10.22.2008

STUDENT ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Congratulations to the Cross Country Team for their efforts in the M.E.C. Championships held yesterday at Krug Park. The varsity boys finished in 4th place led by the 2nd Team All-Conference finishes from Jordan Bolton and John Beamon. Ryno Relford, Josh White, and Tanner Murphy rounded out the scoring for Benton. The varsity girls finished in second place paced by the 1st Team All-Conference performance from Taylor Woodruff and the 2nd Team All-Conference effort from Blayr Bolton.
Erin McAndrews, Heavin Warner, and Lauren Johnson provided strong support for the girls 2nd place finish. The J.V. boys were led by strong runs from Brian McIntosh, C.J. Snapp, and Brandon Parker.

Congratulations to the Soccer Team for thier 5-0 win over Cameron. Alejandro Castillo had 4 Goals with 3 Assists from Anthony Ortega, and Mike Westfall made a beautiful Goal off of a corner kick, Blake Davis had a whopping 6 saves to conclude the evening's match.. Great Job Boys.
They will go on to host "BENTON SENIORS KICKIN' OUT HUNGER', OCTOBER 23RD, 2008 @ 5 P.M.. as they play Central. It is Benton's last home game and we will honor the seniors and also feed the hungry. Bring a canned food item, and get into the game for FREE> The teams' goal is to raise 1,000 canned food items to give to Second Harvest. Our mascot Bentley will be giving away PRIZES, GIFT CERTIFICATES AND FREE MERCHANDISE!! So wear your red and black and let's show our Southside Pride as we feed the Hungry.....

Anyone interested in working on the lighting or sound crew for "Sweeney Todd" needs to see Mrs. Schultz in room 102 before Friday.

Boy's Basketball Metting is Wednesday , October 22th, 2008 at 7:15 am.. in the Springer Gym. The meeting is to talk to players and place shoe orders!!

Student Council will meet at 7:00 AM Wednesday morning 10/22/2008 - We have a full slate to cover, please plan to be there. STUCO members who cannot make it, please see Mr. Reigert.

Benton Library Book Club
Interested in participating?
See Mrs Thompson (Library) or Mrs Cook (rm 212) To sign up

Foreign Language Club will have its next meeting on Monday, Oct. 27th. We will meet right after school in room 202 to celebrate Day of the Dead!

Drama Club will host a Halloween Party on Tuesday, October 28th from 7:00-8:30. There will be a costume contest, games, food and fun. Anyone is welcome to attend. For more information, check the callboard or see Mrs. Schultz in room 102

The Salvation Army has started their ANNUAL COAT DRIVE "Operation-Second Coat"They will accept coats in good condition. They may be dropped off at The Salvation Army 602 Messanie St.
Drop off hours are Monday-Friday 8am-4pm. Please no coats that need repair. Coats need to be CLEAN AND READY TO WEAR.
Distribution will be Saturday November 1, 2008 from the above address.

The Missouri Taxidermy Institute in Linn Creek, MO at the beautiful Lake of the Ozarks is looking for students interested in taxidermy. They offer 4 and 8 week classes several times a year. Please see Mrs. Arambula if you are interested.

Whiskey Creek is looking form greeters to work at least one night a week and 2 weekend nights. It is $4.75 an hour, plus 2% of tips made. See Mrs. Arambula if you need more information.

FCA meets every Friday in A123 at 7:00 am

Family, Career and Community Leaders of America
Fall Social
October 28th 5-7pm in Room 103
All students interested in joining FCCLA are invited.Students who have taken or are currently taking a FACS class are eligible to join.See Mrs. Taliaferro or Mrs. Ezzell for more information.

Interested in being a part of the State Girls Basketball Championship Program at Benton? Well, Try-outs will begin Novemeber 10th and anyone that wants basketball shoes, see Coach Goodwin, ASAP.

Juniors, as participants of the My Success Event last year, you are eligible for a My Success Event Scholarship. There are at least 16- $500 scholarships available. Some colleges have matching scholarships for students receiving the MSE scholarship. This could mean $1000 for some students. The scholarship application is available at: http://www.mysuccessevent.com/ and is due November 7th. See Mrs. Nelson or Mrs. Arambula if you have questions.

For the weekly acitivies please Check out Benton Cardinal Activities at: http://bhscardinalactivities.blogspot.com/


Wednesday 10/22
5th period MU College Visit @ BHS (counselors)
10:35-11:11 Jostens Additional Cap, Gown, and Announcements @ Springer Gym
11:15-1:15 Scholar/Citizen Luncheon @ BHS
6:00 pm Youth Wrestling Sign Ups @ Modis Gym

Thursday 10/23
7:10 am FOR Club meeting @ BHS rm. 206
5th period Job Fair
2:45 pm Mandatory Staff Meeting with Dr. Melody Smith @ BHS
5:00 pm BHS Soccer vs. St. Joseph Central – Parents / Senior night

Friday 10/24
11:00 am MSHSAA State Softball Championships @ Heritage Park
7:00 pm BHS Varsity Football @ Kearney (Bus Departs @ 4:30)Cheerleader/Pep bus Departs @ 5:15pm

Saturday 10/25-
ACT Testing (Location TBA @ Benton) Counselors
MSHSAA State Softball Championships @ Heritage Park
TBA All District Clinician / All State Auditions - @ Platte County


The Career Education Class is taking a college visit to the University of Kansas on Wednesday, Oct. 29th. Any seniors that are interested in going please see Mrs. Arambula in the Counseling Center or Ms. Gaiser. We will be leaving school at 7:45 and returning by 2:30. The cost is $7.50 per student plus additional money for lunch. All permission slips and money need to be turned in by Friday, Oct. 24th. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

COLLEGES VISITING BENTON: Interested in visiting with one of these colleges? Sign up in the Counseling Office no later than 5th hour the day before the visit:

10/22/08 University of Missouri Columbia
10/24/08 Truman State
10/27/08 William Jewell
10/28/08 Columbia College
11/4/08 University of Missouri Science and Technology
11/6/08 MWSU
11/10/08 Midland Lutheran College
11/18/08 St. Louis University
11/19/08 UMKC
12/2/2008 Graceland University


FACULTY ANNOUNCEMENTS
Benton.Bulletin@sjsd.k12.mo.us
(Submission Deadline 2:00)

AT&T is giving all St. Joseph School Dist. employees with AT&T cellular service a coupon to go to the North Shops store and receive a discount on your cell phone billing. But, the employee's name must appear in the billing address (alone or with your spouse's) or it cannot go through.
NOTE: if the employee wants to change the account to be under their name, there will be a one time $18.00 charge per phone line that AT&T will charge and will than be able to use the coupon.
If you have any questions please contact the AT&T North Shops Store.

Staff- Matthew Tabor (head Football Coach) is sending out Progress Reports for all of the football players to have signed and returned. They will be sent out every week and must be returned by Friday of each week. Thank you for your cooperation !!