Lake City Public Schools

Corrected: ‘Safe Routes’ get a try-out

May 11, 2022
Two temporary traffic changes are now in place along South Prairie Street in Lake City as part of a Minnesota Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School demonstration project. At the intersection of Prairie Street and Lakewood Avenue, bollards, red paint, and reflective tape create a...

Election season arrives

May 11, 2022
Filing for several local elections begins next week. Local elections on ballots this year include county officers, county commissioners, city council members, and school board members. The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 8, but some races could be subject to primary elections in August. City of...

Kiwanis recognizes April 2022 students of the month

Apr 27, 2022
The Lake City Kiwanis Club Students of the Month for April are Lincoln High School students (from left) Andrew Muenzhuber, nominated by the Technology Department, Brielle Reckmann, nominated by the Family Consumer Science Department, and Lilly Meincke, nominated by the Business Technology...

Girls golfers win convincingly at home and on soggy Rochester course

Apr 27, 2022
The defending State Class AA champion Lake City (LC) Girls Golf team got their season started on April 19 at Lake City Golf Club. The Tigers hosted the Lake City Invite and came away with an impressive score of 323 followed by Byron 395, Stewartville 421, and K-M INC. LC was led by medalist Jordana...

Boe: Housing scarcity is impacting schools; apartment buildings could help

Apr 27, 2022
A demographic shift is taking place in Lake City that will lead to significant changes to our city if not addressed. At the April 18 Lake City School board meeting there was an agenda item about a proposal to not replace a retiring music teacher’s position next school year. This situation is a...

Bluff View COVID numbers rise again

Apr 20, 2022
After weeks of some of the lowest case counts of the school year, COVID-19 confirmed cases have risen again at Bluff View Elementary School. Lake City Public Schools reports confirmed cases (whether student or not) each Friday at its two schools, Lincoln High School and Bluff View Elementary...

Lake City schools should preserve their music program

Apr 20, 2022
An open letter to the ISD 813 (Lake City Public Schools) school board and the Lake City school administration: Hello, my name is Carl Rol, and I am 20 years old. I graduated from Lake City high school in 2020, and I now attend the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities where I play trumpet in the...

Books for all in honor of former teacher on her birthday

Apr 13, 2022
Recently the Peters Memorial Fund honored former Bluff View Elementary School teacher Tessica Peters by giving every child in grades kindergarten through six a free book on what would have been her birthday. “We put 587 free Books into the hands of our young readers,” the group said. Tessica...

School district wins award for summer meal program

Apr 13, 2022
Lake City Public Schools has been recognized for their summer meal program by the United States Department of Agriculture. Only six summer meal sponsors in the state of Minnesota were recognized with a bronze, silver or gold “Turnip the Beet” award for their efforts in 2021, and 84 districts were...

Mayor Nichols speaks to third grade students

Apr 6, 2022
Lake City Mayor Mark Nichols visited Bluff View Elementary third grade on March 31. “The third grade students are studying government in social studies so it was a fun way to connect the unit to our local government in Lake City,” said Danielle Hegge, a third grade teacher at Bluff View. “Mayor...

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