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Homecoming game starts at 8:00

Homecoming ceremony starts at 7:30

Game officials and coaches will meet shortly. We will post an update in a few minutes.

The high school Homecoming ceremony and football game are on an indefinite delay. As soon as the lightning and heavy rain allow, we will post the time that the ceremony and game will start. Keep checking! Go Lions!!!

The 6th Annual National Night Out will take place in Lyons at Tobias Park and the City Swimming Pool, Tuesday evening, August 6, 6:00-8:00 with free swimming and free ice cream.

Congratulations Dee Orth on your induction into the Kansas Teachers Hall of Fame!

Attention Disc Golfers! Santa Fe Trail Open at the Lyons High School Disc Golf Course, June 15!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2024 Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force announces 2023 Challenge Award recipients TOPEKA — The Confidence in Kansas Public Education Task Force has named 97 schools as recipients of the 2023 Challenge Awards based on criteria met during the 2022-23 school year. The awards recognize Kansas schools that are making a notable difference in student achievement despite facing significant challenges in their school population. Since its inception in 2002, more than 1,900 awards have been presented to schools across the state. The Challenge Award recognizes schools for outstanding achievement and uncommon accomplishments based on Kansas assessment results in math and reading, graduation rates, chronic absenteeism rates and the socio-economic status of those taking the test. For more information about the Challenge Awards program, call Tamla Miller, public service administrator for Communications and Recognition Programs at the Kansas State Department of Education, at (785) 296-4950. Lyons had two schools qualify for the 2023 Challenge Award including Central Elementary and Lyons Middle School.

Lyons High School Art Teacher Leah Bowers was recognized with the El Potrillo Above & Beyond Award for March. According to one of her two nominations, she was the ringleader and planner for a fundraiser for a fellow employee who is undergoing difficult times with a health situation. According to her other nomination, she organized a silent auction and gathered over 40 items for a silent auction that generated almost $6000. Each month, the Above & Beyond honorees are given a $25 gift certificate to El Potrillo courtesy of the restaurant. Other nominations for the month of March include: Stephanie Geeves, Ardynn Hershberger, Dan Reazin, Julie Tommer, Trish Stover, Swain Williams, and Laura Rhodes.

Central Elementary School 5th grade teacher Artravius Addison was the winner of today's Gerry Brooks swag drawing. He received a Teacher Strong coffee mug!

The winner of the fourth drawing for Gerry Brooks gear is Park Elementary reading teacher Shannon Hendricks. She received an autograph copy of "Go See the Principal".

Congratulations to Rice County Special Services Cooperative speech and language pathologist Crystal Zink who was the third drawing winner for Gerry Brooks items. She won a "Suriously Derdecated Erducator" coffee cup.

Congratulations to Park Elementary paraprofessional Tisha Williams. She is the winner of today's Gerry Brooks swag--a "SURIOUSLY" coffee cup! One winner will be drawn daily through the 16th. Gerry Brooks will speak at Lyons High School on February 19th.

USD 405 - Lyons Schools will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, January 16.

Lyons High School boys basketball head coach Sam Schmidt was selected for the El Potrillo Above & Beyond award for October. According to one of his three nominations, "He and his wife, Sheila, put in countless hours painting and updating the varsity boys locker room so that it looks awesome! He put in long hours on the weekends and evenings, cleaning, taping, and painting the locker room." Thank you to the following nominees for their "Above & Beyond" hard work and contributions over the past month as well. Gerard Paz Lostes, Alicia Carlton, Wanda Arriola, Megan Moor, Lynette Ferguson, Dan Reazin, Bridget Babcock, Tawanna Berry, Leah Bowers, Courtney Farmer, and Sam Lehman!

Thank you, Park Elementary Principal Kristin Borrowman on this National Principals Month!

Pipestone Helping Farmers recently made a $1,000 donation to the Kansas Food Bank Food 4 Kids backpack program on behalf of the Lyons elementary schools. Rod Evert, Zenith Site Manager for Pipestone and located in Geneseo made the donation in person to Park Elementary School Principal Kristin Borrowman. Pipestone proudly helps over 1,500 pig farmers by providing resources and expertise in health, management, nutrition, research, and business. https://www.pipestone.com/ The Food 4 Kids program through the Kansas Food Bank allows participating schools to receive food and backpacks from the Kansas Food Bank at no cost so that they can provide food to chronically hungry children. https://kansasfoodbank.org/programs/food-4-kids/

Kansas Board of Regents Apply Free Days Kansas's first Apply Free Days will be held on November 7-9th, 2023, for Kansas residents! During these three days, any Kansas resident, regardless of age or income can apply for free at any of our 7 public universities, 19 community colleges, 6 Technical colleges, and the 21 private member institutions of the Kansas Independent College Association. Eligible programs include general applications, certificate programs, associate degree programs and bachelor degree programs. (Graduate programs or other mid-degree applications will not qualify.) https://www.kansasregents.org/students/apply-free-days

Want $1000 per child to help with approved education related expenses? The Kansas Education Enrichment Program is nearly full. Act now before it is too late. https://www.keep.ks.gov/

National Principal's Month Each October, National Principals Month recognizes the essential role that principals play in making a school great. Principals are among the hardest working, yet often least-recognized individuals in education. Principals set the academic tone for their schools, and it is their vision, dedication, and determination that provide the mobilizing force for achieving student success. In October, we seek to honor these unsung heroes for their tireless efforts in pursuit of excellence in education. National Principals Month is a widely recognized celebration of the principalship, marked by national and state resolutions supporting the event, as well as acknowledgements from U.S. Senators and Representatives, and top government officials. However, the most important National Principals Month celebrations are the ones that take place in schools and communities across the country. In Lyons, we are privileged to have some wonderful people serving in the position of building principal--Derek Carlson (LHS), BJ Smith (LMS), Terri Glass (Central), and Kristin Borrowman (Park) as well as LHS assistant principal and AD, Jeff Fuss. The next time you see them, tell them thanks for their dedication to our students, teams, organizations, staff, schools, and community!