Our Night at the Museum Community Hour is THIS WEEK! Join us for live music, food and so much art! We welcome any family in Northwest Arkansas considering the right elementary school for their family. Picture yourself at Sugar Creek Arts Academy on Thursday at 4:00 p.m. #whereexcellencelives
Student leaders at Thomas Jefferson Leadership Academy are taking it to the bank! First Western in Bentonville recently hosted TJ students to talk about why the penny is going away, how coin counters work and the history of banking.
Bentonville Schools' Board of Education member Willie Cowgur serves as Bentonville Market President at First Western and facilitated this opportunity for our students.
First Western paid each child $1.00 for listening and learning with such great manners! Not a bad day's work!
Would you like to learn more about the Thomas Jefferson Leadership Academy? Go to bentonvillek12.org and Request a Tour on their page! #whereexcellencelives
Bentonville Schools' Board of Education member Willie Cowgur serves as Bentonville Market President at First Western and facilitated this opportunity for our students.
First Western paid each child $1.00 for listening and learning with such great manners! Not a bad day's work!
Would you like to learn more about the Thomas Jefferson Leadership Academy? Go to bentonvillek12.org and Request a Tour on their page! #whereexcellencelives
The Bentonville High School swim and dive teams are your Arkansas State Champions yet again! Our ladies are EIGHT time consecutive state champs while the men are FOUR time consecutive champs. This isn't a good program. It's a dynasty.
Our student-athletes are led by Head Coach Lyndsay Watts.
Alexandra House serves as Registered Volunteer Dive Coach and Mark Gole is Registered Volunteer Swim Coach. #whereexcellencelives
Our student-athletes are led by Head Coach Lyndsay Watts.
Alexandra House serves as Registered Volunteer Dive Coach and Mark Gole is Registered Volunteer Swim Coach. #whereexcellencelives
This is what a good day looks like! Once a month, students at Osage Creek Elementary School run through the cafeteria while their classmates hype them in the sweetest pep rally called Otter Romp! At Osage, their motto is "Here for Each Otter," and they live it every day! Little ones are recognized when they display character, compassion or another core value, and it's awesome to see their classmates celebrate with them! #whereeexcellencelives
We'd love to meet you, Bentonville! Join us for our Night at the Museum Community Hour next week! Enjoy hands-on art activities, music and food! This is the perfect hour to learn more about Sugar Creek Arts Academy, one of our parent choice schools.
Sugar Creek serves students in kindergarten through fourth grade living in Northwest Arkansas. #whereexcellencelives
Sugar Creek serves students in kindergarten through fourth grade living in Northwest Arkansas. #whereexcellencelives
Renee Swindell, founder of the Bentonville-Rogers Junior Cotillion, recently taught students at Thomas Jefferson Leadership Academy the importance of good friends and manners. The session is one of the school's most popular after-school programs!
Aside from dining etiquette, these young ladies and gentlemen learned the importance of a handwritten thank-you note, appropriate dinner time conversations and how to introduce friends to one another. It's part of Thomas Jefferson's learning curriculum focused on fashioning tomorrow's leaders.
Want to learn more? Go to bentonvillek12.org and click on Request A Tour on TJLA's webpage. #whereexcellencelives
Make plans now to join us this Saturday at our annual career fair. Bring your resume and be ready to interview on-site. We can't wait to meet you! #wherelifeworks #whereexcellencelives
Bentonville High School Senior Brian Burns is your 2026 Arkansas Gatorade Player of the Year in cross country running!
For decades, Gatorade has honored high school athletes at the top of their game, amassing an all-star group of alumni, including Peyton Manning, Jayson Tatum and Mallory Swanson.
Brian will run for the University of North Carolina after graduation, and he says he'll take his relationships from BHS with him.
"Nothing I've achieved or will achieve is possible without the amazing supporting cast that is the people I work with every day," he told us.
Go run the world, Brian! #whereexcellencelives
For decades, Gatorade has honored high school athletes at the top of their game, amassing an all-star group of alumni, including Peyton Manning, Jayson Tatum and Mallory Swanson.
Brian will run for the University of North Carolina after graduation, and he says he'll take his relationships from BHS with him.
"Nothing I've achieved or will achieve is possible without the amazing supporting cast that is the people I work with every day," he told us.
Go run the world, Brian! #whereexcellencelives
Good eye contact, a firm handshake and a pleasant smile are absolute game changers in this life! Sixth graders at Creekside Middle School are learning these soft skills in their career coursework, practicing professional communication, answering common interview questions and sharing their strengths, interests and goals confidently.
Their teacher, Tara Millington, finished the unit by arranging mock interviews in which students pretended to interview at their favorite businesses! Go get 'em, Creekside! #whereexcellencelives
Their teacher, Tara Millington, finished the unit by arranging mock interviews in which students pretended to interview at their favorite businesses! Go get 'em, Creekside! #whereexcellencelives
Sugar Creek Arts Academy is hosting a Night at the Museum community hour on Thursday, March 12! Elementary families from across our area are invited to this high-energy hour to learn more about our arts curriculum parent choice school. Enjoy a student-led art exhibit, live music and food. Picture yourself here! #whereexcellencelives
Today is National School Resource Officer Appreciation Day, and we're beyond grateful for our full security team. In the last year, Bentonville Schools allocated an additional $651,000 to increase security personnel on our campuses. They are the best of the best, and we're better with them on our team! Thank you, gentlemen, for making Bentonville Schools #whereexcellencelives
No school on Monday! #whereexcellencelives
The word echelon is often defined as signifying an upper tier. How appropriate that Arav Ashish, a fourth grader at Willowbrook Elementary, spelled that word to win the Benton County Spelling Bee recently! He will compete for the state spelling title in Little Rock next month! Arav is the son of proud parents, Dhanya Venugopal & Ashish Nambiar.
We're proud of the top-tier students and families who call Bentonville Schools home! #whereexcellencelives
We're proud of the top-tier students and families who call Bentonville Schools home! #whereexcellencelives
This is big, Bentonville! The Bentonville High School Golden Tamers are national champions! These 18 ladies and their coaches won the D1 Large Varsity High Kick performance in Orlando! Universal Dance Association hosts the competition annually. The Tamers are the first dance team in Arkansas to win a national title! These ladies are led by Head Coach Megan Walbe, Assistant Coach Kayle Grisham and Choreographer Amy Passmore. #whereexcellencelives
On this date, 25 years ago, the Bentonville Schools' PTO incorporated. Since then, hundreds of moms and dads have worked to make our district stronger, supporting our students and staff! Congratulations, BPTO! Twenty-five looks good on you!
Join BPTO today at https://bentonvilleptos.square.site/ #whereexcellencelives
Join BPTO today at https://bentonvilleptos.square.site/ #whereexcellencelives
It's been a special week for 54 Bentonville student-athletes now committed to the next level! We're thrilled for these young men and women who signed to play their sport in college. Congratulations to these students, their families and coaches! Run it back, Bentonville! #whereexcellencelives
Congratulations to Bentonville High School Senior Manvitha Narasimhan! She is one of two students in Arkansas chosen to represent our state in the United States Senate Youth Program. She will travel to Washington, D.C., in March for a week-long immersive experience in government and receive a $10,000 scholarship to continue her education after graduation. This is the second consecutive year a recipient has been selected from Bentonville High School! #whereexcellencelives
It's Friday, and it's Color's Day at Bentonville West High School!
West ladies basketball tips off at 6:00 tonight, and the men take the court at 7:30 p.m. against Southside. Your 2026 Color's Day Court will be presented between the games. Wrap up this snowy week by supporting the Wolverines! #whereexcellencelives
West ladies basketball tips off at 6:00 tonight, and the men take the court at 7:30 p.m. against Southside. Your 2026 Color's Day Court will be presented between the games. Wrap up this snowy week by supporting the Wolverines! #whereexcellencelives
We're back! We look forward to seeing your children tomorrow!
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Please make sure you have the Bus Compass app on your mobile device, so you receive communications from our transportation division if they encounter any unsafe areas. You’ll also know where your bus is in real time within two stops.
See you soon, Bentonville! #whereexcellencelives
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Please make sure you have the Bus Compass app on your mobile device, so you receive communications from our transportation division if they encounter any unsafe areas. You’ll also know where your bus is in real time within two stops.
See you soon, Bentonville! #whereexcellencelives
Unfortunately, there will be no school on Thursday, January 29. Our team traveled roads throughout Benton County today that remain unsafe for our bus drivers. We will continue driving roads again tomorrow and hope to return on Friday. #whereexcellencelives
