education

Hopes for a more normal school year

Jul 21, 2021

Lake City Public Schools students will return to the classroom five days a week for the 2021-2022 school year. “Hopefully we can be five days and mask-free and hopefully have less restrictions,” Bluff View Principal Jim Borgschatz told the school board at its monthly meeting on July 19. If it...

Bluff View’s sensory room on the move

Jul 14, 2021

Bluff View Elementary School students will have a more spacious, better equipped place to recover from overstimulation and practice coping skills thanks to a grant. Special Education Teachers Hailey Pottinger and Sarah Cowell applied for and received a $7,000 grant from the Mary Jo Schad and Bob...

Reading program hosts Carnival Night

Jun 30, 2021

Bluff View Summer Reading program hosted Carnival Night on June 23. Students in grades preschool through seven participated by reading books and earning chances to play various carnival games to win prizes. “ We are so lucky to provide this opportunity to students,” Bluff View second grade...

Lake City Public Schools 2021 staff awards

Jun 23, 2021

Several staff awards were announced as part of and end-of-the-year event at Lake City Public Schools. Supported by donors and administered by the Lake City Education Foundation, the awards provide support for innovation and recognition for their work as educators, according to the foundation. The...

2021 service awards from Lake City Public Schools

Jun 16, 2021

Lake City Public Schools presented service awards to staff members who hit five-year milestones in their tenure with the district this year.

Class of 2021 graduates Sunday

Jun 3, 2021

Lincoln High School will hold commencement for the class of 2021 on Sunday, June 6, at 2 p.m. in the Lincoln High School gymnasium. The class speakers this year are Grace Bany and Simon Mehrkens. Lincoln High School Principal Greg Berge said the class of 2021 has been “incredibly resilient.” “They...

Students of the Month for April 2021 announced

May 26, 2021

Each month during the school year, Lincoln High School selects one boy and one girl each from grades seven through nine as its Students of the Month. The April 2021 students of the month are: Seventh grade - Shelby Berktold and Blake Siewert Eighth grade - Jaimie Richter and Ethen Brunkow Ninth...

Lincoln High School Awards Night 2021 - Scholarships

May 19, 2021

The first part of the Graphic’s coverage of Lincoln High School awards night appears below. Held May 12 in the high school gymnasium, the annual event honored students for academic and community service acheivements and featured the presentation of over $110,000 in scholarship awards to members of...

Therapy dogs visit  Lincoln High School

May 12, 2021

On March 5, 2021, Jenny Langness, owner of Ugly Dog Therapy, brought her dogs Earl, Albert, and Betty to visit Lincoln High School for the first time since March of 2020. “From the interaction, it was really hard telling who was happier to be reunited, the students or the dogs,” Lincoln High School...

Hatch delights pre-schoolers