Lake City Public Schools

Enger stresses gratitude at commencement

Jun 9, 2021

In his speech during the class of 2021 commencement at Lincoln High School Sunday, June 6, Lake City Public Schools Supt. Erick Enger asked the nearly full gymnasium to adopt an “attitude of gratitude.” “Remember it’s not happiness that brings us gratitude; it’s gratitude that brings us happiness...

Teachers: Thanks for support during unprecedented school year

Jun 3, 2021

The Lake City Education Association would like to thank the community for their continued support this school year. We know it has been a crazy year with unprecedented times for everyone. Thank you for your willingness to change direction at almost a moment’s notice from distance to hybrid to in...

Meeting for parents of driver’s education students is May 17

May 12, 2021

Driver Education Director Cindy McGrath will be having a driver education parent meeting on Monday May 17 from 6 p.m. until 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 information,...

2022 school budget shrinks reserves

Apr 21, 2021

For the second straight year, Lake City Public Schools will spend down its budget reserves by hundreds of thousands of dollars, according to a budget approved by the school board at its April 19 meeting. Between fiscal years 2020 and 2021 the district’s unassigned/unrestricted fund shrank by...

Union president says paras looking forward to working with district

Apr 14, 2021

Last week the Graphic published a story on the formation of a union representing the more than 20 paraprofessionals in the Lake City School District. Michelle Seydel was a leader of that effort and is now president of the union local. “Forming a local has been in talks for some time,” she said. “...

Outlook steady for rest of school year

Apr 7, 2021

Supt. Erick Enger said the district will likely finish out the school year in the current (mostly) in-person learning model. In a staggered process last month, the district shifted students in grades four through six from a hybrid model of alternating distance and in-person days to in-person...

Public school paraprofessionals form union

Apr 7, 2021

Paraprofessionals working for Lake City Public Schools have formed a union. According to Minnesota Educator, the magazine of the state education professionals union Education Minnesota, 90 percent of the district’s 24 paraprofessionals signed authorization cards in support of unionization. “With...

Vaccinations accelerating at Lake City schools

Mar 10, 2021

All of the staff at Lake City Public Schools who want to receive the COVID-19 vaccine have had at least one dose, according to Supt. Erick Enger. Wabasha County, which has supplied most of the vaccine for district staff, “really cranked it up,” he said, and as a result the district is ahead of...

Supt. Enger: Teachers deserve our gratitude

Mar 10, 2021

As we near the one-year anniversary of the pandemic, I can’t help but reflect on all we have been through. This virus has impacted all of us both professionally and personally. Each of us has our personal stories regarding the pandemic and the impact it’s had on our lives. The purpose of this...

Schools celebrate School Board Appreciation Week

Feb 24, 2021

Lake City Public Schools is joining other public school districts from across the state to celebrate School Board Recognition Week to honor local board members. The Minnesota School Boards Association has set February 22-26 as Minnesota School Board Recognition Week “to build awareness and...