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All children should feel accepted unfortunately the SEED program merely causes more division.
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Mariah Hines | ×
Myself as well as a number of parents are very disheartened with where the Pequot Lakes School District is headed. You promote the SEED teacher training as a form of unity and inclusiveness within our district, however, if you go to their website it seems SEED focuses more on “white privilege” and “male privilege” than it does acceptance and inclusiveness. How can a program that states whites need to see themselves as an oppressor regardless of their individual morality, promote unity? All this program does is categorize our children and cause more division just like the superintendent’s video did. This type of teacher training also allows for teachers who have taken it to openly discuss their disdain for the white Christian community? The dishonestly in our school district is another cause for concern, when we are told that this program is not r
A look back in history from past issues of the Lake Country Echo. 10:00 am, Mar. 12, 2021 ×
40 years ago, March 12, 1981
George Hall of Pequot Lakes is named the 1981 Crow Wing County Conservation Farmer of the Year.
Joan Starkka, Donna Cotten, Mindy Maher, Anne Woog, Jill Arvig, Lael Olson, Bonnie Pierce, Jean Starkka, Mary Hermerding and Julie Haglund will compete for the title of St. Patrick’s Day Queen in Crosslake.
30 years ago, March 14, 1991
Second-grade teacher Donna Collins is named Pequot Lakes Teacher of the Year.
To avoid conflicts with spring sports start times and afternoon classes, the Pequot Lakes School District changes its school day starting time from 8:50 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Some school districts move to e-learning day due to snow; some just cancel the school day 2:06 pm, Mar. 11, 2021 ×
After a late-season snow dump on the lakes area last week, several school districts took advantage of the past year s distance learning experience to keep classes going while students remained safe at home. Pine River-Backus students, however, got to enjoy a good old-fashioned snow day Thursday, March 11. Pequot Lakes and Pillager decided to go e-learning, said Pine River-Backus Superintendent Jon Clark. The state actually has, in statute, what are called e-learning days. There needs to be a plan submitted to them and parents must be notified that schools can move to that when appropriate.
Pequot Lakes: Idea for recreational facilities on city land again discussed
After reviewing work ICS Consulting did in 2019 to engage the community to help determine the best use of that land in the city’s Heart of the Good Life development, the council agreed to again ask the Pequot Lakes School Board its thoughts on putting recreational facilities there. Written By: Nancy Vogt | ×
The Pequot Lakes City Council heard a progress report at its Tuesday, Jan. 7, meeting on potential plans to develop recreational space on land in the Heart of the Good Life development, between the Paul Bunyan Trail and the four-lane Highway 371 south of the city’s business park.Submitted graphic.