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 Open House Events Scheduled for August 13th and 14th

Norris Schools will welcome back students and meet and greet parents and guardians at Open House events prior to the start of the upcoming school year.The dates and times for this year's Open House events are:Elementary and Middle School Open House: August .In...

Norris School Board reviews, releases results from Norris Voter Follow-Up Study

In the wake of the failed November 2017 bond election, the district conducted a voter follow-up study through MSR Group research institute out of Omaha. MSR surveyed nearly 500 Norris resident registered voters and compiled results to assist the Board and dist...

Norris Superintendent Attends Washington D.C. Advocacy Conference

Norris Superintendent John Skretta attended the American Association of School Administrators Advocacy Conference in Washington, D.C. July 9-12. Dr. Skretta attended as the current President of the Nebraska Association of School Administrators, representing Ne...

Norris Staff Participate in Conference Safety Summit

The Eastern Midlands Conference convened its first-ever School Safety Summit on Thursday, June 21. The full-day event was hosted at Elkhorn High School and included invited participants from the member EMC school districts of Bennington, Blair, Gretna, Elkhorn...

Norris Foundation Golf Tournament Celebrates Record Participation in 2018

The annual Norris Foundation golf tournament was held at Yankee Hill Country Club on Monday, June 18. While this year's tournament was rain-shortened, a record number of Norris supporters took to the links to help support the Norris Education Foundation in its...

Norris Elementary, Intermediate Awarded Grant Through SCIP / Region V for DESSA

In partnership with School, Community, Intervention and Prevention (SCIP), Norris Public Schools has been awarded funds through Region V Systems to expand their Social Emotional Learning Curriculum by incorporating the utilization of the Devereux Student Stren...

Donate to the Norris Education Foundation on Give To Lincoln Day May 31!

For 24 hours, on Give to Lincoln Day, every donation given to local nonprofits is made bigger by matching funds. It is one special day when everyone is asked to make a donation showing their support for the organizations that contribute so much back to our cit...

Titan Twister Golf Tournament To Benefit Norris Foundation is June 18: Sign Up Today!

The annual Norris School District Education Foundation golf tournament is being held at Yankee Hill Country Club in Lincoln on Monday, June 18th. The tournament is used to raise funds for scholarships for deserving graduates of Norris High School as well as th...

Kirk Helmink Appointed Next Norris Trap Coach

Longtime Norris trap coach Keith Brunkow is retiring from his trap team extracurricular duties, and the next Norris Trap Team coach will be Kirk Helmink. Kirk is also an employee of the Norris School District, serving as a regular bus route driver for NSD #160...

Norris residents encouraged to complete MSR Group Survey mailed to homes

The MSR Group is an independent research company located in Omaha that is partnering with the Norris School District to conduct a brief survey with people living in the district regarding issues that pertain to the school district and community as a whole.&nbs...

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