On Friday, June 13, Central Elementary School will be conducting some testing with emergency notification systems. If you hear or see lights and horns going off at Central or lots of activity in and around the building, don't be alarmed--this is just a test!
The Hall of Fame inductions for Bob Wedel and Gary Sechrist originally scheduled for 6:00 pm on Tuesday, April 29 during the CKTL track meet in Lyons may be rescheduled for as early as 4:30 pm depending on the weather.
The Lyons High School e-sports team came home from the State LAN Tournament held at Pratt Community College. The Valorant team received medal for taking 5th place.
Jorge Alvarez and Grant Buckley placed 3rd overall for the 2v2 Super Smash Bros: Ultimate bracket. Jorge and Grant were also declared the 3A class Champions.
Sam DeWitt and Ricardo Tapia were the 3A class Runners-Up for the same 2v2 Smash bracket.
Several college recruiters were there recruiting the three seniors on the team about scholarship possibilities at the postsecondary level.
Congratulations to LMS 8th grader Aaliyah Gonzalez. She won $1,700 as a finalist in her category/division in the Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge for her presentation on Fruta Fiesta Designs.
In addition, Aaliyah's group won 1st place in the Design Challenge that kicked off the event. Participants were placed in groups of 4-6 people and were presented with a challenge that a real business was having. Groups had two hours to come up with solutions to help the local business overcome their challenge.
Congratulations, Aaliyah!
Congratulations to Lyons Middle School 8th grader Aaliyah Gonzalez who was named one of only 15 middle school and high school students statewide to qualify for a wildcard position in the state finals of the Kansas Entrepreneurship Challenge (KEC) to be held on April 17 in Manhattan. The KEC is sponsored by Network Kansas, Kansas State University Research & Extension, and Kansas State University Center for the Advancement of Entrepreneurship to promote entrepreneurship and small business development in Kansas. The competition is for student-created, managed, and owned ventures. Aaliyah was judged based on her submission of an entrepreneurship plan and a video pitch.
You can watch her video pitch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDjMKvWqwXw.
Good luck at the state competition, Aaliyah!
Congratulations, LMS science teacher Austin Gautier, for your nomination in the Kansas Teacher of the Year program! Your dedication to your students is appreciated.
Reminder: All Lyons schools will be dismissed early today at 2:00.
Lyons High School has been selected as a 2025 All Star High School by the Kansas Board of Regents! The recognition is evidence of the positive efforts made by Lyons High School to get students ready for post-high school success. Congratulations to Lyons High School staff and students!
The Lyons Rotary Club is holding a Bicycle Safety Fair and Touch a Truck event Saturday, March 8 at the north parking lot at Central Elementary from 9:00 a.m. until noon. The first 160 participants will receive a free bicycle helmet and bicycle headlight. There will be a bicycle inspection station and safety course. Six lucky winners will receive a brand new bicycle courtesy of the Rotary Club of Lyons. One bicycle will be awarded to a Park Elementary boy, a Park Elementary girl, a Central Elementary boy, a Central Elementary girl, a middle school boy, and a middle school girl. The drawing will be held at 12:00 pm.
The Touch a Truck activity will allow children to interact with vehicles from the Rice County Public Works Department, the Lyons Police Department, the Rice County Sheriff's Office, the Rice County EMS, and the Lyons Fire Department.
To participate, children need to bring a permission slip signed by parents. Forms will be available at check-in.
Congratulations Lyons High School boys wrestling coach Mark Schottler on being recognized by the state coaches association for your 40 years of coaching in Kansas! Good luck at the State Tournament today and tomorrow!
There will be a public reception in the LHS cafeteria today from 4:00-5:00 in honor of Doug Higgins. Doug has spent over 40 years contributing to the Lyons Schools, including duties as a teacher, coach, coordinator, AD, assistant principal, director, and principal. Since his "retirement", he has continued to support the Lyons Schools as the "Voice of the Lyons Lions" by broadcasting hundreds of football, basketball, baseball, and softball games on Ad Astra Radio as well as officiating volleyball.
Prior to the start of the varsity girls' game tonight vs Minneapolis, Doug will be inducted into the Lyons Schools Hall of Fame.
Please join us in the cafeteria between 4:00-5:00 and at the ballgame.
Lyons Schools will be in session Thursday, February 20th. Please make sure your students dress warmly. The City of Lyons has asked the district to reduce the temperatures in the buildings due to a request from Black Hills Energy because of a supply issue. The school buildings' thermostats have been turned down in most cases from 72 to about 68 degrees in classrooms.
Lyons Schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, February 19.
Lyons Schools will be closed on Tuesday, February 18 and will start two hours late on Wednesday, February 19. Stay warm and safe!
Due to the impending snow storm Lyons schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, February 12.
Basketball Homecoming Schedule for Friday, January 31
No girls' games (postponed)
C boys 4:30
JV boys 6:00
Homecoming ceremony 7:30
Varsity boys 8:00
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!!!
REPRESENT!
The LHS AFJROTC and the Pride of Lyons Marching Band both represented Lyons well (as always) at the Kansas State Fair Band Day Parade!
Attn: Junior Parents, LHS is taking your students on a college visit 8/27!
Lyons High School and Lyons Middle School are on a soft lockdown at the moment. Students will not be allowed to leave while the lockdown is in effect. A cell phone call was placed to 911 from the campus, but the caller hung up. Police are at the school attempting to find out who placed the call. We will update you as soon as we have any additional information.