Arapahoe-Holbrook Public Schools

Arapahoe JH Track Meet Girls - Runner Up Grace Andrews - New Mile Meet Record The JH Girls Track team got 2nd place at our Home Track Meet last Tuesday! Grace Andrews also is the new Meet Record Holder in the 1600M (Mile) Run. She's less than 6 seconds off of the JH Girls 1600M school record held by Stephanie Paulsen at 5:47!

🔴 2023 Installation ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thank you and welcome! We have so much to be thankful for! ♥️ #arapahoefccla #installation #beawarrior #leadership #thankyouseniors

JH Track Meet Tuesday, April 25th Bertrand, NE 2:30pm Good luck to the JH Track Team today in Bertrand!

JV Golf Meet Tuesday, April 25th Alma Municipal 2:30pm Teams: Alma, Axtell Public, Bertrand, Cambridge, Elm Creek, Franklin, Holdrege, Loomis, McCook, Minden, Northern Valley, Pleasanton, Southern Valley Schools, Wilcox-Hildreth Good luck to the JV golf team in Alma this afternoon!

Varsity Golf Invite Tuesday, April 25th Meadowlark Hills Kearney, NE 9:00am Teams: Adams Central, Amherst, Centura, Elm Creek, Franklin, Gibbon, Kearney Catholic, Loomis, North Platte St. Pats, Ord, Ravenna, St. Paul, and Wood River Good luck golfers!

🔴 2023 Installation ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Thank you and welcome! We have so much to be thankful for! ♥️ #arapahoefccla #installation #beawarrior #leadership #thankyouseniors

Weekly Activity Schedule for this week!

FCCLA Family Movie 🍿 Night Bucket | Week SIX Winner🎖 Our SIXTH bucket of the year - another week, another bucket. We sure do love sharing these smiles with our elementary kiddos! Enjoy a family night on us! 😋 #buildstrongfamilies #arapahoefccla #nebraskafccla #warriorpride

Drone Photos - Arapahoe Jim Mather Invite (Pt. 3 of 3) 2023-04-19 DJI Mavic 3 Cine

Drone Photos - Arapahoe Jim Mather Invite (Pt. 2 of 3) 2023-04-19 DJI Mavic Cine 3

Drone Photos - Arapahoe Jim Mather Invite (Pt. 1 of 3) 2023-04-19 DJI Mavic Cine 3

Proud of our Warrior musicians who competed at District Music contest at McCook today.

The 6th graders are headed to the Sternberg Museum of Natural History in Hays, KS today for their field trip. Have fun!

District Music Contest Wednesday, April 20 McCook High School Good luck to HS Band/Vocal students at District Music today. Attached is the performance schedule for our students. There will be performances all day so come to McCook to support our students at District Contest!

REMINDER! Kiss a Senior Goodbye orders are due back THIS Friday by 8:00 am!

Jim Mather Track Invitational Wednesday, April 19th 10:00 am start Come on down Wednesday for the annual Arapahoe Jim Mather Track Invitational. This is Arapahoe's only home meet of the year! The first session of field events starts at 10:00am and running events will begin around 12:30-1 pm. The Jim Mather Invite is named after Arapahoe Class of 1936 graduate and track legend James 'Jim' Mather who held the All-Class Long Jump Record at 23' 5" from 1936-1961 before it was broken by Gale Sayers. His jump is still 2 inches longer than the current Class D Record almost 100 years later and is still within 2 inches of both the Class B and Class C Long Jump Record. At the 1936 State Track Meet his Senior Year Jim Mather won the Broad Jump, the 220 yard dash, got 2nd in 110 yard high hurdles, and tied for 3rd in the High Jump. Good enough to earn 4th place in Class C for Arapahoe all by himself. Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame - Jim Mather https://nebhalloffame.org/jim-mather-arapahoe/ The premier Nebraska high school long jumper of the 1930s, Jim Mather was a 1936 graduate of Arapahoe High School in Furnas County. He was years ahead of others in this track & field event and capped his career in 1936 at the state track meet by jumping 23 feet, 4 inches, a record which lasted in Class C until the 1970s. He was also the winning Class C 220 yard sprint champion at the ‘36 state meet. A four-year varsity man at Arapahoe High in both football and track, he was a Peru State College star in both track and football. Another point in history: James Mather held the long jump record for all classes between 1936 and 1961 when a great leap by Gale Sayers (24-10) took away that honor. JIm Mather Obituary McCook Gazette - Oct 14th, 2003 James D. 'Jim' Mather Tuesday, October 14, 2003 ARAPAHOE -- James D. "Jim" Mather, 85, died Sunday (Oct. 12, 2003) at his home in Arapahoe. He was born Feb. 7, 1918, to Delmer and Almeda (Runyan) Mather in Arapahoe. He attended Arapahoe Public Schools where he graduated with the class of 1936. After graduation, he attended the University of Nebraska from 1936-1937 and Peru State College from 1939-1941. On May 31, 1941, he married Donna Joyce Vandruff in McCook. In 1942, he entered the Army Air Corp until his discharge in 1946. He returned to Peru State College and graduated in 1947. After graduation he taught and coached at Franklin, Jamestown and Phillipsburg, Kan., Wymore and Dannebrog and Sunrise, Wyo. He returned to Arapahoe where he worked as a crop insurance adjustor until 1996, when he retired. He had the All Class Nebraska State Long Jump record from 1936-1961 and the Class C record until 1970 and still has the Arapahoe and RVL record in the long jump and 200 meters. He still has the Peru State College 100 meter record. He was inducted into Peru State College Athletic Hall of Fame as individual athlete in 1989 and with the 1940 football team in 1990. He was inducted into the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. The Arapahoe Invitation Track Meet is named after him. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Arapahoe and the American Legion of Wymore. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Claude; two sisters, Lois Harris and Sylvia Mather; and one daughter, Meridel Mather. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Mather of Arapahoe; two sons, Jim and wife, Mary Mather of Oshkosh and Steve and wife, Julee Mather of Kearney; two daughters, Lynn and husband, Wes Musser of Laurel, Md., and Jeryl and Phil Hauptman of Lincoln; and seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Jim Mather Track Invitational Wednesday, April 19th 10:00 am start Come on down Wednesday for the annual Arapahoe Jim Mather Track Invitational. This is Arapahoe's only home meet of the year! The first session of field events starts at 10:00am and running events will begin around 12:30-1 pm. The Jim Mather Invite is named after Arapahoe Class of 1936 graduate and track legend James 'Jim' Mather who held the All-Class Long Jump Record at 23' 4" from 1936-1961 before it was broken by Gale Sayers. His jump is still 1 inch longer than the current Class D Record almost 100 years later and is still within 2 inches of both the Class B and Class C Long Jump Record. At the 1936 State Track Meet his Senior Year Jim Mather won the Broad Jump, the 220 yard dash, got 2nd in 110 yard high hurdles, and tied for 3rd in the High Jump. Good enough to earn 3rd place in Class C for Arapahoe all by himself. Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame - Jim Mather https://nebhalloffame.org/jim-mather-arapahoe/ The premier Nebraska high school long jumper of the 1930s, Jim Mather was a 1936 graduate of Arapahoe High School in Furnas County. He was years ahead of others in this track & field event and capped his career in 1936 at the state track meet by jumping 23 feet, 4 inches, a record which lasted in Class C until the 1970s. He was also the winning Class C 220 yard sprint champion at the ‘36 state meet. A four-year varsity man at Arapahoe High in both football and track, he was a Peru State College star in both track and football. Another point in history: James Mather held the long jump record for all classes between 1936 and 1961 when a great leap by Gale Sayers (24-10) took away that honor. JIm Mather Obituary McCook Gazette - Oct 14th, 2003 James D. 'Jim' Mather Tuesday, October 14, 2003 ARAPAHOE -- James D. "Jim" Mather, 85, died Sunday (Oct. 12, 2003) at his home in Arapahoe. He was born Feb. 7, 1918, to Delmer and Almeda (Runyan) Mather in Arapahoe. He attended Arapahoe Public Schools where he graduated with the class of 1936. After graduation, he attended the University of Nebraska from 1936-1937 and Peru State College from 1939-1941. On May 31, 1941, he married Donna Joyce Vandruff in McCook. In 1942, he entered the Army Air Corp until his discharge in 1946. He returned to Peru State College and graduated in 1947. After graduation he taught and coached at Franklin, Jamestown and Phillipsburg, Kan., Wymore and Dannebrog and Sunrise, Wyo. He returned to Arapahoe where he worked as a crop insurance adjustor until 1996, when he retired. He had the All Class Nebraska State Long Jump record from 1936-1961 and the Class C record until 1970 and still has the Arapahoe and RVL record in the long jump and 200 meters. He still has the Peru State College 100 meter record. He was inducted into Peru State College Athletic Hall of Fame as individual athlete in 1989 and with the 1940 football team in 1990. He was inducted into the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. The Arapahoe Invitation Track Meet is named after him. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Arapahoe and the American Legion of Wymore. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Claude; two sisters, Lois Harris and Sylvia Mather; and one daughter, Meridel Mather. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Mather of Arapahoe; two sons, Jim and wife, Mary Mather of Oshkosh and Steve and wife, Julee Mather of Kearney; two daughters, Lynn and husband, Wes Musser of Laurel, Md., and Jeryl and Phil Hauptman of Lincoln; and seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Jim Mather Track Invitational Wednesday, April 19th 10:00 am start Come on down Wednesday for the annual Arapahoe Jim Mather Track Invitational. This is Arapahoe's only home meet of the year! The first session of field events starts at 10:00am and running events will begin around 12:30-1 pm. The Jim Mather Invite is named after Arapahoe Class of 1936 graduate and track legend James 'Jim' Mather who held the All-Class Long Jump Record at 23' 4" from 1936-1961 before it was broken by Gale Sayers. His jump is still 1 inch longer than the current Class D Record almost 100 years later and is still within 2 inches of both the Class B and Class C Long Jump Record. At the 1936 State Track Meet his Senior Year Jim Mather won the Broad Jump, the 220 yard dash, got 2nd in 110 yard high hurdles, and tied for 3rd in the High Jump. Good enough to earn 3rd place in Class C for Arapahoe all by himself. Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame - Jim Mather https://nebhalloffame.org/jim-mather-arapahoe/ The premier Nebraska high school long jumper of the 1930s, Jim Mather was a 1936 graduate of Arapahoe High School in Furnas County. He was years ahead of others in this track & field event and capped his career in 1936 at the state track meet by jumping 23 feet, 4 inches, a record which lasted in Class C until the 1970s. He was also the winning Class C 220 yard sprint champion at the ‘36 state meet. A four-year varsity man at Arapahoe High in both football and track, he was a Peru State College star in both track and football. Another point in history: James Mather held the long jump record for all classes between 1936 and 1961 when a great leap by Gale Sayers (24-10) took away that honor. JIm Mather Obituary McCook Gazette - Oct 14th, 2003 James D. 'Jim' Mather Tuesday, October 14, 2003 ARAPAHOE -- James D. "Jim" Mather, 85, died Sunday (Oct. 12, 2003) at his home in Arapahoe. He was born Feb. 7, 1918, to Delmer and Almeda (Runyan) Mather in Arapahoe. He attended Arapahoe Public Schools where he graduated with the class of 1936. After graduation, he attended the University of Nebraska from 1936-1937 and Peru State College from 1939-1941. On May 31, 1941, he married Donna Joyce Vandruff in McCook. In 1942, he entered the Army Air Corp until his discharge in 1946. He returned to Peru State College and graduated in 1947. After graduation he taught and coached at Franklin, Jamestown and Phillipsburg, Kan., Wymore and Dannebrog and Sunrise, Wyo. He returned to Arapahoe where he worked as a crop insurance adjustor until 1996, when he retired. He had the All Class Nebraska State Long Jump record from 1936-1961 and the Class C record until 1970 and still has the Arapahoe and RVL record in the long jump and 200 meters. He still has the Peru State College 100 meter record. He was inducted into Peru State College Athletic Hall of Fame as individual athlete in 1989 and with the 1940 football team in 1990. He was inducted into the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. The Arapahoe Invitation Track Meet is named after him. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Arapahoe and the American Legion of Wymore. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Claude; two sisters, Lois Harris and Sylvia Mather; and one daughter, Meridel Mather. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Mather of Arapahoe; two sons, Jim and wife, Mary Mather of Oshkosh and Steve and wife, Julee Mather of Kearney; two daughters, Lynn and husband, Wes Musser of Laurel, Md., and Jeryl and Phil Hauptman of Lincoln; and seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Jim Mather Track Invitational Wednesday, April 19th 10:00 am start Come on down Wednesday for the annual Arapahoe Jim Mather Track Invitational. This is Arapahoe's only home meet of the year! The first session of field events starts at 10:00am and running events will begin around 12:30-1 pm. The Jim Mather Invite is named after Arapahoe Class of 1936 graduate and track legend James 'Jim' Mather who held the All-Class Long Jump Record at 23' 5" from 1936-1961 before it was broken by Gale Sayers. His jump is still 2 inches longer than the current Class D Record almost 100 years later and is still within 2 inches of both the Class B and Class C Long Jump Record. At the 1936 State Track Meet his Senior Year Jim Mather won the Broad Jump, the 220 yard dash, got 2nd in 110 yard high hurdles, and tied for 3rd in the High Jump. Good enough to earn 4th place in Class C for Arapahoe all by himself. Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame - Jim Mather https://nebhalloffame.org/jim-mather-arapahoe/ The premier Nebraska high school long jumper of the 1930s, Jim Mather was a 1936 graduate of Arapahoe High School in Furnas County. He was years ahead of others in this track & field event and capped his career in 1936 at the state track meet by jumping 23 feet, 4 inches, a record which lasted in Class C until the 1970s. He was also the winning Class C 220 yard sprint champion at the ‘36 state meet. A four-year varsity man at Arapahoe High in both football and track, he was a Peru State College star in both track and football. Another point in history: James Mather held the long jump record for all classes between 1936 and 1961 when a great leap by Gale Sayers (24-10) took away that honor. JIm Mather Obituary McCook Gazette - Oct 14th, 2003 James D. 'Jim' Mather Tuesday, October 14, 2003 ARAPAHOE -- James D. "Jim" Mather, 85, died Sunday (Oct. 12, 2003) at his home in Arapahoe. He was born Feb. 7, 1918, to Delmer and Almeda (Runyan) Mather in Arapahoe. He attended Arapahoe Public Schools where he graduated with the class of 1936. After graduation, he attended the University of Nebraska from 1936-1937 and Peru State College from 1939-1941. On May 31, 1941, he married Donna Joyce Vandruff in McCook. In 1942, he entered the Army Air Corp until his discharge in 1946. He returned to Peru State College and graduated in 1947. After graduation he taught and coached at Franklin, Jamestown and Phillipsburg, Kan., Wymore and Dannebrog and Sunrise, Wyo. He returned to Arapahoe where he worked as a crop insurance adjustor until 1996, when he retired. He had the All Class Nebraska State Long Jump record from 1936-1961 and the Class C record until 1970 and still has the Arapahoe and RVL record in the long jump and 200 meters. He still has the Peru State College 100 meter record. He was inducted into Peru State College Athletic Hall of Fame as individual athlete in 1989 and with the 1940 football team in 1990. He was inducted into the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame in 1998. The Arapahoe Invitation Track Meet is named after him. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Arapahoe and the American Legion of Wymore. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Claude; two sisters, Lois Harris and Sylvia Mather; and one daughter, Meridel Mather. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Mather of Arapahoe; two sons, Jim and wife, Mary Mather of Oshkosh and Steve and wife, Julee Mather of Kearney; two daughters, Lynn and husband, Wes Musser of Laurel, Md., and Jeryl and Phil Hauptman of Lincoln; and seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Arapahoe JH Track Invite Tuesday, April 18th Arapahoe, NE 1:00pm Arapahoe is hosting our JH Track Invite today including Cambridge, Southern Valley, Southwest, Medicine Valley, and Wauneta-Palisade. Come down and watch this afternoon!