education

Lincoln High School January 2021 students of the month

Feb 17, 2021

Lincoln High School has announced its January 2021 Students of the Month for grades seven through nine at Lincoln High School. One boy and one girl from these grades are selected each month (though ninth grade has three honorees this month). January students include seventh graders Ashtyn...

School board: Back to hybrid

Dec 9, 2020

Most Lake City Public Schools students will return to classrooms next week. At a special meeting Tuesday night, the Lake City School Board voted 5-2 to switch back to a hybrid learning model after several weeks of distance learning. Students will resume their hybrid schedule beginning Dec. 14. For...

School free meals extended through June

Nov 4, 2020

The United States Department of Agriculture has extended a program that provides free meals to children through the rest of the school year. Instituted during the COVID-19 pandemic, the program was previously extended until Jan. 1. The new expiration date is June 30. “This means all students at (...

St. John’s begins Phase I of playground improvements

Oct 28, 2020

Phase I of a three-phase playground renewal project at St. John’s Lutheran School is underway. “This playground is for the preschool students and kindergarteners of our school as well as those within the community,” Principal David Zabel said. “Once the set is completely installed we will install...

Driver education parent meeting is Oct. 26

Oct 21, 2020

Lake City Driver Education Director Cindy McGrath will be having a Driver Education Parent Meeting on Monday Oct. 26 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m in the Lincoln High School Media Center. Masks and social distancing will be required. The 90 minute program will cover Graduated Driver’s License...

Lake City school learning model likely to remain stable - superintendent

Oct 14, 2020

Lake City Public Schools will not follow the Wabasha-Kellogg School District (W-K) in adopting a more distant learning model at this time, according to Lake City Supt. Erick Enger. W-K announced Oct. 8 that “due to the increase in positive COVID-19 cases within the school and the community,” pre-...

COVID-19 case reported at Bluff View

Sep 16, 2020

Bluff View Elementary School has notified parents of a potential COVID-19 exposure at the school just before the beginning of the school year, but now officials believe the person who tested positive didn’t have close contact with anyone at the school, according to Supt. Erick Enger. According to a...

High school completes  single-occupant restroom project

Sep 9, 2020

Lincoln High School has eight new single-occupant restrooms in the middle school building. The restrooms - six non-gendered and two women’s only - replace a boys room that was on one level and a girls room that was on another. Deteriorating plumbing in the now-replaced restrooms led to the project.

Back to class for Lake City students

Sep 9, 2020

For the first time since the middle of March, Lincoln High School students were in their seats listening to their teachers this week. The school split the student body into four groups and brought each in for a half-day session on either Sept. 8 or 9 to cover how things will be different this year...

Harvey wins state fair scholarship

Aug 26, 2020

Renae Harvey of Lake City is one of 20 recipients of Minnesota State Fair Youth Scholarships this year. “Despite the cancellation of the 2020 Minnesota State Fair, the fair was committed to continuing the tradition of offering scholarship opportunities to deserving youth based on their leadership...