Wednesday, May 30, 2012

LCPS and Arcadia Schools Agree to Sports Coop

The Loup City  and Arcadia school districts have agreed to enter into a cooperative sponsorship of volleyball, cross country and girls' golf, starting with the 2012 season.  At special Board meetings held on May 29th in each district, the Loup City and Arcadia School Boards  passed resolutions approving the cooperative sponsorship and have made formal application to the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) for permission to form the activities coop.


A coop board,composed of members from the Arcadia and Loup City  School Boards will be formed to oversee the combined programs and implement the  provisions of the agreement between the schools.  It is an rewarding and encouraging  to see how the students, parents coaches, patrons and Board Members of the Arcadia and Loup City districts have come together to provide increased opportunities for students to participate and compete.


Patrons are encouraged to contact superintendent Mike McCabe (Arcadia) or Tom Hinrichs (Loup City) with any questions, comments, or suggestions.



Thursday, May 24, 2012

LCPS Board to Consider Cooperative Sponsorships with Arcadia

At a special Board meeting, scheduled for Tuesday May 29, 2012,  the Loup City Board of Education will consider adopting a resolution approving a cooperative sponsorship agreement in volleyball, cross country  ( boys and girls) and girl's golf with the Arcadia Public Schools. The meeting will take place at 8pm in Room 316 of the Junior-Senior High School.

 In order to be approved by the Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) for the 2012-13 school year  formal resolutions, adopted by the Loup City and Arcadia Boards of Education respectively,  must be received by the NSAA before June 1, 2012. The agenda for the Loup City Board of Education special meeting is available on the district website. http://blog.loupcity.k12.ne.us/

If approved, the cooperative sponsorships would begin during the fall 2012 activity seasons in the respective sports.