14 Seventh-Grade Students Receive Award for Never Again! Reflection Contest

Charlytte Nuttal from Longfellow Middle School and Evelyn Bailey and Emmaline Runyong both from Logan Middle Schol have each won the first-place prize in the Never Again! Reflection Contest from 61 total entries. The contest is designed to bring added meaning to studies of the Holocaust by connecting it with

Honoring district retirees!

We salute retiring teachers and staff! The following 34 teachers, administrators, teacher assistants, custodians and others are ending a career of service to students in the School District of La Crosse. Some have already retired, while others will end careers later this year. Altogether, they have served 842 years in

10th Annual Thank A Teacher Event

North Woods Teachers Kindergarten teachers, Kate Hooper, Indy Stanton, and Tara Schuttenhelm with Carol Taebel (center) and Heidi Morris (right). Senator Brad Pfaff with Logan High School staff and Associate Principal, Tony DePaolo. Central High School Staff Longfellow Middle School Staff, including LPEF Board member, Xeng Lee (left). For the

Shining Stars Nominees and Winners

Pictured (L to R) Central High School Principal Jeff Axness, Shining Stars Winner Jolene Goodman, Jean Heyt Thompson and Tom Thompson Pictured (L to R) Jean Heyt Thompson and Tom Thompson, Shining Stars Winner Mike Lawrence, and Hamilton/SOTA I Principal, Jenna Fernholz Pictured (L to R) Tom Thompson and Jean

Spring 2024 newsletter

Twice a year, we mail out paper newsletters with updates about Gold Star Grants, Random Acts of Kindness, and other ways that your support through LPEF is helping students, teachers, and staff in the School District of La Crosse. If you would like to receive our printed newsletter in your

Who’s Your Shining Star? – 2024

You’re invited to recognize School District of La Crosse Staff who go above and beyond! March can feel like an especially long month in schools when mid-year fatigue can hit. You can help celebrate educators and school staff this month by telling us, “Who’s Your Shining Star?” Please take a

Gold Star Grants – $53,614 Awarded in March 2024 – Our Largest Ever!

Made possible through generous community support, La Crosse Public Education Foundation is proud to announce the largest round of Gold Star Grants funding ever with $53,614 awarded for 20 projects. Funded grants provide students and teachers a chance to expand their skills, be exposed to novel experiences, and to engage

Welcome Blake Barnes and Dustin Hundt to the LPEF Board of Directors

The La Crosse Public Education Foundation is pleased to welcome Blake Barnes and Dustin Hundt to its Board of Directors. Blake Barnes currently works as a Family Office Trust and Tax Specialist at Trust Point. Prior to working at Trust Point, he worked in public accounting. Blake lives in La

Grants Award Luncheon – 2024

Friday, February 9th, LPEF held its annual Grants Award Luncheon to celebrate public education. The Grants Award Luncheon recognized the April 2023 grant recipients and the December 2023 grant recipients. Also, congratulations to the honorees: Thank you to the Featured Presenters Jocelyn Buxton and Jennifer Voigt (School District of La

Logan Middle School Heart Rate Monitors Project

With funding from the La Crosse Community Foundation, WKTY Cares, and LPEF, Logan Middle School will be able to purchase classroom sets of heart rate monitors to deepen students’ engagement in P.E. classes. The monitors will provide real-time individualized data with a goal of aiding in a long-term healthy lifestyle.