The inaugural Laker Ripple Award will be presented to the Class of 1940 Detroit Lakes High School alum on May 6, as part of the school's annual Dollars for Scholars ceremony.
Sails Up, Lakers! Detroit Lakes students design multiple sailboats for public art project
When the 150 Sails Up in DL public art project was unveiled for the first time this past Friday, April 30, more than a half-dozen of them were revealed to have been created by past and present students of Detroit Lakes Public Schools. Six of the sailboat sculptures will be installed at the school district s four academic buildings, administration building and Lincoln Education Center, while another is going to the DLHS football field, Mollberg Field.
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Detroit Lakes High School art students Piper Thorson, left, and Alecia Akers work on painting the final strokes on a customized, 4-foot sailboat sculpture that will be displayed next to Mollberg Field on the school s campus. The sailboat is being sponsored by the Mollberg family in memory of Del and Muriel Mollberg, both teachers in Detroit Lakes for many years. (Vicki Gerdes / Tribune)