The Bronco Boosters Tailgate is Friday, September 4th from 5pm until kickoff. We are still looking for help serving and for food donations to help make this event great! Please consider signing up with the link below:

https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/8050B4CA5A92FA1F85-58065803-bronco?useFullSite=false

Parent’s Night Information
Who: Parents and Guardians of an Amherst Public School student athlete/
student manager who are out for High School

FOOTBALL/CROSS COUNTRY

When and Where: Friday, September 4, 2026
Beginning promptly at 6:40 p.m.
Athletes and their parents will need to line up
in the south end zone of the football field.
…...Game will be against Pleasanton……

All parents and guardians of a Football/Cross Country athlete/student manager will be admitted into the football game upon arrival by identifying themselves accordingly at the admissions table.


Who: Parents and Guardians of an Amherst Public School student athlete/
student managers who are out for High School

VOLLEYBALL

When and Where: Thursday, September 10, 2026
Following conclusion of JV volleyball game - Approximately 5:45 p.m.
Volleyball Athletes and their parents will need to
line up in the wrestling room.
…...Volleyball game - Amherst vs. Ravenna……

All parents and guardians of a Volleyball athlete/student manager
will be admitted into the volleyball games upon arrival by identifying themselves accordingly at the admissions table.

Amherst Activity Poster
Week of August 31st - Sept. 5th Homecoming Week

Monday, Aug. 31st
Cheer & Dance Practice 6-7:30 P.M.
(Practice for Sept 2nd Rescheduled to Sept. 14th)

Tues. Sept. 1st
Volleyball @ Holdrege 5/6:00 P.M.
Softball @ Patriot Park 5/6:30 P.M.
Band to Nebraska State Fair

Weds. Sept 2nd
High School Bonfire 7-9:00 P.M.

Thurs. Sept 3rd
Cross Country @ Gibbon Valley View Golf Course
High School 5:30P.M./Junior High 6:30P.M.
Volleyball @ Amherst vs Kenesaw 6/8 P.M.
Softball @ Genoa City Park 6/7:30 P.M.

Fri. Sept 4th
Bronco Booster Tailgate @ 5:30 P.M.
Football @ Amherst vs Pleasanton 7:00 P.M.

Sat. Sept 5th
Softball @ Smith Softball Complex 9 A.M.-3 P.M.
Homecoming Dance 9-11 P.M.

Our custodial staff was hard at work, along with other contractors, to make some great improvements to our school. Here are a list of improvements made:

*Bus parking plug-ins installed
*Boys and Girls bathroom rennovation in the 94 building
*Railroad ties installed in north parking lot to protect the north side of gym and mark the parking stalls.
*New and bigger rock in the north parking lot to protect from flooding
*Parking lot upgrades/new rock for the football field (rock donated by Buddy Reicks)
*FCS/6th grade room painted
*New furniture in the commons area (Bronco Boosters)
*Photos in the high school locker room hallway (Bronco Boosters)
*New design above the activities door (Bronco Boosters)

Special thanks to our custodial and maintence staff for all their hard work this summer with these projects, while at the same time getting our classrooms ready for students. Those people are:
Scott Fisher
Jami Hadwiger
Nexi Long
Anita Smith

Another special thank you to the Bronco Boosters for their donations, along with community member Buddy Reicks for his donation of gravel for the football field parking lot.

Amherst Public School
Week of August 24th-29th, 2026

Mon. August 24
Softball @ Patriot Park
HWY 6 vs. KCHS
5/6:30 p.m.

Tues. August 25
FBLA Officer and Dance Committee meeting 7:30 a.m. room #209
softball @ Centura
JV 5 p.m. & Varsity 6:30 p.m.
MAPS Math Testing 7th & 8th grade (1st & 2nd period)

Weds. August 26
MAPS LA Testing 7th & 8th grade (2nd & 4th period)

Thurs. August 27
Picture Day!
Fall Sports pep rally @ 3 p.m.
Volleyball @ Elm Creek Amherst Tri 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.
*updated schedule will be posted on Bound

Fri. August 28
Football @ Ravenna 7:00 p.m.

Sat. August 29
Varsity Volleyball @ Minden 9:00 A.M
Varsity Softball @ Holdrege 9:00 A.M