Enjoy the most beautiful winter break, Bentonville! Students return to class on Tuesday, January 6. #whereexcellencelives
No better way to end 2025 than to honor two Bentonville High School veteran educators as our Extra Mile Award recipients. For the last two decades, Holly Treat and Tony Cherico have taught a class called Outdoor Pursuits. In it, students learn to rock climb, fly fish, kayak and so many more outdoor skills. For some of these kids, it's their first time experiencing the beauty that awaits us outside in Arkansas.
These field trips require more work than you might imagine. Holly and Tony do it all, though, with an infectious positivity. When a student reels in that first fish, it's hard to tell who is happier, the teen or Holly! Tony told us there's nothing better than watching a student put down the phone and pick up a new perspective thanks to time spent outdoors.
Holly and Tony, thank you for going the Extra Mile! You make Bentonville Schools #whereexcellencelives
These field trips require more work than you might imagine. Holly and Tony do it all, though, with an infectious positivity. When a student reels in that first fish, it's hard to tell who is happier, the teen or Holly! Tony told us there's nothing better than watching a student put down the phone and pick up a new perspective thanks to time spent outdoors.
Holly and Tony, thank you for going the Extra Mile! You make Bentonville Schools #whereexcellencelives
Kindergarten Pre-Registration is coming up! Visit our website for more information and mark your calendars now! #whereexcellencelives
Paula Renteria, a Spanish teacher at Bentonville High School, is behind one of our favorite holiday traditions. Every December, Paula and her Spanish Club students prepare a holiday feast for guests of The Salvation Army of Northwest Arkansas. Our students make a delicious dinner from scratch, but it's the sharing of good company that makes the meal meaningful. #whereexcellencelives
Bentonville Schools, Alice L. Walton Foundation and Heartland Whole Health Institute announced plans today to partner on an expansion of our Ignite Professional Studies program on the future Bentonville Health Care Campus. Discussions are underway for the Foundation to provide a space to expand Ignite’s health science, technology, global business and engineering programs.
This expansion will eventually serve 1,500 students. Juniors and seniors will apply to participate in the Ignite Professional Studies program as they always have. In addition, we are in discussions with the Alice L. Walton Foundation to expand the program to include more students from neighboring districts, including Decatur, Fayetteville, Gentry, Gravette, Pea Ridge, Rogers, SIloam Springs and Springdale Public Schools.
Expanding these programs will allow our students to gain real, relevant knowledge through industry mentors and partners.
We’re grateful to Alice Walton and the Heartland Whole Health Institute for this incredible opportunity! #whereexcellencelives
Recently, the Historic Cane Hill hosted its seventh annual art exhibition and competition, and Bentonville West High School students were the top winners!
Almost 200 submissions from across Arkansas were considered. The four $500 Curators Awards were given to West students Veda Ash, Yenuli Wickramasinghe, Avery Clinton and Max Neufer. #whereexcellencelives
Almost 200 submissions from across Arkansas were considered. The four $500 Curators Awards were given to West students Veda Ash, Yenuli Wickramasinghe, Avery Clinton and Max Neufer. #whereexcellencelives
These sweet lil' turkeys put on their own Thanksgiving parade just before the break at Vaughn Elementary School. We hope today is filled with lots of love and best dishes! #whereexcellencelives
Lucky number 7! Seven straight Arkansas State Championships for the Bentonville Pride! These talented student musicians were also recently named finalists at Grand Nationals in Indianapolis. Bentonville Pride performs under the direction of Tim Hendrix, Philip Shewmaker and Nick Fernandez. #whereexcellencelives
Our Parents as Teachers home visiting program recently received Blue Ribbon Affiliate status...that's the highest recognition to be awarded!
These servant leaders work with parents by visiting their homes and providing children with age-appropriate activities to ensure all is well. They also facilitate screenings and assessments to better support our district's families. This work helps to ensure children are thriving, safe and healthy as they grow!
Pictured L to R: Wendy Forrest, Lina Sanchez, Cheryl Wilhoit & Sarah Dancer
Congratulations, ladies! #whereexcellencelives
Pictured L to R: Wendy Forrest, Lina Sanchez, Cheryl Wilhoit & Sarah Dancer
These servant leaders work with parents by visiting their homes and providing children with age-appropriate activities to ensure all is well. They also facilitate screenings and assessments to better support our district's families. This work helps to ensure children are thriving, safe and healthy as they grow!
Pictured L to R: Wendy Forrest, Lina Sanchez, Cheryl Wilhoit & Sarah Dancer
Congratulations, ladies! #whereexcellencelives
Pictured L to R: Wendy Forrest, Lina Sanchez, Cheryl Wilhoit & Sarah Dancer
Congratulations to Alyssa Cordell, a business teacher at Lincoln Junior High School! She's our Extra Mile Award recipient in November. Alyssa is a first-year teacher making a big impact on her seventh- and eighth-grade students by ensuring they're plugged into career and technical coursework. CTE classes help students identify their purpose and pathway. Alyssa also supported the district's first-ever Elev8 event, which introduced all jr. high students in our district to a variety of careers through hands-on interactions with local businesses.
Congratulations, Alyssa!
We'd love for you to nominate a Bentonville Schools' employee for the Extra Mile Award at https://bit.ly/44e49qT #whereexcellencelives
Congratulations, Alyssa!
We'd love for you to nominate a Bentonville Schools' employee for the Extra Mile Award at https://bit.ly/44e49qT #whereexcellencelives
5, 6, 7, State! The Bentonville High School Golden Tamers are your 2025 Arkansas 6A State Dance Champions! This is the 11th state title for the BHS dance program. These ladies are coached by Megan Walbe and Kayle Grisham and choreographed by Amy Passmore. #whereexcellencelives
5, 6, 7, State! The Bentonville High School Golden Tamers are your 2025 Arkansas 6A State Dance Champions! This is the 11th state title for the BHS dance program. These ladies are coached by Megan Walbe and Kayle Grisham and choreographed by Amy Passmore. #whereexcellencelives
Never gets old. The Bentonville High School cross country program has done it again. The ladies' and men's teams have brought home the Arkansas State Championship. This is the men's ninth consecutive win!
Head Coach Mike Power leads the men's program, and Head Coach Randy Ramaker leads the women's program. #whereexcellencelives
Head Coach Mike Power leads the men's program, and Head Coach Randy Ramaker leads the women's program. #whereexcellencelives
This is the beginning of something big in Bentonville! We're thrilled to announce a partnership with Pittsburg State University to provide 10 of our Ignite Professional Studies students with full academic scholarships every year moving forward! The recipients of this gift will commit to studying construction, engineering and digital media at Pitt State's Crossland College of Technology.
Students will receive a world-class education and leave college ready to positively impact the literal landscape of our area as electricians, skilled construction workers and engineers! #whereexcellencelives
We salute the courage, bravery and commitment it takes to serve this country. It's been an honor to share time with United States' military veterans in our schools today. #wherexcellencelives
Our career & technical education offerings are growing with more opportunities than ever! Recently, Arvest Bank awarded $15,000 to help more students gain exposure to these high-demand skills, whether it be in agriculture, culinary, supply chain or one of the other programs offered in our CTE program.
Architecture and construction students, one of our most popular pathways, will gain more real-world knowledge upon completion of a major expansion at Bentonville High School in the fall of 2026, serving more than 150 students daily! #whereexcellencelives
Architecture and construction students, one of our most popular pathways, will gain more real-world knowledge upon completion of a major expansion at Bentonville High School in the fall of 2026, serving more than 150 students daily! #whereexcellencelives
What a beautiful night for a tailgate! Thank you, Bentonville Schools' PTO, for Tailgate Together! Hundreds of folks joined some PTO families for games, music and a mascot dance off before the Bentonville vs Bentonville West football game! #whereexcellencelives
This is a journal, not a diary. Let's get that straight first, and even though I'm not big into writing my feelings, I have to admit it was a great day! I woke up, put on my The International School at Mary Mae Jones uniform and got to Bentonville High School for a guest speaker. I wasn't really looking forward to it at first, but it was Jeff Kinney. You know....author of Diary of a Wimpy Kid!
Apparently, some parent at The International School signed us up to meet the author, and Jeff said okay. He actually donated $1,000 to our school library and gave us 100 more books. Pretty cool, I guess!
Signed, Greg Heffley #whereexcellencelives
Apparently, some parent at The International School signed us up to meet the author, and Jeff said okay. He actually donated $1,000 to our school library and gave us 100 more books. Pretty cool, I guess!
Signed, Greg Heffley #whereexcellencelives
Creep it real, Bentonville! #whereexcellencelives
Today was incredible, celebrating Washington Junior High School as our newest parent-choice school! WJHS has been approved for candidacy in the International Baccalaureate Programme. This means students in Bentonville Schools can now receive an IB education from kindergarten to their senior year! This is big, Bentonville! Visit bentonvillek12.org for more information about all our parent-choice schools and the application process. #whereexcellencelives
