Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools - #CLBSPANTHERS

🐾 GAME DAY, PANTHERS! 🐾

Our football and volleyball teams are in action today, Monday, October 19!

🏈 JUNIOR HIGH FOOTBALL
🆚 Ada-Borup-West
⏰ 4:30 PM
📍 Ada-Borup High School (Johnson Sports Complex Football Fields)

🏐 VOLLEYBALL SENIOR NIGHT & PINK OUT
🆚 Fond du Lac Ojibwe
📍 Cass Lake-Bena High School Main Gym

• JV at 5:45 PM
• Senior recognition between the JV and Varsity matches
• Varsity at approximately 6:45 PM

Seniors and their families should arrive by 5:45 PM.

Wear pink, pack the gym, and help us celebrate our Panther seniors! 💗🐾

Thank you to Western Bank for its continued support of Cass Lake-Bena Athletics!

Set up your child's e-wallet. Visit:

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/casslakebenaelementarysch

The Book Fair is Nov. 2nd-6th.

Hope to see you there!

🩷🏐 PINK OUT SENIOR NIGHT 🏐🩷 Join us Monday, October 19, as Panther Volleyball hosts Fond du Lac for Senior Night! This year’s Senior Night will feature a Pink Out theme in honor of our seniors. Wear your pink, pack the gym, and help us celebrate these incredible student-athletes and everything they have contributed to Panther Volleyball! 🐾 Cass Lake-Bena vs. Fond du Lac 📅 Monday, October 19 📍 Cass Lake-Bena High School Gym 🩷 Senior recognition will take place between the JV and Varsity matches. ⏰ Seniors and their families should arrive by 5:45 PM. Let’s fill the gym with pink and give our seniors the celebration they deserve! Thank you to Western Bank for proudly supporting Panther Athletics!

🥪 A HUGE PANTHER THANK YOU! 🏈 Cass Lake-Bena Athletics would like to give a huge thank you to Subway of Bemidji and the Hegna family for generously donating subs for our entire football team! We truly appreciate their generosity and continued support of our student-athletes and athletic programs at Cass Lake-Bena High School. Community partners and families like these help make the Panther experience special! Thank you, Subway of Bemidji and the Hegna family!

🐾 PANTHER GAME DAY 🐾

Two Panther teams are hitting the road!

🏐 8TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL
🐾 Cass Lake-Bena vs. Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig
⏰ 4:30 PM
📍 Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School

🏈 VARSITY FOOTBALL
🐾 Cass Lake-Bena Panthers (1-4)
🆚 Polk County West Thunder (4-1)
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 East Grand Forks High School

Please note that Polk County West will be recognizing its seniors and parents during the football event.

Good luck to our Panthers! Compete hard, support one another, and represent Cass Lake-Bena with pride!

Thank you to Western Bank for proudly supporting Panther Athletics!

#PantherPride #CLBAthletics #PantherVolleyball #PantherFootball

Reminder:
AIPAC Meeting on Wednesday, October 14, 2026. 5:00pm in the high school choir room.

🐾 PANTHER GAME/MEET DAY 🐾

It’s a busy day for Panther Athletics! Our Cross Country teams are heading to Thief River Falls for the Conference Tournament, while Panther Volleyball hosts Kelliher/Northome at home!

🏃 CROSS COUNTRY CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
⏰ Girls and Boys begin at 4:00 PM
📍 Thief River Falls Golf Club

🏐 HOME VOLLEYBALL

Middle School Gym
• 7th Grade vs. Kelliher at 4:45 PM
• 8th Grade vs. Kelliher at 5:45 PM

High School Gym
• Junior Varsity vs. Kelliher/Northome at 5:45 PM
• Varsity vs. Kelliher/Northome at 6:45 PM

Come out and support our Panthers at home, and wish our runners good luck as they compete at the Conference Tournament!

🎟️ Tickets:
https://www.gobound.com/mn/schools/casslakebena/tickets

📺 High School Livestream:
https://fan.hudl.com/clbhspanthers

📺 Middle School Livestream:
https://fan.hudl.com/clbmspanthers

Thank you to Western Bank for proudly supporting Panther Athletics!

🏐 SATURDAY VOLLEYBALL 🏐

It’s a busy Saturday for Panther Volleyball! Our 7th and 8th Grade teams will compete in the Northland Conference Junior High Tournament at Pine River-Backus, while Varsity travels to the Thunderbirds Invitational!

📅 Saturday, October 10

🐾 8th Grade Conference Tournament
⏰ First match at 9:00 AM
📍 Pine River-Backus High School

🐾 Varsity Thunderbirds Invitational
⏰ First match at 9:45 AM
📍 Waubun High School

🐾 7th Grade Conference Tournament
⏰ First match at 10:00 AM
📍 Pine River-Backus High School

Good luck to all three Panther teams! Play hard, compete together, and represent CLB with pride!

Thank you to Western Bank for proudly supporting Panther Athletics!

🍎 GOLDEN APPLE MOMENT 🍎

Cass Lake-Bena High School was featured on Lakeland News for the launch of our new Intro to Teaching class!

This class gives students the opportunity to explore education as a possible career while gaining meaningful, hands-on experience in the classroom. We are incredibly proud of our students for stepping outside their comfort zones, learning what it takes to become an educator, and beginning to see themselves as the teachers and leaders of tomorrow.

A special thank you to Danielle for the passion, dedication, and care she has put into building this opportunity for our students.

We would also like to thank students Daniel Jackson and Tamara Goggleye for participating in the interview and helping share the story of this exciting new class. You represented Cass Lake-Bena wonderfully!

Watch the full Golden Apple story here:
https://youtu.be/aTp99vH8TT4?si=2oOmn4ZA_Z4N7p2x

Amazing things are happening at Cass Lake-Bena Schools! ❤️🖤🐾

Congratulations to our very own PANTHER XC runner Markis Washington, the Pillager Invitational CHAMPION!

Markis played it cool the first mile, then let it FLY! Clocking a 19:31.5 on the STEEP hills of Madden's on Gull Lake Golf Course,taking the crown by nearly 50 SECONDS ahead of runner-up Jayce Compton of Pine River-Backus! We are so proud of you Markis!

To watch the video of Markis crossing the finish line here is the link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sb4Ovmua7LAXShC7CpRkNO6B4LHf4mSP/view?usp=sharing

🏈 VARSITY FOOTBALL GAME DAY 🏈

The Panthers are hitting the road to take on the Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves under the Friday night lights!

🐾 Cass Lake-Bena Panthers (1-4)
🆚 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Wolves (0-5)
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley High School Game Field

Make the trip and cheer on our Panthers!

Thank you to Western Bank for proudly supporting Panther Athletics!

💛 A Friendly Reminder for Our Elementary Families 💛

We appreciate your partnership in keeping our school safe and welcoming!

If you visit during the school day, between 8:15 a.m. and 3:10 p.m., please stop at the office to sign in and receive a visitor pass before heading elsewhere in the building. This includes visits to speak with a staff member about your child. We encourage appointments if you need to speak with a staff member as well.

Please wear your visitor pass where it can be easily seen throughout your visit. Checking in helps us know who is in the building and connect you with the right person.

Thank you for your understanding and support. We’re grateful to work alongside you in caring for our students!

Dr. Grover - Elementary Principal

🏐 JH CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT 🏐

The brackets are set for Saturday’s Junior High Conference Volleyball Tournament at Pine River-Backus!

Both our 7th and 8th Grade Panthers will be competing. Check out the brackets below for game times and matchups.

Good luck, Panthers! 🐾

🏈🏐 PANTHER YOUTH SPORTS WEEKEND! 🏐🏈

Our young Panthers are ready for another full Saturday of Flag Football and Volleyball! Here are the locations and first game times for each Cass Lake-Bena team on Saturday, October 10.

🏈 3RD–4TH GRADE FLAG FOOTBALL
📍 Pequot Lakes

• CLB 1: 9:00 AM
• CLB 2: 9:30 AM
• CLB 3: 9:30 AM

🏈 5TH–6TH GRADE FLAG FOOTBALL
📍 Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
• CLB: 9:10 AM

🏐 3RD–4TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL
📍 Cass Lake-Bena

• CLB 1: 9:00 AM
• CLB 2: 10:00 AM

🏐 5TH–6TH GRADE VOLLEYBALL
📍 Cass Lake-Bena
• CLB 1: 8:00 AM

🏫 CASS LAKE-BENA HOST INFORMATION

🚪 Doors open at 7:30 AM
🎟️ Admission is FREE
🍿 Concessions will be available at the High School

📋 VIEW THE COMPLETE SCHEDULES:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1toU9qK1WVZ3QK86xeKt0mSgqfngjPUkt?usp=drive_link

Please arrive early, communicate with your coaches, and be ready before your team’s first game.

We are excited for another great day of learning, competing, and having fun! Please cheer positively, respect the coaches and officials, and help make this a great experience for every young athlete.

Thank you to Western Bank for supporting Panther Game Day and Cass Lake-Bena student-athletes!

GO PANTHERS! 🐾

🐾 WESTERN BANK PANTHER GAME DAY! 🐾

Our Panther Cross Country and Volleyball teams are on the road tomorrow, Thursday, October 8!

🏃 BEMIDJI CROSS COUNTRY INVITATIONAL
📍 Greenwood Golf Course

• Varsity Girls: 3:00 PM
• Boys Cross Country: 3:30 PM
• Additional Boys Race: 4:00 PM
• 7th and 8th Grade Boys: 4:30 PM
• 8th Grade Girls: 4:30 PM

🏐 PANTHER VOLLEYBALL AT NEVIS
📍 Nevis High School

• 7th Grade: 4:45 PM
• 8th Grade: 5:45 PM
• Junior Varsity: 5:45 PM
• Varsity: 6:45 PM

Good luck to all our Panther student-athletes! Compete hard, support one another, and represent Cass Lake-Bena with pride!

Thank you to Western Bank, our Game Day sponsor, for supporting Cass Lake-Bena activities!

GO PANTHERS! 🐾

#PantherPride #CLBCrossCountry #CLBVolleyball

Senior Class Meeting and Photo (Wear Black) Tomorrow!

🏈 LIGHTS ON. PANTHERS SHOW UP! 🏈 Our undefeated junior high Panthers headed to Blackduck for some Tuesday night football under the lights, and they’re coming home with another WIN! The Drakes gave us a battle, but our Panthers fought through adversity, stuck together, and pulled out a hard-earned 20–14 victory! 💪 From the full player introductions to the bright lights and all the game-night bells and whistles, our students got an experience to remember. And they made the most of their moment! Big thanks to Blackduck for making it a special night for junior high football. Proud of our Panthers for their grit, teamwork, and determination! Still undefeated. Still working. What a night to be a Panther! 🐾🔥 #PantherPride #GoPanthers #JuniorHighFootball