Benton Community School District

What do you love most about working at Benton? The People.

The Benton Spanish Department is thrilled to share that 11 students have earned their Seal of Biliteracy after completing Spanish during the fall semester. The Seal of Biliteracy is an award given by a school district to students who demonstrate proficiency in both English and another language by High School Graduation. These students took a four part standardized Spanish exam including speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Each of them passed all four areas, demonstrating proficiency. Congratulations to the following students: Evelyn Godsey, Lydia Dwyer, Aubrey Kelly, Emily Kulbartz, Callan Keiper, Weston Kaestner, Mabry Sadler, Madison Rammelsberg, Ava Kleinmeyer, Kayley Dirks, and Nolan Harbach.

2A Regional Dual Team Wrestling at Independence 700 20th Ave SW Independence IA 50644 Independence; Solon; Benton Community Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM CST Tickets online $6.00 To purchase tickets use the following link (please be sure to select 2A and Independence) https://www.iahsaa.org/tickets/

Benton hosts WaMaC wrestling tourney -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau WaMaC Tournament Saturday, Feb. 1, 2026, at Van Horne Team scores 1 Williamsburg 225.5 2 Independence 195.5 2 West Delaware, Manchester 195.5 4 Benton Community 191.0 5 Clear Creek-Amana 173.0 6 Mount Vernon 152.0 7 Solon 135.5 8 Grinnell 66.5 8 South Tama County 66.5 10 Center Point-Urbana 49.5 11 Vinton-Shellsburg 46.0 12 Marion 45.0 Team results 106 - Memphis Bishop (6-24) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. 113 - Jaxson Mehlert (34-9) placed 1st and scored 26.0 team points. 120 - Garrett Kuch (27-18) placed 2nd and scored 19.5 team points. 126 - Jason Eastman (27-19) placed 4th and scored 15.5 team points. 132 - TJ Lovell (25-17) placed 4th and scored 14.0 team points. 138- Ryan Koehler (20-21) placed 8th and scored 3.0 team points. 144 - Elijah Kupka (32-14) placed 4th and scored 13.5 team points. 150 - Brady Patterson (30-11) placed 4th and scored 15.0 team points. 157 - Elias Bieschke (31-20) placed 5th and scored 12.0 team points. 165 - Blayke Heying (31-4) placed 1st and scored 25.5 team points. 175 - Sage Edberg (0-2) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. 190 - Brenden Heying (41-1) placed 1st and scored 25.0 team points. 215 - Troy Kupka (36-12) placed 4th and scored 16.0 team points. 285 - Will Clausen (31-13) placed 6th and scored 7.0 team points.

BC competes at 1A girls’ regional at Solon -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 IGHSAU 1A Region 7 at Solon 1 Mount Vernon 189.0 2 Solon 179.0 3 Mid-Prairie 159.0 4 Central DeWitt 129.0 5 Benton Community 128.0 6 Cascade 103.0 7 Lisbon 100.0 8 Tipton 88.0 9 Louisa-Muscatine 70.5 10 Union Community 59.0 11 West Branch 57.0 12 Durant 53.0 13 Northeast 43.0 14 Xavier 36.0 15 Maquoketa 29.0 16 Tri-County 15.0 17 Camanche 10.0 18 North Cedar 0.0 Benton results 100 - Alexis Sexton (18-23) place is unknown and scored 8.0 team points. 105 - Maria Davis (10-14) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points. 120 - Alexis Northcutt (4-14) place is unknown and scored 6.0 team points. 125 - Madelyn Kenny (3-12) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. 130 - Willow Sexton (34-19) place is unknown and scored 4.0 team points. 135 - Izzy Schoettmer (33-21) placed 4th and scored 11.0 team points. 140 - Jordan Voelkel (27-20) placed 3rd and scored 19.0 team points. 145 - Jordan Koehler (11-17) place is unknown and scored 0.0 team points. 155 - Lizzy Wolf (29-1) placed 1st and scored 28.0 team points. 170 - Layna DeMoss (45-4) placed 1st and scored 26.0 team points. 235 - Averie Gale (21-4) placed 2nd and scored 22.0 team points.

Kindergarten and Preschool Pre-Registration will be held Monday, February 10, 2025 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. at both Atkins and Keystone Elementaries. Current students will be sent a link prior to February 10 to pre-register online.

Every Student. Every Day. All Day. Attendance Matters

7th and 8th grade Ag class ended the week making tie blankets. Normally, they'd get a lot of use coming into February; maybe not this year!!

The date to order by has been extended to Friday, February 7 for both the custom cornhole boards and hand-crafted specialty chessboards. The Benton Community shop class is taking orders for custom cornhole boards & hand-crafted specialty chessboards . All profits are being donated to Benton Skills USA. Orders are due by Friday, February 7. If you have any questions, please contact Jacob Reid at jreid@benton.k12.ia.us

Benton basketball, week of Jan. 27, 2025 -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau GIRLS Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Grinnell BC 11 17 20 8 - 56 G 12 9 18 8 - 47 Avery Kramer had 14 points for enron. Hannah Greiner had 13. With 11 each were Sophia Seeck and Aubrey Kelly. Talulah Schroeder had five rebounds, as did Kelly. With three assists each were Kramer and Schroeder. Kramer had three steals. BC Field goals 11/37 3-pointers 10/19 Free throws 12/20 Rebounds 23 Assists 13 Steals 10 Blocks 1 Turnovers 16 Fouls 9 BOYS Tuesday, Jan. 28, at Grinnell BC 19 7 8 14 - 48 G 9 21 5 17 - 52 Eli Patterson had 20 points for enotn. With seven rebounds each were VJ Schulte and Carson Nolan. Ryan Spina had three assists and two steals. BC Field goals 19/48 3-pointers 5/20 Free throws 5/17 Rebounds 30 Assists 9 Steals 6 Blocks 1 Turnovers 17 Fouls 16

Benton hosts Belle Plaine, South Tama and Tipton Jan. 30 in Van Horne -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, at Van Horne South Tama 60, Belle Plaine 18 165: Derek Kressley (BEPL) over Kinzer Jaennette (STC) (Dec 6-3) 175: Marcus Bear (STC) over (BEPL) (For.) 190: Kyle Youngbear (STC) over (BEPL) (For.) 215: Manuel Cervantes (STC) over (BEPL) (For.) 285: Lakyr Peska (STC) over (BEPL) (For.) 106: Jake Buttikofer (BEPL) over (STC) (For.) 113: Ramiro Saquic Xirum (STC) over (BEPL) (For.) 120: Hayden Neuhaus (BEPL) over Henri Martinez-Alvarado (STC) (Dec 11-8) 126: Jackson Weeda (BEPL) over Izak Schroeder (STC) (Fall 0:37) 132: Eli Cruikshank (STC) over Devin Timm (BEPL) (Fall 0:53) 138: Marcos Tomas-Mejia (STC) over (BEPL) (For.) 144: Clayton Babinat (STC) over (BEPL) (For.) 150: Garrett Surman (STC) over (BEPL) (For.) 157: Wyatt Silhanek (STC) over (BEPL) (For.) Tipton 67, Belle Plaine 6 157: Kendrick Heffernan (TIPT) over (BEPL) (For.) 165: Kael Chapman (TIPT) over Derek Kressley (BEPL) (Dec 3-1) 175: David Mackey (TIPT) over (BEPL) (For.) 190: Austin Ellerhoff (TIPT) over (BEPL) (For.) 215: Abel Dlouhy (TIPT) over (BEPL) (For.) 285: Double Forfeit 106: Jake Buttikofer (BEPL) over (TIPT) (For.) 113: Wesley Fogg (TIPT) over (BEPL) (For.) 120: Caden Schultz (TIPT) over Hayden Neuhaus (BEPL) (MD 16-3) 126: Jayson Johnson (TIPT) over Jackson Weeda (BEPL) (Fall 1:18) 132: Everett Giese (TIPT) over Devin Timm (BEPL) (Fall 0:24) 138: Travis Paul (TIPT) over (BEPL) (For.) 144: Brody Johnson (TIPT) over (BEPL) (For.) 150: Max Lashmit (TIPT) over (BEPL) (For.) Benton 63, Tipton 15 165: Blayke Heying (BECO) over Kael Chapman (TIPT) (TF 16-1 2:37) 175: Austin Ellerhoff (TIPT) over Weston Kaestner (BECO) (Fall 0:21) 190: Brenden Heying (BECO) over (TIPT) (For.) 215: Troy Kupka (BECO) over (TIPT) (For.) 285: Will Clausen (BECO) over (TIPT) (For.) 106: Memphis Bishop (BECO) over (TIPT) (For.) 113: Wesley Fogg (TIPT) over (BECO) (For.) 120: Garrett Kuch (BECO) over Caden Schultz (TIPT) (Fall 4:54) 126: Jason Eastman (BECO) over Jayson Johnson (TIPT) (Fall 4:53) 132: TJ Lovell (BECO) over Everett Giese (TIPT) (TF 16-0 4:19) 138: Ryan Koehler (BECO) over Travis Paul (TIPT) (Fall 3:26) 144: Elijah Kupka (BECO) over Brody Johnson (TIPT) (Fall 1:54) 150: Brady Patterson (BECO) over Max Lashmit (TIPT) (TF 21-4 2:20) 157: Kendrick Heffernan (TIPT) over Elias Bieschke (BECO) (MD 15-3) (TIPT unsportsmanlike -1.0) Benton 71, Belle Plaine 6 106: Jake Buttikofer (BEPL) over Memphis Bishop (BECO) (Fall 2:56) 113: 120: Garrett Kuch (BECO) over Hayden Neuhaus (BEPL) (Fall 2:00) 126: Jason Eastman (BECO) over Jackson Weeda (BEPL) (Fall 1:37) 132: TJ Lovell (BECO) over Devin Timm (BEPL) (TF 21-6 1:39) 138: Ryan Koehler (BECO) over (BEPL) (For.) 144: Elijah Kupka (BECO) over (BEPL) (For.) 150: Brady Patterson (BECO) over (BEPL) (For.) 157: Elias Bieschke (BECO) over (BEPL) (For.) 165: Blayke Heying (BECO) over Derek Kressley (BEPL) (Fall 2:48) 175: Weston Kaestner (BECO) over (BEPL) (For.) 190: Brenden Heying (BECO) over (BEPL) (For.) 215: Troy Kupka (BECO) over (BEPL) (For.) 285: Will Clausen (BECO) over (BEPL) (For.)

Middle school teachers recognized students who exemplify characteristics of being a great Bobcat on Wednesday, Jan. 19th during a student assembly. 8th grade Bobcat Character Award recipients: Kacie Benesh Kynslee Chamberlain Kaelyn Cross Elias George Noahh Leach Nate Matheny Keaton Schmid Shiloh Struck

Middle school teachers recognized students who exemplify characteristics of being a great Bobcat on Wednesday, Jan. 19th during a student assembly. 7th grade Bobcat Character Award recipients: Ben Bishop Tade Franzenburg Maliah Hernandez Mia Kenny Abella Kimm Ashton Lundin (no pic) Jackson Miller Kelsen Smith Alexis Wiley

Benton Community Middle School honored students on Wednesday, Jan. 29th who earned High Honor Roll first semester. Congratulations Bobcats!

The Benton Community shop class is taking orders for custom chess boards. All profits are being donated to Benton Skills USA. Orders are due by Friday, January 31. If you have any questions, please contact Jacob Reid at jreid@benton.k12.ia.us

Thanks for all you do to make Benton Community a great place to be!

The Benton Community shop class is taking orders for custom cornhole boards. All profits are being donated to Benton Skills USA. Orders are due by Friday, January 31. If you have any questions, please contact Jacob Reid at jreid@benton.k12.ia.us

What do you love most about working at Benton? The adults & children and the sense of belonging.

Final Girls Wrestling Team rankings. Bobcats are ranked 10th in latest 1A rankings. Good luck at Regionals on Friday. Punch that ticket to State!!

Benton speech team competes at WaMaC, district -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Results from WaMaC speech on 1/20: Solo Mime -Lydia Dwyer - 1st Place Readers’ Theatre - Emma Bange, Claire Becker, Derrek Campbell, Averie Gale, Lillie Pickart, Jesse Ponce, Nova Selck, Greta Tichy, Alissa Zimmermann - 1st Place Radio Broadcasting- Emma Bange, Hayden Bange, Brady Gammill, and Hailee Kruse - 2nd place Radio Broadcasting - Lillie Pickart, Will Rinderknecht, and Alissa Zimmermann - 3rd place Radio Broadcasting - Derrek Campbell, Lydia Dwyer, Peter Rashidi, and Greta Tichy - 7th place Ensemble Acting - Claire Becker, Averie Gale, Jesse Ponce and Peter Rashidi District Large Group - Monticello on 1/25 Division 1 Ratings: Readers’ Theatre - Claire Becker, Derrek Campbell, Averie Gale, Lillie Pickart, Jesse Ponce, Savannah Rickels, Nova Selck, Greta Tichy, Alissa Zimmermann Ensemble Acting - Hayden Bange and Brady Gammill Ensemble Acting - Emma Bange and Savannah Rickels Radio Broadcasting - Lillie Pickart, Will Rinderknecht, and Alissa Zimmermann Radio Broadcasting - Derrek Campbell, Lydia Dwyer, Peter Rashidi, and Greta Tichy Division 2 Ratings: Radio Broadcasting- Emma Bange, Hayden Bange, Brady Gammill, and Hailee Kruse Solo Mime -Lydia Dwyer Ensemble Acting - Claire Becker, Averie Gale, Jesse Ponce and Peter Rashidi