Category Archives: Education
Perham-Dent Public Schools custodian wins national award and recognition
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - A Perham-Dent Public Schools custodian received a national award and was honored at a ceremony in Washington D.C, according to the Perham Focus. Pam Ehnert, won one of fi...
May 04, 2023 Pam Ehnert smiles next to a cake after winning the 2023 RISE Award. (Screenshot / Facebook)
Dollars For Scholars awards $247,000 in scholarships to 124 Detroit Lakes seniors
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - The Dollars For Scholars committee in Detroit Lakes awarded more than $247,000 in scholarships to 124 Detroit Lakes High School seniors on May 1. The scholarships were fu...
May 03, 2023 Students and parents attend the 2023 Dollars For Scholars award ceremony at Lakeshirts Fieldhouse in Detroit Lake on May 1, 2023. (Michael Achterling / KDLM News)
Detroit Lakes elementary students bring home multiple awards at Math Master in Moorhead
Detroit Lakes, Minn. (KDLM) - Twenty-eight students from Rossman and Roosevelt Elementary in Detroit Lakes participated in the Math Master competition in Moorhead on April 20, according to the Detroit...
May 01, 2023 Detroit Lakes students show off their awards from the Math Masters competition in Moorhead on April. 20, 2023. (Contributed / DL Public Schools)
LPA Principal Craig Bahr Selected To Receive 2023 MESPA Western Division Leadership Award
LAKE PARK, MN (KDLM) - The Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association (MESPA) recognized Craig Bahr, principal of Lake Park-Audubon Elementary, Lake Park-Audubon School District, with the 202...
Feb 22, 2023
DLHS Pep Band To Be Featured In New Becker County Museum Audio Exhibit
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - The Becker County Museum is scheduled to open its second-floor science wing at its new facility on Friday, February 17th. There will be a lot of interactive exhibits on the ...
Feb 10, 2023
Groetsch, Selander, VanHavermaet, Peter Among Candidates For Minnesota Teacher Of The Year
ST. PAUL, Minnesota (KDLM) - Education Minnesota has released its list of 131 candidates for the 2023 Minnesota Teacher of the Year and four Lakes Area teachers are on the list. Stephanie Groetsch of ...
Jan 25, 2023
Reports Says Nine Out Of Ten Schools Feeling Crunch Of Teacher Shortages
(MNN/KDLM) - A new report finds teacher shortages across the state continue to worsen. Education Minnesota President Denise Specht says the shortage expands to nearly nine out of every 10 school distr...
Jan 25, 2023
Rollag Woodland School Added To Minnesota's Historic Site Registry
ROLLAG, MN (KDLM) - Minnesota's National Register of Historic Places has added two places to their register, including the Rollag Woodland School. The District No. 3 school, is located one mile east o...
Jan 24, 2023
Minnesota DNR Recruiting Paid Summer Interns
(KDLM/KNSI) - The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is looking for 200 interns to receive paid on-the-job training this summer. The DNR says it wants passionate and dedicated students interest...
Jan 19, 2023
Detroit Lakes High School Offering Free Student-Led Preschool This Spring
Detroit Lakes, MN (KDLM) - Detroit Lakes High School is offering free morning preschool to a limited number of 4 and 5-year-olds in March. The Little Laker Preschool will be a teaching opportunity for...
Jan 18, 2023