February 9th, 2013, is a day that will forev-

er be remembered as the first time in the

21st century that Bennington sent a quiz

bowl team to state. Months of hard work

had finally paid off for Adam Schieferecke,

Erick Underwood, Madison Wolf, Cameron

Stanley, Kylie Wagner, and Ryan Ostenberg.

While a state title was not achieved, the

team performed valiantly nonetheless, finishing with a record of two wins and three

losses against the state’s best. We applaud the team for their successful season, and

will be looking forward to even more successful years in the future.

O t t a w a c o u n t y S p e l l i n g B e e !

B H S S c h o l a r s G o t o S t a t e !

B E N N I N G T O N / T E S C O T T

Congratulations to Montana Peterson,

fifth grade student at Tescott Grade

School. Montana took first place and

will be representing Ottawa County in

the state spelling bee on March 2nd, at Fort Hays

State Beach Schmidt Performing Arts Center. Also

congratulations to Skylar Nelson an 8th grade stu-

dent at Bennington Junior High. Skylar placed 2nd

in the spelling bee. There were 60 spellers from

all three county schools. Great job to all spellers!

Montana Skylar

Twin Valley Schools

March 2013

B G S / B J H J a n u a r y S t u d e n t s o f t h e

m o n t h

Congratulations to these January students of the

month!

Front Row (L-R): Raelyn Robinson, Adriana Rus-

sell, Jace Jackson, Baylee Pembleton, Olivia Hodg-

es

2nd Row: Abby Hodges, Dayton Rindt, Olivia Law-

son, Tevin Schimmel, Cooper Matthews

Back Row: Jon Martin, Alyssa Wilson, Meghan

Stanley, Ashley Oldham, Andrew Stratman, Tyler

Brock, Tyler Stanley

2nd Photo: Olivia Alexander

T G S J a n u a r y S t u d e n t s o f t h e M o n t h

Congratulations to the January students of the

Month!

Front Row (L-R): Jamie Milleson, Rachel Milleson,

Anna Merritt, Kelsey Gore-McMillan

Back Row: Braydon Peterson, Autum Stone, Alex-

andra Keim

Not pictured: Alleana Merritt

WERE ON THE WEB WWW.USD240.ORG

The BGS 4th grade classes were entertained by the Salina Sym-

phony on Friday, January 25th. The symphony under the direc-

tion of Mr. Ken Hakoda, hosts an educational outreach concert

every year geared toward prospective band students. This

year’s concert featured the amazing Allen Vizzutti on trumpet.

He showed off his trumpet skill on 3 various pieces, one of

which he wrote himself based off of the bullet train in Japan. He

also played “The Carnival of Venice” a very showy piece that

even had the students enthralled as they watched him rotate his

trumpet upside down while he played continuously. Mr. Hakoda

and the symphony demonstrated the instruments that generally

perform in a symphony as well as showing a PowerPoint of the

instrument that was being heard. We would like to thank the

Link Club for sponsoring our bus ride there and back as well as

thanking the Salina Symphony for sponsoring this free concert.

B G S 4 t h G r a d e G o e s t o t h e S y m p h o n y !

Tescott students worked hard to raise money for the

“Million Penny Challenge” again this year. One day the stu-

dents were able to wear hats if they made a contribution

for the Million Penny Challenge!

M i l l i o n P e n n y C h a l l e n g e !

F o r e n s i c s S c h e d u l e 2 0 1 3

March 4th (BHS & THS) Lakeside

March 14th (BHS & THS) Beloit

March 25th (THS only) Sylvan

April 1st (BHS only) Sedgwick

April 20th Regional's TBD

*We need Forensic judges for league if anyone is interested please contact Mr. Scheef. Bennington

is in need of 2 and Tescott 4!

Bennington Forensics Team:

Poetry: Kylie Wagner-The Last 4 Days; Terra Martin-Honey & Salt; Abby Jurgensmeier-Are You Awake

Prose: Rhianna Martin-Ice Cream for Dinner; Kayla Schlachter-When Love Brings Pain; Olivia Stewart-

Daddy’s Hands

Informative: Paula Olbrig-Manners; Holly Burt-Organ Donation; Dustin Stanley-Dirt; Alessia Pantani-

Apathy in Education

Oration:

Josh Fief-Fast Food; Rhiana Martin-Soda Pop; Jasmyne Baffa-Guns in School; Bryan Weary-Electrical

Colege

Extemporaneous:

Jasmyne Baffa; Sierrah Baffa

Serious Solo Acting:

Kylie Wagner-The Button

Humorous Solo Acting:

Shannon Husted-French Fries

IDA (Improvised Duet Acting:

Byran-Kody

Dustin-Weston

Josh-

Abby-Olivia

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Forensics Continued…….

Tescott Forensics Team:

Poetry:

Cole Perry-John Deere “B”; Kyra Bieker-Hell Bound Train; Kaitlyn King-Clowny the Clown

Prose:

Shiland Fuller-The Button; Makayla Webb-Ice Cream for Dinner; Shea Schrock-Are You Awake; Jacob

Falder-The Kitchen; Adam Flaherty-The Black Cat

Informative:

Tesla Matson-Flirting; George Torres-Duct Tape

Oration:

Blaine Hayden-The American Veteran

Extemporaneous:

Jacob Falder

Serious Solo Acting:

Clay Anderson-The Button

IDA (Improvised Duet Acting)

Samantha-Alison

George-Tesla

Shea-Cole

Kyra-Kaitlyn

Duet Acting:

Allison-Samantha Dud Wars-Ken Bradbury

Adam-Clay Ten Minutes Until Doom

Reminder!

Spring Break for USD 240

Students & Staff

March 18th-22nd

B J H 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 F o r t H a y s S t a t e

U n i v e r s i t y R e g i o n a l S c i e n c e O l y m p i a n s

Bennington Science Olympiad

Total Teams: 11 Team Place: 5th

Event Place Team

Forestry* 1st Cyrus Haynes/Sam Gantenbein

Shock Value* 1st Bryan Weary/Skylar Piepho

Reach for the Stars* 1st Bryan Weary

Heredity* 2nd Bryan Weary/Shanna Woolridge

Crime Busters* 2nd Meghan Stanley/Andrew Stratman

Meteorology* 3rd Katie Dreiling/Alexis Watson

Rock & Minerals 3rd Skylar Nelson/Shanna Woolridge

Keep the Heat 4th Bryan Weary/Sarah Lampe

Dynamic Planet 4th Bryan Weary/Skylar Nelson

Boomilever 4th Alexis Watson/Ryan Stanley

Disease Detectives 5th Meghan Stanley/Shara Shepard

Sounds of Music 5th Shara Shepard/Hannah Schlachter

Write It Do It 5th Meghan Stanley/Hannah Schlachter

Anatomy 6th Shanna Woolridge/Katie Dreiling

Mousetrap Vehicle 6th Micah Dolloff/Skylar Piepho

Rotor Egg Drop 6th Andrew Stratman/Ryan Stanley

Metric Mastery 8th Micah Dolloff/Katie Dreiling

Experimental Design 8th Cyrus Haynes/Andrew Stratman/Ryan Stanley

Water Quality 9th Andrew Stratman/Cyrus Haynes

*Indicates Medals

Team Places

1st Hays-TMP

2nd Hill City

3rd High Plains Home School

4th Russell

5th Bennington

6th Pratt Skyline

7th Sterling

8th Ell-Saline

9th Minneapolis

10th Kiowa County

11th Sublette