education

Commencement exercises at Lincoln High School

Jun 8, 2017

One last time as high school seniors, members of the Lincoln High School class of 2017 raise their hands in response to a question from Riley Pennington, one of the class speakers at the commencement ceremony June 4 at Lincoln High School. The other class speaker was Garry Schaal.

Tractors on parade

May 31, 2017

Tractors driven by Lincoln High School students make their way down Lyon Avenue Friday, May 26. “Tractor Day,” when students with the means commute to school on tractors, has become an annual tradition at the school.

91 Lincoln High School seniors graduate June 4

May 31, 2017

Commencement for the 91 members of the Lincoln High School class of 2017 will be Sunday, June 4, at 2 p.m. in the Lincoln High School gynmasium. Graduating seniors Garry Schaal and Riley Pennington will address the audience. “The class of 2017 is an involved and focused class. They have many...

Lincoln grad, now college prof, is 'outstanding'

May 24, 2017

Brad Heins, a Lincoln High School graduate who is now associate dairy professor in the University of Minnesota Department of Animal Science, received the outstanding graduate faculty/staff award from the University of Minnesota Department of Animal Science on May 11. “The award recognizes his...

Randgaard named  ‘counselor of the year’

Apr 20, 2017

Bluff View Elmentary School Counselor Wanda Randgaard was awarded Elementary School Counselor of the Year for 2016-2017 by the Southeast Minnesota School Counselor’s Association. Randgaard received the award at the association’s banquet April 11 at Willow Creek Golf Course in Rochester.

Proposed expansion would create pre-school opportunities at Bluff View Elementary School

Apr 20, 2017

The Lake City School Board got its first look Monday at a possible expansion to Bluff View Elementary School that would enable the school district to expand its pre-school programming. Gary Benson of the construction firm Kraus-Anderson and Mark Lenz of MLA Architects presented two preliminary...

Free youth mental health first aid course offered

Apr 14, 2017

NAMI Minnesota (National Alliance on Mental Illness) will hold a free Youth Mental Health First Aid training course on April 18, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Christ Episcopal Church, 321 West Avenue in Red Wing. The course is designed to teach participants the risk factors and warning signs of mental...

Ed foundation round-up begins April 1

Mar 29, 2017

Fiesta Foods shoppers can support the Lake City Education Foundation by rounding up their grocery bills to the next dollar during the month of April. The education foundation sponsors education and enrichment activities for students of Lake City Public Schools. Recently funded activites include a...

Rep. Haley: Worker shortage must be addressed

Mar 16, 2017

It has been a very productive first few months of the 2017 legislative session. With the news of an increased budget surplus, now totaling $1.65 billion, the Speaker of the House and committee chairs have begun to craft the budget. In addition to continued work on health insurance reform, we are...

Acrotech offers summer internship