Thank you for a great start to the year! 2:00 PM dismissals will continue through August 22. Starting the following week, we will return to our normal dismissal time.
Welcome Back to BGS for the 2025-26 school year! Reminder: The first week of pickup and drop-off times for bus students might be a little different as we iron out new routes and train drivers. Parents please be patient as we work through this process. Thank you.
Meet the Teacher Night – Tomorrow, August 7th!
Benton Grade School
K–4th Grade: 5:00–6:00 PM
5th–8th Grade: 5:30–6:30 PM
Meet your child’s teacher and get a preview of the school year ahead!
First Day of School:
August 11th – Early Dismissal at 2:00 PM
We can’t wait to see you there!
5th-8th schedules are available in TeacherEase. No Schedules will be changed until school starts. Students will be able to request a schedule change during the first week of school, from August 11th to August 15th. All changes will be considered, but may not be granted due to class sizes and availability.
All students must have a current physical on file to participate in tryouts.
Baseball, Softball, and Cross Country Tryouts
Baseball
Tryouts: July 28 & 29, 8:00–10:00 AM, Field 2
Softball
Open Field: July 28, 9:00–11:00 AM
Tryouts: July 29, 6th grade 9:00; 7th grade 9:45; 8th grade 10:30
Cross Country
Sign-ups: Monday, August 11
Tryouts: August 12 & 13, 2:00–3:30 PM
Reminder: Monday, May 26th, is a No-School day for Memorial Day. Tuesday, May 27th, is a full day of attendance. Wednesday, May 28th, will be an 11:00 a.m. dismissal, and the 4th quarter report cards will go home. Have a great summer; we will see you on August 11th.
BGS Parents- Due to the increasing risk of severe weather Friday evening, we are moving our graduation program to 10 am Saturday morning in the Collins/Malkovich center. Doors will open at 9:15 am. Thank you.
Student registration packets will be sent home this week. To reenroll your student, you must update and return the information by May 23rd. If not returned, your student will not be registered for the 2025-2026 school year.
Reminder: Sports physicals for current 6th and 7th grade students will be Thursday, May 8th. Physical forms must be filled out and signed by a parent prior to the exam. Sport Physicals will be FREE. If you have questions, please feel free to call Nurse Rock at 438-7181
Parents, we are holding students in place until the worst of this storm passes. We might be a few minutes late dismissing so please bear with us. Thank you.
Reminder: Progress reports will go home tomorrow, Thursday, April 17th. We will not have school on Friday, April 18th.
BGS Parents, we will be moving today's dismissal back to 1:30pm due to the timing of the storm. I want to get students safely delivered home and buses back before the storm. If you need to update the office on your students transportation home, please do so before 1 pm. Thank you.
Parents, all after-school activities have been canceled for Wednesday, April 2nd, due to the incoming weather. We will continue to monitor the weather.
Reminder: Students will have a half-day of attendance on Friday, March 7th. We will dismiss at 11:00 a.m. Spring Break will start the following week, March 10th-14th, and students will return on March 17th.
BGS Parents, BGS will be closed tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 20, due to road conditions on several of our in town and county routes.
BGS Parents,
Benton 47 will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb 19, due to weather and road conditions. Thank you.
BGS Parents, Due to the uncertainty on the timing for tomorrow's weather, we are moving dismissal back to 2 pm. In addition, all after school and night activities are cancelled. Thank you.
BGS Parents- power has been restored and we will be back on regular schedule tomorrow. Thank you.
BGS Parents, BGS has experienced a partial power outage impacting phone lines, incoming and outgoing calls, heat, and lighting to several classrooms. As a result we will be moving dismissal today back to 1:30 pm. We will run normal schedule bus routes beginning at 1:30 pm.
Parents Important Dates for February:
K-4 Spring Pictures and make-ups tomorrow, February 12th.
5-8 Spring Pictures and make-ups Thursday, February 13th.
3rd Quarter Progress Report Thursday, February 13th.
No School - Presidents Day Monday, February 17th.