Benton MS/HS

25 members of the Benton high school concert band performed in the WaMaC West honor band on November 19th. Students were selected based on interest as well as skill on their instrument. Congratulations and great job representing Benton with pride!

Do you have a stationary bike or elliptical that is taking up space and collecting dust? If so, consider donating it to the Benton Girls Wrestling Program. The Benton Girls Wrestling Program is looking to acquire stationary bikes or elliptical machines for conditioning and rehabilitation situations when wrestlers cannot participate in practice due to injury. We'll even come pick it up! Contact Coach Hoeck at the following email address: jhoeck@benton.k12.ia.us

Please join us for a keynote presentation from National Speaker Emma Beniot. Monday, November 25 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at the Middle School/High School All Are Welcome to Attend!

Reminder: PK-12 Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held today, Wednesday, November 20th, from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m.. Also, there will be a 1:00 p.m. early dismissal for all grades.

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Lets go boys!! Boys basketball and wrestling practice started today. Make sure to check out their season schedules and join us this winter!

Plan to join us on Monday, November 25!

Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow Attendance Works!

Great crowd for our first home MS boys wrestling meet of the season at Keystone Elementary!! Great job to the boys and coaches!!

Check out everything the MS students have been up to this fall!

Plan to join us on November 25th!

A group of Benton Community students recently attended a Career Fair highlighting employment opportunities in the trades as well as apprenticeships. We heard from individual employers in areas such as construction, plumbing and pipefitting, insultation, roofing, electricians, and heavy equipment operators. The opportunities for our young people are diverse and students do not have to have prior experience in these areas in order to be successful. We heard repeatedly that the most important skill set for future employees is to show up consistently (attendance matters!) and to work hard. These are highly valued traits for all employees, and we know that Benton Community students can exhibit these characteristics! If you or your student have questions about contacts in these areas, then please let Mr. Cretin (High School Counselor) know at acretin@benton.k12.ia.us.

Parents Night Out When: Friday, December 6th Who: Kindergarten - 5th Grade Where: Atkins Elementary Time: 5:30-8:30pm Hosted by: Benton Middle School Student Council Cost: $15 for 1st child & $10 for each additional child Crafts, games, snacks, and more! Register before or at the time of the event! **If you have any questions, email: ajones@benton.k12.ia.us ** Link to register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-MaDufInH56QFN3ryBp9SbDcnzcYLY9v4uU3zltlHU6Urpg/viewform

Mr. Kauder's MS PE classes are enjoying the archery unit this quarter.

Please join us for a keynote presentation from National Speaker Emma Beniot. Monday, November 25 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. at the Middle School/High School All Are Welcome to Attend!

The winter activities season begins! Girls HS wrestling and basketball teams hard at it during practices tonight. Make sure to check out their season schedules to see these girls in action this season!

Please be aware that the Benton County Sherriff's Office is conducting training today at our vacant Van Horne Elementary. We wanted to pass this information along to inform the community of this training.

What do you love most about working at Benton? The special education program here is very accepting and knowledgeable.

Congratulations, Ashton! Ashton Lundin (7th) received a perfect score of 50 in Archery today. Mr. Kauder, PE teacher, shared that Ashton is the 2nd ever perfect score of 50 for Archery since we started teaching with this equipment back in 2013. That is out of MS and HS combined! Only other one was Olivia Wilson.

Benton was host to a Robotics competition on Saturday, Nov. 9th at Norway Intermediate. Thank you to all who made everything run so smoothly.