Benton MS/HS

For the past several school years, Environmental Science has been offered but not taught at Benton due to a lack of participants and a full schedule. Fortunately, this year, the s...

According to Buddy the Elf, “The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear.” Since not all of us can carry a tune, John Hayden had an idea to spread holid...

Communication is part of our everyday lives. We all enjoy talking to our friends and families about our day or our plans for the weekend. We enjoy sending emails and texts to our ...

Currently in Freshman English, students are deep in the throes of The Tragedy Romeo & Juliet. Students recently showed off their artistic talents while demonstrating their abi...

In World History we cover a unit called Enlightenment and Revolution. The Age of Enlightenment of the 17th and 18th century called into question a range of areas from scientific k...

The 2023-2024 basketball season for the Bobcats will feature multiple opportunities to watch the girls and boys programs on the same night. This year we are playing 11 girl-boy do...

One of the underlying reasons that I became a teacher is to help students be successful in all aspects of their lives both during and after high school. Personal Finance is the pe...

Our school year is transitioning into the winter months, and Benton Community Seniors are visualizing their transitions to life after high school. Senior year goes quickly, and s...

In an increasingly digital world, some processes have been discarded or forgotten, in favor of new. While the Art World can be apprehensive about accepting new forms of media and...

In 10th Grade English, students are currently reading their narrative stories to the class. This involves writing about someone close to them. Many students chose to write about t...

In the dynamic landscape of middle school, the significance of social clubs cannot be understated. These extracurricular activities play a vital role in shaping the experiences a...

Fitness and Conditioning is a Physical Education elective offered at the high school for 9-12 grade students. The learning targets for this course are - safe and efficient use of ...

Benton now has a quality group of students signed up as members for their SkillsUSA chapter. In the next week they will be going through the selection process to decide who will b...

The American Dream is a concept that can be challenging for high school students to clearly identify and understand. In preparation for the American Dream unit, seniors in Senior ...

Physical Education classes just finished up their football unit and are going to start basketball and weight training. Homecoming we held a bags tournament with customized board s...

I am often told that I must be crazy for teaching middle school, let alone middle school MATH! I consider myself very lucky here at Benton to be working with such a great staff o...

The year is off to a great and busy start in the vocal music department! There are many ways to get involved in choir at Benton Community: choir, show choir, honor choirs, musical...

Benton Community is adding a computer science course for the 2023-24 school year. Benton now has two options for Computer Science. The new course will be an introductory level cou...

Although co-teaching is something that has been around for years, and seen daily in Benton Community classrooms, this year it has become more of a focus for the teachers at the mi...

A group of 7th grade girls celebrate homecoming week by dressing up for USA Day and cheering for the Bobcats!