WINONA, Minn. – The principal at Winona High School, Luke Madsen, is moving on. He has been named principal at Logan High School in LaCrosse. Madsen, age 53, has been principal at Winona since 2023. His career began as a Spanish and phy-ed teacher. He was principal for two years at Black River Falls and before then the assistant high school principal and athletic director at Bloomer. The move to Loga is to a slightly smaller school, enrollment 720, compared to Winona at 860, but the LaCrosse district is much larger. At Logan he replaces Wally Gnewikow, who has accepted the superintendency of La Crescen-Hokah schools.
Madsen. Holds education degree from Silver Lake College in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and a master’s in professional development from UW–La Crosse. New salary $148,000.