Goal Achieved: Oscilloscope for Logan High School Electronics

Summary: Students in the Robotics and Digital Electronics classes at Logan High School are in need of a new oscilloscope. Goal: $625   •   Amount raised: $625   •   School: Logan High School   •   Sponsor Name: Steve Johnston     About My Project: Students in the Robotics

Goal Achieved: Hamilton/SOTA I Be Seated!

Summary: Your donation can match Hamilton school funds to buy Hokki stools to test as alternatives to student chairs for those who struggle with “sitting still.” Goal: $260   •   Amount raised: $260   •   School: Hamilton/SOTA I Elementary School   •   Sponsor Name: Steve Michaels         About My Project: Our current student seating is

Closed (Partial Funding): Julia Cook Titles Inspire Social Skills

This fundraising project is closed. Summary: Help us buy these special books to guide and enhance social skills instruction by bringing these topics to life for students with intellectual disabilities. Goal: $531   •   Amount raised: $160   •   School: Southern Bluffs Elementary   •   Sponsor Name: Heidi

Closed (Partial Funding): Diversity in my Global Neighborhood

This fundraising project is closed. Summary: This project is aimed at engaging students in high-interest, real-life topics so that students practice and improve literacy skills in a variety of content areas. Goal: $756   •   Amount raised: $80   •   School: Logan Middle School   •   Sponsor Name:

Golfer could win Honda Civic LX Sedan

One lucky golfer could win an All New 2016 Civic LX Sedan with a hole in one during the Charlie Miller Bowtie Classic Golf Outing and Knowledge Open to be held Sept. 3 at Forest Hills Golf Course. The hole-in-one prize is sponsored by Honda Motorwerks, your La Crosse Honda dealer, offering new

LPEF grant helps North Woods students grow, harvest and eat their own lettuce crop

Students at North Woods International Elementary School are growing and eating fresh vegetables thanks in part to a grant from the La Crosse Public Education Foundation. Nancy Hanson’s classroom is home to a set of Tower Gardens, unique vertical gardens used to grow organic vegetables with only a fraction of the

Northside students celebrate with Logan students during Senior March

Seniors from La Crosse Logan High School were cheered May 19 during a “senior march” at Northside Elementary School. This first-ever event was in part to celebrate the accomplishments of graduating seniors and in part to provide role models for elementary students, helping them see what is possible if they

Southern Bluffs students learn traditional dances during Folk Dance Residency

Sue Hulsether, a dance caller and folk dance instructor from Viroqua, spent May 10-12 as a a Folk Dance Artist in Residence at Southern Bluffs Elementary School. Her work with students was paid for through a $1,005 grant from the La Crosse Public Education Foundation, obtained by music teacher Jill

Community celebrates educators on Thank a Teacher Day [story and photo gallery]

Parents, students and members of the community joined the La Crosse Public Education Foundation on May 3 in a show of appreciation for teachers and all school staff during the second annual Thank a Teacher Day in La Crosse Public Schools. Before school that day, volunteers fanned out to more

Thank a Teacher in La Crosse Public Schools Day – May 3, 2016

Volunteers delivered treats for teachers and staff in the School District of La Crosse as part of a community demonstration of appreciation for educators If you can “solve for X” in a basic equation, and know the importance of the Underground Railroad in American history, or still laugh when recalling