Bennett Elementary 
Elliott steps into principal position at Bennett(0)
“It’s like coming home.” In her third stint at Bennett Elementary School, Michelle Elliott returned just four days before school started to take over the top job as principal. Elliott picked up a staff T-shirt the night before being introduced as the new principal to Bennett teachers. She said Superintendent David Vroonland made her wait [...]
Frenship students jump, wiggle and shoot for hearts
Students throughout Frenship schools are jumping, wiggling and shooting hoops for hearts. At Bennett Elementary School, Rita Venable, a physical education teacher, is putting on a full month of activities for the Jump Rope for Heart, an event from the American Heart Association. But Venable said some of the school’s smallest students are not coordinated [...]
Bennett Elementary PTA holds golf fundraiser for caring closet
From the minds of Bennett Elementary PTA members comes the Caring and Sharing Closet.
Kendra Rejcek is president of the PTA and co-chair of the Caring and Sharing Close. She said Bennett has 48% Title One students, meaning they get a free breakfast and lunch because of their families’ income. That’s where the idea for the Caring and Sharing Closet came into play.
Bennett to celebrate character and drug free week Oct. 20-24
Students at Bennett Elementary School will celebrate National Drug-Free Week and Character Counts Week Oct. 20-24.
Bennett helps set world record
Young students at Bennett Elementary School joined hundreds of thousands of other students across the country Thursday in reading the story of “Corduroy,” a book about a stuffed bear who gets a new home.
“It’s not just us” reading ‘Corduroy,’ Bennett Librarian Jennifer Morgan said to first graders from Bridget Thomas’ class. “It’s not just Bennett. It’s boys and girls throughout the country.
Bennett Elementary hosts diabetes drive
Bennett Elementary raised $1,160 for diabetes last week.
Students, staff and parents had the opportunity to make donations for diabetes.
Bennett Elementary P.E. classes take part in Family Bowling Night
After two weeks of learning to bowl at South Plains Lanes, students and parents at Bennett Elementary School got to show off their skills during Family Bowling Night.
Kindergarten registration planned at Frenship campuses
Frenship elementary schools will host kindergarten registration 3:30-5:30 p.m. Wednesday. Children who are 5 years old by Sept. 1 will be eligible to enroll. To register, the child must have a certified birth certificate, immunization record, social security card and proof of residence. The person who enrolls the child must have a current picture ID.