Lake City Public Schools

Letter was intended to stoke misplaced fear about education

Sep 28, 2022

In a letter last week, a writer uses the dog whistle “Critical Race Theory or CRT” to advance an agenda of fear. The writer distorts a proposed licensing standard to support their position. When someone quotes only portions of a document, taking things out of context, they usually have a motive; in...

Enger optimistic COVID won’t disrupt school year

Sep 21, 2022

Lake City Public Schools are seeing some COVID-19 cases in the early part of the 2022-2023 school year. The most recent COVID-19 report on the school website listed five confirmed cases at Bluff View Elementary School and one at Lincoln High School. Supt. Erick Enger addressed the topic during his...

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...

School board candidate field grows to 12

Aug 24, 2022

Two more candidates joined the race for Lake City School Board after the Graphic went to press last week, bringing the total number of candidates to 12. The candidate filing period ended at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 16. Ten are running to fill one of three available four-year seats. Ann Johnson and Tim...

Updated: Twelve running for school board

Aug 17, 2022

Twelve candidates had filed to run for four available Lake City School Board seats in the Nov. 8 election. Ten candidates filed for the three four-year openings on the board. Two filed to run for the special election to fill out the remaining two years of the seat won by Jack Rol in 2020. Rol...

Eight file for school board, filing period ends Aug. 16

Aug 10, 2022

Filing for four seats on the Lake City School Board is open, and eight candidates had filed already as of Tuesday. Six candidates filed for the three four-year openings on the board this November. Two filed to run for the special election to fill out the remaining two years of the seat won by Jack...

Active shooter training coming to Lake City Public Schools on July 25, Aug. 2, and Aug. 16

Jul 20, 2022

Lake City Police Department (LCPD) and other emergency personnel will be conducting active shooter training on Lake City Public Schools campuses on July 25, Aug. 2, and Aug. 16, according to the police department. Lake City Police Officer Anthony Cox, the district’s school resource officer, said...

School staff recognized with awards, endowed chair

Jun 29, 2022

Lake City Public Schools announced the recipients of several awards and grants earlier this month. The 813 Pride Award is a $500 award from an anonymous donor to recognize extraordinary efforts on the part of a school district employee. “The donor has been very explicit that this should be used for...

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.