Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The district denied any impropriety in the arrangement it made in 1999 that excused it from paying administrative fees for tasks it handles in house.
Tensions erupted at the District 204 School Board meeting Monday night when a former District 101 School Board member attacked 204’s relationship with the beleaguered Lyons Township Treasurer’s Office. District 204 forcefully defended itself against Martin Brown as he bashed the financial effect he said a fee arrangement between the TTO and the district had on other member school districts. "This falls far short of the law and what reasonable people would expect of their public servants, especially for an intergovernmental agreement covering a very significant amount of money," Brown said. The district made a deal with former Lyons Township Treasurer Robert Healy in 1999 that allowed it to take a pass on certain administrative fees …
The bumping and grinding at Lyons Township functions such as Homecoming is appalling, a parent told the District 204 board at Monday's meeting.
Everyone’s cutting a little too loose at Lyons Township High School, one father said Monday at the District 204 School Board meeting. Ken Mulcrone implored the district to keep a tighter watch on the moves students pull on the dance floor after what he witnessed when he and his wife chaperoned last fall’s Homecoming Dance. “My wife and I went into the gymnasium and our jaws dropped to the floor because of a dance called the grind,” he said. Though Mulcrone did not go into detail, grinding is typically known as a dance where people rub up against each other suggestively. “You just wouldn’t want to have a daughter in that situation,” he said. “It’s not right, it’s not fair, and it’s appalling.” Mulcrone has one son who is a senior at LT and …
Friday, May 17, 2013
Eight members of the Lyons Township High School Tabulae yearbook staff recently attended the annual spring convention of the National Scholastic Press Association and the Journalism Education Association in San Francisco.
Thursday, May 9, 2013
The district brokered a deal with former Lyons Township Treasurer Robert Healy that relieved it of certain fees to the school treasurer’s office—until now, according to a Better Government Association report.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The district brokered a deal with former Lyons Township Treasurer Robert Healy that relieved it of certain fees to the school treasurer’s office—until now, according to a Better Government Association report.
Embattled former Lyons Township Treasurer Robert Healy resigned last year amid allegations he misused more than $500,000 worth of sick, vacation and personal time. Now the Better Government Association (BGA) is saying that a decade-old deal he made with Lyons Township District 204 could end up costing the district more than $2 million in unpaid fees. The report, published Monday, said that Healy made an arrangement with District 204 that allowed it to take a pass on certain administrative fees charged to other Lyons Township districts. The district uses its own staff to perform most payroll, billing and bookkeeping tasks. But according to the BGA, state law requires the district to pay these fees even if it handles the jobs in-house. …
The magazine's 2013 rankings came out Monday.
On mobile? You can see interactive map here. Newsweek has ranked Lyons Township High School as the #1312 high school in the country. For its rankings, Newsweek sent out a survey to more than 5,000 high schools in the U.S., with about 2,500 schools responding in 2013. You can see the details about Lyons Township's ranking, and every other ranked high school by clicking on the markers in the interactive map above. The survey scores were then weighted and calculated using several criteria including on-time graduation and college acceptance rates. In addition, instead of averaging the number of courses offered, this year Newsweek considered the percentage of students enrolled in AP, IB or Advance International Certificate courses. The final …
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May 7 is National Teacher Appreciation Day. How has a teacher impacted your life?
Teachers make an impact on our lives from early childhood through college and beyond, but a new survey reveals that 75 percent of adults don’t express appreciation to their former teachers. This Tuesday, May 7, marks National Teacher Appreciation Day: a time to say “thank you” to teachers across the country for everything they do to educate our nation. How has a teacher impacted your life? Share your stories with us in the comments section. Kars4kids, national educational non-profit, prepared a national survey measuring how teachers impacted American adults and ways they have expressed their appreciation. Looking for ideas to celebrate the teachers in your life? Here are some options from the National Education Association: Share …
Sunday, May 5, 2013
LT's student newspaper, Lion, accumulated an all-staff and several individual awards at the Northern Illinois Press Association (NSPA) convention in April.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
The Legacy Guild Scholars program provides college scholarships for students in Lyons Township District 204 who have lost a parent. Scholarship winners will be announced in May.
Monday, April 29, 2013
Support the female student athletes from Lyons Township High School at the 4th annual Pink Out games on May 4.
Lyons Township High School will its fourth annual "Pink Out" to celebrate the achievements of female student athletes at LTHS and illustrate the charitable efforts of the student body. This year's events include: Friday, May 3: Fourth annual Little Lions Pink Out Clinic conducted by the girls soccer program. The Little Lions Clinic is for girls ages 5 to 11 and the entire community is welcome to attend the games on Saturday, May 4. Saturday, May 4: Pink Out games 3 p.m. Girls LAX vs. Marian Catholic 5 p.m. Girls LT Soccer vs. Glenbard East All proceeds from the 2013 Little Lions Pink Out Soccer Clinic and Pink Out games will be donated to the Karen Dove Cabral Foundation, which provides financial assistance to young women with breast …
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