The Ring of Honor is a very prestigious honor that will occur no more than once every two (2) years for a maximum of three (3) honorees.
Nominations for the Ring of Honor are due by the 1st of each new calendar year.
Criteria for Ring of Honor nominees are as follows:
1. A letter of recommendation from someone other than a family member. The letter should have the signed support of at least thirty (30) representatives. Ten (10) of the 30 signatures are required to be from Lyndon High School Alumni and /or USD 421 employees or former employees. More validity will be given to a cross section of signatures.
2. Must be a USD 421 employee or former employee, former Lyndon High School student, or a USD 421 resident.
Additional criteria are based on type of nominee as follows:
Employee or former employee
1. Ten (10) years of service at USD 421
2. Community involvement over a period of time
3. School district involvement
Former Student
1. Lyndon High School graduate 2. Significant accomplishments
3. Community involvement
USD 421 Resident
1. Significant accomplishments
2. Community involvement over a period of time
3. School district involvement
Honoree Selection Process:
A committee will review all honoree nominations prior to them being presented to the USD 421 Board of Education. The committee will have 12 voting members to include: USD 421 Board member (chair of the committee), Building Principal, Site Council Member, High School Student Council President, Lyndon Alumni President, Current School Employee, Retired Employee and one Lyndon High
School Graduate from each of the previous 5 full decades (i.e. 1960's, 1970's, 1980's, 1990's, 2000's). The Site Council Member, Current School employee, Retired Employee and 5 Lyndon High School graduates will initially serve a 2 or 3 year terms and 2 year terms thereafter. The committee has to have 2/3 (8 members) vote for an action to stand.
After the committee has voted in favor of an honoree(s), it will then be presented to the USD 421 Board of Education, February Board meeting, for review and final approval.
The USD 421 Board of Education is responsible for final approval of honoree and will be responsible for any costs and celebrations.