Our Kearney High School Varsity Football team hosts Grain Valley starting at 7 p.m. tonight! Tickets can be purchased online. As a reminder, motorized bikes and scooters are not allowed on KSD campuses during after-school activities. GO BULLDOGS!

Start your 2025 Thanksgiving celebrations the right way by participating in the 14th-Annual Kearney School District Education Foundation and Kearney High School Cross Country Team Turkey Trot! This year's event begins at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 27, at the Bulldog Stadium. Early-bird registration only costs $25 if completed by Sunday, Oct. 12. Register by Nov. 7 to receive a coveted Turkey Trot 2025 t-shirt. As in the past, there will be a 1-mile race, a 4-mile race and a Tot Trot. Proceeds help fund the KSDEF's grants and scholarships and support the KHS Cross Country team. View the event flyer or visit the KSDEF website for more details and a link to the event registration page. REGISTER FOR THE 2025 TURKEY TROT TODAY!

Kearney Middle School will be hosting a Donkey Basketball tournament starting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, in the school gym! Doors will be opening at 6:15 p.m. What is Donkey Basketball, you ask??? Watch a video to learn more about it. 

Teachers, staff members and other community members, including Kearney Mayor Randy Pogue, will be participating in this event! Other activities include, but are not limited to, the following:

We hope to see you and your students at this event! Purchase tickets in advance online for $10. Tickets can also be purchased at the door the night of the event for $15.

The Kearney High School Girls Tennis team will be hosting a FREE hour-and-a-half evening tennis clinic from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 7 for students in 4th-8th grade who are interested in learning more about tennis. KHS Tennis athletes will be helping to run the clinic. Participants will learn the fundamentals of tennis, the basic swings used in tennis, new drills to improve their skill set/to practice on their own, and more! 

Not only is this a FREE event, but this is also a way for the KHS Tennis team to help support our community. In place of money, please bring a snack item (granola bars, fruit snacks, goldfish, cookies, etc.), a new pair of socks, or a hygiene item (hair brushes/hair accessories)to be donated to the Kearney School District food pantry/closet. See the list on the back of the attached flyer for items needed.

View the attached flyer for more details and a registration link. Come out and enjoy the fall weather, and get to play on the beautiful tennis courts with some of our KHS athletes!

Please take a few minutes to complete our 2025 annual survey. It's critical that we get as much feedback as possible before the survey closes at 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15. This survey provides us with the data we need to meet state standards and track our progress toward achieving our strategic goals.

This year's survey was updated so that you are only being asked the most important questions first. That should take less than 10 minutes. You can then opt to either end the survey or answer additional questions that provide us with more information.

We appreciate you for taking the time to help shape the future of your public schools.

LINK - KSD 2025 Annual Survey

The Kearney School District Board of Education learned about the world-class Real World Learning (RWL) opportunities available for Kearney High School students through Client Connected Projects. Principal Andy Gustafason and KSD Career Readiness Coordinator, along with three students and a teacher, share information and experiences with these projects during the School Board's business meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 24, at the central office. In Client Connected Projects, students team up with a local business or organization to help solve a real problem. They use what they’ve learned in class, build professional skills, and create solutions that benefit both the client and the community. It’s also a leadership experience they can list on a resume or highlight in interviews. ​Watch the meeting livestream to view the entire presentation.

Kearney Elementary welcomed families and community members to see and celebrate all of the additions and upgrades finished recently as part of Kearney School District's Proposition B capital improvement bond during an open house event on Monday evening, Sept. 22, at the school. Attendees were also able to enjoy a breakfast-for-dinner pancake dinner hosted by the KSD Education Foundation. Proceeds from the meal will help fund the great work that the foundation is doing on behalf of our students!

Kearney High School's varsity Softball team played Winnetonka at home on Monday for a conference game. The Bulldogs were ready to play and came out victorious with a 10-0 win! The Bulldogs gave the Griffins their first loss of the season. 

Highlights: 

Kate Landewee pitched all 5 innings and threw a no-hitter! She had 15 strikeouts on the night! The Bulldogs are now 13-3 and 1-0 in conference play.

Oct. 7 - KSD Board of Education Work Session (7:30 a.m. at the central office)

Oct. 10 - 2025 Homecoming Parade & Game

Oct. 15 - KSD Board of Education Business Meeting

Oct. 17 - NO SCHOOL (Staff Professional Development)

Oct. 23 - NO SCHOOL (Parent Teacher Conferences)

Oct. 24 - NO SCHOOL

Visit the KSD website to stay up to date on all of our important events.