District News

Below you will find news stories related to the District level. You can find news specific to High School, Middle School, Intermediate School and Elementary School under the corresponding sections of the website.

Norris Athletic Director Greg Hardin named Region AD Of The Year

Norris High School Athletic Director Greg Hardin has been selected as the 2019 Nebraska Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association District AD of the Year. He was nominated by colleagues from across the state because of his performance as an athl...

Norris FFA Boosters to Hold Baked Potato Bar

The Norris FFA Boosters will be holding a baked potato bar during the basketball games on January 29 in the Middle School Commons.  Come and enjoy a baked potato with a variety of toppings, all for a free-will donation!

Norris Schools Partner with SCIP to offer Suicide Prevention Training (QPR) for parents, community members

Norris in cooperation with SCIP will offer QPR Gatekeeper Training (Community Suicide Prevention Training) on Tuesday, February 12 th , 7:00-8:15 p.m. in the Norris High School Auditorium.As a followup to the QPR training administered to middle and high school...

Norris Board Determines Final Timeline for Superintendent Search

The Norris Board has engaged NASB Leadership Search Services to facilitate the process for placing the next Norris Superintendent.The Board and the NASB Search Services team have determined the final timeline for the process and wish to share this information...

Norris Parents, Public Invited to Complete survey for Superintendent Search & District Needs Assessment

The Norris School Board recently accepted the resignation of Superintendent Dr. John Skretta due to career advancement. We are grateful for Dr. Skretta’s service to Norris School District 160 and wish him well in his future endeavors as the Educational Servi...

School Calendar for 2019-20 adopted

The 2019-20 school year calendar has been reviewed, adopted and approved by the Board of Education. The calendar can be viewed at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OC9rkf9S2WBfFBLIY9YxfuxZrzxB3JC3oSCwiOQtwnI/edit?usp=sharingCalendar notes:175 s...

Dr. Mike Lucas to address Norris Teachers January 4

York Superintendent Dr. Mike Lucas will provide the keynote speech to Norris faculty on the January 4th professional development day. Dr. Lucas‘s comments will provide a motivating kickoff to the 2019 year for the Norris team. A renowned storyteller and high...

Norris TeamMates becomes a Gallup Strengths Chapter

Norris TeamMates is excited to become a Gallup Strengths Chapter.  In the past few years, TeamMates has formed a partnership with Gallup to help foster Strength-based development for TeamMate matches.  Gallup’s Strengths Survey instruments have bee...

Norris students and staff present new technologies during the Nebraska Association of School Board’s Technology Showcase.

The Norris School district had 4 booths representing the latest in technology integration in education at the NASB (Nebraska Association of School Board’s) Technology Showcase held at the Papillion La-Vista conference center in Omaha on Friday, November 16th...

Social Studies is Alive and Engaging at Norris Elementary

It’s been a busy first semester in the elementary with our Social Studies curriculum. The students are busy learning to be respectful, responsible, and kind. Teachers and students are continually reviewing school expectations to help everyone be good citizen...

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