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In the real world, on any day, you might walk into work and be given a project that needs to be turned around as soon as possible. That’s why Lakota West students in Erik Nett’s digital media class were greeted with a “flash project” last week.

That’s why Lakota West students in Erik Nett’s digital media class were greeted with a “flash project” last week: design a logo for Jerry’s Jigsaw Puzzles, keeping in mind that Jerry likes blue and green -- and maybe wants a puzzle piece to be part of the logo. Designs needed to be completed by the end of the class period. And then the creativity began.

In fact, that is why many students signed up for a course in the new Digital Media Pathway, a collaboration between Butler Tech and Lakota.

Applications for the 2023-24 parking passes are now being accepted.

The Lakota Board of Education’s Community Conversation on gifted education has been rescheduled for Oct. 11 at 6:30 p.m. in the Plains Junior School Innovation Hub.

Dates for the previously announced Community Conversations will be announced in the near future.

The Lakota Board of Education’s 16th annual district-wide food drive for Reach Out Lakota will run Oct. 9 through Oct. 20. 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-perishable items most needed by the primary relief organization for families in West Chester and Liberty townships. 

Last year, Lakota filled nearly three school buses. But the need in 2023 is even greater. On average, Reach Out Lakota’s pantry visits are 33% higher than last year!

The Lakota Board of Education approved the district’s Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) permanent appropriations at its Sept. 18, 2023 meeting. But what exactly are permanent appropriations? Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Adam Zink created a brief presentation to answer that question.