Want to get involved with the USD 251 Committee?

Want to get involved with the USD 251 Committee?

Join us this Sunday at 5:30 PM at the Americus Community Building! We’re getting together to work, plan, and find ways for community members to help support our schools and our November 3 ballot effort. There’s a place for everyone—whether you can give a little time,...
What About Our Staff?

What About Our Staff?

North Lyon County is unique when it comes to our schools. It truly can be described as a family. A majority of our staff are alumni or married to alumni. Many came back to serve the very community that raised them. They had choices, and they chose here. But have we...

This Is Bigger Than a Building

Sometimes we get so caught up in the numbers, the buildings, the taxes, and the details that we forget what this is really about. Our kids. It’s the little girl walking into kindergarten for the first time, not knowing yet how much her school will shape her life. It’s...
A Little History: How Northern Heights Began

A Little History: How Northern Heights Began

Northern Heights began because four Northern Lyon County communities—Bushong, Miller, Allen, and Admire—were facing declining enrollment in the 1950s and made the decision to consolidate. Two locations were considered for the new school. The voters ultimately selected...
ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: CAMERON HEIMAN | CLASS OF 2020

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: CAMERON HEIMAN | CLASS OF 2020

Some people leave North Lyon County and never look back. Others leave, experience the world, and find their way home again. For Cameron Heiman, home has always been USD 251. Cameron grew up in the district, attending USD 251 from kindergarten through eighth grade....