7/2/2020 Dear Parents: I know the 2019-2020 school year and the current times with the COVID-19 virus are very challenging. In my 27 years of education, I can honestly say it has been the most unique and challenging of my career. With the many uncertainties around us, I want you to know that the entire staff of Benton Public Schools remains dedicated to... READ MORE >
Important Information about Graduation 2020 Where: The graduation ceremony will be held at the Benton Athletic Complex When: July 11th at 9:00 am. -Gates will open at 7:00 am; Students must be present at 8:00 am. -Students will enter the indoor facility where they will be lined up and maintain social distancing throughout the... READ MORE >
BSD Teacher of the Year Lacee Glidewell, Ringgold Elementary, was honored at the Board Meeting on Monday June 8th. Glidewell now is up against teachers across the state for Teacher of the Year. Good Luck! READ MORE >
Lacee Glidewell, Ringgold Elementary School is the 2020 teacher of the year. Congrats! READ MORE >
Congrats 2020 Seniors! Your yard signs are in! Beginning Monday at 9am you can pick them up from the High School. (This is the same time as MacBook returns for any student that has not turned their device in.) READ MORE >
Board Meeting will be streamed on Facebook starting a few minutes before roll call at 5p.https://www.facebook.com/bentonschools/ READ MORE >
Parents, Please take a few minutes to provide us with input regarding this school year. Also, please encourage your child to take the student survey as well. Parent Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BPSAMIPARENT Student Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BPSAMISTUDENT Padres, Por favor tome unos minutos para darnos su opinión sobre... READ MORE >
Register your student for the 2020-2021 school year here- English copy- https://registration.powerschool.com/family/gosnap.aspx?action=23423&culture=en Spanish copy- https://registration.powerschool.com/family/gosnap.aspx?action=23423&culture=es READ MORE >
Registration for all students starts on Friday May 15th. The link will be posted here, as well as on school Social Media pages. READ MORE >
PARENT RESOURCES: Good information regarding your student's safety online during this time...and helping them cope with what's going on---> READ MORE >
**IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE REMAINDER OF THE 2019-2020 YEAR**As directed by Governor Hutchinson the remainder of the school year there will not be in school instruction. No students will be going back to classroom learning this year, AMI days will continue.Education Commissioner Johnny Key says seniors that were in good standing after the 3rd 9-weeks will... READ MORE >
KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP: 1. Please sign up on this link: https://registration.powerschool.com/family/gosnap.aspx… 2. Then sign up for a time for assessment in August! Angie Grant: https://forms.gle/j8VpynWGNkQg...Caldwell: https://forms.gle/y9NUrWCKpMy6...Howard Perrin: https://forms.gle/PiX9WmCuhWz7...Ringgold: https://forms.gle/9Ur4MCH3nx8H... Can't wait... READ MORE >
FREE BREAKFAST & LUNCH REMINDER:Students 18 and under free in these locations! READ MORE >
**SHARE**LUNCHES NEXT WEEK, March 30-April 3All students under 18 will receive a free breakfast & lunch!Longhills- 11-11:30Ralph Bunch- 11-11:30Howard Perrin- 11-11:30Lonsdale- 11-1Trinity Church-11:30-12Oak Grove Church-11:30-12Caldwell- 11:30-12Hiland Heights-11:30-12Angie Grant drive thru 11-1 READ MORE >
GRAB-&-GO LUNCHES FOR MARCH 23-27:The Benton Community saw the need, and stepped up to the plate!Thanks to so many organizations, K-12 Benton Students can receive FREE lunches.Highland Heights Baptist, Holland Chapel Baptist, First United Methodist, Trinity Baptist, First Baptist of Benton, Summit Saline, GracePoint, LifeSpring First Church of the Nazarene.True... READ MORE >
March 20, 2020 Students will be able to sign out a Chromebook in order to complete classwork during the time away from the classroom. If your student needs a Chromebook, please sign-up on the Google Spreadsheet, and also sign the Chromebook Loan Agreement. If you are able to do this at home before picking up the device that is preferred. No device will be signed... READ MORE >
March 20, 2020 Students will be able to sign out a Chromebook in order to complete classwork during the time away from the classroom. If your student needs a Chromebook, please sign-up on the Google Spreadsheet, and also sign the Chromebook Loan Agreement. If you are able to do this at home before picking up the device that is preferred. No device will be signed... READ MORE >
*IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING SCHOOL CLOSURES* BPS WILL REOPEN APRIL 17TH AS DIRECTED BY GOVERNOR ASA HUTCHINSON. READ MORE >
Thank you for providing us input to serve your child better! If you have more than one child attending school in Benton, please feel free to either take the survey multiple times or to choose one of your children and answer it according to him/her. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BSDParent2020 READ MORE >
This is available for all students in the Benton School District. READ MORE >
*IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING INTERNET ACCESS* For many students internet access is crucial for AMI work completion. If you need access, there are several options: • Two months of Free Internet Access from Comcast (Effective Monday, March 16, 2020). More information at www.internetessentials.com • Charter Communications will offer free Spectrum broadband and... READ MORE >
FREE BREAKFAST STARTING MONDAY 3/16 8a-10a: Once again...the Benton Community, there are truly no words.... Thanks to Holland Chapel Church, FREE GRAB-&-GO BREAKFAST FOR STUDENTS will be offered at Ringgold Elementary in the pickup/drop off line. READ MORE >
FREE BREAKFAST STARTING MONDAY 3/16 8a-10a: This community...no words. Thanks to so many sponsors, FREE GRAB-&-GO BREAKFAST FOR STUDENTS will be offered at Angie Grant Elementary in the pickup/drop off line. ❤️ READ MORE >
BPS WILL PROVIDE FREE LUNCHES FOR STUDENTS STARTING MONDAY MARCH 16TH.Please Check the schedule on where you can receive your sack lunch. READ MORE >
IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING SCHOOL CLOSURES: As directed by Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, Benton Public Schools will close for classes starting Friday March 13, 2020 and will re-open Monday March 30, 2020. BPS will be using Alternate Method of Instruction (AMI) days. Students will be given more information from their teachers about... READ MORE >
COVID-19 UPDATE FROM BENTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Many have asked if BPS plans to cancel classes due to the pandemic of the Coronavirus, we will defer to the Education Commissioner for that decision. Governor Hutchinson included in his statement Wednesday “the Secretary of Health, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall have sole authority to close... READ MORE >
We are aware of the health concerns due to the confirmation of the first Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) case in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. We will continue to review and improve plans to protect our students and staff. We will also continue to prepare for, if the need warrants, the use of alternate methods of learning. BPS continues to monitor the situation based on... READ MORE >
Benton Panther Families, We are closely monitoring the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) internationally as well as here in the US and are working with the Arkansas Department of Heath and the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to monitor the situation in our state. There are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Benton School District at this... READ MORE >
Please use the front entrance from Border Street to the parking lots at BHS for the remainder of the school year. READ MORE >
Here is the official calendar for the 2020-2021 School Year. READ MORE >
TUNE IN ALERT: Almost 50 Little Rockers at Caldwell Elementary are running in their marathon tomorrow. At 5p and 6p watch THV11 and see how Caldwell is training our Panthers, and teaching them about the importance of healthy habits! READ MORE >
APRIL 3, 2020 Get ready, Kindergarten Registration starts in just over a month! READ MORE >
The Spring Blood Drive will take place on March 3rd in the High School Auditorium from 8:30a-2:30p. Sign-up sheets will be in the office starting today (Tuesday February 25, 2020). READ MORE >
Eat, enjoy and help us earn at our Spirit Night Donation. The event will be ALL Day THURSDAY at Red Robin in Benton. 20% of fundraising sales go to Benton High School. All you have to do is mention Benton High School to your server!*dine in and carry out orders* READ MORE >
Let’s help Blayre R., our FoodBank Hunger Hero reach her goal of raising $1000 for the AR Food Bank! The proceeds will go to help Arkansas students that need food throughout the school year, and summer as well.Come by the table outside the BHS cafeteria this week at lunch and buy raffle tickets for these awesome prizes!If you aren't at the high school but still... READ MORE >
Click here for a current list of job openings in the Benton School District.https://bentonschools.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspxYour Choice.Your Future. READ MORE >
On Friday February 14th, the beam signed by Junior High students was placed on top of the new 9th Grade Academy set to open in 2021. Thanks to Nabholz and several students, board members, and staff out there to celebrate our new building! READ MORE >
Kristen Garner and Bishop Butler are FINALISTS as National Merit Scholars! They are just 2 of over a million applicants this year! We’re so proud! #BPSPantherPrideGarner: “I’m excited and honored because only a few people get this opportunity across the county, top 1%. It’s exciting to get money for college too!”Butler: “I’m honored because being the top 1% it... READ MORE >
Girls Swimming wins 5A South Conference Tuesday night! Way to go! READ MORE >
Blayre Rives is one of 50 students across the state selected as a Hunger Hero by the Arkansas Foodbank to raise money for other students! Help her out! Blayre has one month to raise the money!https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E202274&id=9&cfifid=38 Check out her video here. READ MORE >
Urijah Quenga took first place at the Dawson CoOp Third Grade Chess Tournament. Urijah had the only perfect winning record against more than 40 students selected to come to the tournament from Arkadelphia, Bauxite, Bryant, Fountain Lake, Harmony Grove, Lake Hamilton, and Lakeside School Districts. Urijah has finished in either first or second place in the three... READ MORE >
Congratulations to our Fall All-State Athletes! Hannah Brewer, Volleyball Ethan Bearden, GolfLydia Buchanan, VolleyballMary Grace Guerra, Volleyball Emma Selph, Cross CountryBrett Barbaree, Football Morgan Gray, CheerAddie Chumley, DanceGarrett Brown, FootballCaleb Coffman, Football Gavin... READ MORE >
BENTON, Ark. – An unlikely friendship is playing out at Ringgold Elementary in Benton. Two fourth graders are helping each other, out of the kindness of their hearts.Andie Renteria and Ethen Patton are two peas in a pod.https://www.kark.com/news/local-news/benton-4th-graders-teach-lesson-in-empathy-and-kindness/ READ MORE >
BENTON, Ark. — Dozens of Benton High School students are seeking a future in the military. The school has just over 1,200 students in the high school and 10% of them took a military exam Thursday. Many attribute it to the ROTC program. "This is what I really want to do because I’m really good at it,” said Connor Roy, 12th grader at Benton... READ MORE >
Congratulations to these Benton Athletes on their signing day!Signing Ceremony: Wednesday (2/5) at 3:30p in the High School Cafeteria.Brett Barbaree: Football, Ouachita Baptist UniversityCade Clark: Track, University of ArkansasDalton Pugh: Baseball, Central Baptist CollegeEthan Hambric: Baseball, University of the Ozarks READ MORE >
Dear Parent/Guardian,The Benton School District is considering offering bus service to all students in the district. We are seeking information regarding the need your child may have for transportation to/from school. Please take 2 minutes to answer a few questions regarding bus transportation. Your input will be used in making plans for the 2020-2021 school... READ MORE >
The Benton Middle School basketball team honored Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna in Tuesday’s game against North Little Rock. The entire team wore purple, yellow and white ribbons in their hair in memory of the Laker’s star and his daughter.https://www.fox16.com/news/local-news/benton-middle-school-basketball-team-honors-kobe-bryant-and-daughter-gianna/ READ MORE >
Benton alum Wayne Ashley (2000) won a Grammy this past Sunday night. He served in the Benton High School and Junior High band for years and graduated with a band scholarship. Congrats! READ MORE >
We’re thrilled to announce Benton SchoolDistrict’s new app! It’s everything Benton Schools, in yourpocket.With the new app, you can access sports scores, cafeteriamenus, news updates, and even emergency notifications.Download the app on Android: http://bit.ly/2sKFSdL oriPhone: https://apple.co/2vaoBeR. READ MORE >
The 2019 BHS Volleyball team had an outstanding season. They were 5A South Co-Champions with a #1 seed and finished the State Tournament as the 5A State Runner-ups. They finished the Season with a 27-4 overall record and a 13-1 Conference Record. Lydia Buchanan Head Coach- Michelle Shoppach Katie Strickland ... READ MORE >