Show your Panther pride with some new gear while supporting our girls basketball program! A portion of every purchase goes directly back to the program. We’ve shared a sneak peek of four items, but there are even MORE styles and designs available in the store! Be sure to check out the full selection! BONUS: Some items can even be personalized with a player’s jersey number! Prefer no number? Just leave that field blank when ordering. 🔗 SHOP THE STORE HERE: https://stores.inksoft.com/WS143896/shop/home

Our Bennet Elementary kindergarten students had some special guests at school for a morning of donuts, crafts, and lots of hugs! And judging by these pictures, we think it’s safe to say the grown-ups enjoyed it just as much as the kids! 🥰 One of our favorite things about mornings like this is getting our kindergarten families together. It’s a chance for parents to meet other parents, kids to show off their school, and everyone to get to know each other a little better. A big thank you to all the parents and special guests who spent part of their morning with us! We’re so glad you did! #OnePantherFamily #PantherPride #DonutsWithGrownUps

District OR-1 is proud to invite our area veterans to a special Veterans Day celebration on Wednesday, November 11th! 🥞 Veterans Breakfast 8:15 AM | Palmyra High School West Gym 🇺🇸 Patriotic Program 9:00 AM | Featuring performances by the Palmyra Band and PHS Choir, followed by a guest speaker. Elementary students are welcome to attend the program with parent permission and will receive an excused absence. Transportation is the responsibility of parents. ⭐ Know a veteran you’d like to honor? We would love to recognize them! Submit a nomination using the link below. 🔗 Veteran Nomination: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9xVtrUGurYNZPRvURpHcDFuPHEGnQTZZ0d3ciOkM0Zhe6gQ/viewform To all who have served, thank you for your courage, your sacrifice and your service. We look forward to celebrating YOU! 🇺🇸

Another week, another round of Panther happenings! Catch up on the latest news, important dates, and upcoming events from across District OR-1! 🔗 Weekly Newsletter: https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/6155/Dor/de9c9b7b-ba09-4b07-863a-c83764f74af8/10.30.26-Combined-District-Newsletter-%281%29.pdf?disposition=inline

Palmyra FFA had an outstanding showing at District Livestock Judging in Beatrice last week, with Senior and Junior teams qualifying for STATE! 🏅 Senior Team – STATE QUALIFIERS * Josie Johnson – 5th Place * Sydney Wood – 6th Place * Evan King * Jacob Hippen 🏅 Junior Team – STATE QUALIFIERS * Cody Petta – 6th Place * Lauren Johnson – 9th Place * Austin Jensen * Derek Bruss 🐾 Junior High * Brynn Townsend – 14th Place Congratulations to all our Palmyra FFA members! Your hard work continues to pay off, and we can’t wait to cheer on our Panthers at STATE! #OnePantherFamily #PantherPride #PalmyraFFA

The Palmyra High School One-Act cast and crew invite you to experience Waiting, an original production making its debut on Friday, November 13! 🇺🇸 Friday, November 13 📍 Palmyra High School | West Gym 🕡 6:30 PM 🎟️ $5 Admission (No passes accepted) In honor of their service, veterans and active-duty military personnel are invited to attend free of charge. Come out and support our Panther performers as they showcase their hard work and talent!

We've tallied up today's donations and our Panthers are off to a great start! Today’s Total: 607 POINTS! District Goal: 8,000 POINTS! We’ve got a ways to go, but there’s plenty of time to rally together! Remember, reaching our goal means a 1:00 PM early dismissal on November 24! 🎉 All donations benefit the Western Otoe County Food Bank. Let’s keep those donations rolling in, Panthers!

Harvest season means long hours and hard work for our local farming families, and our Palmyra FFA chapter wants to say THANK YOU! Tomorrow the Palmyra FFA students, First Nebraska Bank and Frontier Cooperative are teaming up to provide a FREE Harvest Lunch for our local farmers, their families and harvest crews! 📅 Saturday, October 31 ⏰ 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM 📍 Bennet & Palmyra Frontier Cooperative locations 🍽️ On the menu: Pork sandwiches, chips, water and treats! Whether you’re spending the day in the field or taking a break from harvest, stop by and enjoy lunch on us! Thank you to our Palmyra FFA members and Frontier Cooperative for showing appreciation to the hardworking people who help feed our communities! #OnePantherFamily #PantherPride #PalmyraFFA #HarvestLunch

Mrs. Whyman’s class had a frightfully fun time at their Halloween Party! The Panthers brought home some bragging rights, too! Makayla took 1st place in the guessing jar contest, Makenzie earned 2nd, and Xander claimed the title of Scariest Costume! The class wrapped up their adventure with lunch at Runza, where students practiced ordering and purchasing their own meals using money they earned through their Panther Pick Me Up snack store at Palmyra High School! #OnePantherFamily #PantherPride #HalloweenParty

A little fall fun with a whole lot of learning! Our FFA Leadership students teamed up with Mrs. Whyman’s class to explore the life cycle of pumpkins and discover how pumpkins are used around the world! After learning all about these fall favorites, students put their creativity to work painting pumpkins of their own! We love seeing our Panthers come together for hands-on learning experiences like this! #OnePantherFamily #PantherPride

Raise your hand if you remember trying to memorize the eye chart while waiting in line for your school health screening! Or sitting in those giant headphones, questioning whether you actually heard a beep or just imagined it! Well, today’s Panthers have it a little easier! The eye charts have been replaced with some pretty impressive technology, but school health screenings are still an important tradition at Bennet Elementary! Yesterday, our students participated in screenings to help catch potential health concerns early and keep our Panthers healthy and ready to learn. A big thank you to our visiting Lincoln Lions Club members, our incredible Bennet mom volunteers, and our own District OR-1 nurses for making today’s screenings possible! #OnePantherFamily #PantherPride #Health Screenings

Bennet Elementary came dressed to FLEX for Red Ribbon Week’s Workout Wednesday! From basketball jerseys to workout gear, our Panthers showed off their athletic style while celebrating the importance of keeping our bodies healthy and making smart, drug-free choices! Strong bodies. Strong minds. Strong choices.

The 2026 District OR-1 Thanksgiving Food Drive is right around the corner! From November 2–6, we’re coming together to help local families in need this holiday season! Organized by the Palmyra High School National Honor Society, all donations will benefit the Western Otoe County Food Bank. This year’s district-wide goal is 8,000 POINTS! If we reach our goal, ALL District OR-1 students will earn a 1:00 PM early dismissal on November 24! 🎉 Donations can be dropped off at Bennet Elementary or Palmyra Jr.-Sr. High School. Check out the flyer for the full list of items and their point values!

Yesterday was World Occupational Therapy Day, and we’re celebrating our very own Audrea Severe-Krupka! So, what exactly does an occupational therapist do in a school setting? Audrea helps students by strengthening their fine motor skills for handwriting and cutting to improving coordination and developing sensory regulation strategies. Occupational therapy helps students overcome challenges that can impact their learning. Thank you, Audrea, for helping our youngest Panthers build confidence and develop the skills they need to thrive! #OnePantherFamily #PantherPride #WorldOccupationalTherapyDay

The Pride of the Panthers Marching Band has earned STATE RUNNER-UP honors in Class 1A! These talented student musicians took the field and showed just what happens when hard work meets passion. Countless hours of practice and dedication led to an outstanding finish on the state stage! Marching band is so much more than playing music. It’s precision and teamwork. It’s learning to move as one while making every note count. And our Panthers have proven they belong among the very best! A HUGE congratulations to our student musicians and directors on this incredible achievement! You’ve given our entire Panther Family something to celebrate, and we couldn’t be prouder!

Bennet Elementary 5th Grade Student Council members recently traveled to York College for the NAESP Leadership Day with school counselor Mr. Lahmon! Students joined peers from 18 other Nebraska schools for a day dedicated to developing leadership skills! They learned how to lead by example and become positive influences on school culture. They even heard from York’s state championship football coach, Glen Snodgrass! A special shoutout to Principal Mr. Haag, who helped facilitate the event alongside other Nebraska elementary principals! Our young Panthers returned with valuable leadership skills and BIG ideas for making Bennet Elementary even better! ❤️💙🐾

Kindergarten was a sea of RED today as students showed their spirit for Red Ribbon Week! ❤️ Today’s message was simple: Be bold. Make healthy choices. Stay drug-free! Our youngest Panthers sure know how to show their spirit!

Last week, some of our students and teachers took advantage of the beautiful fall weather by bringing learning outdoors!

Mrs. Malone’s PE class hit the practice field for a game of flag football, while Mr. James’ Environmental Science students put their animal tracking skills to the test by searching for pieces of candy!

From teamwork to hands-on science, our Panthers are finding fun and creative ways to learn beyond the classroom walls. 🐾

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Our Panthers kicked off Red Ribbon Week with Neon Day, and even our ghost got the memo! Apparently, making bright choices is all the rage… even in the afterlife! 👻

Bennet Elementary’s lost and found is filling up with belongings that our little Panthers swear they’ve never seen before. Funny, because we’re pretty sure someone paid good money for all this stuff! Parents, take a peek through these photos and play a little game of “Hey! Isn’t that yours?!” Then send your Panther on a mission to bring their belongings home! Let’s get these things back to their rightful owners before our lost and found needs its own zip code! 🐾