History
The district in its current configuration was established in 1957, after the Union and Liberty school districts were combined. The district was originally known as the Liberty-Union School District, and was renamed to Lakota Local School District in 1970.
Two of the district's schools, Union Elementary (1916) and Liberty Elementary (1928), were built prior to the consolidation and are still standing. In 1959, the Board of Education built a high school for the district; three years later, a third elementary (Hopewell) was added.
From 1969 to 1978, three junior schools were built. The first, Lakota Junior School (1969), was built next to the high school, and was later used as a freshman wing of the high school, and then the Lakota Early Childhood Center. It is now used to house the Creekside Early Childhood School. Hopewell Junior was opened in 1973, and Lakota Junior was replaced by Liberty Junior when it opened in 1977. Adena Elementary became the district's fourth when it opened in 1978.
Freedom Elementary opened in 1988, the same year an addition was built onto the high school. Two years later in 1990, Woodland and Shawnee elementaries opened their doors. From 1992-1994, three new elementaries (Heritage-1992, Cherokee and Independence-1994), and a separate freshman building (1993) were built, as well as additions to six other buildings.
1997 marked the largest expansion to the Lakota district. In that year, two new high schools were opened (Lakota East and Lakota West). Freshman were moved to the old high school building, and the freshman building became a third junior school (Lakota Ridge). Kindergarten students from most of the elementary schools were consolidated into the Lakota Early Childhood Center, which also holds preschool classes.
In 2003, Van Gorden Elementary (named after the family that donated the land it sits on) and Lakota Plains Junior School were opened, along with a new Central Office Building.
Starting from the school year 2007-08, there were many transfers throughout the district. New schools were being built and some students, as well as staff will were relocated to new schools. Lakota East Freshman school opened in the 2008-2009 school year for students who will attend Lakota East. The building that once contained freshman for both high schools (which was once the old high school itself previous to 1997), became Lakota West Freshman for the students who will attend Lakota West. In addition, there's rumors that Lakota may build a Lakota North High School and a Lakota South High School but hasn't been confirmed yet.
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