5. Moore was 5 of 5. Talulah Schroeder was 2 of 3. Callan Keiper was 4 of 5 with one ace. Sadler was 3 of 3. Waterloo West 2, Benton 0 BC 13 13 - 0 WW 21 21 - 2 Junge had four assists. Sadler added three. The team was 8 of 46 for kills with 14 errors. Embretson had three kills. She also had seven digs. With two blocks each Palmer and Ashlee Michels. Benton was 26 of 27 serving with four aces. Junge was 2 of 2. Embretson was 8 of 8 with one ace. Moore was 7 of 7 with three aces. Schroeder was 5 of 5. Keiper east 2 of 2. Sadler was 2 of 3. Benton 2, Waterloo Columbus 1 WC 25 18 12 - 1 BC 15 25 15 - 2 Sadler had 10 assists. Junge added eight. Benton was 22 of 67 for kills with 12 errors. With five kills each were Schroeder and Keiper. Embretson had eight digs. Sadler and Moore added seven each. Michels had three blocks. Benton was 48 of 51 with six aces. Junge was 5 of 6. Embretson 10 of 10 with one ace. Moore was 8 of 8 with one ace. Michels was 1 of 1. Schroeder was 10 of 12 with three aces. Keiper was 5 of 6. Sadler was 9 of 9. Solon 2, Benton 0 S 25 25 - 2 BC 9 12 - 0 Sadler had five assists. Benton was 13 of 53 for kills with eight errors. With three kills each were Palmer, Schroeder and Keiper. Embretson had eight digs. Moore added seven. Aubrey Kelly had two blocks. Benton was 19 of 22 in serves. Junge was 3 of 3. Embretson was 4 of 5. Moore was 3 of 4. Schroeder was 6 of 6. Keiper was 1 of 2. Sadler was 2 of 2. WaMaC tourney play begins Thursday, Oct. 17, at Marion. Regional action begins Tuesday, Oct. 22, when Benton (7-27) travels to Assumption (21-7)

What do you love most about working at Benton? Challenging the kids to become Amazing!

Congratulations to the Marching Band on a successful weekend! The band received a Division 1 rating at the State Festival at Kingston on Saturday morning and then they traveled down to Muscatine and placed 4th out of 10 in 3A. Way to go Marching Bobcats!

BC CC teams run at Bob Mudd Lynx Invite -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Bob Mudd Lynx Invitational Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 North Linn High School, Coggon, Iowa Varsity girls Solon 54 Marion 85 Washington 92 Tipton 92 Williamsburg 119 Hudson 128 Maquoketa Valley Delhi 191 Grundy Center 199 Iowa City Regina 221 Vinton-Shellsburg 250 Benton Community 299 Benton varsity girls 57 Sloane SLOUHA 22:46.8 65 June FISHER 23:33.9 68 Kenna LENNIE 23:46.6 73 Lydia STEARNS 23:53.9 74 Libi FRESE 23:56.9 77 Emma KING 24:08.8 79 Layna DEMOSS 24:16.2 Varsity boys Washington 69 Tipton 81 Vinton-Shellsburg 105 Solon 119 Williamsburg 123 Maquoketa Valley Delhi 168 Marion 176 Benton Community 220 Alburnett 254 Starmont 263 Regina Iowa City 289 Independence 338 Grundy Center 342 Clayton Ridge Guttenberg 54 Hudson 3 Benton varsity boys 26 Caleb OLSON 18:13.9 39 Luke LANGE 18:37.5 43 Jaxson MEHLERT 18:42.0 61 Noah PICKART 19:22.5 65 Parker MITCHELL 19:39.2 68 Ethan SCHWAKE 19:42.2 74 Brian ARAIZA 19:52.7

Bobcats get key football district win at home against Grinnell -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau * Score photo-Bound Iowa Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, at Benton No. 16 Benton (5-2) 38, No. 9 Grinnell (5-2) 7 Benton had 80 yards passing. Carson Nolan was 4 of 9. Benton rushed for 315 yards. Logan Upah had five carries for 57 yards and one touchdown. Nolan had 12 rushes for 97 yards and one touchdown. Ryan Koehler had two carries for 13 yards. Dylan LeFebvere rushed 23 times for 52 yards and three touchdowns. Elias Bieschke had 13 carries for 52 yards. Logan Upah had two catches for 52 yards. Mayson Mitchell had one catch for 23 yards. Gavin Brooks had one catch for five yards. On defense, Grant Volesky had 4.5 total tackles with two solo. Owen Van Ahsen had 4.0 total tackles with four for loss. Blayke Heying had 4.0 total tackles with two solo. Carter Holmes had 4.0 total tackles with two solo. Troy Kupka had 3.0 total tackles with two solo. Brayden Suiter had one interception with a three-yard return. LeFebvere also had one interception. Von Ahsen had two kick returns for 47 yards. Upah had one punt return. Von Ahsen had one punt return for 33 yards. Elijah Kupka had seven kickoffs for 297 yards. He was 5 of 5 for points after touchdown. He was 1 for 2 for field goals. His field goal was from 26 yards. Kupka also had two punts for 48 yards. Class 3A, District 5 Friday, Oct. 11 scores No. 16 Benton 38, No. 9 Grinnell 7 Fairfield 33, South Tama 29 No. 8 Williamsburg 42, No. 7 Solon 13 Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 Fairfield at Solon Williamsburg at Grinnell Benton at South Tama Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 Williamsburg at Benton Grinnell at Fairfield Solon at South Tama Standings Williamsburg 6-1 3-0 +34.6 Benton 5-2 3-0 +15.7 Grinnell 5-2 1-2 +13.3 Solon 5-2 1-2 +13.9 Fairfield 2-5 1-2 -4.7 South Tama 0-7 0-3 -27.6

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Benton Community School District is proud to share Alumni Spotlights focusing on "Where are you now?" If you would be interested in sharing your post-graduation journey with us, we would love to hear from you! https://forms.gle/xe3KwMKkWkB8FLcN9

Benton R6 (2-1) takes on Williamsburg (1-2) today at 4 PM. This is a big match in our push to make playoffs! Matches can be watched at: http://twitch.tv/BCBobcatEsports https://youtube.com/@BentonEsports