• Al’s Musky Challenge Donates $15,000 for Field Trips

    La Crosse Public Education Foundation is honored to be one of three recipients of funding from Al’s Musky Challenge. The effort is a project of the Rotary Club of La Crosse Downtown and raises funds to support youth from disadvantaged backgrounds in our community. LPEF received a grant of $15,000 to support field trips in […]

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  • 54 Middle and High Schoolers participate in Never Again! Reflection Contest

    Maggie Herath, a sophomore at Logan High School, Anessa Baldridge and Audrey Barton, both 7th graders of Longfellow Middle, have each won first-place prize in The Never Again! Reflection Contest. The contest is designed to bring added meaning to studies of the Holocaust by connecting it with 21st century issues and is sponsored by the […]

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  • Salute retiring teachers and staff

    Join us in honoring district retirees! We salute retiring teachers and staff! The following 38 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 958 years […]

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  • LPEF welcomes Laura Huber and Sandy Brekke to the Board of Directors

    The La Crosse Public Education Foundation is pleased to welcome Laura Huber and Sandy Brekke to its Board of Directors. Laura Huber currently works as an Assistant Professor at Viterbo University in the School of Education. Prior to this position, and after a long career as a k-12 educator, Laura retired as a principal at […]

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  • Support Logan High School FCCLA’s “Books for a Better World” project!

    Summary: You can help the Logan FCCLA club raise funds to purchase books that show diversity and equity within youth, for teachers and their students at Northside Elementary. Project Goal: $1,000   •   School: Logan High School   •   Sponsor Name: Logan FCCLA    •   Project Dates: 1/17/2023 – 3/29/2023   About This Project: […]

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  • $44,778 awarded for 23 Gold Star Grant projects!

    Made possible through generous community support, La Crosse Public Education Foundation is proud to support students and teachers at every grade level in the La Crosse schools with Gold Star Grants this winter. Funded projects provide students a chance to learn new skills, have new experiences, and to be exposed to new ideas — everything […]

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  • 2023 Grants Award Luncheon

    2024 Luncheon Details Contact nell@lacrosseeducationfoundation.org for questions. Thank you to additional Grants Luncheon Sponsors: Salute to Educators Sponsor: Named Grant Sponsors                                         Grant Sponsors and Corporate Investors                        […]

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    2022 Charlie Miller Bowtie Classic raises $30,000 for local schools! Check out event photos on Facebook.

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  • RAK in 2021-22 School Year

    Random Acts of Kindness: Students at School, Ready to Learn   RAK Use During 2021-22 School Year School staff connected students and families to over $32,000 in RAK funds 300 transactions averaging $96.50 Total spending has been steady during recent 3 school years.   Community Support for RAK Our community donated $37,000 in support for […]

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  • Gold Star Grants in Action

    Gold Star Grants are awarded in December and April each school year and in the 2021-22 school year over $80,000 in grants were funded. The majority of these project are put into action between September – May when most SDLC schools are in session. But with robust summer school schedules and two year-round schools, Gold […]

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