Invitations and tickets have gone out to families this week for our upcoming Glow with Panther Pride! This glow-in-the-dark party has us all so excited to celebrate our students for reaching their attendance and behavioral goals on Friday, March 6th! This celebration is all about recognizing their hard work and positive choices. 💛
🎟️ VERY IMPORTANT TICKET REMINDER:
Tickets are not required for entry, but we highly encourage families to hang on to them and bring them to the event. Having tickets with you will help us with activities and making sure everything runs smoothly for our students and event volunteers.
In other great news, we are happy to announce our amazing partnerships with our very own Cass Lake–Bena Indian Education, Cass Lake–Bena High School Student Council, and Cass Lake–Bena High School National Honor Society, along with the Bemidji High School National Honor Society. With their help, this event will be even better than our last celebration with more games and more fun!
And yes… we will have food this time! 🍽️ A huge thank you to Leech Lake Gaming for their generous donation.
Once again, a very special shoutout to Tina Johnson for her hard work and dedication to this event and to our students. We truly appreciate you!
Panther Nation, it’s a big night at Cass Lake-Bena High School as we take on Pine River-Backus and celebrate our athletes!
📍 Location: Cass Lake-Bena High School – High School Gym
🕔 Game Schedule:
5:45 PM – JV
7:15 PM – Varsity
🎉 Family Night / Senior Night (JH–Varsity)
Families should plan to be at the school by 6:00 PM.
The recognition ceremony will take place between the JV and Varsity games as we honor our players and their families for their commitment to Panther Basketball.
🎟 Tickets:
https://www.vancoevents.com/us/eventlist/clbtickets?embed
📺 Live Stream:
https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mn/cass-lake/organization/79119/cass-lake-bena-high-school
A special thank you to Western Bank for proudly sponsoring tonight’s Western Bank Game Day and for their continued support of CLB Athletics.
Let’s pack the gym, celebrate our seniors, and finish strong together. 🐾💛
#WesternBankGameDay #PantherPride #GoPanthers
Due to low numbers, all remaining JH Girls Basketball games have been canceled for the remainder of the season. We are proud of the effort and commitment our girls showed this year and appreciate the support from families and fans.
Please mark your calendars for upcoming celebration nights:
🎉 Girls Basketball Family Night / Senior Night (JH–Varsity)
📅 February 19, 2026
🎉 Boys Basketball Family Night / Senior Night
📅 February 24, 2026
Let’s continue to support our Panthers as we finish the season strong! 🐾💛
The Panthers are on the road tonight for a conference matchup at Walker-Hackensack-Akeley. Let’s compete hard and represent CLB the right way.
📍 Location: Walker-Hackensack-Akeley High School
🕠 5:45 PM – Girls JV
🕖 7:00 PM – Girls Varsity
Safe travels to our athletes and fans making the trip. Bring the energy and show that Panther Pride.
A special thank you to Western Bank of Cass Lake-Bena for proudly sponsoring today’s Western Bank Game Day and supporting our student-athletes.
#WesternBankGameDay #PantherPride #GoPanthers #CLBAthletics
Panther Nation, it’s a road conference matchup tonight as our Girls Basketball teams head to Blackduck!
📍 Location: Blackduck High School
🕔 5:00 PM – JH (One game only)
🕠 5:45 PM – JV
🕖 7:15 PM – Varsity
Let’s represent Cass Lake-Bena with pride, energy, and sportsmanship as we compete on the road. Safe travels to our athletes and fans!
A big thank you to Western Bank of Cass Lake-Bena for proudly sponsoring today’s Western Bank Game Day and supporting Panther Athletics all season long.
#WesternBankGameDay #PantherPride #GoPanthers #CLBAthletics
It’s a big day for Cass Lake-Bena Basketball as both Varsity teams take the court at the Sanford Center! Let’s pack the stands and show up strong for our Panthers!
🕑 2:00 PM – Girls Varsity vs. Fosston
🕓 4:00 PM – Boys Varsity vs. Fosston
📍 Location: Sanford Center (218 Showcase Games)
Bring the energy. Wear your maroon and black. Let’s make some noise and represent Panther Nation the right way!
#PantherPride #GoPanthers #CLBAthletics
We have a full night of basketball for the Panthers. Come out and support our student athletes.
Home Games vs. Kelliher/Northome (Boys Basketball)
📍 Cass Lake-Bena Middle School
5:00 PM – JH Boys (7th at 5:00 PM, 8th at 6:00 PM)
📍 Cass Lake-Bena High School
5:45 PM – JV Boys
7:15 PM – Varsity Boys
🎟 Tickets: https://www.vancoevents.com/us/eventlist/clbtickets?embed
📺 Live Stream: https://fan.hudl.com/usa/mn/cass-lake/organization/79119/cass-lake-bena-high-school
On the Road (Girls Basketball)
📍 Bertha-Hewitt High School
5:30 PM – JV Girls
7:00 PM – Varsity Girls
Let’s represent Panther Nation with pride tonight. Go Panthers. 🐾💪
I want to share important information about a situation that occurred today at the Area Learning Center and the steps taken to ensure the safety of our students and staff.
This morning (Wednesday) , ALC administration received a report that some students believed they had seen another student walking away from the bus stop with what appeared to be a weapon on Monday after school. The ALC immediately notified district administration and law enforcement, and an investigation began.
At approximately 12:30 p.m. today, additional information was shared with administrators regarding social media posts made by the same student. Out of an abundance of caution, the ALC moved into a shelter-in-place while the investigation continued.
Working together, district staff and law enforcement ensured that the student in question was secured immediately upon arrival at school at about 1:00 p.m. The student did not have a weapon with them today. During the course of the investigation, the item in question was recovered and determined to be a BB gun designed to resemble a GLOCK-style handgun.
I know situations like this can be unsettling. Please know we take every report seriously and will always act quickly in partnership with law enforcement to protect our school community. I appreciate the students and adults who came forward to share information, allowing us to respond promptly. ALC staff will be here to welcome students tomorrow (Thursday).
Because this matter remains under investigation, we are not able to release additional details at this time. If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to your school administration.
Thank you for your continued trust and partnership as we work together to keep our schools safe.
Sincerely,
Sue Richards-Chase
Superintendent of Schools
This month, our middle school makerspace turned into an engineering lab! Students were divided into teams and given identical supplies—then challenged to design and build a bridge spanning 12 inches.
The goal? Build the strongest bridge possible and see how much weight it can hold!
Students tested ideas, problem-solved, redesigned, and learned that teamwork and creativity are just as important as strength. It was exciting to watch their designs come to life—and even more exciting to see whose bridge held the most weight!
👏 Great work to all our student engineers!
On January 22, 2026 Charles Grolla held a moccasin game tournament at CLB High School. According to one of our students, the moccasin game was played by our Native American ancestors., it is a game of healing, that was traditionally played at cultural events. It usually begins with a ceremony and a feast, followed by gameplay. It is very engaging and requires thinking, strategy, guessing and a little bit of luck. Students say they always look forward to these tournaments because it promotes community gathering and it helps preserve our Native language and traditions.
