Good luck to our track and field athletes competing at the SIJHSAA state track meet at Carterville High School today! Field events start at 10:15 AM, followed by track finals at 12:00 PM.
5-8 Announcements for 5-12-22:
Congratulations to Tenzley Sloan on being named the SIJHSAA Jim Burnes Leadership Award representative for Benton Grade School. Individuals considered for this awards are nominated not only for their involvement in junior high athletics, but also their participation in other school activities, as well as community involvement.
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Congratulations to our state track meet qualifiers that will compete at Carterville High School on Saturday, May 14th. Analisse McLain was a regional champion in the pole vault, Jaycee Webb was a regional champion in the 100M hurdles, and Logan Reed finished 2nd and hit qualifying times in both the 100 and 200 meter dash. All BGS athletes competed hard and represented our school well!
At this time, the track regional at Carterville High School scheduled for tomorrow (5/3/22) is still on as planned. Field events start at 10:00 AM, followed by running events at 11:00 AM. If anything changes due to weather, a notification will be sent out as soon as possible. Good luck to all of our athletes competing!
The BGS Bands will perform their Spring Concert in the Event Center on Tuesday, May 10th at 6:30 PM. We are looking forward to hearing our musicians as they showcase their talents.
The BGS track teams will be competing in the SIJHSAA regional meet at Carterville High School on Tuesday, May 3rd. Field events are scheduled to start at 10:00 AM with running events beginning at 11:00 AM. Good luck to all of our athletes that will be competing!
5-8 Announcements for 4-29-22:
Kindergarten registration information is attach for anyone that was unable to our Kindergarten Roundup.
Registration information was sent home with all BGS students today. Please be on the lookout for this information. A letter is attached explaining the registration process. All forms must be signed and returned in order to be registered for the 2022-23 school year.
The 7th Grade conference track meet at Carbondale that was reschedule for tomorrow also has a new start time. Field events are scheduled to begin at 1:00 PM followed by the track events.
The 7th grade conference track meet in Carbondale has been canceled for today and rescheduled for tomorrow (4/26).
Parents: Due to potential for severe weather tomorrow, Benton #47 will move dismissal to 1 pm. We want to get students home safely prior to onset of storms. Thank you.
The track meet tomorrow at Pinckneyville has been canceled. We are working to add a meet next week. More information will be communicated once everything is finalized.
The track meet at West Frankfort today has been cancelled. Both boys and girls will practice after school until 4:00 PM.
Due to the forecast for Friday, West Frankfort has moved their track meet to Monday, Aprill 11th. Field events will begin at 3:30 PM with track events to follow.
5-8 Announcements fro 4-6-22:
