Benton Community School District

Amber Eckles, 6th Grade Teacher, Norway Intermediate Traveling to YMCA Camp Wapsie in 6th grade is a beloved tradition at Benton Community. This month, our current 6th grade cla...

Dawn Morris, Food Service Director A glimpse through the lunch line at the Middle School/High School and you will notice an array of bright colors on display. The Salad Bar (more ...

Samantha Happel, Preschool Teacher, Keystone Elementary Ask any teacher the following question: What do you feel is most challenging about teaching writing and reading? Chances ar...

Josh Hoeck, Special Education Teacher/Credit Recovery/Virtual Academy, Middle & High School Students in Career and Technical Math are preparing themselves for life after high schoo...

Amber St. John, K-6 ESL & Reading Intervention Teacher, Keystone Elementary & Norway Intermediate My favorite thing about my career is being a member of the Bobcat Family! Teachi...

Garret Albers, Social Studies Teacher, High School Many of you reading this article are old enough to remember the cinematic classic “War Games” featuring a young Matthew Broderick...

Bobbie Comisky, 6th Grade Math Teacher, Norway Intermedaite 6th grade students have been working hard on reaching mastery of combining like terms to create equivalent algebraic ex...

John Hayden, Vocal Music Director, High School & Middle School In grades 7-12 we currently offer 10 curricular and extracurricular choirs that have around 300 students participa...

Anna Zittergruen, 8th Grade Social Studies Teacher, Middle School It is hard to believe that my first year as a Benton Bobcat is quickly coming to a close. As I reflect over the la...

Lacey Johnson, Band Teacher, Norway Intermediate May is such a special time for music and band! At the high school, seniors are performing in their final concerts with their class...

Jamie Townsley, RN BSN, School Nurse, Atkins Elementary There are several health forms needed to be submitted throughout a child's elementary years. Each student at every grade l...

Emily Bishop, School Counselor, Atkins Elementary Character Strong is the new social-emotional curriculum adopted this year at Benton Community. Through engaging activities, dis...

Krystal Wright, 7-12 Agriculture Education Teacher, FFA Advisor, Middle School & High School The Benton Community FFA chapter was named the 3rd place chapter in the state of Iowa ...

Sara Tjelmeland, Special Education Teacher, Norway Intermediate Paraprofessionals, also known as teacher associates, are integral members of the school community. They work alongs...

Ashley Lueckenotto, 3rd Grade Teacher, Atkins Elementary This year Benton had the opportunity to partner with Junior Achievement. Junior Achievement is a great program for our st...

Marie Wilhelm, 7th Grade Science Teacher, Middle School If you walked into my classroom on any given day, you would notice that there is a question written on the front white board...

Emily DeNeve, Interventionist, Norway Intermediate The vast majority of sixth grade students who qualified for ELO (Extended Learning Opportunities) have a deep interest in all t...

Tara Bonewitz, 3rd Grade Teacher, Keystone Elementary Third Graders learn many different math concepts throughout the year. Such as building knowledge of fractions, understanding ...

Michelle Lampkin, Band Teacher, Middle & High School Every year, the middle school students are given the opportunity to participate in the Solo and Ensemble contest that we ho...

TJ Comisky, Science Teacher, High School In physics, students are tasked with completing tasks by thinking and acting like scientists do in a real-world setting. One way students ...