Benton School District

Way to go BHS Cheerleaders! 5A State runner-up!!

Parents/Guardians: Home Access Center (HAC) will be down from Dec. 20th -Dec. 28th for an upgrade.

Benton/Bryant Saline County Shootout tonight at Benton Arena. Girls 6:00 Boys 7:30 Only selling 150 Benton tickets at the door due to Covid Capacity Guidelines.

Please welcome our 2020-2021 Be Tom School Board. Dr. Mike Skelton Jonathan Woolbright (not pictured) Jarrod Hambric Chris Ledbetter, Vice President Holley Little, President Randy Mitchell, Secretary Paul Childress Like Fulcher

An Outstanding Board Member was given their pin at Monday’s meeting for continuing education for their role as a school board member. Congrats and thank you to Holley Little.

Region 3 All Region Choir auditions were held virtually this year the week of November 9-14.  Each student recorded their audition either at school or at home and submitted for judging.  Judges met via Zoom to adjudicate the submissions on November 14.  Benton had 52 students submit audition and 40 were selected to the Region 3 All Region Choir with 4 alternates.  Mrs. Angela White is the BHS Choir Director and will accept this acknowledgement for her students.  The students were: Riece Martin Katharine Crowe Jade Sparks Micah Hall Kaylen Hughes Elizabeth Armstrong Ali Grace Villines Kylie Cunningham Caitlin Little Riley Huskey Carli Lankford Emily Ball Lilly Gladden Ashley Dunn Victoria Gardner Daisy Medders Dagan Terry Jagger Suggs Samuel Krallman Eli Chennault Donvan Battie Deytron Wilson Keenan Smith Chris Bronson Calley Easterling Lindsey Kate Storey Aslan Ladd Kayla Howell Mackynzie Moore Amiya Johnson Maegan Hill Jenna Malone Marissa Reed Lola Smith Hannah Cook Aria Carter Aryona Griffin Chloe Hamilton Sade Baxter Jillian Langley Jackson Jessup Zeke Fletcher Luke Tolbert Joseph Boss

Congrats to the BHS Cheer team! One last 1st place weekend going into State!! And judges choice for: Best use of tumbling and Most crowd pumping cheer!

Nine Benton High School students have been recognized statewide with the Arkansas Seal of Biliteracy. Congrats! Dario Cano Aria Carter Samuel Morales Alma Navarrete Crystal Navarrete Emily Reyes Alondra Vences Mallorie Warner Daniel Suarez

Teacher in quarantine? Not a problem at Caldwell Elementary School! Thanks to technology, our substitute was able to zoom her in to encourage that relationship, and bring more excitement to the classroom. #BPSPantherPride

Thank you bus drivers!

Benton Junior High School: Benton Junior High School will continue with Offsite Virtual Learning Instruction beginning tomorrow (November 17, 2020) due to COVID-19 Exposure. Students will return to in-classroom instruction on November 30th. This decision comes after consultation with the AR Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the AR Department of Health. Please visit the following link for the Virtual Learning Pivot Plan: https://bit.ly/BJHStudentVirtual

Emma Selph 17th place out of 56 at Arkansas-Oklahoma All-Star XC Meet of Champs.

Another 1st place weekend for BHS cheer! Judges choice: Best use of pyramid and Best use of Tumbling! BET ON BENTON!

We’re looking for substitute teachers! Who’s ready to help our students!?

Important Information from the Athletic Department

ICYMI: Students are urged to bring a clean mask every day to ensure there are enough emergency supplied school masks. Watch here: https://www.thv11.com/mobile/article/news/health/coronavirus/arkansas-schools-run-low-masks-kids-forget/91-5c3ca4fd-ee6f-425c-9934-6099371e698b

Join us for our Homecoming Ceremony on Facebook LIVE or Zoom at this link: https://zoom.us/j/7896433412?pwd=ZWxLV24vYWt1Q0RsV2ZEcGNESHIzQT09 Meeting ID: 789 643 3412

**Ringgold Elementary Meal Sign Up** During this Offsite Virtual Instruction time, you are still eligible for school meals. Please fill out this form if you would like meals during this time. Meal pick up will be @ Ringgold, Thursday, October 8, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Drive thru the PK/Kindergarten drop off line and we will meet you at the curbside. All we need is your name and your child's name. You will receive Thursday's and Friday's meal all at once. Just a reminder, these meals are at no cost to you! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSevpa3a45ZSvg7Ng3MiyIgKRu7jM-K4Dt7Ic6EE0VN59PRsgw/viewform?vc=0&c=0&w=1&flr=0

Virtual Friday Information:

Benton Public Schools: Parents/Guardians, Benton Public Schools will be having Virtual Fridays beginning on October 16th. Please select the link below to learn more and provide us with information by Friday, October 9th. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/VirtualFriday