Bluff View Elementary School

Elks essay contest winners

May 16, 2018

Bluff View Elementary School students who participated in the Red Wing Elks essay contests collected their certificates and prizes recently. Riley Lyke, a sixth grader, placed second locally and won $50 and a $20 Target gift card. Bailey Earnest-Miller, another sixth grader, placed third and won a...

Sixth graders honor national symbol with art contest

Apr 18, 2018

The Lake City VFW Auxiliary 8729 sponsored a patriotic art explorers art contest for sixth grade students at Bluff View Elementary School. Students created artwork depicting a bald eagle, which has been a symbol of this nation since 1782. Truman Stolz won first prize ($15). Second place was Riley...

Philanthropy book inspires book philanthropy

Mar 28, 2018

A group of six students from Bluff View Elementary School recently approached their school counselor, Wanda Randgaard, about doing a community project to help people. Their inquiry came after a unit where the students read “Pay It Forward” and learned about the work of nonprofit organizations....

It was a bright and starry day at Bluff View Elementary School

Mar 14, 2018

Painters, singers, dancers, comedians, Lego brick artists, flutists, pianists and others put their talents on display for their fellow Bluff View Elementary School students at the school’s annual Catch a Star talent show and art exhibition on March 9. Thirty-nine acts performed and art was on...

Ed Foundation ‘Round Up’ underway

Mar 7, 2018

The Lake City Education Foundation (LCEF) has begun its annual Education Round Up at Fiesta Foods. For the entire month of March, Fiesta shoppers are encouraged to round their total up to the nearest dollar, with the additional amount going to LCEF, which funds educational enrichment at Lake City...

5th graders wrap up winning season

Feb 28, 2018

The Lake City fifth grade girls basketball team ended the season with a 24-5 record. They played in 7 tournaments and ended with four first place, one second place and two third place finishes. They played together well as a team and improved a lot by the end of the season, according to coaches...

District finds that the time is right for school bonds

Feb 28, 2018

The Lake City School Board got a virtual tour of the Bluff View Elementary school expansion project Monday, Feb. 26, and some good news about project financing. The tour came in the form of three pre-rendered videos displaying a first-person walkthrough of the interior and exterior changes coming...

6th grade boys continue winning streak

Feb 21, 2018

The Lake City Tiger sixth grade boys basketball team won the Cannon Falls Tournament Feb. 17. They defeated Kasson-Mantorville, Century and Cannon Falls for the championship. Front row, from left: Karch Hegge, Alex Oliver, Hunter Lorenson and Kevin Loyo Chama; back row, from left: Coach Hegge,...

4th grade boys finish 2nd at Cannon Falls

Feb 21, 2018

The Lake City Tiger fourth grade boys basketball team took second in the Cannon Falls Tournament on Saturday, Feb. 17. They defeated Northfield and Randolph and then lost in the championship game by three points (23-26) to St. Clair. Pictured front row, from left: Conrad Seydel, Cade Oliver and...

Bluff View paraprofessionals honored

Jan 31, 2018

In honor of paraprofessionals week Jan. 22-26, Bluff View Elementary School recognized its paraprofessionals. Paraprofessionals work with children ages three through sixth grade at the school. Front row, from left: Karlynn Kuehn, Sara Bannit, Julia Metz, Jean Johnson, Sharon Miller, Amber Robinson...