Benton MS Newsletter March issue
Thanks for all you do to make Benton Community a great place to be!
Benton CSD & Central Lutheran will be closed today, Wednesday, March 5. Stay safe and warm!
WaMaC West Boys Basketball All-Conference
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
1st Team School Yr
Eli Patterson - * Benton Jr.
Jacoby Johnson - * V-S Jr.
Derek Doty - * Grinnell Sr.
Andrew Rotzoll - * CCA Sr.
Hayden Umoren - * CCA Sr.
Robert Meade CCA Sr.
Dylan Weisskopf Wburg Jr.
Unanimous
2nd Team School Yr
Carson Pickering Benton Jr.
Colt Koeppen V-S So.
Rayce Heitman Wburg Sr.
Grady Wetjen Wburg Jr.
Ryan McIlrath Grinnell Sr.
Brody Clubb CCA Sr.
Brock Hilsman CCA Sr.
Player of the Year School Yr
Andrew Rotzoll * CCA Sr.
WaMaC Recognition
Benton
Ryan Spina - Sr
Brody Timmerman - Jr
Clear Creek-Amana
Beckett Boeset - Soph
Cale Berry - Sr
Grinnell
Brady Coffman - Sr
Jack Hoopes - Sr
South Tama
Tanner Large - Jr
Cyrell Etzen - Jr
Vinton-Shellsburg
Kade Sutton - Soph
Jack Blais - Jr
Williamsburg
Grant Hocker - Sr
Bryson Wetjen - Sr
Congratulations to our high school Spring 2025 Academic Award recipients!
Students were celebrated this morning at the Benton Community Spring Academic Award program. To earn an academic award students must achieve a 3.25 GPA or higher for two consecutive high school semesters. Congratulations!
What do you love most about working at Benton?
Seeing how the students grow through the year with their academics.
Unified Champion Students from Benton Community MS/HS traveled to Atkins and Keystone to read with our Bobcat friends at the elementary centers.
Congratulations to our 24-25 Bobcat Bowlers who earned WaMaC Academic Excellence!
Are You Tough Enough?
Attending school regularly is a challenge that makes you stronger.
What do you love most about working at Benton?
The people I work with are amazing and the community as a whole which makes for a great work culture. Being a parent with kids in the district means having the same schedule, so that's also a huge plus!
Our 2025 Benton Boys Track apparel store is now open! Get some gear to support your Bobcats! Store closes March 6.
https://www.teamelitesports.com/Benton.html
What do you love most about working at Benton?
Everyone cares for everyone.
SPORTS: Solon edges Benton in first round of Class 3A district basketball play
-Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau
Class 3A - District 3 boys' basketball at Solon High School
Monday, Feb. 24, 2025
Solon (17-5) 58
Benton (7-15) 55
BC 12 17 18 8 - 55
S 12 19 16 11 - 58
Eli Patterson led Benton with 21 points. Carson Pickering added 18 points. Carson Nolan had seven rebound. Brody Timmerman had five assists. Ryan Spina had three steals. Patterson had two blocks. Caleb Bock led Solon with 19 points.
Benton
Field Goals 21/44
3-pointers 11/22
Free throws 2/3
Rebounds 23
Assists 16
Steals 6
Blocks 5
Turnovers 15
Fouls 12
Solon
Field Goals 22/48
3-pointers 6/17
Free throws 8/14
Rebounds 24
Assists 8
Steals 11
Blocks 1
Turnovers 11
Fouls 9
Solon faces Nevada (19-4) on Thursday, Feb. 27, at 7 p.m.
Join us for spaghetti and show choir!
Thanks for all you do to make Benton Community a great place to be!
Benton Community 7th grader, Scarlet Albers, is the winner of the Van Horne Lions Club Peace Poster Contest 2025. Congratulations, Scarlet!
Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow
Attendance Works
Congratulations to BC sophomore, Paige Meyer, on 1st Team All District Bowling!!
Students are working on building mousetrap cars in Mr. Reid's MS Industrial Tech Exploratory class.
