Questions about raising a family in Norfolk, NE (Omaha, Lincoln: home, YMCA)

[huskergal]

Hello all. I am a stay at home mom with two preschool age children. My family and I are considering relocating from Lincoln to Norfolk, but I have a few questions.

1. Are there a lot of other stay at home moms in Norfolk?
2. Are there any mothers groups?
3. Are there any activities for young children to do in the winter months, such as an indoor play area?
4. I have heard that Norfolk is very Catholic, we aren’t will this make it hard to meet people?
5. Are there many young professional families in Norfolk?
6. How are the schools? I have looked into the elementary schools and they all seem pretty great as far as scores and testing goes but what about academics in the middle, Jr. and High School?
7. How about sports in the High School? Can they compete with other much larger class A schools in Lincoln and Omaha?
8. Is there community pride in the High School the way you see in smaller class B and C schools? Examples would be that everyone goes to the games on Friday or the school musical etc.
9. Norfolk seems to have a high population of sexual predators per capita compared to Lincoln. Does this seem to be a problem?
10. Anything else you think a mother of young children might be interested in knowing about Norfolk.
Thanks for the help!

[norfolks]

Norfolk has a great community for raising kids. You can join mom groups that are affiliated with churches or independent. The Church denominations are diverse. (Google the denomination for Norfolk and you’ll probably find it.) The YMCA in Norfolk is one of the best in the state and is a great place for winter activities. The City and the YMCA also have great summer programs. The Public, Lutheran, and Catholic schools are very competitive and the community is very supportive. Norfolk’s public school was competitive at state for many of its sports this fall.