Lynnville-Sully Community School District is one of 97 Iowa school districts chosen to launch local teacher leadership plans through Iowa’s Teacher Leadership and Compensation System, according to Iowa Department of Education Director Ryan Wise.
Ninety-seven school districts, including Lynnville-Sully, have been added to the state system, bringing the total number of districts in the teacher leadership...
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Snowstorm follows barely-white Christmas
The area ground on Christmas Day was barely white even though Christmas Eve Day saw large fluffy snowflakes falling. Most of the snow soon melted locally, but elsewhere in the state it was a white, snowy Christmas.
The last week of 2015 saw a snowstorm with a winter storm warning for 98 counties (only Lyon County...
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L-S students share Christmas love with the community
Four hundred and fourteen non-perishable food items were packaged into 20 boxes by Lynnville-Sully Middle School Student Council members on Friday, Dec. 18, to conclude the group’s annual food drive.
The food drive was part of a community-wide effort to spread Christmas joy and love to local families in need. The 20 boxes full of food...
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Students wow the crowd at winter concert
L-S Middle and High School students took to the stage on Thursday, Dec. 17, for the winter concert in front of proud family and friends. Sixth-grade chorus members sang “Winter Wonderland” and “The Kid with the Surprising Sneeze” featuring sneeze soloist Owen Norrish. The junior high chorus performed three selections followed by the high school...
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Lynnville-Sully School audit released
Van Maanen, Sietstra, Meyer & Nikkel, P.C., Certified Public Accountants located in Pella, have released an audit report on the Lynnville-Sully School District in Sully.
The district’s revenues totaled $6,133,511 for the year ended June 30, 2015, a 2.2 percent decrease from the prior year. Revenues included $2,590,882 in local tax; charges for service of $887,297;...
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L-S Board discusses safety, school finance, superintendent goals in lengthy meeting
The action item list was short, but the in-depth discussion items kept the Lynnville-Sully School Board busy for over three hours on Monday, Dec. 21, in their final meeting of 2015. President Tim Dunsbergen called the meeting to order with guests Ashley Buehler, Dave Sietstra, Rita Maston, Beth Steenhoek, and Faye Brand present. The agenda...
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Pastor’s Pen: Imitating the shepherds
By Travis Albers, Christian Education and Youth Leader at Sully First Reformed Church
Every Christmas before my family opens presents, we read Luke 2:1-20, which is about the birth of Jesus. With each passing year, I find my mind focusing on different parts of the scripture, and this year, I find my mind wandering to the...
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