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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
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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
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Words to Music: student poems inspire composers
The poetry of La Crosse school students is being set to music and will be performed Nov. 8 and Nov. 9 by The La Crosse Chamber Chorale. The Chamber Chorale’s ninth Words to Music program will feature original compositions based on the poetry of four students from the School District of
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Grimslid Memorial Fund has Northside students singing new song
Students at the new Northside Elementary school have a catchy new school song to sing due to the legacy of a former Franklin Elementary School teacher. The Sally A. Grimslid Memorial Fund was established in 2005 to honor a dedicated teacher at Franklin. The Fund is held by the La
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LPEF to support college-readiness program with $200,000 gift
With help from two major grants, the La Crosse Public Education Foundation will fund start-up costs for a new college-readiness program in La Crosse Central and Logan high schools. The new program is called AVID, Advancement via Individual Determination. AVID has a strong track record of success in helping students
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District leaders get social with Twitter
Reaching out to students, parents and taxpayers through social media is a priority for administrators gearing up for the school year in the School District of La Crosse. The goal: to celebrate student success and share the district’s story — 140 characters at a time through the microblogging site, Twitter.
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Donors take Logan underwater vehicle for a swim
Judy and Randy Eddy Sr. recently had the chance to take a dip in the pool at Logan High School — well, more accurately, they spent an hour with students demonstrating the Logan Ranger Underwater Remote Operated Vehicle. As reported July 19 in the La Crosse Tribune, three students proudly
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Compassion Project inspires students
BOOKS STILL AVAILABLE: A limited number of copies are available of the Compassion Project book. The cost is $15, plus $5 per book for shipping/handling unless picked up at the LPEF offices or delivered through a school. For an order form, click here. For 5th-grader Clayton