PENDER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The Elementary eNews for this week is available at the following link: https://5il.co/beoe. Have a great week everyone!

We are off to a good start for our can food drive with 523 total cans and Mrs. Carda’s advisory in the lead with 129 for secondary and Mrs. Goodman with 108 for elementary. Please continue to bring in items we are collecting till Friday!!

Sounds of the Season is quickly approaching on Sunday, December 15th and tickets are on sale today. $15 for children/adults. This event sells out quickly so stop at school office to get your tickets today.

Your Pender Pendragons are crowned Champions in the Battle of the Bands tonight!!!! Congratulations Pendragon Pep Band!!!

Tomorrow is your Pender One Act Festival! Come support your Pendragon actors and their comedic show! Pender performs at 9:00AM Awards will be held around 3pm!

The Winter Sports Kickoff is Friday, November 22nd. The wrestlers and both basketball teams will have activities for the kids to do. The Booster Club will have Walking Tacos. Doors open at 6:30, teams will be introduced at 7:00pm. Hope to see you there!

Come on out tomorrow night and attend the Battle of the Bands! The battle starts at 7 pm at the Pender Public Schools. This will be a fun night of friendly compeitition to fight for rights to the title of "2019 Battle of the Bands Champion"!

EHC Volleyball selections are out! Congratulations to Ashley Ostrand, Zoey Lehmkuhl, Olyvia Nelson, and Izzy Felber for EHC Honorable Mention!

PPS is excited to announce that we have been selected by NDE as a National ESEA Distinguished School! Each state may only name 2 schools per year, so this is an especially prestigious honor! Please look for additional information and pictures from our assembly today!!

The Flames are selling Thirty-One items! See your favorite Flames dancer to look through a catalog and order. You can also order on the party page here: https://www.mythirtyone.com/11017988?pd=11522339

Another excellent Veteran’s Day Program at PPS in front of a huge crowd. Thanks Mr Bartlett, Mrs Carda, & Mrs Schrunk for putting it together and Mr Dregalla and Mrs Kolbeck for the music!

Collaborative efforts between Student Council, FFA, and a couple key elementary honor choir students pulled off a great "mini" Veterans Day Program at the Legacy! Thank you Legacy for having us and thank you Veterans!!

Collaborative efforts between Student Council, FFA, and a couple key elementary honor choir students pulled off a great "mini" Veterans Day Program at the Legacy! Thank you Legacy for having us and thank you Veterans!!

Briskets are in the smoker at Lola and the Boys! Pender FFA Alumni Brisket Feed is tomorrow (Sunday) in Pender school cafeteria, 11 am - 1 pm. To-go boxes available.

The Elementary eNews for the week of Nov. 11-15 is available at the following link: https://5il.co/b95h. Have a great weekend everyone!

Pender Wrestling Team Store is open for business! Link is below and the store closes on Nov 21st at 11:59 pm https://penderwrestling2019.itemorder.com/sale

Wanted: We are in need of a pair of combat boots for a display for our Veterans Day program on Monday. Please label and bring to the school office. Thank you!

Chairman Bill Newton came to speak with the Government Class about the Village Board. We appreciate him taking time out of his day to educate us about our local government!!

Monday, November 11th Pender Public Schools is hosting the annual Veterans Day Program at 2:00 pm in the Heese Event Center. Students in Kindergarten thru 6th grade will be participating in the program and we hope that they will be able to wear a patriotic (red, white or blue) shirt that day to school. As parents, you are invited to attend the program as we honor our local Veterans and Soldiers who have served our great country. If you know a Veteran, please ask them to join you in attending the Veterans Day Program November 11th at 2:00 pm.

Pender Public Schools is having a food drive to help stock the local food pantry prior to the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. See the details below!