Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial

This week we have been celebrating our paraprofessionals in honor of National Paraprofessional Day (which is today)!

Please join us in thanking all of our wonderful paraprofessionals for all they do!!

The LCWM Golf team apparel store is now open! Orders will be accepted until April 5 so get your orders in soon!

https://lcwmgolf2026.itemorder.com/shop/home/

LCWM junior Levi Freyberg broke the school record in the pole vault soaring 14’6”, surpassing the record of 14’4” set by Logan Stock in 2017. Stock went on to compete collegiately for the Washburn Ichabods, a Division II school in Topeka, Kansas. Stock placed 7th in the Decathlon at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships earning All- American Honors in 2021. Stock is currently listed on several top ten lists at Washburn, including 7th in the 110 HH, 15.06; 6th in the HJ, 6’8”; 8th in the LJ, 23’5.5”; 6th in javelin 170’2”; and Stock is the School Record Holder for the Ichabods in the Decathlon, scoring 7085 pts. Freyberg has also competed in Sprints, LJ, TJ, HJ, Discus and Hurdles for the Knights. With nearly two full seasons still ahead, it will be fun to see what height Freyberg can take the pole vault record to.

Attention local business owners and community members! We would like to try something NEW this spring for our 9th-12th grade students but need your help!

We are excited to announce "Knights Give Back" day: an opportunity for our students to give back to our local communities as a way to say THANK YOU for supporting us! Our communities have "shown up" for our students in so many ways through attending events, donating supplies, career shadowing opportunities and monetary donations and now we are setting aside time for our students to "show up" for you.

If you have some odd jobs or need some extra hands to complete a task, please complete the short form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd0vmuEMDRhi7B4r_tzu7ULYMTysAuc10ALcL7MPNffcXlbHQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=104418135584144981425

We look forward to seeing where this will go and showing OUR appreciation for YOU through service.

Help send the AcaDec team to nationals in Garden Grove, CA! They are hosting a burger basket fundraiser on Tuesday, April 7 from 4:30-8:30 at the Lakes.

The school board met with middle and high school student council members this morning for their final meeting of the year. Student council members presented ideas, concerns and solutions on several different topics including KASTL time, school culture, hygiene supplies, and general maintenance. They offered suggestions and proposals for new ideas to items they brought up to the school board. It was another great time for the board to collaborate with the students.

This morning high school student council hosted a mental health day during the regularly scheduled KASTL time for 9-12th grade students. Students could choose from activities like a movie, meditation activity, open play in the gym, homework help, or pond laps.

Mr. Colvin's Ag 8 class learned about the ingredients and what each of the ingredients do in a pancake. Today they finished their lesson with creating their own batter and making pancakes of their own. Blueberries, chocolate chips, raspberries and even bacon were some of the added ingredients.

The track and field apparel can now be ordered! Athletes should have brought a form home or contact Kelly Moeller to pick one up!

LCWM NHS is having a spring blood drive on March 20th from 12-5. The gift for donating is a $15 e-gift card from the Red Cross.

Due to the weather, LCWM Schools will be two hours late tomorrow, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. NO AM Preschool.

Due to the weather LCWM Schools will be closed on Monday, March 16, 2026. No evening activities.

Staff members from both buildings practiced the district's reunification plans in case of an emergency causing student evacuation this morning. The trainings were structured similarly to the "I Love You Guys" training method some staff learned last August. As with any training, there were some questions, some things that went well, and some hiccups, but most importantly, a lot of learning. Reunification can be used for a variety of circumstances like a water main break, gas leak, or even in a snowstorm where buses can't deliver students home requiring them to be brought back to school-so it's important to practice. We want to thank Blue Earth County Sheriff's Department and Lake Crystal Police Department for their assistance in the drills today and especially our amazing staff for practicing and sharing input for the process!

Seven students from LCWM participated in the annual Trig Star competition at South Central College on Friday, March 13. The Trig Star program is an annual competition that recognizes the best students of trigonometry from schools throughout Minnesota. The Minnesota Society of Professional Surveyors, Chapter One, sponsored the event. In our chapter, students from five area schools participated.

LCWM participants were Kyler, Willow, Tyler, Jasmine, Wesley, Ryan, and Aidan.

The LCWM team finished tied for second overall, and Aidan was the team's top scorer. Congratulations!

We have an exciting project in the works and we are looking for your input!! We are in the beginning stages of re-designing our logo! Please visit the website to learn more!

https://www.isd2071.k12.mn.us/page/knights-logo-re-design

Get your softball apparel ordered before the season starts! Store closes on Sunday, March 15!

https://lcwm26softball.itemorder.com/shop/home/

This afternoon, the high school choir hosted a performance exchange with Viterbo University. Each choir performed a few pieces for one another, followed by a brief question-and-answer session with the Viterbo University choir director. It was a great experience for our students!

On Monday, March 2nd, the LCWM Concert Choir participated in the subsection 6 large group choir contest at Martin Luther High School in Northrop. The choir earned Superior ratings from all three judges, which is the highest possible score category.

In addition, 14 Concert Choir members were selected to participate in the subsection directors Honor Choir. These students, along with other top vocalists from area high schools performed an evening concert to cap the day's activities.

Students today heard from Cam F. Awesome, 12-time National Champion Heavyweight Olympic boxer and former captain of Team USA Boxing. He shared his message of "Becoming Awesome"; what it takes, how to get there, and what to focus on in the process.

"If you can fail without being discouraged success becomes inevitable."