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Southern is currently ONE Anchor Sponsor away from making the video board a reality in our varsity gym! 🎉 We are incredibly grateful for the support from our community that has ...

Southern Schools proudly congratulates Levi Lundstedt and Lilith Knarr for being selected to participate in the Kearney Underclassmen Honor Band on January 19th. Students chosen ...

Southern Schools is proud to recognize Ava Jerred and Alyssa Crome for their outstanding performances at the Bishop Neumann Elementary Music Contest on March 28, 2026. Both studen...

ESports finished its winter season in Valorant in the 2nd round. They won their first match against Lewiston, then fell short to the number 1 seed in the quarterfinals. Great effo...

As another busy and successful year comes to a close, the K-12 Vocal Music Department has much to celebrate! This spring, students participated in concerts, contests, and special ...

The first grade classes took a field trip to Lincoln last week! We stopped at Bee Me Sensory Gym, where they got to play and experiment with a variety of sensory games and equipm...

The 5th grade built a marble run completely out of paper. They went through a lot of trial and error, but eventually had a successful run. This project was done to replace the CO2...

Congratulations to Huxley Bachmann, Alexis Campbell and Willow Brady for Being Respectful, Responsible and Safe! They have been chosen as the Student of the Months for April.

To finish out the last two weeks of the school year, with the seniors now being gone, the juniors in Mrs. Schluter’s Personal Finance classes are reading the book “How to Adult: Pe...

Students in Miss Decker's Social Emotional Learning group have been learning how to use Superflex to use strategies to beat the Team of Unthinkables. This helps them learn to thin...

Pre-K enjoyed a field trip to McCandless! Fun was had by all - kids were able to explore the playground and make music.

Mrs. Manley's 3 year old preschool classroom has been finishing the year strong by reviewing all of the letters learned this year. They enjoyed a group activity searching their c...

Another successful art show in the books for Southern Elementary! We filled our gym with the art work of each and every talented student here at SES! We had a great turnout; thank...

Southern's High School Quiz Bowl season is at a close. We had an up and down season this year. I would like to share some of our results from our competitions. Southern started...

Edward Smith, Carlie Smith, Bree Schultz, Alexis Huls, and Brook Kiffin perform "The Lorax" in speech class. The class wrote graduation speeches and explored the rules of debate....

Sophie Rakes, Talon Decker, Maverick Adams, Ava Schlake, Samual Barton, Chezney Pollman, and Reeve Maxson read through the series of the Shadow Children sequence this semester in ...

The theme for the SHS 2026 prom was Wonderland. Throughout the year, juniors spent time making decorations and fundraising to ensure they had the prom they wanted. The meal was c...

Keep those brains growing all summer long! Reading just 20 minutes a day can take kids on amazing adventures, spark imagination, and help them return to school ready to shine. Vis...

Southern's National Honor Society Induction was held May 5, during the Honors and Awards Recognition. Those inducted were Pearl Short, Reece Barnard, Emma Eisenhauer, Briana Basu...

Summer is a wonderful time for elementary students to keep learning while having fun and exploring the world around them. Turn off the tv or video games from time to time to learn...