education
An earlier start at Bluff View?
Jan 25, 2023
Lake City Public School officials are investigating the possibility of beginning the school day earlier at Bluff View Elementary School.
In his monthly report to the Lake City School Board at its Jan. 23 meeting, Bluff View Principal Eric Aeschlimann said Bluff View has about a half hour less...
Grant allows Bluff View students to compete in Youth Coding League
Dec 28, 2022
Fifth and sixth grade students at Bluff View Elementary School competed alone and in small groups against students from around the country in the Youth Coding League.
Each week during the regular season, they watch videos to learn computer programming techiniques, said Diane Spence, the team’s...
Letter was intended to stoke misplaced fear about education
Sep 28, 2022
In a letter last week, a writer uses the dog whistle “Critical Race Theory or CRT” to advance an agenda of fear. The writer distorts a proposed licensing standard to support their position. When someone quotes only portions of a document, taking things out of context, they usually have a motive; in...
Proposed licensing standard shows CRT is coming to schools
Sep 21, 2022
A teacher licensing standard called “Racial Consciousness and Reflection” is one of eight proposed “Standards of Effective Practice” in Minnesota.
If adopted, this new standard will require private and public school teachers to “have a foundational understanding of how race and racism are embedded...
Enger optimistic COVID won’t disrupt school year
Sep 21, 2022
Lake City Public Schools are seeing some COVID-19 cases in the early part of the 2022-2023 school year.
The most recent COVID-19 report on the school website listed five confirmed cases at Bluff View Elementary School and one at Lincoln High School.
Supt. Erick Enger addressed the topic during his...
Jensen will teach early childhood special education
Sep 14, 2022
Jordan Jensen is teaching kindergarten and first grade special education students at Bluff View Elementary School this year.
“My favorite part about teaching is when a student is able to master a skill they’ve been working on,” she said.
She grew up in Plainview and has elementary education and...
Roots to Wings staff excited for school year to begin
Sep 7, 2022
The staff at St. John’s Roots to Wings Learning Center is excited to welcome our students for the 2022-2023 school year.
Our Pre-K3 class will be taught by Miss Michelle Yotter, who is in her 19th year of teaching. Miss Yotter is joining us after teaching in St. Peter for the past few years....
St. John’s reports 48 students enrolled as school year begins
Sep 7, 2022
St. John’s Lutheran School first opened its doors to students in 1909. The enrollment for that school year was 30 students. This is the 113th year St. John’s will have the privilege of serving children in the congregation, neighboring churches and the community with a Christ-centered education....
Local schools now in session
Sep 7, 2022
The school year has begun in Lake City.
Students at Lincoln High School and St. John’s Lutheran School had their first day on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Bluff View Elementary School’s first day for students in Sept. 8.
Lincoln High School Principal said it was a great first day in his building.
“We have...
High school unveils ‘Scorecard’
Aug 31, 2022
The school year won’t begin for a few more days but Lincoln High School Principal Greg Berge is already sharing a report card of sorts.
The Lake City High School Scorecard is intended to measure how many students are “career ready,” “college ready,” and eventually “life ready,” based on scholastic...
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