Clear Lake Mirror Reporter

(Above) Clear Lake Classical students recite a lesson for their teacher.-Reporter photo.

Encouraged by steady growth, Clear Lake Classical has announced it will expand its school to serve students in pre-kindergarten through grade four next year, with the possibility of also adding grades five to seven.

Headmaster Cory Gerdts said the private Christian school, which is in its second year of operation in Clear Lake, will review its enrollment requests in April and make a decision about its 2017-18 class structure.

Three members of the Clear Lake boys basketball team have received All-North Central Conference honors.

The Lions’ one-two scoring punch of Zach Lester and Thomas Storbeck, who helped the team to an 11-3 record in the league, were First Team All-NCC selections.  Lester was a unanimous pick.  Drew Enke was a Third Team selection.

The Garner-Hayfield-Ventura boys basketball team was well represented on the TIC West All-Conference teams.  After going undefeated in league play with a 16-0 record, and earning a berth in the State tournament, the accolades are well deserved.  All five of the Cardinal starters earned recognition.

(Above) Young inventors, 1992 - These Ventura Schools students participated in the Invention Convention held in 1992, at Southbridge Mall in Mason City.  As local winners, they competed against approximately 127 other area students from more than 20 schools.  Pictured (L-R): is Courtney Connor, Angie Grey, Erin Hiscocks, Syreeta Monson, Crystal Pueggel, Emily Chambers, Emily Pueggel, Scott Eichmeier, Jamie Sonney and Ann Gerlach.