Benton School District

🏀 🎉Get ready to cheer on our Panthers as they take on Pine Bluff in the 5A State Championship Basketball game this Friday at 1:45 at OZK Arena in Hot Springs! Tickets are only available online ➡️ 🎟 https://gofan.co/app/school/AAA

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If your family is experiencing food insecurity and your children attend Benton School District, please contact our Bright Futures Coordinator, Shameka Criston, at schriston@bentonschools.org for assistance.

The Benton School Board approved the 2024-2025 school calendar. The Benton School District will bank minutes in the upcoming school year. We have recently implemented an alternative calendar where we are currently banking minutes to make up for recent snow days. Although we have yet to determine the exact school start and end times, they will likely be similar to the current schedule. However, we will announce those times once we have them established

All Benton Panther, sporting events tickets, are available online by visiting https://gofan.co/app/school/AR4644. You can purchase individual tickets or season passes with just a few clicks! Go Panthers!

The Benton School District will make the following changes to school schedules and the calendar in order to make up the 5 snow days missed: Mon., February 19 (President’s Day) and Friday, March 29 (Good Friday) will be regular school days. Friday, May 24 will be the last day of school. Beginning Monday, February 5 through the end of school, the following changes will be in place: BMS will start school at 8:00 and dismiss at 3:10 BJHS will start school at 7:48 and dismiss at 3:10 BHS will dismiss 5 min later. There is no change to the start/stop time at the elementary schools. With the later dismissals, the bus routes will be 10 minutes later in the afternoon than normal.

If you are not receiving the district's text messages and would like to, text "START" to 98900. To receive messages, even after opting in, you must be a contact for your student in e-school. That means the back-to-school paperwork you filled out at the beginning of the year must have your number listed as a contact for the student. If you have opted out of receiving messages from a different district, chances are we use the same software, and you have also opted out of our communication.

Tonight, we recognized our School Board President, Paul Childress, for completing at least 50 hours of board development training. He received an award as a Master Board Member from the Arkansas School Board Association, presented by Superintendent Dr. Kim Anderson. Congratulations, and thank you for your hard work and dedication to the Benton School District!

Benton Public Schools will be closed on Monday, January 15, 2023, in observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. Classes will resume on Tuesday, January 16, 2023.

Due to the LEARNS Act, we can no longer count AMI (Alternative Methods of Instruction) days toward the state-required 178 student instruction days. Therefore, if school is canceled due to a weather event, the day(s) will be added to the end of the school year. Decisions regarding school closings will most likely be made the day of.

The Benton School District will be closed November 20-24 for Thanksgiving Break. We look forward to seeing our Panthers on Monday, November 27th.

Congratulations 🎉 Benton Lady Panther Volleyball team! They are our 5A Volleyball State Champions for the second year in a row! 🏐🏆🐾 #betonbenton

Make plans to join us for some Halloween fun with our baseball team! Monday, October 30th at 6:30 the Baseball Team will be hosting the 3rd Annual Trick or Treat on the Turf. No fee to attend, however we will be taking donations of granola bars, peanut butter crackers, and Vienna sausages for our food pantry with Bright Futures.

Bright Futures has teamed up with the BHS Basketball Team for a Hoodie Drive! You can donate hoodies during the month of October. Drop off locations include the High School Rotunda, Crossfit Testament, and Summerwood Sports. Thank you for helping us take care of our fellow panthers.

We’ve got a feel good story for you! When a sweet momma cat showed up and had her kittens at the bus shed, our awesome Transportation Team took them in and adopted them! Meet Blue Bird “Birdie” & Benton. They spend their days playing in the bus shed and getting lots of love and attention! 🐾

Caldwell Elementary had a surprise guest visitor recently! Miss Arkansas, Cori Keller, visited classrooms and spoke to students about healthy eating habits and heathy activities to reduce screen time.

Mountain View Elementary Ribbon Cutting Ceremony. Benton School District Administration, MVE staff, Board Members, Baldwin and Shell, City Officials, and MVE families joined us for a special Ribbon Cutting Ceremony earlier this month. Afterwards, everyone was invited to tour the new facilities. We are grateful for the support of our stakeholders and community members. It's always a great day to be a Benton Panther!

It's Salt Season! Mark your calendars! This year's Salt Bowl will be on Saturday, August 26th at 7pm at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. Tickets are on sale now through Friday, August 25th at 7pm. Tickets can be purchased online using the link below. CASH ONLY tickets may be purchased at Benton City Hall from 8am to 5pm Monday-Friday and also at Third Thursday in Downtown Benton on August 17th. No tickets will be sold on game day. Benton fans must enter at gate 7 only. Shirts are available for purchase at Stated Apparel in downtown Benton. Chuys is offering a FREE QUESO with entree purchase with proof of Salt Bowl ticket. Football season is here! Let's go Panthers! https://gofan.co/event/1037631?schoolId=AR4644

We broke ground on our new middle school, Mountain View Middle, which is set to open in August 2025. We had special guests join us to help make this day extra special! We had some 2nd grade students from Caldwell Elementary & Ringgold Elementary in attendance. They will be some of the first students who will attend Mountain View Middle School when it opens! Mrs. Moffett had her pep band kick off the ceremonies and our favorite mascot was on hand to bring extra cheer to the crowd! It’s a great day to be a Benton Panther! 🐾

Congratulations Benton Lady Panther Softball team! They are our 5A State Champions! #3peat 🏆