How do you get your students excited about a United States mapping unit? Independence Elementary School teacher Amy Smith found the answer in the postal service. For the last few weeks, her third-graders have been learning about the states via postcards from their friends and family - but the invitation is open to the entire Lakota community.

In preparation for our community’s 23rd annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, all Lakota students are invited to participate in a contest that promotes self-reflection about diversity and inclusion in our community and nationwide.

How do you have a conversation with someone when you don’t agree? Is it possible to disagree but still speak to one another with respect and civility? We think it’s not only possible, it’s a must.

Lakota Local Schools and Petermann Transportation have opportunities for you.

Lakota Superintendent Matthew Miller brings you the latest district highlights in just 60 seconds. Get the latest on Lakota's National Merit semi-finalists, update on the impact of the current mask requirement, a new tool called Lakota Listens and the upcoming "Stuff the Bus" food drive.

On Sept. 28, Mr. Miller updated families about the School Board's vote to extend the face covering requirement.

“Peace is the sun basically. Without it, we wouldn’t be able to survive.” Cherokee Elementary fourth-grader Katie Stengel shared these words, reflecting on the importance of her school’s recent “Pinwheels for Peace” art project. Students at every grade level participated, ultimately putting on public display thousands of things that bring them peace on a daily basis.

Congratulations to these Lakota seniors who have earned positions as semifinalists in the annual National Merit Scholarship Program, recognizing the nation’s most academically talented high school seniors.

The Lakota Board of Education’s 14th annual district-wide food drive for Reach Out Lakota will run Oct. 11 through Oct. 22, leading right up to National Make a Difference Day on Oct. 23. In true “WE are Lakota” fashion, the district is challenging families, staff and community members to “stuff the bus” with canned goods and other non-perishables needed by the primary relief organization for families in West Chester and Liberty townships.