education
Sundae, human sundae
May 8, 2019
A human sundae made with Bluff View Elementary School Principal Jim Borgschatz and Assistant Principal Tracy Oliver was the cherry on top of a day of rewards for students who participated in a fundraising drive for the Bluff View Special Fund. Top sellers during the fundraiser got to add toppings...
Low-income families can get low-cost internet
May 1, 2019
Mediacom Communications announced recently that over the past 12 months, it has doubled the number of K-12 student families who receive low-cost internet service to extend educational learning from classrooms to home.
According to the company, more than 2,000 families who did not previously have...
Lincoln High School awards night is May 8
May 1, 2019
Lincoln High invites the public to attend the presentation ceremonies and be a part of recognizing outstanding students at Lincoln High School during its annual Awards Night on Wednesday, May 8 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium.
“We would like to sincerely thank our scholarship donors that...
High School holds special education open house
Apr 24, 2019
On April 18, the special education department at Lincoln High School held a parent open house.
Parents and students had the opportunity to meet, interact, and even see some tricks performed by Earl and Albert, the district’s therapy dogs.
Jenny Langness, the owner of Ugly Dog Therapy, also had...
Lake City schools win grant to plan safe routes to school
Apr 24, 2019
Lake City Public Schools are among 63 schools in Minnesota that will benefit from $2.3 million in planning assistance and infrastructure grants that support the Safe Routes to School program, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).
Safe Routes to School is an...
Bluff View Tiger Pride award recipients
Apr 17, 2019
Every month Bluff View teachers nominate students to receive Tiger Pride awards based on their positive behavior. The recipients for April are listed below.
School staff don shirts to bring attention to autism month
Apr 10, 2019
April is Autism Awareness Month, and 21 Lincoln High School staff members purchased autism t-shirts to raise autism awareness, according to Lincoln High School special education teacher Siri Vollan. Autism spectrum disorder is a group of developmental disorders that can impact how a person...
School considers levying for parking lot
Apr 10, 2019
The Lake City School Board received information at its March meeting about using its abatement levy authority to pay for the parking lot at Bluff View Elementary School.
Doing so would enable the district to fund security enhancements at Lincoln High School and Bluff View, Supt. Erick Enger told...
Learn and Earn program helps students explore manufacturing careers
Apr 10, 2019
Marty Greer already has a pretty good idea what he wants to do after he graduates from Lincoln High School next year: become a diesel mechanic or a welder.
But a new opportunity to earn money, college credit, and a safety certificate while learning and working in a local manufacturing plant caught...
First group completes Youth Skills Training Program at Hearth and Home
Apr 3, 2019
Four students from Red Wing High School have completed a program that brought them to Hearth and Home Technologies in Lake City to learn about several aspects of plant operations.
They were the first cohort of the Youth Skills Training Program, a collaboration between Red Wing Ignite, school...
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