

FALL 2022 UPDATE
August 16th, 2022
WELCOME TO BOBCAT ACTIVITIES 2022-23!
Hello All!
My name is Craig Huegel, and I am the new Activities Director & Assistant Principal at Benton Community MS-HS. I am beginning year 24 as an educator, and year 15 as an activities administrator. A lot of exciting opportunities await your students!
Q) How do I find out what is going on?
A) https://www.benton.k12.ia.us/ Please explore our website for all of the activities that we offer!
B) https://wamacconference.org/public/genie/150/school/102/ We do our best to include competition and practice schedules on the activities calendar.
C) Social media. I often tweet out news and notes regarding our activities programs. Give me a follow at @AD_Benton! Follow "Benton Community Schools" on Facebook! Also, many of our programs have their own social media accounts!
Activity Tickets
These can be purchased at the MS-HS office($40 for students, $85 for adults) and they allow for admittance into any MS-HS event.
Gate Admission for 2022-2023 for all high school athletic events is:
Football: Adults $6
HS Events: Adults $6, Students $5
MS Events: Adults $5, Students $2
Activities Passes: Passes can be purchased at the MS-HS office or they can be purchased online at https://ia-benton-lite.intouchreceipting.com/
Options for adults and senior citizens, check it out!
Band Boosters Meeting: Wednesday, September 14th, 7PM in the band room. All are welcome.
Physicals
Just a reminder that all 7th-12th grade student-athletes need to be fully registered(current physical, concussion forms, etc.) online at https://benton-ar.rschooltoday.com/. Student-athletes cannot participate until this happens. Fall sports for high school cross country, football, and volleyball started August 8th. Middle school cross country, football and volleyball will begin August 23rd. Physical forms can be obtained here: https://www.iahsaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/PreparticipationPhysicalForm.pdf
Live Streaming in 2022-2023
The Benton Activities Department continues to seek ways to provide more opportunities for Bobcat Fans across the country to watch our events. We have purchased a Hudl Focus camera to show events at our stadium and in the gymnasium. All events at those locations will be able to be live streamed. This would be a great opportunity for out of town/state relatives to be able to watch their favorite Benton Bobcat! All our live streams can be watched on our YouTube Channel by searching "Bobcat Cast" on YouTube or by clicking here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-b1rPJ2V2UAJIvjKeq_8Q/featured
Staying up to date with the Bobcats
The easiest way to stay up to date with activities is to visit the WaMAC Website at https://www.wamacconference.org/g5-bin/client.cgi?G5genie=150. Once there, you can click on Benton and see the daily schedule as well as all sports schedules for the year.
R-School (Activities School Calendar) APP
Our activities calendar is also easily accessible through an app.
Below are the steps:
Search: R school (icon with a hat and rst on hat)
Click on Iowa
Find Wamac and Click on Benton Community
Homecoming Date: September 30, 2022 v. Vinton-Shellsburg
Prom Date: April 22, 2023 at Atkins Elementary Center
FALL KICKOFF
August 19th Boosters Fall Kickoff
5:30pm, Bobcat Stadium
9th, JV and varsity football scrimmages
All fall teams will be announced and recognized
Booster Club Membership
Anyone wanting to join the Benton Athletic Booster Club can do so by filling out a membership form at the Aug. 19 scrimmage.
Booster Club Fall Apparel Store
The Benton Booster Athletic Club has opened
their ONLINE fall apparel store at: https://stores.teamelitesports.com/benton_booster/shop/home
There will be some items on site at the football scrimmage on August 19th, but there is a wider variety available online.