Luverne Elementary School
By Lori SorensonJuly 08, 2026When Stacy Gillette started her career in education 37 years ago, her goal was to become a high school counselor. “That’s what I always wanted to be,” she said. “I wanted to be a counselor, because I just wanted to help kids … It’s still a lot of fun talking to kids about what college they’re going to.” She achieved that goal after several years of teaching — first in North Carolina where her…
By Nicole RonchettiMay 13, 2026Despite cool and windy weather, Luverne elementary school students ran with everything they had for the Cardinal Dash on Wednesday, May 6. The annual fundraiser brought in a total of $15,803 to support activities and initiatives at the elementary school. Starting in 2015, the Cardinal Dash replaced the annual frozen food sale. Now to fundraise, students collect pledges to support their mile-long…
April 29, 2026Luverne’s long-time elementary principal Stacy Gillette officially announced her retirement on April 23 as a part of the district’s regular school board meeting. Gillette has been with the Luverne School District for 24 years and has served as the principal for Luverne Elementary School for 22 years. “It’s hard to narrow down what’s been most rewarding about my experience,” Gillette shared…
April 01, 2026Luverne’s first- and second-graders took to the stage for their spring programs on March 27 at the performing arts center. Both programs told heartwarming stories alongside the music. In the first-grade program, “Unity Tree,” audiences saw the barriers between cats and dogs break down and end in friendship. In the second-grade program, “Lemonade,” fairytale characters were able to resolve their…
By Nicole RonchettiMarch 11, 2026For some students, school is easy. For others, it’s the hardest thing they do each day. Regardless, it’s Jon Schomacker’s job to help them succeed. “Everybody comes to school with baggage,” Schomacker said. “They’re still great kids to their core; it’s just working through that.” Schomacker, a former fourth-grade teacher, is the behavior interventionist at Luverne Elementary School. For…
By Lori SorensonMarch 04, 2026As part of February’s I Love to Read Month, Luverne Elementary School students and staff had fun with special dress up days. Friday, Feb. 27, was “Space Jammies and Popcorn Day,” and Elementary Principal Stacy Gillette popped popcorn for students and staff to enjoy while reading.
By Nicole Ronchetti, reporterMarch 04, 2026Haley Boltjes, an actor with the Green Earth Players community theater group, reads the children’s book, “Miss Nelson is missing!” to Luverne kindergarten students in the elementary school library on Monday afternoon. Boltjes, along with fellow Green Earth Player Denise Wethor, were special guests brought in to read to Luverne Elementary School students Monday as a part of National Read Across…
October 29, 2025A two-person acting team from CLIMB Theatre was in Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek elementary classrooms last week talking to students about brain health. “Brain health,” they said, is defined as “how the brain affects how we think, feel and act.” They illustrated through skits the difference between a healthy brain (smiling, happy body language) and a brain that’s suffering (slumped shoulders,…
By Mavis FodnessMarch 26, 2025Bulletin boards at Luverne Elementary are filled with pictures of college mascots during March Madness as students celebrate local, regional or nationally known colleges and universities. In September each of the elementary school teachers adopted a college with the idea that it’s never too early to introduce students to postsecondary education options, according to Luverne Elementary Principal…
By Mavis FodnessJune 05, 2024Instructions written 25 years ago by the Luverne Elementary School Time Capsule Committee were simple. “It is our wish from the Time Capsule Committee that this time capsule will help explain what life was like in the year 1998. “We hope it is a goal of the Luverne School District to include meaningful things depicting the life in 2024 added to the time capsule, and every 25 years thereafter…
May 08, 2024Kindergarten through fifth-grade students at Luverne Elementary School raised more than $10,000 with their annual Cardinal Dash Wednesday afternoon, May 1. Parents Partners in Education (PPIE) organize the event, which included a fun run and grade-level tug of war tournament. Students sold Cardinal cards to friends and family to raise money for added special events and activities in the 2024-25…
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