lake city school board

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...

School board candidate filing period is Aug. 2-16

Jul 13, 2022

Lake City Public Schools has announced the filing period for candidates running for school board seats in the Nov. 8 election. Candidates can file in the district office at Lincoln High School between Aug. 2 and 5 p.m. on Aug. 16. The filing fee is $2. Candidates must be an eligible voter in the...

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...

Principal, assistant principal jobs on school board agenda

Jun 15, 2022

A new Bluff View Elementary School principal and assistant principal will be on the Lake City School Board’s June 20 meeting agenda. After interviewing candidates for both positions, committees have recommended Eric Aeschlimann to be the school’s next principal and Jessica Holst to be the next...

School music cut could have negative ripple effect

Jun 15, 2022

Consider the game of setting up Dominos on end, in a line and then pushing the first one to create a ripple effect in which all in the line go down in sequence. If not a game person, then think about Lake Pepin and the wave action created by a passing fish wiggling its way through the water. If not...

Michelle Larson wins Outstanding Alumni award from Minnesota State College Southeast

May 25, 2022

At its Commencement Ceremony held in Winona on May 13, Minnesota State College (MSC) Southeast named Michelle Larson, Class of 2014, the Red Wing Outstanding Alumni Award winner for 2022. She was nominated for the award by MSC Southeast Director of Communications, Katryn Conlin. “Starting with a...

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...

It’s school board recognition week

Feb 23, 2022

The Minnesota School Boards Association has set Feb. 21-25 as Minnesota School Board Recognition Week “to build awareness and understanding of the vital function elected school board members play in our society,” the association said in a news release. “Lake City Public Schools is joining other...

School’s COVID-19 response update reduces required masking

Feb 9, 2022

Fewer Bluff View Elementary School students will be required to wear masks under an update to the school’s COVID-19 response that was set to take effect Tuesday, Feb. 8. The Lake City School Board voted 4-2 on Jan. 24 to approve an administration proposal that would reduce the amount of required...