Gold Star Grants – $34,018 Awarded in December 2023

Made possible through generous community support, La Crosse Public Education Foundation is proud to support students at all grade levels with our winter Gold Star Grants. Funded projects provide students and teachers a chance to learn new skills, have new experiences, and to be exposed to new ideas — everything

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

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

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,

LPEF Awards District Staff Shining Stars

Last month, we received over 180 nominations for Shining Stars within the District! Three staff members were selected to receive grants from the Tom and Jean Heyt Thompson Fund to be used at their discretion to benefit their schools: Garrett Carlson, Teacher, Logan High School – $200 grant   Bryan

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

Gold Star Grants – $41,500 Awarded in April 2023!

Made possible through generous community support, La Crosse Public Education Foundation is proud to support students at all grade levels with our spring Gold Star Grants. Funded projects provide students and teachers a chance to learn new skills, have new experiences, and to be exposed to new ideas — everything

Who’s Your Shining Star?

You’re invited to recognize School District of La Crosse Staff who go above and beyond! Please take a few moments to nominate someone who makes your day brighter and tell us why you think they deserve to be recognized. Nomination period is open now and goes through Monday, March 20. 

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 –

$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