What Residents Want For LTHS Campuses

LA GRANGE, IL – Lyons Township High School received "pretty consistent" results from a survey on which improvements the community wants for the school's two campuses, the school board was told this week,

"There seemed to be agreement about what priorities should be addressed," Shelley Taylor, chairwoman of the school's Community Advisory Council, said at a board meeting. "The priorities that emerged were improving the South Campus cafeteria, modernizing classrooms for 21st-century learning, and improving bathrooms and athletic facilities at both campuses."

She said residents also frequently mentioned adding air conditioning, which she called "unsurprising."

The school has been expanding air-conditioned areas in recent years.

In general, Taylor said, the community clearly wants to see a fully modern, collaborative learning space for the future."

Many parents, she said, talked about the importance of taking pride in the school's athletic venues, especially when it is hosting other schools.

Superintendent Brian Waterman said the school continues to gather feedback from the community. A larger discussion on building improvements is expected in the spring, he said.