This Week's Lancer Pride Card Winners!
5th - Claire Christensen
6th - Daniel Larson
7th - Cheyenne Payne
8th - Ryder Garrison
2nd grade students completed a mapping unit, creating a map of the United States, showing the main rivers, mountain ranges, plains, oceans, deserts using food! Awesome job!
La Crescent-Hokah Secondary School teachers have had the pleasure to be nominated by Kujak Orthodontics' patients to show appreciation for their teacher!
Thank you Kujak Orthodontics and thank you teachers for being outstanding.
At a special board meeting on March 7, 2022, the La Crescent-Hokah School Board voted to select Melinda Crowley as the district’s next superintendent.
“We believe Melinda has the qualifications and skills needed to lead La Crescent-Hokah Public Schools. We feel she will come into the position with an open mind, ready to listen, and committed to moving the school district forward,” said Eric Morken, Board Chair. “We look forward to working with her.”
The School Board will be conducting contract negotiations with Melinda and a contract is expected to be approved by the School Board at a March 16, 2022, regular school board meeting.
The pending start date for Ms. Crowley will be July 1, 2022.
Congratulations to this week's Lancer Pride Card Winners!
5th - Natalie Hanson
6th - Phoebe Butterfield
7th - Paxon Forrester
8th - Andrea Stavenau
Thank you for being respectful, responsible, safe and caring!
The La Crescent-Hokah School Board has selected two finalists to interview for the school district’s superintendent. The finalists are:
• Jeff Wilson,
• Melinda Crowley
The finalists were selected from a pool of seven applicants based on criteria established by the School Board. Four Candidates were interviewed today at the school district.
The school board has scheduled interviews for the finalists beginning at 4:00 pm on March 7, 2022.
All interviews will be held in the La Crescent-Hokah Secondary School Media Center and are open to the public.
March 8th is our walk-in conferences for middle school from 3:30pm to 7:30pm.
7th and 8th grade solo and ensemble festival was held this past Saturday at Logan Middle School in La Crosse. ALL of La Crescent's entrees scored a one ranking, which is the top ranking.
7th and 8th grade solo and ensemble festival was held this past Saturday at Logan Middle School in La Crosse. ALL of La Crescent's entrees scored a one ranking, which is the top ranking.
The La Crescent-Hokah School Board has selected four semi-finalists to interview for the school district’s superintendent. The finalists are:
• Jeff Wilson
• Bradley Berzinski
• Jay Woller
• Melinda Crowley
The finalists were selected from a pool of seven applicants based on criteria established by the School Board.
The school board has scheduled interviews for the finalists beginning at 4:00 pm on March 2, 2022.
All interviews will be held in the La Crescent-Hokah Secondary School Media Center and are open to the public.
Today is School Bus Driver Appreciation Day! Thank you for going the extra mile for our students!
https://mn.gov/governor/assets/02.23.22%20School%20Bus%20Driver%20Appreciation%20Day%20Signed_tcm1055-518220.pdf
7:40 Update: Due to today's continuing inclement weather, reported hazardous road conditions, and forecast uncertainty, La Crescent-Hokah Public Schools will be closed. There will be no school or Weather Impacted Learning school today, Tuesday, February 22nd. All after-school activities, including practices and kids' company, are canceled.
Due to potentially hazardous road conditions this morning, La Crescent-Hokah Public Schools will have a two-hour delayed start today, Tuesday, February 22nd. There will be no morning activities and no morning Kid’s Company. Thank you.
Hockey has a HOME PLAYOFF game Tuesday, February 22nd starting at 7:00 p.m. JUST A REMINDER that there are NO PASSES allowed so everyone will need to pay at the door. Ticket prices that were set by MSHSL are $6.00 for students/seniors and $10.00 for adults. Come on out and cheer our hockey boys on as they take on Winona Cotter in the first round of playoffs!!!
Congratulations, La Crescent-Hokah Math Team!
The highlights of the season include:
- Winning 1st place in our division at ALL five meets
- 7 of our students placed in the top 10 in the division
(Bridget Fuchsel, Ainsley Byom, Arista Whitson, Tony Haack, Will Thompson, Alyssa Tollefson, Julia Lechnir)
- Winning 1st place overall for our division AND section
- Invitation to compete in the State Tournament on March 14th in St. Paul.
La Crescent-Hokah students benefit every day from the leadership and vision of our school board members. February 21-25 is Minnesota School Board Recognition Week, so please take time to thank these dedicated school leaders. School board members devote hours of their time each week to provide leadership for our school district! #CelebrateSchoolBoards
Pictured: Board member Kent Summerfield, Board Chair Eric Morken, Board Treasurer April Carlson, Board Clerk Patti Balacek, and Board Member Greg Stremcha
Not pictured: Board members Wade Welper and Jeff Conway
The February-May 2022 Community Education catalog is *finally* ready! Physical copies should arrive in mailboxes in the next 10 days! Check out the digital copy now! Registration is open!
https://bit.ly/Feb-May22Catalog
Congratulations, Mrs. Baer, for being recognized as February's Top Notch Teacher! Thank you for your amazing work!
https://www.news8000.com/top-notch-teacher-la-crescent-hokah-teacher-says-seeing-success-makes-her-feel-successful/
Congratulations to our Lancer Pride Card winners this week! Thank you for being respectful, responsible, safe, and caring!
1st grade classes worked together to collaboratively create a poster for
Black History Month. Great work students!
