Lampeter-Strasburg School District
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The Lampeter-Strasburg School District is a school district
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 in rural and suburban Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Lancaster County, known as the Garden Spot of America or Pennsylvania Dutch Country, is a county located in the southeastern part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010 the population was 519,445. Lancaster County forms the Lancaster Metropolitan Statistical Area, the...

 that serves the borough of Strasburg
Strasburg, Pennsylvania
Strasburg is a borough in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It developed as a linear village along the Great Conestoga Road, stretching about two miles along path later known as the Strasburg Road...

, as well as Strasburg
Strasburg Township, Pennsylvania
Strasburg Township is a township in south central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,021 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...

 and West Lampeter
West Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania
West Lampeter Township is a township in central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 13,145 at the 2000 census.- Geography :...

 Townships. The census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 of Willow Street
Willow Street, Pennsylvania
Willow Street is a census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,258 at the 2000 census. In the early part of the 20th century the main thoroughfare in town was lined with Willow trees on both sides for the length of the town. The community received...

 is mostly in the district.

Schools

Schools in the Lampeter-Strasburg School District include the Lampeter-Strasburg High School
Lampeter-Strasburg High School
Lampeter-Strasburg High School is a public secondary school in the Lampeter-Strasburg School District, located in Lampeter, Pennsylvania.-Language:L-S High School has 3 different languages to choose from, which include Chinese, German, and Spanish...

, Martin Meylin Middle School
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...

, Hans Herr Elementary
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...

, Strasburg Elementary, and newly added Lampeter Elementary.

The Mission Statement and Goals for the school district are:
The Lampeter-Strasburg School District recognizes that each child has unique abilities, talents, and needs. The district is committed to providing, in an accountable partnership with parents and the community, opportunities for each learner to acquire the knowledge, skills, and values to become a responsible, productive citizen.

Board

There is a 9 member school board led by president James Byrnes.


The main Secondary school in the Lampeter-Strasburg School District is Lampeter-Strasburg High School
Lampeter-Strasburg High School
Lampeter-Strasburg High School is a public secondary school in the Lampeter-Strasburg School District, located in Lampeter, Pennsylvania.-Language:L-S High School has 3 different languages to choose from, which include Chinese, German, and Spanish...

.

L-S School District baseball star Jeff Bianchi
Jeff Bianchi
Jeffrey Thomas Bianchi is a minor league shortstop for the Kansas City Royals organization.Bianchi attended Lampeter-Strasburg High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He was drafted in the second round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft by the Kansas City Royals....

 was selected to play straight out of high school in the second round of the 2005 national Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
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draft. In 2005, Lampeter-Strasburg won the Pennsylvania State title in baseball.
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