
Pender High School and Pender Elementary School join just 353 other schools nation-wide as 2023 National Blue Ribbon Schools. "The coveted National Blue Ribbon School award affirms the hard work of students, educators, families, and communities in creating safe and welcoming schools where students master challenging and engaging content." Congratulations to Pender students, parents, and staff! You do amazing things!
Check out the video announcement: https://nationalblueribbonschools.ed.gov/2023-announcement/


Good luck to our softball team today vs Arlington. JV game starts at 5:00, varsity to follow in Pender.

The due date for senior banner pictures has been moved back to October 3rd. If you don't have a picture you want to use by then we will have a photographer on site to get a picture taken for you. Please contact Mr. King with questions.

GREAT NEWS! Pender has been selected by the NSAA to host district cross country on Thursday, October 12th! This is the 5th year in a row we've been selected to host! The girls race will begin at 4:30 and the boys race at 5:15.

Congratulations to Caleb Kelly for being recognized as a 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalist!


Pender Varsity Football Flag Football schedule and rosters are here. Games start this Saturday. Jerseys will be handed out prior to games.



The JH Football team beats Wakefield 36-14. The JH Volleyball team splits games with Homer. The B & C teams win and the A team loses.

Next up for our staff spotlight is Mrs. Swinton. Have a great week Pendragons!


The JV football game will start around 5:45. The JH game got over earlier than expected. Just a heads up!

Student Council will be selling chocolate and coffee as a fundraiser through October 2nd. If you are interested, please reach out to the school, Ms. Jetensky, or Mr. King and we will get someone sent your way! We appreciate your support!



JH volleyball teams competed in a tournament in Pender this morning. Both teams finished 3rd! Both teams lost their first games to Bancroft-Rosalie (B 2-0, A 2-1) and won their second games against Winnebago (B 2-1, A 2-0). Great work today, Pendragons!


Congrats to the JV volleyball team for going 2-1 at the JV tournament in Wisner this morning! It's a Great Day to be a Pendragon💪🏻🏐


Pender Football defeats Wisner-Pilger 33-12!!! It's a GREAT day to be a Pendragon!

I am so proud of all the students who came to audition for the Nebraska All State Children's Chorus. I am excited to announce that 2 of the 6 who auditioned were selected!! Congratulations to 4th graders Elaina Trimble and Khloe Kolbeck!!


The Elementary eNews is available at the following link: https://5il.co/24xlw. Have a GREAT weekend Pendragons! Go Big Red!


The Football game @ Wisner tonight will kickoff at 7:00pm. THE GAME WILL BE STREAMED ON WISNER'S HUDLTV CHANNEL:
https://fan.hudl.com/United-States/NE/Wisner/organization/150/Wisner---Pilger-High-School

The Pender Invite was a success! Great job to all our runners! Girls team scored another perfect score for class D scoring (Top 3). Kyla Krusemark 1st, Hadley Walsh 2nd, Megan Breitbarth 3rd, & Jala Krusemark 6th! Great job Medalists!!!🥇🥈🥉🏆


The Hudl camera seems to be working! Thanks to Tony and Dr. Davis!

We are currently having issues with our Hudl Focus camera in the new gym. We are working on it BUT we may not be able to stream tonight's VB game vs Wakefield. An update will be sent out if we get it working. Sorry for the inconvenience!

Good luck to our girls golf team as they travel to Oakland for a quad beginning at 4 PM!