What I love most about working at Benton is our students, staff and family atmosphere. To see growth of our young students from year to year is something special. Their daily smiles and knock knock jokes are an added bonus!
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
What do you love most about working at Benton?
I love that there really is a sense of community and everyone does their best to help and support others.
Due to an unforeseen and tragic loss of a student at South Tama....all MS Football and MS Volleyball Contests are cancelled for this evening. Please keep the family and the South Tama community in your thoughts and prayers.
There are no MS Football (7th or 8th grade) games this evening....Tuesday, Sept. 17th
There are no MS Volleyball (7th or 8th grade) games this evening...Tuesday, Sept. 17th
There will be NO Middle School Football or MS Volleyball Practices this evening. MS Football and Volleyball players are to go home right after school at 3:21 pm.
MS Cross Country is still practicing at the HS this evening right after school.
Shuttle bus will run from the high school this evening at 6:00 pm.
We will circle back on rescheduling.
The Benton Esports Webstore is now open! The store closes on 9/30 and items will be back 10/15.
https://stores.teamelitesports.com/benton_esports/shop/home
BOBCATS take on Grinnell tonight @ Grinnell
Freshmen @ 5 p.m.
JV @ 6 p.m.
Varsity @ 7:30 p.m.
Grinnell live streaming link:
https://www.youtube.com/live/7RNj5JyyLXU
What do you love most about working at Benton?
I enjoy working with the students and hearing them laugh and have a good time on the bus. Benton feels a lot like family. Everyone is helpful and kind. If you need anything, you just need to ask.
Attending school regularly is a challenge that makes you stronger.
Check out this video produced by the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health showcasing Natalie and her work at Benton Community.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c19e3zVg4Fo
Congratulations to Benton's very own Natalie Nesbitt in receiving the Iowa School Mental Health Hero Award from the Scanlan Center for School Mental Health. Mrs. Nesbitt received this award on Sunday at the IowaBest annual conference. We are so thankful that Natalie chooses to share her talents and passion with Bobcats. Read more about Natalie and her award at the link below.
https://scsmh.education.uiowa.edu/news/top-of-their-class-meet-the-2024-iowa-school-mental-health-awardees/?fbclid=IwY2xjawFVZO5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHfNl_T2n_VDi_F4RaGCCd5lh9iHp1GVA7lmBJH25mW9KsE5vloXARRIdPg_aem_Q_bzQjngv8BofJhcFwXXDg
Check out this incredible Bobcat student artwork displayed at the Blairstown Public Library!
BC stays busy at East Marshall volleyball tournament on Sept. 14
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at East Marshall High School
Benton 2, East Marshall 0
BC 21 21 - 2
EM 14 11 - 0
Mabry Sadler had nine assists. Junge added seven. The team was 26 of 67 for kills with five errors. Embretson and Schroeder had seven kills each. The team had 30 digs, led by Embretson with seven. The team was 38 of 41 for serves with two aces. Junge was 4 of 4. Embretson was 7 of 8 with one ace. Moore was 8 of 8. Lohrer was 1 of 2. Schroeder was 7 of 7. Callan Keiper was 2 of 3. Sadler was 9 of 9 with one ace.
Benton 2, Vinton-Shellsburg 1
BC 21 13 15 - 2
VS 15 21 12 - 1
Mabry Sadler had 12 assists. Laura Junge added 11 assists. The team was 35 of 92 for kills with 17 errors. Talulah Schroeder had 13 kills for Benton. Avery Palmer added nine. The team had 38 digs, led by Schroeder with 13 digs. With six digs each were Junge and Embretson. The team was 44 of 48 for serves with two aces. Junge was 13 of 13. Embretson was 6 of 6. Moore was 7 of 9. Ashlee Michels was 1 of 1. Kennedy Lohrer was 1 of 3. Schroeder was 7 of 7 with one ace. Sadler was 9 of 9 with one ace.
Hudson 2, Benton 1
BC 21 12 6 - 1
H 19 21 15 - 2
Junge had five assists for Benton. The team was 18 of 70 for kills with 12 errors. Embretson had five kills for Benton. The team had 41 digs, led by Embretson with nine. With eight each were Junge and Schroeder. The team was 36 of 39 for serves with three aces. Junge was 5 of 6. Embretson was 2 of 3. Moore was 9 of 9 with two aces. Lohrer was 6 of 7. Schroeder was 8 of 8 with one ace. Kelly was 1 of 1. Sadler was 5 of 5.
Hudson was 24 of 84 for kills with 15 errors. They were 55 of 73 for serves with 12 aces.
Benton 2, HLV 0
HLV 23 16 - 0
BC 26 21 - 2
Laura Junge had seven assists. The team was 20 of 68 for kills with 12 errors. Talulah Schroeder had six kills. With four each were Anna Embretson and Aubrey Kelly. The teamed 41 digs, led by Junge and Schroeder with 10 each. The team was 41 of 45 for serves with five aces. Junge was 11 of 12 with three aces, Embretson was 5 of 5, Moore was 9 of 9. Lohrer was 8 of 9 with one ace. Schroeder was 4 of 5. Sadler was 4 of 5 with one ace.
HLV was 13 of 64 for kills with 12 errors. They were 33 of 39 in serves with six aces.
West Marshall 2, Benton 0
BC 19 10 - 0
WM 21 21 - 2
Benton was 14 of 64 for kills with 11 errors. Talulah Schroeder had five kills for Benton. The team had 42 digs, led by Mabry Sadler with 10. Harden Moore had nine and and Talulah Schroeder had eight. Benton was 29 of 30 for serves with three aces. Laura Junge was 3 of. Anna Embretson was 3 of 3. Avery Palmer was 1 of 1. Moore was 3 of 3. Kennedy Lohrer was 7 of 7 with one ace. Talulah Schroeder was 4 of 5 with one ace. Mabry Sadler was 8 of 8 with one ace. Mabry Sadler had seven assists.
West Marshall was 14 of 58 for kills with eight errors. They were 32 of 34 for services with five aces.
Benton (5-10) hosts Grinnell (5-5) on Tuesday, Sept. 17, in Van Horne. On Saturday, Sept. 21, they host a tournament in Van Horne with Bondurant-Farrar, Iowa City High, North Scott, Marion, Dallas Center Grimes, Xavier and Grinnell.
Bobcat Invite
Saturday, Sept 14, 2024, at Benton Community, Van Horne
Boys’ 5K
Team scores
Williamsburg 29
Xavier 44
Benton Community 85
Vinton-Shellsburg 91
Independence 138
Benton varsity results
5 Abbie JONES 21:19.7
13 Kyra KAUDER 22:34.1
21 June FISHER 23:45.6
27 Layna DEMOSS 24:13.6
30 Kenna LENNIE 24:24.7
36 Emma KING 25:35.1
39 Lizzy WOLF 26:15.9
Boys’ 5K
Team scores
Vinton-Shellsburg 44
Xavier 47
Williamsburg 65
Benton Community 98
Columbus Catholic 108
Valley Lutheran 185
Independence 188
Benton Varsity Results
10 Caleb OLSON 18:16.1
18 Luke LANGE 19:10.3
19 Noah PICKART 19:15.8
22 Ethan SCHWAKE 19:26.0
31 Jaxson MEHLERT 20:04.6
36 Parker MITCHELL 20:24.6
38 Jonathon SADLER 20:34.2
Mount Vernon football team edges Benton in non-district action
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Benton football
Friday, Sept 13, 2024, at Van Horne
Mount Vernon (3-0) 15, Benton (2-1) 13
MV 8 7 0 0 - 15
BC 0 6 0 7 - 13
Benton had 110 yards passing. Carson Nolan was 11 of 22 with one touchdown.
Benton rushed for 71 yards. Brenden Heying had 49 yards on 12 carries. Dylan LeFebvere had 7 carries for 18 yard and one touchdown. Logan Upah had one catch for eight yards. Mayson Mitchell had one catch for eight yards and one touchdown. Brody Zimmerman had three catches for 26 yards. Gavin Brooks had one carry for 36 yards. Eli Patterson and Dawson Rozek had two carries each for 16 yards.
Grant Volesky had 6.5 total tackles. Brenden and Blayke had 5.5 total tackles each. With four solo tackles each were Logan Upah, Blayke Heying and Patterson.
LeFebvere had one interception with a 16-yard return. Patterson had two interceptions for 33 yards.
Elijah Kupka had three kickoffs for 160 yards. He was 1 for 1 on extra points. Kupka had three punts for 100 yards.
Class 3A, District 5
Sept. 13, 2024
Mount Vernon 15, Benton 13
Washington 34, Fairfield 26
Solon 52, Central DeWitt 2
Williamsburg 47, Clear Creek Amana 20
Grinnell 43, Oskaloosa 0
Knoxville 36, South Tama 6
Sept. 20, 2024
Fort Madison at Williamsburg
Mount Vernon at Solon
Clear Creek Amana at Benton Community
Washington at Grinnell
Fairfield at Keokuk
Center Point-Urbana at South Tama
Go Bobcats! Homecoming 2024!!
Today is the final day to register. Please don't forget to order a jersey when you register. It is under the apparel tab on the website!
https://www.bobcatbasketballclub.com/registration
BC cheerleaders, dance and fall activity captains visited the elementary and intermediate centers today. They emphasized PBIS conduct and sportsmanship. Go Bobcats!
Beautiful evening at Bobcat Stadium
8th grade football vs Independence
Powder Puff 2024
SENIORS with the W
Seniors 20
Juniors 8
