education
Bluff View referendum campaign intensifies
Sep 21, 2017
The next week is chockablock with events surrounding the referendum election where voters will decide the fate of a proposed expansion to Bluff View Elementary School to make room for pre-school programs and wrap-around daycare for children in those programs.
As early as today (Sept. 21) Lake City...
Registration now open for fall watercolor class
Sep 21, 2017
Fall watercolor classes for beginners will begin at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Tuesday, October 17.
Participants may choose either Session I: 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. or Session II: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Classes will meet for seven consecutive Tuesdays, skipping October 31st, and end on Dec. 5. Each...
Students build computer lab
Sep 21, 2017
With computers in its computer aided drafting and design (CADD) lab on the verge of obsolescence, and replacement costs for 30 pre-built machines projected to be an unaffordable $60,000, Lincoln High School had to get creative.
They decided to do it themselves, saving about $25,000 and giving...
Old Curmudgeon - 9-14-17
Sep 14, 2017
The big yellow school bus passing the Old Curmudgeon’s window sent his mind reeling back to the one-room school that was a mile south of his childhood home in Dodge County. Yes, it was uphill both ways! One half of the mile was a township road and the other half was a county road.
He started the...
Kids back and ready to crush it in 2017
Sep 7, 2017
Orange and black were popular colors among students and staff at Bluff View Elementary School Tuesday as the 2017-2018 school year commenced.
Two open houses scheduled on proposed Bluff View expansion
Sep 7, 2017
Lake City Public Schools has scheduled two meetings to provide information about the district’s request to borrow $12 million.
The money would fund an expansion of Bluff View Elementary School that would allow for expanded pre-kindergarten offerings, among other things.
The first meeting is...
12 new staff join Lake City Public Schools
Aug 31, 2017
As it has for several years, the Graphic asked new teachers and staff with a lot of student interaction to complete a questionnaire about what they do, where they came from and what they are looking forward to as the first day of school approaches. These are their excerpted answers.
Alicia Kjos...
District to go it alone with Bluff View expansion referendum
Aug 24, 2017
When the Lake City School Board voted in July to hold a referendum on a $12 million Bluff View Elementary School expansion, Supt. Erick Enger was optomistic that there would be a general election ballot Nov. 7 where the district could place its question.
Since such a ballot hasn’t materialized,...
New School year will bring bigger fines for bus stop arm violations
Aug 3, 2017
State law requires all vehicles to stop for school buses when the bus driver activates the flashing lights and has the crossing arm fully extended, and as of Aug. 1, drivers who violate that law will face a larger fine when citations increase from $300 to $500.
The Minnesota Department of Public...
Ed Foundation announced $9,300 in grants
Jul 20, 2017
On May 31, the Lake City Education Foundation (LCEF) awarded 15 grants to the Lake City school district.
LCEF grants will support students in all grade levels throughout the 2017-18 school year and are valued at over $9,300.
Multiple corporate and individual partnerships were significant in making...
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