education
Lutheran school open house is Feb. 7
Jan 24, 2018
St. John’s Lutheran School will hold an open house on Wednesday, Feb. 7, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Visitors will have a chance to meet the staff and faculty, tour the school, observe a school day, and learn about curriculum and education in a Christian setting.
Refreshments will be served.
St. John...
St. John's students display Americanism
Jan 17, 2018
St. John’s Lutheran School participated in VFW Auxiliary 8729 Americanism art project.
Winners of the kindergarten and first grade bald eagle coloring contest were: Bryson Cox, first place, $10; Landon Roberston, second place, $5; and Aimsley Hadler, third place, $3.
Winners of the second and...
Bluff View expansion causes school levy jump
Dec 20, 2017
The Lake City School Board voted Dec. 18 to approve a 2018 property tax levy of just over $4 million, an increase or 17.24 percent over this year.
The majority of that increase is due to a $12 million bond levy approved by voters in November to fund an expansion of Bluff View Elementary School....
Construction could shift 2018-2019 school year
Dec 20, 2017
An early school year might be coming to the Lake City School district in 2018-2019.
Supt. Erick Enger said a school year beginning in mid-August and ending in mid-May is being considered to better accommodate construction planned on Bluff View Elementary School’s kitchen and cafeteria.
Wabasha-...
Education foundation grateful for fundraising successes
Dec 20, 2017
Back in early August, we announced a matching gift campaign from an anonymous donor in memory of a former Bluff View Elementary School Music Teacher, Shirley Luettinger.
We had until November 30, 2017 to raise money for this memorial and have recently tallied our results to announce that we are...
Student writing: Chore time
Dec 13, 2017
Tromping through the undeveloped morning darkness with the brisk arctic wind punishing my face, not yet ready to start the day, I struggle to keep my eyes open.
I move towards the John Deere Gator, turn the key, and slowly commute over to the lights radiating from the milking parlor. Just inside...
Student writing: Pasta night
Dec 13, 2017
You’re driving up the winding road to on top of the hill to the Frontenac Golf Course. The parking lot is so full it’s hard to find a spot. You arrived with friends for a pasta night. Your stomach rumbles as you get out of the car.
You haven’t eaten very much today. The short trip across the lot...
Student writing: Skol Vikings
Dec 13, 2017
My father has been a season ticket holder for the Minnesota Vikings for 15+ years. My two brothers and I all get to go to certain games. Going to the Vikings’ games every year is one of the main things I look forward to. Each game I go is like another Christmas.
The U.S. Bank Stadium is the...
Student writing: The relieving gym
Dec 13, 2017
Walking into an empty gym might be a little uncomfortable for some people but for others it’s exactly what they need sometimes. There are some people that go to the gym to shoot hoops to relieve some of their stress. I’m one of those people. Shooting hoops is another way to take my mind off of...
Student writing: Visions of the dying season
Dec 13, 2017
Out into the cold embrace of October I walk. The light taken away, no sunshine to light the day. Only darkened clouds show in the sky. Dead leaves lie on the dying flesh of the earth. The cold gripping at my skin, almost whispering in my ear: “Go back inside.” The sky looks like the sun never was...
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