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2024 Bowtie Classic Golf Outing & Knowledge Open
We had a beautiful day for our 12th annual Bowtie Classic Golf Outing & Knowledge Open! Congratulations to the winning teams that won grants for the School District of La Crosse. Check out photos from the event on our Facebook Page! Thank you to our following sponsors who make the Bowtie Classic possible! A special […]
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Longfellow Outdoor Adventure Club
This spring, LPEF joined other community donors and awarded a Gold Star Grant to the Longfellow Outdoor Adventure Club for their Backpacking 101 summer school course. Clint Grabhorn and Lila Planavsky, Longfellow Middle School teachers and the Longfellow Adventure Club Co-leaders, shared the outcome of that week with us. “In late June, Longfellow Middle School’s Outdoor Adventure […]
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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 21st century issues and is […]
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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 10th year running, we coordinated […]
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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 Heyt Thompson, Shining Stars Winner […]
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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 mailbox, contact Nell at nell@lacrosseeducationfoundation.org.
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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 few moments to nominate an […]
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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 with unique ideas — everything […]
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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 Crosse and is the proud […]
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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 Crosse Educators) and Lilly Ackerman […]
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