La Follette High School

Happy snow day Lancers! Crazy way to start off Spring Spirit week! Hope you stay cozy and safe! Send your jet lag or cozy day pics to Mrs. Swanson ([email protected]) for our Monday spirit week reel!

🚨 MMSD will be closed Monday, March 16, 2026 🚨

A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from 7 p.m. tonight through 4 p.m. tomorrow ❄️🌨️💨 With heavy snow, mixed precipitation and strong winds in the forecast, all MMSD schools will be closed and programs canceled on Monday, March 16.

With student and staff safety as our top priority, all MMSD schools will be closed and programs canceled on Monday, March 16. We are sharing this decision now to give families as much notice as possible.

Please note:
📚 No school will be in session
🚫 After-school activities are canceled
🧒 Early childhood and 4K programming are canceled
🏫 MSCR programs, activities and external MMSD facility rentals are canceled
🏀 Athletic events, practices and co-curricular activities are canceled
🏠 This is a traditional weather-related closure, not an at-home learning day

Monday’s Board of Education Meeting to Be Held Virtually – Although schools will be closed, the Board of Education meeting scheduled for 6 p.m., Monday, will continue as scheduled and be hosted online.

For information on how we make decisions about weather-related closings, visit mmsd.org/weather.

Congrats to our February Lancer of the Month winners! This month’s theme is:

OPPORTUNITY! Students have had a variety of extra opportunities recently to get extra support, including Lancer Saturday Academy and special ACT Saturday prep sessions. Additionally, we have Lancer Study Lounge, Achievement Connections tutoring, and many many classroom teachers who offer up their free time or Lunch and Learn to provide additional support. These students have taken advantage of these, or other, recent academic support opportunities!

Earlier this week, we announced the hiring of Toren Young to be Lafollette's next Head Football Coach. There was a steady stream of posts about this exciting news, so I decided to wait until the end of the week to comment. I am beyond excited and proud of this move to further elevate Lancer Football. When Coach Young was introduced, he made some very powerful remarks about who we are today and what we can become in the future. Coach Young stated that "I believe Lafollette is a hidden gem. We need to raise the bar. I believe we have the best athletes in the area". 

As your Principal, Toren's comments reach beyond the weight room, practice field, and Lussier stadium. I believe our school is a hidden gem. For far too long, we have thought of our school, our students and ourselves as second class to other schools in the city or suburbs. We have let others define who we are and our identity. I challenge all of us-IT IS TIME TO RAISE THE BAR. There is excellence here at LHS. We have excellent students. We have an excellent staff. We have an amazing and supportive community. It is now time to take control of our narrative.

I challenge all of you over the next few weeks to tell your story of Lafollette SOUL. Use your influence and social media presence to share your pride in this school and our community that is anchored in love and commitment to each other. Lafollette is the place with the most talented and beautifully diverse student body in this city and county.

Congratulations to Coach Young!!!



Principal Thompson

Tonight was a celebration. We have so many awesome things happening at Lafollette. We had the grand opening of our Art Gallery with an inaugural showing. Our Girls Basketball Team won! To top all that off, our multi-talented Lancers put on the amazing musical-The Wizard of Oz. Congratulations to the cast, crew, and musicians for this production.



Principal Thompson

Girls play off game! was there.

girls play off game! ESPN was there!

LHS Drama’s spring musical, The Wizard of Oz, opens this Friday February 27 at 7pm for 5 performances!

Tickets are $15 general admission and $10 students/seniors.

Congratulations to all of our musicians who performed at Solo and Ensemble Festival over the weekend! Bravo!!

📅 Reminder:
No school Friday, February 20, for all students, for a staff-only day.

2025–26 Calendar for reference: https://www.madison.k12.wi.us/about/calendar-of-events/2025-2026-school-year-calendar

Celebrating at LHS! Spreading kindness to teachers and peers, Union Latina Kissing Booth (photo op), got a visit from the Qs, and received singing valentines our very own choir!!