This year’s Staff Appreciation Video features a simple but powerful idea: current SDoL employees in conversation with their younger selves, portrayed by our students today. Together, they reflect on the […]
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Reynolds MS students advance to National History Day competition
Some students learn history by reading what’s already been written. Others learn it by asking their own questions and building something from the ground up. At the state level National […]
McCaskey HS’s Something Rotten! earns multiple Hershey Theatre Apollo Award nominations
McCaskey High School’s Something Rotten! has received multiple nominations for the Hershey Theatre Apollo Awards, recognizing excellence both on stage and behind the scenes. These nominations reflect months of preparation […]
SDoL awarded over $30,000 from Music For Everyone to expand student access to music
Music isn’t an extra in the School District of Lancaster. Walk into any rehearsal or performance, and you’ll hear more than music. You’ll hear the kind of growth that doesn’t […]
From classroom to community: Lafayette ES students help shape a new mural at Rodney Park
At Lafayette Elementary, the question wasn’t simply “What should this mural look like?” It was something deeper. What brings you to life? What does that feeling look like when you […]
Burrowes ES Barreling Bishops return to the top in Countywide Chess Tournament
For the second year in a row, the Burrowes chess team, known as the Barreling Bishops, placed first in the countywide IU13 Lancaster-Lebanon Chess Team Tournament. In 2025, they placed […]
Students lead the way: Wharton ES brings Earth Day to life
Earth Day can sometimes feel like a moment. At Wharton Elementary, it became a demonstration of what happens when learning turns into action. Earlier this month, fourth grade students transformed […]
Parent/Guardian Survey: School Feels More Welcoming, but Safety and Satisfaction Perceptions Decline
After improvements in 2025, the School District of Lancaster’s annual parent/guardian survey showed declines across several key areas, including overall satisfaction and perceptions of safety. The Family Satisfaction Score, a […]
SDoL’s new-look academic calendar for 2026-2027
School District of Lancaster students will have two fewer days in school, but won’t have half-days each month in the 2026-2027 school year, per the calendar approved by the school […]
More than grades: Jackson MS celebrates student growth at Honor Roll Breakfast
At The Mix on Thursday, April 16, the room filled with pride with every name called. The Jackson Middle School Honor Roll Breakfast brought together students, staff, and families to […]
WGAL: Lancaster fourth-graders dive into space lessons inspired by Artemis II
Curiosity doesn’t wait for permission. It shows up in in the way students begin to see the world differently. In a fourth grade classroom at George Washington Elementary School, that […]
Celebrating National Public School Volunteer Week
Volunteers are part of what keeps our schools connected to the community around them. During National Public School Volunteer Week, April 20-24, the School District of Lancaster recognizes the individuals […]