Bluff View Elementary School

Letter: Vote yes to give early learners the best start

Sep 21, 2017

To the editor: The Lake City School District will be asking for our community’s support to fund a facility improvement at Bluff View Elementary School on Nov. 7. The many improvements include things such as an early childhood center, kindergarten classroom addition, cafeteria addition and a new...

Kids back and ready to crush it in 2017

Sep 7, 2017

Orange and black were popular colors among students and staff at Bluff View Elementary School Tuesday as the 2017-2018 school year commenced.

12 new staff join Lake City Public Schools

Aug 31, 2017

As it has for several years, the Graphic asked new teachers and staff with a lot of student interaction to complete a questionnaire about what they do, where they came from and what they are looking forward to as the first day of school approaches. These are their excerpted answers. Alicia Kjos...

Construction firm donates backpacks

Aug 31, 2017

Kraus-Anderson Construction, the company working with Lake City Public Schools on the district’s proposed Bluff View Elementary School expansion, has donated 50 backpacks filled with school supplies to the district. The backpacks will be distributed to families who need them at the beginning of the...

Lake City educators attend education conference

Aug 24, 2017

On Aug. 16 and 17, over 50 Lake City teachers and administrators spent time getting ready for the 2017-18 school year by attending the FIRST Education Conference (http://www.firsteducation-us.com/) in Kasson. Lake City teachers and administrators were able to hear some of the most sought after...

District to go it alone with Bluff View expansion referendum

Aug 24, 2017

When the Lake City School Board voted in July to hold a referendum on a $12 million Bluff View Elementary School expansion, Supt. Erick Enger was optomistic that there would be a general election ballot Nov. 7 where the district could place its question. Since such a ballot hasn’t materialized,...

Bluff View expansion to appear on November ballot

Jul 20, 2017

A proposed expansion at Bluff View Elementary School that would allow the district to expand its pre-kindergarten and childcare programs will go to voters this fall. On July 17, the Lake City School Board voted unanimously to hold a special election asking voters to authorize bonding to pay costs...

Ed Foundation announced $9,300 in grants

Jul 20, 2017

On May 31, the Lake City Education Foundation (LCEF) awarded 15 grants to the Lake City school district. LCEF grants will support students in all grade levels throughout the 2017-18 school year and are valued at over $9,300. Multiple corporate and individual partnerships were significant in making...

Bluff View referendum decision could come Monday

Jul 13, 2017

The Lake City School Board is expected to vote Monday on whether, and how, to proceed with an expansion of Bluff View Elementary School. At 32,000 square feet, the addition would add kindergarten classrooms, a new cafeteria, a multi-purpose gymnasium and storage space. The changes would enable the...

School staff receive service awards

Jun 14, 2017

Lake City Public Schools presented service awards at an end-of-the-school-year luncheon on Monday, June 5. The awards honor employees in five-year increments. In total, the employees recognized have been employed with the district for 390 years. Gail Huppert received a 35-year award. Greg Wyatt...