We have a 2026 Teacher of the Year! Courtney Graves was awarded the Fillmore County Journal Teacher of the Year award today. She is a 4th grade teacher and head volleyball coach at LPS. She was awarded a gold apple, $500.00 grocery card from Rushford/Harmony/Preston Foods, a recliner from Drury's Furniture, and a grill from Ody's Country Meats and Catering. Congratulations Courtney!
Pops Concert
Fine Arts Night! Performances, art viewing, and Awards. May 4th, starts at 6pm!
Here is the updated and final prom schedule. Notice the river cruise is 3 hours so post prom starts later. The waterfall pictures are also pushed up.
* Reminder* The final day to sign up for tickets is this Friday. The cruise company needs a final count a week in advance. Tickets are $55 and checks can be written to the Junior class. Purchase your tickets in the office.
Below is the schedule for the evening and cost of Grand March.
Money or checks for prom are due this Friday 4/24/26. Checks can be written to the junior class. Tickets can be purchased in the office.
The Lanesboro Schools Finance, Facilities, and Long-Range Planning Committee will meet on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 7:00pm in the Main Office.
Getting to experience trade careers at the Trade and Technical Career Fair hosted by Minnesota State College Southeast -Winona
A few shots from the Local 6 Plumbers and Pipefitters Trade Career Fair and Welding contest in Rochester.
Congratulations to Camden Twait who has committed to playing soccer for the Luther College Norse in Decorah, Iowa!
Congratulations to Mason Gilbertson who recently committed to play football at Loras College for the Duhawks in Dubuque, Iowa!
Winners for the Clay Dusters Raffle were drawn today!
$500 Shane Zeigler
$100 Jim Melander
$50 Tim McMahon
$50 Brian Slominski
meat bundles: Christine Knutson, Milt Solberg, Christina Evenson
The MSHSL Art Exhibition was on 4-11. A huge congratulations to all art competitors! 12 Superiors and 6 Excellents. One Best in Site! Sanny Rafael's print moves on to the State Show on May 16.
Congratulations to our Speech team Section participants. The final meet of the season! McKenna Bunke placed 6th in Poetry.
Congratulations to the Visual Arts Classic Team for winning 2nd place in the team Art History Knowledgebowl event at State VAC in Madison! The team went a full round and then had 11 extra tie breaker questions.
NOTICE OF REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. Independent School District No. 229 Lanesboro Schools Forum 100 Kirkwood St E, Lanesboro, MN 55949
A great day at NICC, Calmer IA learning about careers in Animal Science at their Animal Science Career Showcase. A special thanks to Dave Lawstuen, an Ag instructor and dept. chair, for organizing and inviting us to this event. Students learned about Lely milking robots and barn cleaning and feeding robots, they did a health analysis on cows and learned about calf nutrition, collect eggs from an ovary and learn about the process of egg collection and embyo transplant. The day concluded with a talk from a financial officer. As you can see from a few pictures it was a great day at NICC.
Day 7 & 8: Capitol Hill, boat cruise, and Smithsonian museums
And that's a wrap! Great weather, great kids, and great fun!!
Day 6: Mount Vernon, Arlington National Cemetery, Iwo Jima Memorial, and "Shear Madness" at the Performing Arts Center.
Prom tickets are officially on sale. $55 per person plus a keychain. Checks can be made out to Lanesboro Schools Junior Class. Guest sign ups will be in the office.