For several years, the Lyndonville and Medina Central School Districts implemented a partnership, primarily with athletics and for the annual high school musical. During Medina’s most recent Board of Education meeting, the Medina BOE voted to dissolve this agreement.
“Our collaboration with Medina for athletics and music has been beneficial, and our combined production of Cinderella was outstanding. I would like to thank Medina for their support throughout the years,” said Lyndonville’s Interim Superintendent Sharon Smith. “Lyndonville has sought out potential collaborations with other districts to maximize student opportunities and will explore our options to ensure student activities and extracurricular events are not impacted.”
James Zeliff, Lyndonville’s Athletic Director stated, “We are grateful for the opportunities we had with Medina, not only to be able to field teams, but also for our combined success, including the 2016 Football Division Championships, the 2019 Boys Soccer League Championships and the 2020 Boys Soccer Sectional Co-Championship.”
Lyndonville’s goal is to continue to provide the athletic programs and extracurricular events that are currently in place. The annual musical will proceed with district students. In addition, Lyndonville has started looking at numbers of athletes and potential partnerships. “At this time, we plan to field our own boys’ soccer team, and we are currently in discussion with Barker CSD for a combined girls’ soccer program,” said Zeliff. “We will announce plans as they are finalized and keep all stakeholders in the loop.”
“It is our goal to ensure our students have the opportunities and activities in which they are accustomed and enjoy,” said Smith. “We will continue to evaluate and explore various options and will update the community as we are able.”