Bluff View Elementary School

Bluff View celebrates paraprofessionals week

Jan 25, 2017

Bluff View Elementary School paraprofessionals gathered for a photograph to mark paraprofessionals week. They were also treated to Carroll’s Popcorn. The Para’s at Bluff View are: (front row, from left) Angela Gulden, Kendra Veronen, Karlynn Kuehn, (back row, from left) Tricia Oeltjen, Amy Holland...

Donation helps bring ‘Voice’ finalist to Bluff View

Jan 18, 2017

A $400 donation from Pass It On Thrift Store will help bring Kat Perkins to Bluff View Elementary School on Feb. 28. Perkins is a motivational speaker and musician who is probably best known for becoming a finalist on the television show “The Voice.” She’ll speak to students in grades five and six...

Torch: When they grow up

Jan 5, 2017

Lake City is home to two hard-working public schools - Bluff View Elementary and Lincoln High. On the surface, these schools would seem to be very different, but at their cores the institutions share important qualities. Perhaps the most important similarity between the two of Lake City’s school...

Bluff View teachers honor long-time volunteers

Dec 15, 2016

Dick McGee made a difficult decision this year to retire from volunteering at Bluff View Elementary School. McGee, 77, started volunteering at the school in 2002 as a way to stay involved after volunteering as a tennis coach became too much physically. What started as an hour every Friday morning...

Grandparents visit school

Nov 17, 2016

Bluff View Elementary School’s annual grandparents day Oct. 28 was well attended, according to Assistant Principal Tracy Oliver. “We had a full house that day with over 1,000 lunches being served. I was told cars were parked on the street out to Hwy. 63.” Grandparents arrived at the school at 10 a....

Bluff View snack program participation high

Nov 2, 2016

Lake City Public Schools students are benefiting from changes made to its food service program that has resulted in positive changes for the school district, families, and students, according to Wabasha County Statewide Health Improvement Project Coordinator Tina Moen. In addition to having more...

Students and store donate peanut butter

Oct 19, 2016

Last year sixth graders at Bluff View Elementary School heard a presentation on the Packing for the Weekend program and decided to help. Their efforts, plus a match from Fiesta Foods, generated 104 jars of peanut butter for the program, which provides weekend meals to children who recieve free and...

Bluff View service education program teaches to value of volunteering

Oct 19, 2016

An effort to get Lake City students more involved in the community and the world through volunteering has expanded to Bluff View Elementary School. Four years ago, Lincoln High School students began participating in global and local service projects like raising money to help an African village...

New school staff ready to greet students, colleagues and community

Sep 1, 2016

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. Tina Thompson...

School opens Sept. 6 for 1,240 students

Aug 4, 2016

Lake City Public Schools will begin classes on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Bluff View Elementary School is expecting an opening day enrollment of 650 students and Lincoln High School and Junior High School is expecting 590 students. Teachers will begin making preparations for the upcoming school year by...