Benton Community School District

What is your favorite thing about being a Bobcat? "The staff is excellent to work with."

Benton Track & Field State Schedule

BC 7th graders enjoyed visiting the Linn Regional Center for a Financial Literacy Fair on Monday, May 13th. This was an opportunity for 7th graders to experience what it is like to have monthly expenses. Each 7th grader chose a career during their careers exploratory class, and they got to spend the monthly salary of their career on a house, car, insurance, cell phone, etc.

Local student honored as ‘Best of the Class’ - Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Emma Townsley from Benton Community High School was honored as a member of the 2024 Best of the Class. KWWL and the University of Northern Iowa recognized valedictorians or top graduating seniors from across eastern Iowa at a celebration on Saturday, April 27th at the McLeod Center on the UNI campus. KWWL Vice President and General Manager John Huff noted “KWWL is proud to be associated with an event that shines a light on these outstanding students, their families, and schools.” Best of the Class students had the opportunity to be photographed with KWWL news anchors Ron Steele and Elizabeth Klinge, Luke Burdsall, Chief Meteorologist Mark Schnackenberg, and Sports Director Rick Coleman. Additionally, the students were recorded for a series of promotional announcements that will air on KWWL, and will also be available for viewing at KWWL.com. In its 40 years of recognizing academic excellence, KWWL's Best of the Class has honored over 4800 hundred top graduating seniors. Best of the Class is a joint public service/ community relations effort that encourages academic excellence among high school students by recognizing students who serve as role models in their communities.

Boys and Girls Golf Camp registration is now open!

2024 Middle School Dance was nothing short of a good time! Even Stella was busting out her moves with Mrs. Nesbitt.

Congratulations to BC Boys Track State Qualifiers! Benton track teams compete at state qualifying meet at Solon -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Benton results, boys 800 Sprint medley - 7 1:38.34 Easton Pfiffner, Owen Tjelmeland, Carson Bruns, Evan Martin 4x800 - 4 8:54.59 Cade Volesky, Jayden Beck, Caleb Olson, Isaac Morris 3200 - 7 Noah Pickart 11:34.45 Shuttle hurdle - 4 1:03.34 Brody Timmerman, Will Schanbacher, Owen Von Ahsen, Eli Patterson 100 - 3 Carson Bruns 11.25 Distance medley - 4 3:50.40 Owen Von Ahsen, Will Schanbacher, Gavin Brooks, Isaac Morris 4x200 - 4 1:31.77 Easton Pfiffner, Owen Tjelmeland, Evan Martin, Carson Bruns 110 hurdles - 5 Eli Patterson 16.16 200 - 3 Carson Bruns 22.70 400 hurdles - 2 Owen Von Ahsen 57.21 4x100 - 7 Owen Tjelmeland, Vince Nekvinda, Gavin Brooks, Easton Pfiffner 4x400 - 6 3:34.63 Owen Von Ahsen, Will Schanbacher, Evan Martin, Eli Patterson High jump - 2 Eli Patterson 6-02 Discus - 3 Brennen Blegen 166-01, 8 Carter Holmes 136-10 Shot put - 3 Brennen Blegen 52-09, 7 Carter Holmes 47-00.75 Team standings 1) Solon 184 2) Central DeWitt 142 3) Williamsburg 101 4) Marion 79 5) Benton Comm 76 6) Maquoketa 67 7) Xavier, CR 64 8) Oskaloosa 13

The Class of 2024 Senior Walk. One week left!

Girls State Track T-Shirts!! https://stores.teamelitesports.com/benton_girls_track/shop/home

Boys State Track T-shirts!! https://stores.teamelitesports.com/benton_track

Boys Soccer Senior Night! Pictured L to R: Coach Allen Lueckenotto, Quincy Gilbert, Carlos Portillo Mejia, Colby Arnold, Mario Talavera Solario, Juan Ponce, Jace Biery, Steven Block, Caleb Gessner, Kade Andrew, Ty Kulbartz, and Coach Will Stockman.

Girls soccer at Hudson has been canceled for this evening... Thursday, May 9th due to saturated field conditions and more expected rain.

Boys and Girls State Qualifier Track Meet is at Solon this evening. Field events begin at 4:00 pm and running events begin at 4:45 pm. Tickets are purchased online at link 👇 https://www.iahsaa.org/tickets/

Congratulations to the Class of 2024! Seniors were honored on Wednesday, May 8th at the Benton Community Senior Ceremony. Listed is a compilation of Benton Community Senior Award & Scholarship recipients, followed by a slide presentation of the Benton Scholarship Foundation Scholarships recipients. LOCAL SCHOLARSHIPS American Legion Auxiliary Menkel-Bockhot Unit 107 Keystone Betty Junge Memorial Merit Award: Jace Biery Atkins American Legion Post 217 A.H. Schueler Scholarship: Owen Krug Atkins Community Club Scholarship: Jace Biery, Addesyn Duball, Jaida Lyons Atkins Woman's Club Scholarship: Addesyn Duball, Jaida Lyons, Alivia Pfiffner Benton County American Legion Auxiliary Merit Award: Marcus Newton, Karlee Voss Owen Krug, Jace Biery Benton County American Legion Scholarship: Jace Biery, Kennedy Donald, Owen Krug, Morgan Schulte Benton County Cattleman Scholarship: William Kroneman Benton County Pork Producers: William Kroneman Benton County Farm Bureau: William Kroneman, Lexie Pippert Benton Soil & Water Conservation District: William Kroneman Bernie Saggau Award: Emma Townsley Better Business Bureau- Student of Integrity: Isaac Morris Blairstown American Legion and Aux. Scholarship: Marcus Newton, Emma Townsley Blairstown Community Foundation and Sauerkraut Days: Ty Kulbartz, Marcus Newton Boosters Sarah Reiss Outstanding Manager: Breck Coffland Cedar Rapids Area Assoc of Realtors Scholarships: Kennedy Donald, Steven Block, Breanna Jarrett, Owen Krug, Gracie Norton, Lexie Pippert Derek Anderson Bobcat Award: Owen Tjelmeland Des Moines Register Academic All-State: Emma Townsley Doug Keiper Memorial Scholarship: Owen Krug Dupaco Foundation Scholarship: William Kroneman, Owen Krug, Lexie Pippert E Wayne Cooley Award: Emma Townsley ECI REC Scholarship: Morgan Schulte Elberon American Legion: Lexie Pippert Elberon American Legion Auxiliary: Lexie Pippert Elberon Area Women's Club: Lexie Pippert Farmers Mutual Telephone Cooperative of Shellsburg Scholarship: Karlee Voss Female Athlete of the Year: Emma Townsley FFA Awards: William Kroneman, Breck Coffland, Bodee Volesky, Marcus Ricklefs, Morgan Schulte Governor's Scholar Recognition Program: Emma Townsley Grand Lodge of Iowa Scholarship-MCEC: William Kroneman Grand Lodge of Iowa Scholarship-AF &AM: Morgan Schulte Heartland Co-op Scholarship: William Kroneman IGHSAU: Emma Townsley Iowa Cattlemen's Foundation Scholarship Extravaganza 1st place 2022 and 2023: William Kroneman Iowa Cattlemen's Foundation Iowa Youth Beef Team Scholarship: William Kroneman Iowa State Bar Association Citizenship Award: Kennedy Donald Kerkman Memorial Friendship Scholarship: William Kroneman Keystone American Legion Scholarship: Lexie Pippert, Mary Phillips Keystone Communications Scholarship: Breanna Jarrett Keystone Turnerette: Mary Phillips Keystone Turners: Mary Phillips KWWL Best of Class: Emma Townsley Male Athlete of the Year: Brennen Blegen Metco Credit Union Scholarship: Cody Wright NCYL Ambassador Scholarship: William Kroneman, Owen Krug NCYL Whalen Family Scholarship: Marcus Newton New Century FS Annual Scholarship: William Kroneman Newhall American Legion Auxiliary Merit Award: Evelyn Mahan Newhall Fire Department: Evelyn Mahan Newhall First Responders: Evelyn Mahan Newhall Lions Club Scholarship: Evelyn Mahan Norway American Legion Scholarship: Morgan Schulte Principal's Leadership Award: Kennedy Donald, McKenna Kramer, Jaida Lyons, Emma Townsley, Karlee Voss Silver Cord: Lexie Pippert, Morgan Schulte, Emma Townsley, Gavin Walters Theisen's Farm Home & Auto 4-H Scholarship: William Kroneman Third District American Legion Auxiliary Merit Award: Morgan Schulte Van Horne American Legion Auxiliary Scholarship: Kennedy Donald, Emma Townsley Van Horne Lions Club Scholarship: Kennedy Donald, Emma Townsley VGH Jeanette M Miller Scholarship: Breanna Jarrett VGH Scholarship: Jaida Lyons, Morgan Schulte COLLEGE AWARDS The Greg Brouwer Memorial Scholarship: Marcus Ricklefs Northwest Iowa Community College Substation Technician Scholarship: Marcus Ricklefs Kirkwood Community College: Ally Furman, William Kroneman, Anahi Plascencia Munoz, Kolby Wenger Christina Hixson 2024 Opportunity Award: Breck Coffland Benton Scholarship Foundation Slide link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vRroFaTU8ieUn0QiFWDZB2xlXgPgiqmEc1ZOpsF42bpvFaIUVcDMZJdXgry0SfCLQ/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR01PVHzPrZ9jZpOQiMshYS7L66f-6NV3_E5MD_Px6chS_VSbxRwGpDFV1g_aem_AcJJxuQw-OfCO8Gs_bJtwP4hBVXbDEFVjq3mqt7XbmWiBPaH_fqvmya27m1-8EPTLFYZQ2sLcc7wPKxeK6iuzbEB&slide=id.p1

2024 IGHSAU Tournament – Class 1A Region 8 – GIRLS SOCCER Soccer Game: Benton Community Bobcats vs Cedar Valley Christian Huskies Date/Time: Monday, May 13, 2024 – 7:00 PM School Address: 600 1st Street – Van Horne IA 52346 Ticket Info: Admission: $6.00 –ONLINE TICKETING ONLY To get in...all tickets need to be purchased through BOUND at this link. https://login.gobound.com/account/login?ReturnUrl=%2Fconnect%2Fauthorize%2Fcallback%3Fclient_id%3Dtickets.gobound.com%26redirect_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Ftickets.gobound.com%252Fsignin-oidc%26response_type%3Dcode%2520id_token%26scope%3Dopenid%2520profile%2520scfan_api%2520scsuperfan_api%2520bsv_a%2520ea_api%2520offline_access%26response_mode%3Dform_post%26nonce%3D638508560237881134.YWUyY2QxN2UtODJlZi00OWZlLWJlMDctM2QyY2UzODllZjlmZGJjYmJiYmQtYzdhZS00OWIyLWJmOTEtZDFmZDg5YTQ5YjVm%26state%3DCfDJ8OnjufXA3SpNviYlQ8cBgTHplL5yRRsz84sHHYFUCV0QFNpStJUP0o6oafEoDxBiq6hj6CTK4-OIn7rq3qgK-Oosi2olJ1ZeRZnoSRIDbHI6sRnVkrRCsBQCFs74OGxTB1Vu661_4eN1McXHgHznLYeNgCGa-sXH3oH-5VrSHv9894ZbEP9TaitHqnNRtAc5Mgqi6CDnbpPdImFnwTfiC9963UJ1AclKc2C3xpSS9oAZLLy4oOx9jkrSuedV2Qub6Knzha_0YlHq3iyVN_1LwdleKbIYuswKvN8GJDX360OuMrFuIK4GQbdo8zxqUEolYmzTf_07SMS13-hzJ1hwLA_etceUnFH1Q7lyzyQfju_NQ4d-VriHLhCZ-Oz2ZWJeuYDWQC9JptB-jzktEcweAwBVdOcKDiwK8gXANJW5zs7t%26x-client-SKU%3DID_NET6_0%26x-client-ver%3D6.24.0.0

"My favorite thing about my career is being a member of the Bobcat Family! Teaching in multiple buildings has allowed me to witness and feel the “Bobcat Family” in all areas of our vast district."

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Benton Soccer, Week of May 6, 2024 -Courtesy of Jim Magdefrau Benton Community boys' soccer Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at Van Horne Benton 1, South Tama 0 ST 0 0 - 0 BC 1 0 - 1 Statistics are coming Thursday, May 9, 2024 at Van Horne, 5 p.m. Center Point-Urbana (8-4) vs. Benton (9-3) Friday, May 10, 2024 at Denver, 7:30 p.m. Benton (9-3) vs Denver (5-8) Class 2A Soccer Postseason Monday, May 20, 2024 Substate 2 - Second round Webster City plays winner of Hampton-Dumont-CAL game Benton plays winner of Clear Lake vs. Charles City game Substate final is Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at a site to be determined Benton Community girls' soccer Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at Tama Benton 10, South Tama 0 BC 3 7 - 10 ST 0 0 - 0 Statistics are coming Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Hudson, 4 p.m. Benton (5-9) vs Hudson (13-2) Monday, May 13 2024 at Van Horne, 7 p.m. Class 1A Region 8 tourney Cedar Valley Christian (3-8) vs. Benton (5-9)

"My favorite thing about being a Bobcat is educating the students about Edith Wilson. She played an influential role in her husband’s administration after his stroke. Her role was so large she served as essentially de facto president much to the chagrin of his cabinet. In the modern day, the 25th amendment exists to prevent a similar situation."

Today is School Nurse Appreciation Day! Thanks for all you do for our students and staff!