End-of-Year Staff Awards
Each year, staff nominations are solicited by Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools to celebrate successes in the categories listed below. This year's award winners were announced on June 5 and include:
2025-26 Secondary Educators...
At a special board meeting held June 15, 2026, the Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board voted to approve a contract with Dr. Jim Wagner as the district’s next superintendent.
Wagner currently serves as the superintendent of Le Sueur-Henderson...
The Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board voted to approve a five-year transportation contract with Prior Lake School Bus Association (PLSBA) during its June 8 board meeting.
Executive Director of Business Services Lisa Rider had shared details of the...
Candidates who wish to serve on the Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board can file for the office beginning Tuesday, July 14, through 5 p.m. on Tuesday, July 28.
Filing of an affidavit of candidacy is required of all seeking a board position, along with...
The Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board approved at its June 8 meeting two questions that will be included on the special election ballot put before voters in November.
One question, if approved, would revoke the existing referendum and replace it...
The Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board board voted 4-3 to approve the proposed 2026-27 budget during its June 8 meeting.
The proposed 2026-27 budget shows combined revenue totaling $189,372,668 and expenses totaling $187,607,051. Lisa Rider, Executive...
Members of the Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board deliberated for more than two hours Tuesday night about which of the four candidates chosen as finalists for the superintendent's role could best serve the district starting July 1.
Barb Dorn, Director...
Students from Prior Lake High School will join more than 1,200 students from across Minnesota at Spotlight Showcase, Minnesota high school theater’s biggest celebration, presented by Hennepin Arts. They will perform a choreographed medley of five songs...
The month of June is a big one for Julius Cincikas. He will end his studies at Prior Lake High School and then travel to the west coast with a group of teenagers from throughout the world. On July 1, he will return to Minnesota, celebrate his 17th birthday,...
An estimated 737 seniors who are part of the Class of 2026 will receive a diploma during commencement ceremonies scheduled for Thursday, June 4, at Prior Lake High School (PLHS).
Commencement will begin at 7 p.m. at Dan Patch Stadium, located adjacent...
Four finalists for the superintendent's role were selected to be interviewed by the Prior Lake-Savage Area School Board during a special meeting held on May 26.
The finalists are:
Dr. Jeff Fleig, former superintendent, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin,...
A Prior Lake High School (PLHS) sophomore's notoriety has increased greatly in recent months within science and engineering communities, not only in Minnesota but on the international front, as well.
Sixteen-year-old Maraike Fortin first displayed...
