By Rich Wicks | Times Vedette
The Nov. 9 regular meeting of the. Panorama School Board opened with a public hearing regarding the expenditure of funds from the flexibility account. No written nor oral comments were received, so the hearing was closed.
The board considered contract recommendations regarding wrestling coaching positions for the 2026-2027 year. Brandon Godwin was approved as high school girls wrestling coach with Lindsay Waltz as assistant coach. Shannon Kepple was approved as junior high boys wrestling coach.
In the “Good News” portion of the meeting, Andrew King reported on band activities. The report stated,
“Students in the band program have been hard at work. We had a combined junior high and high school performance on Oct. 9, at the last home football game. We have also had nine students accepted into the WCAC Honor Band Festival. The following high school students were accepted: Sabrina H, Navira M, Anabel P, Kaylynn W, Mady H. For junior high, Norah Grove, Zoey K, Knox G and Donavon W. We also had one student accepted into the middle school SWIBA Honor Band. If you see Zoey K, please congratulate her on being accepted.”
Choir director Emily Clouser reported, “The 6-12 grade choirs had a successful first concert at the Fall Choral Showcase that took place Oct. 20. We fit all 97 singers on/around the stage for one final song all together. All performances are archived on the music program’s HUDL page. The high school choir and fifth graders had a fantastic time at the Iowa Wild game on Thursday, Nov. 5. The large group sang ‘God Bless America.’ Following their performance, students stayed to watch the Wild win in overtime.”
Cross Country coach Greg Thompson reported, “Congratulations to the Cross Country Teams on a great season. Every runner improved throughout the season, setting many new personal records. The JH boys team placed third at the conference meet. The JH girls team was Conference Runner-Up and Middle School State Champions in Class 1A. Kylie R finished the season at the 1A State Meet, where she finished third individually. That performance earned her First Team All-State in Class 1A, Elite All-State (top 30 across all classes), and Academic All-State (3.8 or above cumulative GPA and a state meet participant). Kylie is the only girl in Panorama history to run under 19 minutes; she did it three times this season.”
Superintendent Kasey Huebner provided an update on HVAC insurance exploration and gave updates on the Nutrition Fund operations and an attendance information update.
The board held a second reading of the Fiscal Management policy (701.5 R1) and adopted it. The board approved the 2026-2027 Early Retirement Incentive as presented.
The next regular meeting of the board is set for Monday, Dec. 14. The public is welcome.