Motto: Thirty years of PRIDE
School Website
2008 Bond Projects
History
School Focus
Achieving Academic Success
What Makes Lyons Middle/Senior Unique
Feeder Pattern
Lyons Middle/Senior High School
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Grades: 6th - 12th |
Greg Winger, Principal |
School Website
Lyons Middle/Senior High School maintains a separate school web site [http://lmshs.stvrain.k12.co.us]. The school's web site makes it easier to communicate news and information to parents. Please visit the web site for more detailed information and events concerning Lyons Middle/Senior High School.
In addition to the separate school web site, an overview of Lyons Middle/Senior High School is provided [below]. A similar summary is provided for each school within the District to make it easier to find the same information for each of the District's schools.
2008 Bond Projects
Thanks to the community, the passage of the 2008 Bond will provide funds for building repairs and infrastructure upgrades.
History
The original Lyons school was built in 1881 for the children of the families that were working in the local quarry. A K-12 school opened in 1925 and existed in the town until 1974 when the new Middle/Senior High School opened. As the St. Vrain Valley School District’s only middle/senior high school, Lyons is proud to be celebrating 30 years of rich tradition and history at its present site.
School Focus
Lyons maintains a commitment to excellence in a small school atmosphere that provides a sense of belonging and positively affects a student’s confidence, self-esteem, and sense of responsibility. A continual focus at Lyons at both levels centers around reading and writing across the curriculum with alignment of expectations and a four point writing rubric that is used consistently throughout the building.
Achieving Academic Success
A talented, caring, and supportive staff combined with a positive learning environment that gives students and parents a sense of belonging combine to provide academic success for all students. Specific programs, tools, and strategies include:
- Daily and weekly communication with students and parents regarding a student’s academic achievement.
- Emphasis on core instruction in math, reading, writing, science, and social studies.
- Exceptional Fine Arts program to support core academics.
- Purposeful planning for small class sizes in math and language arts.
- Students spending more time in core classes, averaging approximately 20 more days over the length of a year.
- Differentiation and individualization by teachers in classrooms addressing the academic needs of every student.
- Honors and Advanced Placement courses in English and math for high achieving students.
- Common expectations in all classrooms and curricular areas.
- Technology-rich environment.
- Strong academic and individual counseling services.
- A safe, nurturing environment where students receive close attention and extra help.
What Makes Lyons Middle/Senior Unique
Although the school is a middle/senior high school with a strong sense of community and belonging by both the students and parents, Lyons maintains separate teachers and separate programs for each level.
Forty percent of the student body comes from the surrounding Longmont community.
Ninety percent of the high school students participate in band, choir, drama, or athletics. Middle School students annually perform a musical.
Parent-led activities at the Middle School level include MESA, Geography Bee, and Spelling Bee.
A viable Booster Club supports both middle school and high school academic and cocurricular activities and has been largely responsible for building a wrestling facility and creating a baseball field on site.
All Lyons students receive the time and attention they deserve and the chance to succeed in a small school setting.
Feeder Pattern
Students attending Lyons Middle/Senior High School previously attended Lyons Elementary School.
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