education

High school November 2021 students of the month

Dec 29, 2021

Lincoln High School has announced its November 2021 Students of the Month for Grades 7 through 9. One boy and one girl from these grades are selected each month during the school year for the honor. November students include: seventh graders Brianna Heim and Ivan Chen, eighth graders Emily...

Lincoln High School National Honor Society inducts 30 new members

Dec 8, 2021

Lincoln High School inducted a total of 30 students in grades 10, 11 and 12 into the National Honor Society (NHS) on Nov. 15. Rebeccah Houghton served as the faculty guest speaker. Houghton encouraged the inductees to consider surrounding themselves with people who help them to grow in...

School board raises substitute teacher pay

Dec 1, 2021

Amid a shortage of substitute teachers, the Lake City School Board has approved an increase to the daily rate it pays subs. Up to Nov. 16, the district was paying subs $120 per day. On Nov. 16, that increased to $170 per day, effective through the end of the 2021-2022 school year. Bluff View...

Knobelsdorff reps tell kids about the trades

Nov 24, 2021

Kyle Johnson (left) and Mitch Peters of Knobelsdorff show Bluff View Elementary School students some of the equipment they use in their work as electricians. Later, they read and distributed copies of the book “Build It”. The presentation was part of a 10-year $500,000 effort by Knobelsdorff called...

High school’s October students of the month

Nov 17, 2021

One boy and one girl from grades seven through nine are selected each month as Lincoln High School’s students of the month. October students include seventh graders Eden Olson and Maddox Shones, eighth graders Grace Dose and Aiden Scolley, and ninth graders Adison Cole and Greg Banaszynski.

Driver education parent meeting is Nov. 1

Oct 27, 2021

Driver Education Director Cindy McGrath will be having a driver education parent meeting on Monday, Nov. 1 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Lincoln High School Media Center. The 90 minute program will cover GDL information, safety risks for teen drivers, potential adult influence on teen driving...

Key Club offers to rake yards

Oct 13, 2021

The Lake City Key Club will be volunteering to rake yards of those who need help on Thursday, Oct. 21. Please contact Emily Dinsmore by emailing 22edinsmore@lake-city.k12.mn.us if you would like us to stop by and rake your yard.

New and familiar faces join Lake City Public Schools staff

Sep 8, 2021

As it has in years past, the Graphic asked the new staff members to respond to a questionnaire about their backgrounds, their new jobs, and what they are looking forward to as the school year approaches. Logan Thomas Logan Thomas will be teaching English 9 with one section of English 11 at Lincoln...

St. John’s staff preparing for start of school Sept. 7

Sep 1, 2021

The staff at St. John’s Lutheran School has been busily preparing for the new school year, the school said in a news release. St. John’s will open its doors to students on Sept. 7 and begin the year with an opening service at 8:40 a.m. in the church. All are welcome to attend this service. Mrs....

Bluff View reading night takes participants around the globe

Aug 4, 2021

“On July 29 we had another successful night of reading at the Bluff View Summer Reading program,” Bluff View teacher Kara Majchrzak said. The kids did stations from around the world and learned about various countries such as Australia, Ireland, and Japan. They took photos and did activities on a...