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Graduation festivities for the Detroit Lakes High School Class of 2021 are set for Saturday, May 29 at Mollberg Field, starting at 2:30 p.m. Gates will open to the public at 1:30 p.m., and unlike last year, there will be no masks required, nor restrictions on crowd size. Bleacher seating will be available on both sides of the football field, which is where the senior class will be seated.
Detroit Lakes School Board votes to terminate 14 teaching contracts The contracts of 14 teachers were terminated by action of the Detroit Lakes School Board at its Monday night meeting. 10:25 pm, Apr. 19, 2021 × The Detroit Lakes School Board voted not to renew the contracts of 14 teachers at its Monday night meeting. The following teachers will not be returning to Detroit Lakes Public Schools this fall as a result of the board's action: Callie Brorby, Roosevelt Elementary kindergarten teacher; Roberta Chatham, Roosevelt music teacher; Peyton Foertsch, Rossman Elemen...
Grades 10-12 at Detroit Lakes High to resume in-person learning Feb. 16 With active case numbers for COVID-19 on a downward trend, Detroit Lakes Public Schools Superintendent Mark Jenson announced at Monday night's school board meeting that students in grades 10-12 will return to fully in-person classes on Tuesday, Feb. 16. Written By: Vicki Gerdes | × Students in grades 10-12 at Detroit Lakes High School will resume fully in-person learning for all classes starting Tuesday, Feb. 16. (Drawing courtesy of Zerr Berg Architects) Students in grades 10-12, the last grades at Detroit...
Detroit Lakes High School will be getting a new principal next year Darren Wolf, who has served in the role for seven years, said he'll finish up the school year and help the district with the transition in any way he can: “And then we’ll see what the future holds.” 7:07 am, Feb. 3, 2021 × Darren Wolf, at left, has been the principal at Detroit Lakes High School for seven years. He's seen here holding a supportive sign as seniors picked up their caps and gowns last April, drive-thru style, before last year's pandemic-altered graduation ceremony. Wolf listed the ch...
Detroit Lakes schools to gradually move back toward in-person learning, starting in January After Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz issued new statewide guidelines for schools on Wednesday, Dec. 16, Detroit Lakes Public Schools staff and administrators began making changes to the district's student learning plans. Those changes — which include gradually moving from remote and/or hybrid to fully in-person learning — will start to be phased in when students return from their holiday break on Monday, Jan. 4. Written By: Vicki Gerdes | × Tuesday, Dec. 22 was the last day of classes for D...