Benton Community School District

The Benton Community School District, part of the WAMAC Conference, comprises eight rural towns located in the state of Iowa (United States of America): Atkins, Newhall, Norway, Watkins, Van Horne, Keystone, Elberon, Blairstown; additional students from Marengo, Garrison.

Benton Community elementaries (Preschool through sixth grades) are located in: Atkins, Keystone, Van Horne, and Norway. The Junior High (Seventh and Eighth grades) is in Van Horne and attached is the High School (Ninth through Twelfth grades).

The High School, which houses an average enrollment of 450 students, offers many classes with the option of many extracurricular activties:

Fine Arts

marching/concert/pep bands, concert choir, mixed choir, chamber choir, show choir (Illusions: our Junior High group, Jubliation Incorporated: our Junior-Varsity group, and Celebration Company: our Varsity group), jazz choir, a Madrigal choir, musicals, plays, Holiday and Spring JAVA (our winter and spring talent shows respectively)

ports

football, cross country, volleyball, wrestling, basketball, golf, baseball, track and field, softball, soccer, cheerleading squads, dance team

Groups and Clubs

Art Club, FCCLA, FFA, HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America), individual and group Speech, Spanish Club, Journalism, Yearbook, SADD, Drivers Education, Homecoming Court

Honors

National Honor Society, honor rolls

Transportation

Multiple bus systems transport students to and from their hometowns to their respective schools. Parking for high school students is allowed based on registered vehicles and completion of the Drivers' Education course.

Consolidation

Benton Community consolidated with Norway Schools in the fall of 1991. From this consolidation, the movie The Final Season portrayed the final state title of the Norway High School baseball team. Central Lutheran elementaries and middle schools are also located within the Benton Community School District in either Atkins or Newhall.

Administration

* Superintendent: Gary Zittergruen
* Associate Superintendent: Doug Embray
* High School Principal: James Bieschke
* Middle School Principal: Jo Prusha
* Dean Of Students: Ryan Junge
* Activities/Transportation Director: Kal Goodchild

External links

* [http://www.benton.k12.ia.us District website]
* [http://www.centrallutheranschool.org/ Central Lutheran elementaries and middle schools]

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