Benton Community School District

Brooke Osborn, Special Education Teacher, Keystone Elementary Collaboration and planning between the general education teacher, special education teacher, and para educators is e...

Miranda Sonka, 2nd Grade Teacher, Atkins Elementary In second grade, we started research about the life cycle of plants. We are connecting our science research to our writing sta...

Michelle Lampkin, 7/8 Band Director & Assistant HS Marching Band Director Participating in marching band, concert band, or jazz band in college can be a rewarding experience wit...

Denise Moeller, Special Education Teacher, Middle School This school year, I have the exciting opportunity to co-teach in two English classes. The first is a freshman English class...

Jennifer Drahos, 2nd Grade Teacher, Atkins Elementary As part of our science curriculum studying plants, second graders in 2D are experimenting with plant propagation. Each stude...

Bethannie Draman, Family Consumer Science Teacher, MS/HS Foods 1 is learning about the different parts of the food pyramid and seeing how to dissect meals into the different food ...

Brylee Bastian, 3rd Grade Teacher, Atkins Elementary Our third-grade class recently embarked on an exciting journey into the life cycle of a seed. Students eagerly observed the s...

Will Stockman, High School Math Teacher The start of my 10th y ear has been new and exciting. Due to a new curriculum we are implementing this year, it has been a learning experie...

Bobbie Comisky, 6th Grade Math Teacher, Norway Intermediate 6th grade students have been working diligently towards mastery of their current math learning target: I can solve unit...

Kacey Boone, 4th Grade Teacher, Norway Intermediate In an exciting blend of fun and science, 4th grade students are diving into the world of energy through hands-on science exper...

Abbey Neve, Spanish Teacher, Middle/High School On August 5th, 2024 the BCHS Student Council began planning the details for this year’s Homecoming, themed "Born to be Wild." During...

Ashley Jones, 7th Grade Language Arts Teacher Benton Middle School has been fortunate enough to have two student teachers to start off the school year. A previous article highligh...

Jeanette Ziegenhorn, Art Teacher, Atkins & Keystone Elementaries I try every school year to create a project that will get all students working together. Our staff and students f...

Tammy Franck, Kindergarten Teacher, Atkins Elementary The power of song and movement in learning is very impactful and can be seen daily in our kindergarten classroom! Children le...

Carey Ann Sahu, Robotics Coach The Benton Robotic teams were thrilled to attend the FTC 2024 Kickoff event held at Prairie High School on September 7th, 2024. This annual gathe...

Alison NIchols, Instructional Coach, Norway Intermedaite The new outdoor education space is the result of a few years of planning and collaboration of current and former educator...

Anna Zittergruen, 8th Grade Social Studies Teacher Do you know why we have Polk County? Or who Kirkwood Community College is named after? What about why the capital moved from Iowa...

Brooke Kupka, MS/HS Special Education Teacher As we head into a new school year schedules, structure, & routines are necessary for a lot of students. There are a lot of changes f...

Heather Mayrose 7-12 Grade English Teacher Benton Community MS/HS is fortunate to have three student teachers with us this fall. One of those future teachers, Kristina Glackin, is ...

Kayla Hahn, Instructional Coach, Atkins Elementary Building strong relationships with students at the beginning of the school year is essential for teachers. When students feel see...