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In other school board news, e-learning can replace up to three snow makeup days next year.

Detroit Lakes School Board to reconsider implementing e-learning for the next school year.

Also at the meeting, storm makeup days were set for mid-January and late February.

In a 3-2 vote, the school board declined the proposal.

Middle school Battle of Books is put on the school board's radar.

School board approves two out-of-state travel requests

At the elementary level, students work to improve reading and math skills. The pupils also learn about theater arts, participate in physical activities, work on art projects, technology and more.

Candidate filing will open Aug. 2 for 23 school board seats, spread across six lakes area school districts, and 11 city council seats in Detroit Lakes, Perham and Wadena. Candidates must pay up to a $5 filing fee, verify their address and complete registration for those elections before filing closes on Aug. 16 at 5 p.m., said one city clerk.

Candidate filing will open Aug. 2 for 23 school board seats, spread across six lakes area school districts, and 11 city council seats in Detroit Lakes, Perham and Wadena. Candidates must pay up to a $5 filing fee, verify their address and complete registration for those elections before filing closes on Aug. 16 at 5 p.m., said one city clerk.

Luisa Walz, who just finished up her senior year at Detroit Lakes High School, was recently recognized for her contributions to the Detroit Lakes School Board over the past academic year.