education

St. John’s reports 48 students enrolled as school year begins

Sep 7, 2022

St. John’s Lutheran School first opened its doors to students in 1909. The enrollment for that school year was 30 students. This is the 113th year St. John’s will have the privilege of serving children in the congregation, neighboring churches and the community with a Christ-centered education....

Local schools now in session

Sep 7, 2022

The school year has begun in Lake City. Students at Lincoln High School and St. John’s Lutheran School had their first day on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Bluff View Elementary School’s first day for students in Sept. 8. Lincoln High School Principal said it was a great first day in his building. “We have...

High school unveils ‘Scorecard’

Aug 31, 2022

The school year won’t begin for a few more days but Lincoln High School Principal Greg Berge is already sharing a report card of sorts. The Lake City High School Scorecard is intended to measure how many students are “career ready,” “college ready,” and eventually “life ready,” based on scholastic...

School year is just weeks away

Aug 17, 2022

Lake City Public Schools will begin classes on Tuesday, Sept. 6 for Lincoln High School grades seven through 12 and on Thursday, Sept. 8 for Bluff View Elementary grades kindergarten through six. Bluff View will be holding Meet the Teacher Conferences for students on Sept. 6 and 7 from 7:30 a.m....

Bluff View administrators issue plea for paraprofessionals, substitute teachers

Aug 17, 2022

As new administrators at Bluff View Elementary we’ve quickly realized that in order to get our school year started out on the right foot, we will need to fill several critical positions within our building. In many ways paraprofessionals and substitute teachers provide the “glue” that holds our...

Record turn-out for second Summer Reading Program reading night

Aug 3, 2022

On July 27, the Bluff View Summer reading program held its second reading night of the summer. “We had our largest July turnout ever since the program began with about 67 kids attending,” Bluff View second grade teacher Kara Majchrzak said. It was Under the Sea night. There were nine different...

Mr. McElmury’s impact remembered decades later

Aug 3, 2022

It started with a thank you note 50 years in the making. Rob Prusak was a student of a man who traveled north to the Iron Range for his first teaching job, and the impact this teacher had on him changed his life. That teacher was John McElmury, and he and his wife, Sue, were both hired fresh out...

Board hires principal, assistant principal for Bluff View Elementary School

Jun 22, 2022

The Lake City School Board unanimously voted to hire Eric Aeschlimann as Bluff View Elementary School principal and Jessica Holst as Bluff View Elementary School assistance principal at the board’s June 20 meeting. Aeschlimann replaces Jim Borgschatz, whose retirement, effective at the end of the...

School staff recognized for career milestones

Jun 15, 2022

Lake City Public School presented service awards to staff reaching milestones of five-year increments in their employment in the district.

Principal, assistant principal jobs on school board agenda