Benton School District

Due to inclement weather, Benton Public Schools will be closed on Friday February 4th, 2022.

On February 1, 2022, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced schools no longer have to contact trace or quarantine students or staff for close contact. Therefore, Benton Schools will no longer contact trace or quarantine. Please help us by keeping your child(ren) home when they are not feeling well or are showing symptoms. El 1 de febrero de 2022, el gobernador Asa Hutchinson anunció que las escuelas ya no tienen que ponerse en contacto con los estudiantes o el personal de rastreo o cuarentena por contacto cercano. Por lo tanto, las Escuelas de Benton ya no contactará con el rastreo ni la cuarentena. Ayúdenos manteniendo a su(s) hijo(s) en casa cuando no se sientan bien o muestren síntomas.

National Letter of Intent Signing Ceremony- Feb. 2, 2022

Friday January 21st will be an AMI day for all BJH students. Campus will be closed due to water issues.

We’re so lucky to call Saline Memorial Hospital a Panther Partner. Thank you for the new AED to add to our fleet! This will replace an old device and ensure all buildings are current with an AED available. #BPSPantherPride

PANTHERS- The link is now available to order your free rapid COVID-19 test kits through the government at the following site: www.covidtests.gov

COVID-19 Testing in Benton:

Thank you Benton Police Department for all you do for all Panthers! #BPSPantherPride #SRODay

Dear Parents, Guardians, and Community Members- With the rise in COVID-19 in our state and community, several school districts have moved to virtual learning. However, at this time, Benton Public Schools does not plan to move to virtual instruction. While our numbers of positive cases for the district and the state are on the rise, most of our positive cases have resulted from community spread during the holidays. Currently, we are able to provide supervision that allows us to provide for the academic needs and the safety of our students at the current positive and quarantine rates. A decision to move to remote learning will only be made IF absences among our teachers and staff compromise the education and/or safety and supervision of students. We are closely tracking the situation as each campus has different staffing needs. If there is a need for closure, we will give our school community as much notice as possible. Our goal is to keep our schools open, and students are learning in person as long as we can safely do so. We appreciate your patience as we work to make the best decisions for our students and staff. Con el aumento de COVID-19 en nuestro estado y comunidad, varios distritos escolares han optado por el aprendizaje virtual. Sin embargo, en este momento, las Escuelas Públicas de Benton no planean pasar a la instrucción virtual. Si bien nuestro número de casos positivos para el distrito y el estado está aumentando, la mayoría de nuestros casos positivos han sido el resultado de la propagación de la comunidad durante las vacaciones. Actualmente, podemos proporcionar supervisión que nos permite satisfacer las necesidades académicas y la seguridad de nuestros estudiantes con las tasas positivas y de cuarentena actuales. La decisión de pasar al aprendizaje virtual solo se tomará si las ausencias de nuestros maestros y personal comprometen la educación y/o la seguridad y la supervisión de los estudiantes. Estamos siguiendo de cerca la situación ya que cada campus tiene diferentes necesidades de personal. Si hay una necesidad de cierre, avisaremos a nuestra comunidad escolar con la mayor antelación posible. Nuestro objetivo es mantener nuestras escuelas abiertas y los estudiantes estarán aprendiendo en persona siempre que podamos hacerlo de manera segura. Agradecemos su paciencia mientras trabajamos para tomar las mejores decisiones para nuestros estudiantes y personal.

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Reminder: The following rules will be followed regarding Quarantine times for 2nd Semester.

REMINDER: Second Semester begins on Tuesday January 4th, 2022. Campus will not be open for students on Monday January 3rd, 2022.

BENTON CHEER—STATE CHAMPS! 🥇 Way to go ladies!!

A note from Benton Nurses: Happy Holiday Break! Please report positive COVID-19 cases and close contacts to Nurse Cheryl Watson. Contact Nurse Watson at this number 501-304-5140, or email at cwatson@bentonschools.org.

🥇 place goes to BENTON! Both BJH and BHS Cheer teams take 1st! Way to go Benton Junior High Cheer and Benton High School Cheer for wonderful routines Saturday at the Benton Invitational! Thanks to all Panther volunteers for hosting all competitors for a great day of competition!

Our second COVID vaccine clinics are Tuesday, 12/7/21 at Ringgold from 4:30-5:30 PM in the gym and Wednesday, 12/8 at Angie Grant cafeteria from 4:30- 5:30 PM. Please bring your Vaccine cards.

Our Benton High School EAST Program is sponsoring a Winter Clothing Drive! Please help them out by donating at one of the listed locations. Start preparing all unwanted clothing this week and bring them to our listed drop boxes the week of December 6-10. #clothingdrive #bentonhighschool

Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break Panthers but remember to report positive COVID-19 cases and close contacts to Nurse Cheryl Watson. Contact Nurse Watson at this number 501-304-5140, or email at cwatson@bentonschools.org.

Thank you Caldwell Panthers for hosting our School Board for a Thanksgiving Lunch. Always fun to see Panthers hanging out with our Board. #BPSPantherPride #BetonBenton

Do you have the app Smart911? You should! EAST students at Benton Junior High School are reminding you to download the app, and challenging the app company to add features. #BetonBenton #BPSPantherPride