LA Webber Jr/Sr High School in Lyndonville NY

With a new superintendent (Barbara Deane-Williams / January 2005), Lyndonville Central School has shifted toward standard-based learning, with a focus on success for students of all levels. LA Webber Jr/Sr High has begun this transition by creating building goals that lead toward higher student examination scores and reading levels. LA Webber Jr/Sr High, located north of the town of Medina, NY in Orleans County, maintains an average graduating class of 60 students.

LA Webber Jr/Sr High offers a variety of classes and tracks for students. In addition to all state mandated courses, advanced mathematics, as well as advanced Spanish, and entrepreneurship classes are offered. The arts curriculum is made up of classes such as, band, chorus, photography and painting. The school just received a large grant which will allow a state-of-the-art distance learning facility to be created on-site to house many elective and advanced courses.

Athletic opportunities (at the modified, JV and Varsity levels) include: soccer, basketball, wrestling, baseball, and track and field. Extra-curricular activities include: Student Council, Academic Decathlon, Primary Helpers, ski club, weightlifting club, sportsmen’s club, and business club. Academic eligibility policies are in place for grades 5 – 12, which helps to encourage students to work hard in the classroom before they are able to work hard on the field / court.

Teachers in grades 7 – 12 participate in K12planet.com, which is an online grade reporting system. It allows teachers to upload grades and assignments in order for parents to access from any computer with Internet access. The school provides parents with passwords and sign-on names, allowing them to see incomplete assignments, as well as grades for every assignment completed.