Benton MS/HS

Benton Community Names New High School Principal Benton Community is excited to announce the naming of Mr. Rob Libolt as the next High School Principal, pending board approval. With 17 years of experience as a high school principal and a strong background as an inclusive educator, Mr. Libolt is well-prepared to lead Benton Community High School into the future. His passion for developing positive relationships with staff, students, and families aligns perfectly with Benton Community’s values and mission. Throughout his career, Mr. Libolt has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to fostering inclusive, student-centered environments. His leadership style emphasizes collaboration, trust, and a focus on student success. Benton Community is confident that under his guidance, Benton Community High School will continue to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. We are also excited to welcome Mr. Libolt's family to Bobcat Country. His wife, Jessica, and their three children—Parker, Payton, and Porter— have helped to shape the educational leader he is today. The selection of Mr. Libolt followed an extensive hiring process, which included a preliminary round where candidates were asked to submit a video describing their values and leadership goals for Benton Community High School. Additionally, Mr. Libolt participated in a thorough interview process, engaging with two separate interview groups consisting of over 20 staff members, administrators, and community members. He also had the opportunity to tour the school and interact with students, which further demonstrated his commitment to building relationships within Benton Community. "I am excited to join Benton Community and work alongside such a dedicated staff, amazing students, and supportive families," said Mr. Libolt. "I look forward to building on the great work that has already been done and to working together to ensure every student has the opportunity to succeed." Mr. Libolt will officially begin his tenure as Principal of Benton Community High School on July 1, 2025. This is to fill the opening left by Mr. Rob Arnold, current High School Principal, who is stepping down from the role to relocate with his family. We are confident that Mr. Libolt’s leadership will continue to build upon the strengths of Mr. Arnold and contribute to the continued success of the school and its students.

SOCCER: BC boys’ team travels to Newton tourney -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Saturday, April 5, 2025, at H.A. Lynn Stadium, Newton Ottumwa 2, Benton 0 BC 00 - 0 OTM 20 - 2 Benton 1, Newton 1 BC 01 - 1 N 01 - 1 Statistics are coming.

Benton runs at Vinton-Shellsburg Early Bird meet -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau VINTON-SHELLSBURG BOYS EARLY BIRD Vinton, IA Friday, April 4, 2025 Benton varsity place winners High jump - 1 Eli Patterson 6-2, 4 Kaleb Hayden 5-10 Long jump - 5 Brayden Suiter 17-7.25, 8 Kaden Wright 16-11.5 Shot put - 3 Carter Holmes 48-6 Discus - 3 Carter Holmes 142-11 Sprint medley - 4 Brody Timmerman, Evan Martin, Gavin Brooks, Gabe Pugh 1:40.06 4x800 - 4 Jayden Beck, Landon Furler, Jack Lange, Caleb Olson 8:53.39 Shuttle hurdle - 1 Brody Timmerman, Brock Corrigan, Owen Von Ahsen, Eli Patterson, 1:03.75 100 - 7 Gavin Brooks 12.04, 9 Evan Martin 12.07 400 - 2 Owen Von Ahsen 51.67, 8 Cade Volesky 1:00.99 4x200 - 5 Will Schanbacher, Braden Mell, Jayce Plummer, Gabe Pugh 1:39.29 110 hurdles - 3 Eli Patterson 16.80, 5 Brody Timmerman 18.31 800 - 7 Jayden Beck 2:12.09 200 - 5 Gavin Brooks 23.97 400 hurdles - 1 Owen Von Ahsen 56.08, 3 Brock Corrigan 59.58 1600 - 7 Jack Lange 4:59.28 4x100 - 7 Brody Timmerman, Will Schanbacher, Brayden Suiter, Evan Martin 46.81 4x400 - 5 Gavin Brooks, Brock Corrigan, Eli Patterson, Owen Von Ahsen 3:41.10 Team scores 1 Wahlert, Dub 124 2 Denver 123 3 Benton 110 4 Vinton-Shellbrg 93 5 Jesup 67 6 Williamsburg 63 7 Anamosa 59 8 North Linn 32 9 Janesville 29 10 Columbus 25 11 HLV 15

Solon hosts Benton boys’ golf team -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Friday, April 4, 2025, at Lake MacBride Golf Course Team Standings Solon 308 West Delaware 310 Independence 313 West Branch 317 Tipton 329 Regina Catholic 336 Williamsburg 337 West Liberty 343 Benton 361 Clear Creek Amana 366 Durant 415 Benton scores 10 Braiden Moore 79, 30 Ryan Spina 87, 36 Trayton Lentner 90, 47 Braedyn Junge 106, 48 Brayden Miller 107, 50 Will Rausch 112, 51 Ben Langerman 117

SPORTS: Benton travels to Mount Vernon for track meet -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau MOUNT VERNON RELAYS Mount Vernon, IA Thursday, April 3, 2025 Benton results Girls' varsity High jump - 4 Talulah Schroeder, 4-10 Long jump - 4 Brynnlee Seeck 15-07.12 Shot put - 1 Ana Glawe 39-0.5 DIscus - 3 Ana Glawe 109-7 800 sprint medley - 5 Brynlee Seeck, Reagan Brooks, Alexis Sexton, Mya McCarville 1:59.99 4x800 - 5 Abbie Jones, Avery Franzenburg, Emma King, Lydia Stearns 11:15.97 Shuttle hurdle - 2 Mabry Sadler, Belle Werner, Haiden Moore, Sophia Seeck 1:11.17 Distance medley - 3 Ashlyn Drahos, Ashlee Michels, Anna Embretsen, Haddie Kroneman 4:47.60 4x200 - 6 Brynnlee Seeck, June Fisher, Talulah Schroeder, Alexisix Sexton 1:55.00 100 hurdles - 2 Haiden Moore 17.19, 3 Sophia Seecck, 17.27 400 hurdles - 3 Mya McCarville 1:15.28 4x100 - 7 Sophia Seeck, Ashlee Michels, Haiden Moore, Talulah Schroeder 53.84 4x400 - 6 June Fisher, Libi Frese, Reagan Brooks, Avery Palmer, 4:36.48 Team scores 1 Mt Vernon 145 2 Marion 101 3 Solon 94.5 4 Clear Crk-Amana 71 5 Benton Comm 68 6 West Branch 42.5 7 Lisbon 39 8 CPU 20 Varsity boys results High jump - 1 Eli Patterson 6-4, 7 Kaleb Hayden 5-6 Shot put - 3 Carter Holmes 46-5 Discus - 3 Carter Holmes 133-11 Sprint medley - 3 Brody Timmerman, Evan Marti, Gavin Brooks, Gabe Pugh, 1:39.14 Shuttle hurdle - 2 Brody Timmerman, Brock Corrigan, Owen VonAhsen, Ely Patterson 1:04.16 100 - 5 Owen VonAhsen 11.42 Distance medley - 2 Gabe Pugh, Jordan Guldner, Jayden Beck, Caleb Olson 3:54.98 4x200 - 5 Brody Timmerman, Eli Patterson, Evan Martin, Gavin Brooks, 1:34.21 400 hurdles - 1 Owen VonAhsen 1:54.57, 2 Brock Corrigan 58.92 1600 - 6 Jack Lange 4:55.74, 7 Caleb Olson 4:59.81 4x100 - 3 Brody Timmerman, Gavin Brooks, Evan Martin, Owen VonAhsen 45.13 Team scores 1 Clear Crk-Amana 131 2 Lisbon 96 3 CPU 91 4 Benton Comm 79 5 Mt Vernon 70 6 Solon 60 7 West Branch 33 8 Marion 28

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April 7-11 is National Assistant Principals Week! Thank you to Shawn Pffifner, Activities Director and Assistant High School Principal, for all that you do!

The Day the Internet Died starts tomorrow! Showings: Saturday, April 5th & Monday, April 7th both at 7:00 p.m. Admissions: $7.00 for Adults and $5.00 for Students

School Bus Driver Appreciation Dinner & NEW Bus Driver Recruitment Dinner When: Wednesday, April 9th from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Where: Van Horne Community Center, 558 1st Avenue, Van Horne Benton Community School District is looking for New Bus Drivers. If you have any interest, please join us for dinner to learn more about becoming a bus driver and meet some of the Transportation Staff. Questions or unable to attend? Pease contact Tim Lyons, Transportation Director, at tlyons@benton.k12.ia.us

Happy School Librarian Appreciation Day! Thank you Chris Frimml for all that you do!

Current 6th graders and parents, the orientation for 7th grade is Wednesday, April 23rd.

BENTON COMMUNITY DRAMA DEPARTMENT PRESENTS "THE DAY THE INTERNET DIED" Saturday, April 5th & Monday, April 7th 2025 Benton Community High School Auditorium 7:00PM Cost is $7 for adults and $5 for students

The Benton – The Green Bandana Project webstore is now open: https://www.teamelitesports.com/Benton.html Store Close: 4/10 Orders Back: 4/29 before Mental Health Awareness Month in May!

Information about upcoming ISASP testing and 9th grade orientation for current 8th graders. Check it out!

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

Happy Paraprofessional Appreciation Day ! Thank you for all that you do to inspire, challenge, and support Benton Community students every day!

A really good night for your Bobcats in pretty chilly conditions last night, lots of personal bests and some near school records! Have to mention Eli in the high jump as he automatically qualifies for the Drake Relays with a clearance at 6’7” - tying his own school record in the event! Keep supporting this team Bobcat Nation, they are working their tails off for you! Go Cats!

BENTON EARLY BIRD CO-ED INVITE -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Van Horne, IA Bobcat Stadium Monday, March 31, 2025 Belle Plaine and Benton Results Boys High Jump 1 PATTERSON, Eli JR Benton Com 6' 7” 7 KRONEMAN, Colton SO Benton Com 5' 6" 7 HAYDEN, Kaleb SO Benton Com 5' 6” Boys’ long jump 1 VOKOUN, Lane SR Belle Plaine 20' 10 3/4 Boys’ shot put 2 HOLMES, Carter SR Benton Com 44' 5” Boys’ discus 3 HOLMES, Carter SR Benton Com 147' 1” Boys’ 800 sprint medley 3 Belle Plaine (A) 1:40.24 1) ALCOTT, Ty SR 2) DOSTAL, Peyton SO 3) WALTER, Mason SO 4) DEMEULENAERE, Sam SR
7 Benton Comm (A) 1:42.12 1) TIMMERMAN, Brody JR 2) MELL, Braden FR 3) MARTIN, Evan JR 4) PUGH, Gabe SO

Boys’ 4x800
 4 Benton Comm (A) 8:58.27 5 1) BECK, Jayden SO 2) LANGE, Jack SO 3) FURLER, Landon FR 4) OLSON, Caleb JR


 Boys’ shuttle hurdle
 1 Benton Comm (A) 1:03.57 3(1) 10 1) TIMMERMAN, Brody JR 2) CORRIGAN, Brock SO 3) VON AHSEN, Owen JR 4) PATTERSON, Eli JR
 Distance medley 9 Benton Comm (A) 4:18.49 1) PLUMMER, Jayce SO 2) GULDNER, Jordan JR 3) KRONEMAN, Colton SO 4) DOYLE, Reid SO


 Boys’ 400
 2 DEMEULENAERE, Sam SR Belle Plaine 52.37 Boys’ 4x200

 2 Benton Comm (A) 1:34.28 1) BROOKS, Gavin SR 2) MARTIN, Evan JR 3) TIMMERMAN, Brody JR 4) VON AHSEN, Owen JR


 Boys' 110 hurdles 2 VOKOUN, Lane SR Belle Plaine 15.30 3 PATTERSON, Eli JR Benton Com 16.17 Boys' 800 4 DEMEULENAERE, Sam SR Belle Plaine 2:04.02 2(4) 5 5 EICHHORN, Lucas SR Belle Plaine 2:04.07 2(5) 4 Boys’ 400 hurdles 1 VON AHSEN, Owen JR Benton Com 54.89 2 CORRIGAN, Brock SO Benton Com 1:01.31 Boys’ 4x100 5 Belle Plaine (A) 46.63 1) ALCOTT, Ty SR 2) DOSTAL, Peyton SO 3) WALTER, Mason SO 4) VOKOUN, Lane SR 6 Benton Comm (A) 47.06 1) TIMMERMAN, Brody JR 2) MARTIN, Evan JR, 3) MELL, Braden FR 4) BROOKS, Gavin SR
 Boys 4x400

 4 Benton Comm (A) 3:41.28 1) BROOKS, Gavin SR 2) CORRIGAN, Brock SO, 3) PUGH, Gabe SO 4) VON AHSEN, Owen JR

 Team scores

 1 Denver 134 2 CPU 107.5 3 Grinnell 95 4 Benton Comm 86 5 Union, LaPorte C 79.5 6 Belle Plaine 46 7 Springville 42 8 Alburnett 34 9 Xavier, CR 32 10 Monticello 27 11 Anamosa 23 12 South Tama 22 13 Valley Lutheran 6 14 North Linn 2 Benton girls’ results High jump 8 SCHROEDER, Talulah FR Benton Com 4' 6” Shot put 1 GLAWE, Ana SR Benton Com 34' 10” Discus 2 GLAWE, Ana SR Benton Com 112' 11” 4x800 4 Benton Comm (A) 11:08.30 5 1) KRONEMAN, Haddie FR 2) JONES, Abbie SR 3) FISHER, June FR 4) KING, Emma FR

 Shuttle hurdle

 1 Benton Comm (A) 1:11.63 2(1) 10 1) SADLER, Mabry SR 2) WERNER, Belle JR 3) MOORE, Haiden SR 4) SEECK, Sophia JR


 100

 5 SEXTON, Alexis FR Benton Com Distance medley

 4 Benton Comm (A) 5:03.40 1) BRIES, Janessa JR 2) SELCK, Nova SO 3) PALMER, Avery JR 4) FRANZENBURG, Avery FR

400

4 FRESE, Libi SO Benton Com 1:09.17 4x200

 2 Benton Comm (A) 1:55.70 3(2) 8 1) SEECK, Brynnlee FR 2) MICHELS, Ashlee SR 3) DRAHOS, Ashlyn SR 4) DEMOSS, Layna SO
 100 hurdles

 2 SEECK, Sophia JR Benton Com 17.48 3 WERNER, Belle JR Benton Com 18.11 800 6 KRONEMAN, Haddie FR Benton Com 2:46.46 2 200 8 DRAHOS, Ashlyn SR Benton Com 30.12 400 hurdles 3 MCCARVILLE, Mya FR Benton Com 1:16.21 4 EMBRETSON, Anna FR Benton Com 1:17.46 4x100 5 Benton Comm (A) 55.01 1) SEECK, Sophia JR 2) MICHELS, Ashlee SR 3) MOORE, Haiden SR 4) SEXTON, Alexis FR

 4x400 3 Benton Comm (A) 4:38.01 1) MCCARVILLE, Mya FR 2) FISHER, June FR 3) DEMOSS, Layna SO 4) EMBRETSON, Anna FR
 Team standings 1 Mt Vernon 148
 2 Union, LaPorte C 103 3 Benton Comm 98 4 CPU 86 5 Grinnell 72 6 Denver 56 7 WAT West 48 8 South Tama 41 9 Springville 34 10 Xavier, CR 30 11 Alburnett 6 12 North Linn 5

Registration is now open for the 2025 Summer Show Choir camp Cedar Valley Show Choir camp will be held again in Van Horne in the high school auditorium July 7-11, 2025 in the mornings from 9:00 a.m.-Noon The camp concert will be Friday night, July 11 at 7:00 p.m. Theme this year is "Music Through the Decades" The camp is open to kids who have finished 2nd-7th grade. You can use this link to register or complete the attached registration form. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFNMzMXtn2s4G3kjv06szKu_N7_S_D5bcYEjaRJjcBevFYJg/viewform

Iowa Association for Student Financial Aid Administrators Community Outreach Committee is hosting an event on for Students and Families of current Seniors to discuss and understand their Financial Aid Offers. They will have representatives from the Regent Universities, Private Schools, Community College’s, and also representatives from ICAN, as well. This will be a drop-in event where families are able to come and discuss with professionals to best understand their offer, no matter what type or where that specific institution is located. When: Thursday, April 10th 5:30-7:00 p.m. Where: Ladd Library – Community Room 3750 Williams Blvd SW Cedar Rapids, IA 52404