Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools

Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools
Address
400 South 5th Street
Lyons, Nebraska 68038
United States
Information
Superintendent Fred Hansen
CEEB code 281380
Principal Doug Smith
Staff 22.8 (FTE) (as of 2007-08)[1]
Teaching staff 27.6 (FTE) (as of 2007-08)[1]
Grades PK-12
Gender coed
Enrollment 292 (as of 2007-08)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 10.6 (as of 2007-08)[1]
Color(s) Maroon, Gold, and White
Slogan Empower All Students to Achieve
Athletics NSAA D
Athletics conference East Husker
Mascot Cougar
Website http://www.lyonsdecaturschools.org/

Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools is a public school district in Lyons, Nebraska, United States. It is a consolidated school encompassing the Communities of Decatur and Lyons which are located in Burt County in NE Nebraska. It is a class D1 school whose mascot is Cougars.

History

The Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools was created through a merger of the Lyons and Decatur districts in 1984.[2]

The district implemented a 1-to-1 laptop initiative in 2008. All students in classes 10-12 have their own Macintosh laptops as of the 2009-10 school year; in the 2010-11 year it will expand to all students in grades 9-12.

Campus

The K-12 school location in Lyons was built in 1963, with additions in 1978 and 1996.

Extracurricular activities

Student groups and activities include drama, FBLA, FFA, music, speech, student council, and yearbook.

The school's teams, known as the Lyons-Decatur Cougars, compete in Nebraska School Activities Association size classification D in the East Husker conference. Teams are fielded in basketball, football, golf, track, and volleyball.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "District Detail for Lyons-decatur Northeast Schs". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
  2. ↑ Bratton, Anna Jo (2007-05-01). "Top court, Legislature face school decisions". Columbus Telegram. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
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