Benton District 47

The Patriot Pen Essay is a writing contest that all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students participate in. Each grade has a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner and out of those students the...

The Students of BGS have been working extremely hard in art class this year. We have some very talented students and want to show off their hard work! Here is the link to the 5-...

K-8 Report Cards were sent home on Thursday October 24th. If you did not receive your child's report card and would like a copy please contact the office.

FOLLOW SCHOOL DRESS CODE ALSO NO FACE PAINT!

Come Meet your 2024 Rangers Girls and Boys Basketball teams

K-4 Parent Teacher Conference will be Tuesday, October 22nd and Thursday October 24th K-4 parents please check with your child's teacher to schedule your conference 5-8 Parent T...

Benton Grade School will be on Fall Break October 14th - 18th Students will be dismissed at 11:00 on Friday October 11th There will be No School Monday October 14th- Friday Oct...

5-8 Picture Day is 9-25-2024

K-4 Picture Day 9-26-2024

Dates to know Monday August 26th..Students will return to the 3:00 dismissal schedule. K-4 students will be dismissed at 2:45 5-8 students will be dismissed at 2:50 Importan...

5 th and 6 th grade students interested in joining band this year need to attend the band meeting on Wednesday, August 21 from 4-6:30. See Mr. Lay if you have any questions."

Meet the Teacher Night August 8th K-4 @ 5:00 to 6:00 5-8@ 5:30 to 6:30 Come meet your teacher and drop off your school supplies. Hope to see you there!

Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade (6) Crayons (no more than 24/box) (2) Crayons (no more than 24/box) Headphones only (24) #2 Ticonderoga Pencils ONLY P...

5-8 School Supply List 5 th GRADE HOMEROOM READING LANGUAGE MATH 2 boxes of tissue 1 2pocket folder 1 folder 1 2pocket ...

2024-2025 registration packets were sent home with all students April 25th. Students new to the district will be able to register July 29th and July 30th. July 29th will be...

Congratulation to the 2024 8th grade class of BGS!!!

Elk's Hoop Shoot Results Girls Age Group 10-11 1 st Place Harper Mullins 2 nd Place Rorre Blades Girls Age Group 12-13 1 st Place Preslee Morris 2 nd Place Isabe...

Jr. High Band Spring Concert (March 26th) Below is the link for the program: https://www.canva.com/design/DAFa1iKOyXA/4T6-D_V-AXZFgB75bKdUtw/view?utm_content=DAFa1iKOyXA&utm_c...

We wish everyone Safe and Happy Holidays. Christmas Break is December 22-January 3rd. Students return to school on January 4th.

BGS participated in the Great Apple Crunch with locally grown Golden Delicious Apples from Flamm’s Orchards in Cobden, IL. Students did their crunching with a little caramel app...