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    February 26, 2015
    LP-A Kindergarten Roundup is March 18
    The Lake Park Audubon Kindergarten Roundup is scheduled for Wednesday, March 18. This is an important day for all parents of children that will be 5 years old by Sept. 1, 2015. Parents and children will have an opportunity to visit the kindergarten teachers and classrooms, and...
    newsFebruary 26, 2015 - 5:45am
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    Nine DLMS students in NW region honor band
    Nine Detroit Lakes Middle School Band students recently performed in the 2015 Northwest Regional Minnesota 6-8 Honor Band. The event was hosted by the Minnesota Band Directors Association and was held at the Fergus Falls Secondary School on Saturday, January 17. Because of the...
    news / Detroit LakesFebruary 26, 2015 - 5:40am
    February 25, 2015
    High school graduation rates continue to climb across the state
    ST. PAUL -- Three in four St. Paul Public Schools students earned high school diplomas on time last year as the school district and Minnesota saw gains across all ethnic groups. Four-year graduation rates grew to 75.6 percent from 73.3 percent in St. Paul and to 81.2 percent from...
    newsFebruary 25, 2015 - 5:30am
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    February 11, 2015
    Boost in students means deficit reduction for DL school
    Thanks in part to an enrollment boost of 75 students, the Detroit Lakes School Board approved a revised 2014-15 budget Monday night that reflects a $64,000 reduction in its deficit. When the budget was originally approved last June, it included a $764,000 deficit due to planned...
    news / Detroit LakesFebruary 11, 2015 - 12:00pm
    February 5, 2015
    Arvig starts program to benefit schools
    Since 2010, Arvig has donated more than $360,000 to local schools, made possible through the Arvig School Partnership Program. This program is community-driven, allowing anyone who receives Internet service from Arvig the opportunity to help raise money for their local school. Customers...
    business / business briefsFebruary 5, 2015 - 12:30pm
    Interim posts offer challenges, put out fires
    It’s been eight and a half years since Chuck Cheney retired as superintendent of West Fargo’s public schools. When he gave up his full-time job in 2006, he was looking forward to fishing and relaxing at the lake. Maybe, he’d take on an interim job in a couple years, he said. But...
    newsFebruary 5, 2015 - 9:30am
    February 4, 2015
    Measles: How safe are kids?
    The conversation about vaccinations has gotten louder over the last week, as measles has popped up in 14 states — including Minnesota — after being off the nation’s radar for decades. So how protected are local children? The latest estimates from the Minnesota Department...
    newsFebruary 4, 2015 - 1:30pm
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    LP-A students finalists in Triple ‘A’ Award
    Lake Park-Audubon High School has recognized both Tory Haglund and Brittanie Schafer as finalists for the Triple ‘A’ Award. This award is designed to recognize senior students who are excelling in the academics, arts and athletics. The specific requirements for a student to...
    newsFebruary 4, 2015 - 11:30am
    February 3, 2015
    Schools with 4-day weeks plead to continue
    ST. PAUL -- Nearly a dozen Minnesota school districts launched four-day school weeks as a means to save money, but as state officials say they need to return to five-day schedules, school officials, teachers, parents and students pleaded with a state House committee Tuesday to let...
    newsFebruary 3, 2015 - 8:30pm
    Pre-Labor Day school start praised, criticized
    ST. PAUL -- Proposals to allow schools to start classes before Labor Day, a frequent legislative debate topic, would hurt the state's economy, a Brainerd-area resort owner testified Tuesday. At the same time, Tom Kavanaugh of Kavanaugh's Sylvan Lake Resort said: "There is no evidence...
    newsFebruary 3, 2015 - 5:30pm
    Kidsfirst Preschool students collect $100 for local Food Pantry
    When children are very young, their lives tend to focus on the things that immediately affect them: The people they interact with daily, the toys they play with, the activities they enjoy. As the holidays approach, they begin thinking about what they want for Christmas, when Santa...
    life / Friends & NeighborsFebruary 3, 2015 - 2:25pm
    Bullying incident investigated at Osakis High School
    OSAKIS, Minn. -- An alleged bullying incident at Osakis High School in mid-January remains under investigation by the school district and the county attorney’s office. The incident happened in an industrial technology class at the central Minnesota school near Alexandria. A...
    newsFebruary 3, 2015 - 8:05am
    January 28, 2015
    Parents angry at DL school district
    A recent decision by the Detroit Lakes Public Schools administration to cancel a spring field trip to the Twin Cities for fourth grade students at Rossman Elementary School has the parents of some of those students feeling as though the district administration has let them down. “I...
    news / Detroit LakesJanuary 28, 2015 - 12:00pm
    LP-A will pursue STEM program
    Training in the programming and operation of industrial robots. Learning welding techniques and applications in a simulated environment. Using global positioning system (GPS) technology in a variety of fields including engineering, mapping, construction and transportation. These...
    newsJanuary 28, 2015 - 11:00am
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