title: Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools
text: # Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools
  
  Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools is a public school district in Lyons, Nebraska, United States. It is a consolidated school encompassing the Communities of Decatur and Lyons, which are located in Burt County in northeast Nebraska. It is a class D1 school. Its mascot is the Cougar.
  
  ## History
  
  The Lyons-Decatur Northeast Schools was created through a merger of the Lyons and Decatur districts in 1984.
  
  The district implemented a 1-to-1 laptop initiative in 2008. All students in classes 10-12 had their own Macintosh laptops as of the 2009-10 school year; in the 2010-11 year this was expanded to all students in grades 9-12.
  
  ## Campus
  
  The K-12 school location in Lyons was built in 1963, with additions in 1978 and 1996.
  
  ## Extracurricular activities
  
  Student groups and activities include drama, FBLA, FFA, music, speech, student council, and yearbook.
  
  The school's teams, known as the Lyons-Decatur Cougars, compete in Nebraska School Activities Association size classification D in the East Husker conference. Teams are fielded in basketball, football, golf, track, and volleyball.
  
  