South Lyon Community Schools


South Lyon Community Schools is a public school district serving South Lyon, Michigan in the Metro Detroit area. In Oakland County the district includes all of South Lyon, most of Lyon Charter Township, and sections of Milford Charter Township, Novi, and Wixom. In Washtenaw County the district includes sections of Northfield Township and Salem Township. In Livingston County the district includes sections of Green Oak Township and Whitmore Lake.
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History

A Union school district was created in South Lyon in 1876. Beginning in July 1946, the district consolidated with neighboring school districts such as New Hudson. In 1966, the Wash-Oak school district consolidated with the Lyon Township district, forming the present 83 square-mile district.
On the corner of Liberty and Warren Streets, a two-story school was built in 1915 and served as the high school until 1955. The building was torn down in 1998 and is now the site of a shared city/school administration building.
Bartlett Elementary was built as South Lyon High School in 1955.
In fall 1968, Millennium Middle School opened as a new and larger South Lyon High School building. The architect was O'Dell, Hewlett and Luckenbach. It became a middle school when the present high school opened.
The current South Lyon High School opened in fall 1990. The architecture firm was Hastings & Chevetta.
South Lyon East High School opened in fall 2007. The architect was Integrated Design Solutions.