The Sergeant Bluff-Luton Board of Education has offered a contract for the position of Interim Assistant Principal/Athletic Director to Robert Hayes.
Bob Recently retired from Ponca (NE) as the elementary principal and athletic director. His entire 44-year career was spent in Ponca. He began his teaching career in 1980. His teaching career included PE K-12 and junior high science and math. He began as the athletic director in 1990 and added the elementary principal position in 2004.
During his time in Ponca he also coached a variety of junior high and high school sports, including football, basketball and track. He took six boys’ basketball teams to the state tournament, winning twice. He brought six girls’ basketball teams to the state tournament, finishing runner-up twice. He was named the Nebraska District III Athletic Director of the Year in 2014 and was given the Distinguished Principal Services Award for NE Region III in 2024.
Bob’s official start date will be August 5.