education
Grisim: Everyone plays a role in school bus safety
Oct 9, 2019
Riding the school bus is a great way to get children to and from school. It’s a lot safer than other methods of transportation and provides access to school for about 26 million students each year. However, there are still risk factors associated with riding the bus that parents, children and...
In need of workers, Hutchinson decided to grow their own
Oct 9, 2019
Lake City manufacturers, many of whom say they have difficulty finding skilled workers, learned about a collaborative effort to address a worker shortage at the annual manufacturers’ luncheon in Lake City.
Miles Seppelt is the economic development authority director in Hutchinson, Minn., a city of...
Award-winning teacher aims to inspire active lifestyles
Oct 9, 2019
Lake City High School teacher Tom Horner was recently named the state’s high school physical education teacher of the year.
The award, presented by the Minnesota Society of Health and Physical Educators (MnSHAPE) is intended to “honor and recognize the outstanding services and contributions in...
Tigers perform at homecoming game
Oct 2, 2019
The Lake City High School Tiger Band performed as pep band during the football team’s homecoming game against Cannon Falls on Sept. 27. At half-time the Tigers performed their field show. Above, from left, are Lizzi Keller, Hannah LaBonte, and McKenna Beltz. Below, the trombonists are (from left)...
Teacher catches big fish
Oct 2, 2019
Lincoln High School teacher Lonnie West was fishing with a group of students in the outer harbor at the Lake City Marina when he caught this 30-inch northern pike. With him is student Sam Fitterer. Fishing was one of the activities students could do for homecoming week activity day.
A very Bluff View debut
Sep 5, 2019
Lake City Public Schools opened its doors Tuesday, Sept. 3, for the start of the 2019-2020 school year. Excitement was high at Bluff View Elementary School, where students and staff can finally use a new cafeteria, gymnasium, and other spaces that had been under construction for over a year. The...
Teachers attend FIRST Conference
Aug 14, 2019
Several Lincoln High School teachers attended the FIRST Educational Conference in Kasson recently. Overall, 385 educators attended and were able to see some nationally known speakers in topics related to Professional Learning Communities, Student Engagement, Best Instructional Practice, and much...
For Medvec, the sky's the limitless frontier
Jul 17, 2019
Mitchel Medvec was on a basketball bus in eighth grade when he saw something that changed his life.
Bored, he scraped away the ice forming on the window. Outside he saw the sun ringed with rainbows.
The rings, known as sun halos, appear when light is refracted through ice crystals in the clouds at...
Foundation announces trades school scholarship
Jul 17, 2019
A new scholarship aimed at students who plan to attend a vocational or technical school will debut next year at Lincoln High School’s Awards Night.
The endowed scholarship is managed by the Greater Lake City Community Foundation. Banks Heating and Air Conditioning of Lake City is making a...
Continuing education scholarship available
Jul 3, 2019
The Woman’s Club of Lake City will be awarding a continuing education scholarship for $1,000 to assist with post secondary education this fall.The scholarship will be awarded to a woman residing in the Lake City School District who is presently attending an accredited college, university or...
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