Welcome, Liz! 🐾
🏃♀️🏐🏈 Practice officially begins Monday, August 17!
Below you’ll find the practice times for Monday & Tuesday, along with the activity route schedules.
A few important reminders:
📅 Coaches will let their teams know if practice times change once school starts.
🚌 Route times are estimates and may change depending on stops and traffic.
🏫 There is no transportation TO practice, transportation will only be provided AFTER practice.
📋 If you haven’t already turned in your physical, please make sure you bring it!
Let’s get these seasons started!
We are pleased to welcome Cameron to the district as a business teacher at both NLC Elementary and Northern Heights High School. Cameron has already been a part of the USD #251 family through coaching, and we are excited to welcome him as a teacher. We look forward to the knowledge and perspective Cameron will bring to his new role and to our students. Welcome to the teaching team, Cameron!🐾
NLC Elementary has an opening for a full time, 12-month, second shift, CUSTODIAN. This is a Monday through Friday position with benefits. Salary schedule placement will be determined by experience.
Interested? Please submit a "Classified Application" to Nicky Nuessen at nuessenn@usd251.org or drop off at the District Office in Americus. Applications can be found on our website at https://www.usd251.org/page/employment or can be picked up at the District Office.
Please join us in welcoming Angela Adams to USD 251 and Northern Heights High School! We are excited to have her join our team as a high school math teacher. We’re looking forward to a great year and are happy to have you as part of the Wildcat family! 🐾
We've created our 2026–2027 Vacation & Appointment Planner to help families schedule appointments and vacations during days when school is not in session whenever possible. Being in school every day helps students build strong habits, stay connected, and make the most of every learning opportunity. Thank you for partnering with us to make attendance a priority. Together, we can help every student succeed!
We're excited to begin introducing the newest members of our team! Starting today, we'll be spotlighting new teachers or new staff members as we count down to the first day of school. Join us in giving each of them a warm welcome. We can't wait for you to meet the incredible people who will be making a difference in our schools this year!
Everyone's positive cooperation is greatly appreciated!
If you have not yet enrolled your student for the upcoming school year, please do so as soon as possible. Timely enrollment is essential to help us plan and prepare for a successful start to the school year.
To schedule a time to enroll your child, please contact your building secretary:
NHHS: Sandy – 620-481-2087
NLC: Shannon – 620-481-2086
Thank you for helping us prepare for a great school year. We look forward to welcoming your student!
Unfortunately this event has been cancelled!
Don't forget about those Sports Physicals!
Students will be allowed to attend practice, but they WILL NOT be allowed to PARTICIPATE until the y have one on file with the school.
Physical form can be found here: https://www.kshsaa.org/public/pdf/form-ppe.pdf
If you have any questions feel free to reach out to our building secretaries.
NLC Elementary - 620-481-2086
NHHS - 620-481-2087
NLC Elementary School is seeking applications for the position of a TEACHER'S AIDE for the 2026-27 school year. This is a full-time, 8 hours daily, 9-month position with benefits. Please complete a classified application and submit to Nicky Nuessen at nuessenn@usd251.org. Applications are located on our website or can be picked up at the district office.
