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LILA looks to the future

Photo by Jason DeMoeThis house on 11th Avenue Southeast was recently purchased by the LILA building company and could become the future site of a dormitory that could host 25 to 40 international students.
Lakes International Language Academy has been making big strides in recent years, including its Headwaters expansion building and the addition of grades seven to 12. Now, the language immersion school has another big idea in the works.
“As soon as we knew we wanted to do grades seven to 12, we knew we wanted to have travel experiences for our kids and we also wanted to bring kids here,” Executive Director Cam Hedlund said. “What better way to make it all possible than to work toward building a dormitory?”broadstreet.zone(48036);
The LILA building company has already purchased a property at 107 11th Ave. SE near Bacon Motors from a woman named Jeanette Marcotte. Marcotte sold the house specifically so there

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LILA wins music composition grant

Lakes International Language Academy received a grant from the St. Croix Valley Foundation to fund an original composition for the Upper School band and orchestra program. Students will perform the work at a spring concert on May 15. Local Minnesota composer Daniel McConnel Smith has been selected by the commission to create the piece. He will also lead a clinic at the LILA Headwaters Campus in April, working with the student-musicians on the technical and musical aspects of the composition.
“The experience will give our students a unique insight as to how music is made from conception to performance,” LILA orchestra instructor Ken Schuster said in a press release.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Band instructor Karina Poyerd is also helping to implement the grant. Both orchestra and band students will participate in the project and performance.
Upper School students in grades 6-12 can select band or orchestra as one of their required arts classes. LILA’s middle school

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Hardwood Creek Library January Events

Featured Events
STEM Saturday:
Chromatography Lab
2 to 3 p.m. Jan. 14
Witness first-hand how components of a solution can be separated, even when those individual components are invisible in solution. Register online, at the library, or call 651-275-7300.
Game day
2 to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 22
The library has some brand new games to try, including some childhood favorites.
Identity Theft: Protect Yourself
10 a.m. to noon Jan. 28
The purpose of this class is to encourage people to make identity protection part of their regular routine. It covers what identity theft is, how to protect your identity and avoid identity theft, and provides clear action steps to take if it happens to you. Register online, at the library, or call 651-275-7300.
Computer classes
Microsoft Excel in three parts
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 5,12,19
Volunteer instructor Ken Noyes is offering a three-part course on the basics of Microsoft Excel 2010. Register for all three sessions online, at the library, or call

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