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Archives: Teacher and Staff Recognition

  • LPEF Awards District Staff Shining Stars

    Posted by Amy McKnight on May 1, 2023

    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…


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  • Who’s Your Shining Star?

    Posted by Amy McKnight on February 27, 2023

    You’re… You’re… You’re…


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  • 2022 Thank a Teacher Day!

    Posted by Nell Saunders-Scott on May 3, 2022

      La Crosse Public Education Foundation coordinated a simultaneous Thank-a-Teacher celebration…


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  • Teacher, cook, and teacher assistant receive “Shining Stars” recognition grants

    Posted by David Stoeffler on May 3, 2021

    A teacher who shows how much “she adores her kids,” a cook who “keeps not only bellies full but hearts full, too” and a teacher assistant who works with…


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  • School Staff Shining Stars, Part 2

    Posted by David Stoeffler on April 27, 2021

    We knew the School District of La Crosse was filled with many shining stars. But we never imagined so many nominations would be submitted when we asked people to identify…


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  • School Staff Shining Stars

    Posted by David Stoeffler on April 21, 2021

    They are the teachers who always go the extra mile for their students – and who remain inspiring years after a child has moved on to other grade levels. [caption…


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  • More than 130 school employees nominated for “Shining Star” recognition

    Posted by David Stoeffler on April 13, 2021

    They are the teachers who always go the extra mile for their students – and who remain inspiring years after a child has moved on to other grade levels. They…


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  • Grant recipients, community supporters honored at Grants Award Ceremony

    Posted by David Stoeffler on March 8, 2021

    Nearly 80 educators in the School District of La Crosse, along with a key business, a longtime supporter of education and a school principal, were honored March 8 at…


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  • Treat deliveries, special “teacher appreciation” grants awarded in recognition of school staff efforts

    Posted by David Stoeffler on November 6, 2020

    At North Woods International, Tara Schuttenhelm (left) and Kate Hooper, continue a tradition of taking a photo with…


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  • Two “Superhero Teachers” honored with grants for classrooms

    Posted by David Stoeffler on May 22, 2020

    Two “Superhero Teachers” from the School District of La Crosse were each awarded a $250 grant to use in their classrooms, funded by the La Crosse Public Education Foundation’s…


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