Narrative
Narrative
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The village of Leigh is located along Highway 91 between Creston and Clarkson. It is a friendly community of approximately 500 people located in northeast Nebraska. Visitors and residents have access to the local grocery store, eating establishments, golf course, bowling alley, and vintage shop. It also provides quick and easy access to larger communities in the area, including Norfolk, Columbus, Omaha. Maple Creek Recreation Area offers endless outdoor opportunities for people of all ages. Whether a current resident or just visiting, Leigh has something to offer everyone!
Community Involvement
Community Involvement
- Youth Advisory Committee (YAC)
- Parent Teacher Conferences
- Open House
- Community Involvement Leigh Community Schools
Open House 2018
Open House 2018
Open House: Thank you School Board Members!
Open House: Thank you School Board Members!
PreK-6th Grade Community Experiences
PreK-6th Grade Community Experiences
Literacy Night in the PreK classroom.
Literacy Night
Literacy Night
Reading with parents in pajamas & to their stuffed animals.
Leigh Volunteer Fire Department Presentation for PreK
Leigh Volunteer Fire Department Presentation for PreK
Colfax County Extension Educator
Colfax County Extension Educator
Colfax County Extension Educator talking to 1st & 2nd graders about Embryology
1st & 2nd graders holding the chicks
2017-2018 Giving Tree: K-3
Buddy Benches
Buddy Benches
YAC group working with 1st & 2nd graders on the playground buddy benches.
Giving Tree
Giving Tree
K-3rd grade Giving Tree donated items back into our community teaming up with Colfax County Sheriff's Department. 2016-2017 Giving Tree
Edgerton Explorit Day
Edgerton Explorit Day
Edgerton Explorit from Aurora, NE came and presented Arctic Blast to K-6th grade students. Then Dan did individual labs with each class.
K-2: Made Slime
3: Created and tested Sky Rockets
4-6th: Designed and tested Catapults
Students, parents, and the community collected Box Tops so this program could happen
Author Visit : Jeff Kurus
Author Visit : Jeff Kurus
Elementary students having a Q & A with author Jeff Kurrus.
Jeff Kurrus is a Nebraska author from Gretna, NE. He is the editor of the award-winning wildlife publication NEBRASKAland magazine and author of Have You Seen Mary?, The Tale of Jacob Swift, and Can You Dance Like John?.
Author Visit:
Author Visit:
Ina Claire
Ina Claire
Ina Claire of Leigh read her book she wrote called "Salty the Elf" to the Leigh K-3rd graders.
Cornhusker Power
Cornhusker Power
Cornhusker Power showing students how their job works.
Parent Teacher Conferences 2018
Parent Teacher Conferences 2018
High School Teachers meeting with parents at P/T Conferences at the elementary gym.
High School Teachers meeting with parents at P/T Conferences at the elementary gym.
1st Grade Students waiting patiently for their parents to come and visit P/T Conferences
1st Grade Students waiting patiently for their parents to come and visit P/T Conferences
Leigh Youth Advisory Committee
Leigh Youth Advisory Committee
The Leigh Youth Advisory Committee (established 2015):
The Leigh Youth Advisory Committee is a committee of Leigh area students in grades 10-12 who are committed to the future of the community of Leigh and aim to become more community and civic-minded. Students must write an essay to apply to be part of this group. This group is made up of Leigh High School students but is not affiliated with Leigh Community Schools.
--Members of this group must observe five community meetings a year. Examples include village board, school board, community club, Leigh Area Foundation, Leigh Investment Club, Leigh Volunteer Fire Department, and any other community group in which a member is interested.
--The YAC will put forth their best effort to help with any community service project that is asked of them.
- They paint city street lines each spring. Last summer they painted bleachers and parking posts at the city ball field.
- They have participated in numerous projects with elementary students.
- They run a large community Christmas Festival and Tour of Homes every two years.
--The YAC conducts a Student Community Attitude Survey every four years to grades 9-12 and presents the results to the Leigh Village Board and Leigh School Board, as well as distributes copies of the results in town.
--The YAC continuously raises money for projects to improve aesthetics within the community. In the past four years, in collaboration with the Marolf Family Trust, the group has purchased snowflake Christmas lights for the light poles on Main Street, as well as LED string lights to line all the buildings on Main Street. Next, they purchased a new scoreboard and flagpole for the Centennial Park ball field. Currently, they are raising money to build new bathrooms at Centennial Park. There are currently 16 students from grades 10-12 who participate in YAC.
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