Bluff View Elementary School

More students, more days

Feb 10, 2021

Most students at Bluff View Elementary School and Lincoln High School will be spending less time in distance learning and more time in class as the school district modifies its learning model. Currently, students in grades four through 12 attend in-person classes either Tuesday and Thursday or...

Bluff View named ‘Breastfeeding-friendly workplace’ by state health department

Feb 10, 2021

Lake City Public Schools has been named a Breastfeeding Friendly Workplace by the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) for its contributions to the health of parents and their babies. MDH recognizes workplaces and county health departments that have demonstrated their commitment to supporting...

School district honors paraprofessionals

Feb 3, 2021

With Gov. Tim Walz proclaiming the week of Jan. 25-29 to be Paraprofessional Appreciation Week in the State of Minnesota, Lake City Public Schools recognized the paraprofessionals working at Lincoln High School and Bluff View Elementary School. Paraprofessionals perform a variety of tasks related...

School levy up 8.78%, enrollment dips

Dec 30, 2020

The Lake City School Board on Dec. 21 approved an 8.78 percent increase to the school district property tax levy. The total certified levy amount of about $4.62 million was a neary $373,000 increase over the 2020 levy. Compared with cities or counties, school districts have limited discretion to...

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...

Bendickson uses Action Team to produce masks for teachers

Nov 25, 2020

A Thrivent Action Team in Lake City led by Sandra Bendickson hosted a Masks for Teachers event. The masks from Sandy Bendickson and her Thrivent Action Team’s event were presented to Bluff View Elementary on Nov. 16. Principal Jim Borgschatz was there to receive the timely gift. Bendickson and...

Bluff View fire safety week award winners

Nov 25, 2020

Bluff View Elementary School kindergarteners, third graders, and fifth graders recently did fire safety activities and contests with the help of the Lake City Fire Department to mark Fire Prevention Week. In kindergarten, Alexis Tomfohrde won a toy fire truck. Third graders participated in a...

Lake City schools will post weekly COVID-19 updates

Nov 4, 2020

Lake City Public Schools will post a weekly update with COVID-19 data on its website, Supt. Erick Enger announced in an email to families. The information can be found by going to lake-city.k12.mn.us, navigating to the “District” menu, clicking on “Superintendent” and then “Covid Update” in the “...

School adjusts learning model for kindergarten through third grade students

Oct 21, 2020

With COVID-19 rates rising in the area and public health officials recommending schools shift away from in-person learning models to hybrid, the Lake City School Board made some changes to the district’s hybrid plan for students at Bluff View Elementary School. Before the school year, the state...

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...