Happy New Year to all,

I hope that you all received the information and that many of you were able to attend the ceremony during Benson’s final home football game for the season where the sports complex was named the Jerry P. Lee Stadium. What a wonderful tribute to him, his family and his contributions to our Benson Schools both as an alumni and as a teacher/coach. There are plans in the works for other similar celebrations which we will keep you informed of as they happen.

Now that winter has arrived, our Bobcat football, cross-country and volley ball seasons have come to an end. The football team made it to the semi finals state playoffs & the girls cross-country made it to state but didn’t place. The football team also kept the Seney-Lohan trophy by beating Wilcox 52 to 0.

We have moved on to Basketball and Wrestling. The High School Basketball Holiday tournament was held December 8th through the 10th and the Benson Wrestling Invitational was held on January 6th and 7th.

The middle school Volleyball won the CAC going undefeated the whole season, girls cross country placed 3rd at CAC and the girl’s softball team has won the CAC 6 years in a row, they have a new coach this year, Mike Sherman, but are 6-0 so far (82-0 overall) so off to another good start. The Middle School Benson Invitational was held on January 14th.

A Junior at BHS, Madison Furnas, has made news promoting a message of Don’t Text and Drive. You could find more information on the News-Sun website – an article ran about 2 months ago. She is on a national committee, went to DC last summer for training, and is on the Governor’s Youth Council.

Since this is the first newsletter of 2017, I would like to remind you all that your annual dues of $10 are due and payable in January. This could be your last newsletter without being current on your dues. Also just a reminder that we will once again be awarding Benson Bobcat Alumni Association scholarships depending on your kind donations. Remember we are now a 501c3 non-profit organization and therefore, any and all donations maybe be tax deductible. You should always verify with your tax person for confirmation.

If you would like to see something in the newsletter, please contact Janet Hearn.

Thank you for your support,

Judy Thompson, President, BBAA

Class of 1970