• Picnic honors AVID students for successful year

    Dave and Barb Skogen host event for Logan students A group of about 50 students, staff and guests gathered June 2 to celebrate a successful first year for the AVID program at Logan High School. Festival Foods Chairman Dave Skogen and his wife Barb hosted the special event at the Cleary Center on the campus […]

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  • Thank a Teacher in La Crosse Public Schools Day — May 13, 2015

    Volunteers delivered treats for teachers and staff in the School District of La Crosse as part of a community demonstration of appreciation for educators RELATED NEWS COVERAGE La Crosse teachers get breakfast surprise as part of Thank a Teacher Day  • WXOW • May 13, 2015 Thank a Teacher Day today • La Crosse Tribune • May 13, 2015 Mayor […]

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  • 16 grants worth $18,600 awarded in second round to support classrooms

    Support for community field trips and projects to promote music appreciation and healthy living by students in the School District of La Crosse are among 16 grants totaling almost $18,600 announced March  30 by the La Crosse Public Education Foundation (LPEF). Another grant supports The Giving Project, an effort to help students of all ages […]

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  • Bremer Bank, two individuals honored with LPEF awards

    Bremer Bank La Crosse, Hamilton Elementary Principal Steve Michaels and LPEF Volunteer Ann Fowler were honored Jan. 19 with key awards from the La Crosse Public Education Foundation. Bremer Bank received the Corporate Partner in Education Award. Steve Michaels received the Leadership Award. Ann Fowler received the Margaret Dihlmann-Malzer Distinguished Service Award. For photos and […]

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  • Square Dance raises $640 for string music programs

    A Jan. 10 Benefit Square Dance raised $640 to support string music programs in the School District of La Crosse. The Coulee Region Old Time Music Association hosted the event at the Concordia Ballroom, with music by River City Strings, a band of La Crosse school students, as well as Prairie Smoke and Grand Picnic. […]

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  • 2015 Grants Award Luncheon recognizes innovation, introduces AVID

    Annual grants luncheon recognizes innovation in public schools Support for school gardens, summer school literacy, microscopes that attach to iPads and the latest welding equipment were among 17 grants totaling nearly $31,000 honored Jan. 19, 2015 at the La Crosse Public Education Foundation (LPEF) Grants Award Luncheon, presented by Festival Foods. The 17 grants recognized in January […]

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  • Students to benefit from Barbara Schroeder Estate gift

    La Crosse native believed in “making someone’s life better when they least expected it” Barbara Schroeder was not the type to seek the spotlight. She preferred to shine the light on others and look for ways to make life just a little bit better for those around her. Due to a generous gift from her estate, […]

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  • Fall Newsletter available

    The La Crosse Public Education Foundation Fall 2014 Newsletter is available. Find it online — or request a copy to be mailed to you (see below). This issue highlights the impact on classrooms and students made possible through the generous donors who support LPEF. Included in this issue: AVID program having early impact Hamilton enrichment […]

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  • Longfellow students are champion chili makers

    For the second consecutive year, a team of students from La Crosse’s Longfellow Middle School won the People’s Choice award at the Chili Cook Off sponsored by State Bank Financial. Throngs of chili-lovers descended on Riverside Park Oct. 11 to sample chili prepared by more than 20 teams. Longfellow consumer education teacher Sarah Schams worked […]

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  • Music education to benefit from new endowment

    In the hope of inspiring greater creativity within music education and lifelong appreciation of music, a local family has created a new fund to support music education projects in La Crosse public schools. The McGavock Family Endowment for Music Education will provide annual funding for a program or project to enhance music education within the […]

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