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1821

He came to Michigan in 1821 as a surveyor and was elected to be Michigan’s first United States State Senator.

1832

While the first settler of the town is unknown, Thomas Dunlap, William Thompson and Obit Letz bought holdings withing the area in 1832.

1833

In 1833, the people of Thompson's Corners built a one-room, log schoolhouse just east of town.

1834

People on the west side were not happy with the location, so they built one on the west side in 1834.

1842

The first church service was held in 1842 in a Methodist church.

1876

The original wooden South Lyon School built in 1876.

The South Lyon Union School district was formed in 1876.

1887

The first graduating class consisted of two young ladies, Carrie Greig and Hattie Hooker, who received their diplomas on June 23, 1887, eleven years after the building was erected.

1947

The first of a series of consolidations with neighboring school districts began in July 1947, when the district, known as the Lyon Township School District, consolidated with New Hudson.

The original members of the South Lyon Board of Education following the consolidation in 1947 were Donald K. Smith, President; William Markham, Secretary; Robert McCrory, Treasurer; Oral McGary, Trustee; and Ray Braun, Trustee.

1948

1948 -Five rooms added (east wing) at New Hudson Elementary

1955

1955 - New High School was built (now Bartlett Elementary)

1957

By June of 1957, with the annexation of the Salem District, the Lyon Township School District had 1,400 students and an area of approximately 75 square miles.

1957 - Elementary addition to New Hudson Elementary

1961

1961 - Sayre Elementary built; late used as a junior high

1964

1964 - Addition to High School - First Salem unit

1966

On June 6, 1966, the last annexation to the district was the Wash-Oak District giving the newly named South Lyon Community Schools an area of 83 square miles and an enrollment of 2,555 students.

1968

1968 - New High School was built (now Millennium Middle School) and Bartlett became a junior high, with Sayre reverting to an elementary

1971

By the 1971-72 school year, the school district had a state equalized valuation of $65,679,799 and a student enrollment of 3,489.

1972

1972 - Four classrooms added to New Hudson and South Lyon Elementary

1976

1976 - Centennial Middle School opened

1990

1990 - New South Lyon High School built at Pontiac Trail and Eleven Mile

1992

1992 - Additions added to Salem and Dolsen Elementary

1994

1994 - 6th Grade Wing added to Middle School

1995

1995 - Voters approve technology bond issue

1997

1997 - Voters approve Brummer Elementary School, High School addition, Salem and Sayre additions

1998

1998 - New City/School Administration Building built on site of previous Board of Education Building.

1999

1999 - Voters approve $67,945,000 Bond issue for two new elementary schools, a conversion of Centennial Elementary to a middle school, land purchases for new school facilities, and other projects.

2000

2000 - Brummer Elementary completed.

2001

2001 - Kent Lake Elementary and Early Childhood Center opened; Centennial Elementary closed for conversion to a middle school

2002

2002 - Centennial Middle School opens.

2004

2004 - Sharon J. Hardy Elementary opened.

2007

2007 - South Lyon East High School opened to freshmen and sophomores

2014

For the 2014-15 school year, the District has a total taxable value of $1,806,876,140 and a student enrollment of 7658.

2015

Assessment/Achievement…The Graduating Class of 2015 averaged: - ACT Composite Score 22.6

2017

It houses the Operations, Food Service, Transportation and Technology departments.2017 - William A. Pearson Elementary opened.

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