Bluff View Elementary School

Educators express gratitude during education week

Nov 14, 2018

The Lake City Education Association is striving to raise awareness about the critical need to provide every child with a quality public education by taking part in the National Education Association’s (NEA) 97th annual American Education Week celebration, Nov. 12-16, 2018. NEA has a vision of...

Gym and cafeteria take shape

Nov 1, 2018

A crane at Bluff View Elementary School lowers a section of pre-cast concrete into place. The concrete will form the walls of the school’s new gymnasium and performance space, part of a $12 million renovation and expansion project approved by voters last November. Hidden behind the walls are the...

School district receives financial audit

Oct 25, 2018

The Lake City School Board heard a presentation on its most recent audit from the firm CliftonLarsonAllen at its Oct. 15 meeting. The annual audit analyzes the district’s financial health and accounting processes and identifies any weaknesses. Each year the audit finds that the district lacks...

If you only knew the power of the inside (of a book)

Oct 11, 2018

If you sensed a disturbance in The Force lately, you might have been noticing the presence of the Sith Lord Darth Vader, who was one of several Star Wars Characters who made an appearance at Bluff View Elementary School for a Star Wars-themed event to promote reading. Above, characters pose for a...

Tickets on sale for Nov. 17 education foundation gala

Oct 3, 2018

Tickets are available to the Lake City Education Foundations third annual Black and Orange Gala, the foundation’s largest fundraising event of the year. This year’s event is Saturday, Nov. 17, at 7 p.m. at St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church. It has a western theme. “Attire is semi-formal with a...

Board tours Bluff View project

Sep 19, 2018

One of two rainbows that appeared overhead as the Lake City School Board toured the construction underway at Bluff View Elementary School on Monday, Sept. 17. School Board Chair Heath Oeltjen (left) and Lake City Public Schools Supt. Erick Enger are standing outside what will become new...

First day an adjustment

Sep 5, 2018

A new student drop-off and pick-up lent even more newness to a day filled with new teachers, classmates, and students at Bluff View Elementary on the first day of the new school year, Sept. 4. The school is in the midst of a $12 million renovation project that will add classrooms, a cafeteria, and...

Planned outage will close Bluff View office

Aug 15, 2018

The Bluff View Elementary School office will be closed for a planned power outage. The outage will begin Aug. 28 and last for two-to-five days. The outage is part of the expansion and renovation project at Bluff View Elementary School. It had been scheduled to take place earlier but was delayed...

Section of Cross Street becomes one-way

Aug 8, 2018

Traffic patterns around Bluff View Elementary School have changed. Construction on a $12 million expansion and renovation project will continue through the 2018-2019 school year, impacting parking and building access at the school. To help manage traffic in and out of the building during the...

Staying prepared for school violence

Jul 18, 2018

Half of the Lake City Police Department cordoned off half of Lincoln High School on Tuesday, July 17, for training on how to respond to an active shooter on the school grounds. The training focused on patrol officers, who are likely to be the first law enforcement personnel on the scene, according...