Year brings increased enrollment, student success at Sidney schools

Classes at schools throughout Sidney ended for the academic year on Wednesday, and students will now be on summer break until mid-August.

Sidney Public Schools Superintendent Jay Ehler said the past year has been punctuated by student successes, rising enrollment and new projects offering increased opportunities for the city’s youth.

“A few of the big projects that have gone on the past year, we did get a new bus,” he said. “That’s about 10 years past due, and we’ve been saving for it the past few years.”

The travel bus, which was delivered earlier this month, will be used to transport activit...