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Lincoln high school students participated in the Business Professionals of America virtual regional competition Jan. 27. BPA strives to "develop and empower student leaders to discover their passion and change the world," according to their website. Students who participate can explore professional and civic opportunities and learn real-world business skills including finance and management. For the first time, middle school students from Lincoln also participated. Lincoln's...
Jenna Templeton (left) and Lindsey Weisner (right) welcome Lincoln High School junior Andrea LaManna to the National Honor Society with a surprise visit to her house. Induction into the NHS requires a 3.0 grade point average, personal references, an essay and 10 hours of community service on projects driven by the honor society members....
Lincoln's junior high and high school students participate in a Science Circus every two years, and this year, community members can see all the Science Circus projects from the comfort of their homes. Science Circus projects allow students to pick a science law to demonstrate in a fun and engaging way, said Lincoln science teacher Nancy Schwalm. "Normally, we would host it in the gym. It would be like a circus, and the kids are demonstrating some sort of law or phenomenon,"...
Nagging injuries, COVID-19 and other illnesses prompted Lincoln Athletic Director Shane Brown to sideline the Lincoln basketball teams last week, forfeiting games against Seeley Lake and Granite High schools "The girls and the boys are kind of banged-up and sick, so we don't know if we're going to be able to suit five to start the game," Brown said. Due to concerns about COVID-19, both the boys and girls teams are playing with a bare minimum of players. The girls team has...
Lincoln School's wildlife class received a donation of eight wildlife cameras this fall from Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks, which helped them to continue their hands-on studies throughout the remote learning process. "We learn by doing rather than book work," science teacher Nancy Schwalm said about the wildlife class. There are nine students in the class, so the donation, combined with two personal cameras Schwalm had, allowed each student to place their own camera to...
Lincoln Grade Schoolers learned about wintertime in Montana and the adaptation of animals during a snowshoe trek at Blackfoot Pathways: Sculpture in the Wild with the Montana Discovery Foundation Thursday, Jan. 14....
"Learn my alphabet." - Ridge Bullis, Pre -K " To watch less T V." - Emmitt Anderson, Kindergarten "I want to go sledding when it is not dangerous because it is fun. I want to play more with my grandma's dog Georgie." - Allison Leland, 1st grade "M ine is to get all the books labeled in our classroom." - Kynleigh Dietz, 2nd grade "My New Year 's resolution is I want to get better grades in school and ride my dir t bike better. The other thing is, I want to ride my snowmobile...
The Lincoln School Board, in their regular meeting Monday Jan. 11, heard a number of updates on how the faculty and students are handling the return to school. Classes resumed in-person Jan. 4, after more than a month of online distance learning prompted by an increase in possible COVID-19 cases and close contacts in the community. Both Lincoln High Senior Lindsey Weisner, the student representative in the meeting, and Lincoln Schools Superintendent Jen Packer noted initial...
This year's Lincoln Lynx basketball season, which was already delayed due to COVID-19, is hanging on the rim as Lincoln school athletic director and boys basketball coach Shane Brown works to get a handle on the number of students who will turn out to play this season. Brown and girls basketball coach Curtiss Janzen began practices Saturday in an effort to get enough of them in to start the season Jan. 8, but he said the numbers are extremely low. "(For the) girls, we're...
The Lincoln School holiday program has been canceled this year. With students in online learning and limited technology available to arrange a digital performance, music teacher Darryan Gonzales said it would have been "difficult to arrange any kind of group performance." Gonzales hopes to coordinate music events with the students later in the school year, though. "The community deserves to hear live music from our young people. And I see light at the end of the tunnel to be...
Following an emergency meeting, Wednesday evening, Nov 25, the Lincoln School Board voted to continue distance learning and extend the school's closure a through the end of the year. In person classes are currently slated to resume Jan. 4. The move comes as COVID-19 cases within the community continue to increase and as several families with school-aged children have quarantined due to possible exposure to the virus. Lincoln School Board President Aaron Birkholz estimated up...
Allison First biy the turky. then put the turkey in to bake. Last, eat the turkey with mom dad Stella First we puot the turkey in the uvin at 1 dgrese, Next, we puot on buter and solt. Then we. Cut the turkey. Last, we eat it with my famlee. Mathew First we bie the trcee frum costco Next, we bringit to are home. Then cooc it for 8,minis. Then I cut it. Then we et it with the famle. Emily First I went to the stor.Next, I post it in the uvin at 1000 degrees.then, I cook it in...
Cancel Culture is defined by Urban Dictionary as "A desire to cancel out a person or community from social media platforms." Urban Dictionary also states that "Narcissists make up the majority of the people who engage in cancel culture, and others who do this would include immature individuals." When an individual or entity is being "cancelled" this usually involves a large number of people reporting their social media accounts and/or calling for widespread attacks and boycott...
At the school board meeting on Monday, Nov. 9, one of the main discussions was a proposal to allow high school and possibly junior high students to leave the campus during lunch times. School Board President Aaron Birkholz introduced the idea. He said if approved, there could be several contingencies such as temperature checks and a limitation on how many students can be in one vehicle. Birkholz said students are seeing teachers leave campus and feel it's unfair that they...
Lincoln High School Business and Technology teacher Laura Bullis' graphic design class, made up of students ranging from 10th-12th grade, showed their love and support for our veterans last week. In support of Veteran's Day the students designed a series of custom stamps in class....
Dear Veteran, Than you for your service by keeping our great nation safe. The world would not be the same you or any other veterans. I and the rest of America say tank you for your service in keeping America great. Sincerely, Logan Tams Dear veteran, Thank you for keeping us safe. Thancks for the bavee. Thanke you somuch. Sincerely Emilynn Dear Veteran, Thank you for keeping uss hethe and saf. You are protecting uss. Sincerely, Layla Dear Veteran, Thank you for pirutecking us...
At what age is a person an adult? Why do you think so? "Ten, because then you have had lots and lots of birthdays." Nora Longson, Pre-K "You are an adult when you turn 16, because mom told me." Gabriel Wayne, Kindergarten "You have to be 13 because you can go to college to be a teacher and come back to the Lincoln Lynx to be a librarian and a pre-school teacher, or be like Mr. Kurtis." Allison Leland, 1st grade "I think a person turns adult at 18, because you finished...
3th Grade Nikki Snyder 4.0 Lindsey Weisner 4.0 Bradley Howard 3.7 Brodi Henderson 3.667 Trenton Grantier 3.444 Allen Walker 3.091 11th Grade Jenna Templeton 4.0 Allesondra Russ 3.857 Andrea LaManna 3.6 Damion Birkholz 3.5 Hayden Jennings 3.0 10th Grade Gianna Gardella 4.0 Jessica Zarske 4.0 Hayden Dempster 3.214 9th Grade Kylee Copenhaver 4.0 Miyah Davis 4.0 Maddie Sampson 4.0 Trever Tolan 4.0 Wesson Dempster 3.429 8th Grade Noah Barnett 4.0 Andrea Weisner 4.0 Tahvo Lattin 3.818 Camren McDonough 3.727 Delia Tolan 3.667...
High school seniors are encouraged to read now about available scholarships at DAR.org/national-society/scholarships and plan to apply by no later than January 31, 2021 in one of the 28 different available scholarship fields, including two designated for American Indians. Last year, the Daughters of the American Revolution awarded 83 scholarships totaling more than $280,000 with many of them renewable for multiple years to students from 31 states in the areas of education, history, government, law, MBA, nursing, medicine,...
School Sports are very important for every child. It helps them stay active and learn how to stay focused. Here are a few reasons on why sports are good for your child. If you do sports, it always helps with teamwork. Teamwork can play a huge factor in your child's life. Sports also keep you active enough for the time to come. If sports do not interest you there are ways to make your own sport for anyone to play. There are sports for everyone. Baseball, basketball, football,...
This week is the start of the new quarter for Lincoln High-School. Thursday, Nov. 5 was Parent-Teacher conferences, from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Thanksgiving break starts on Nov. 25 and runs through Nov. 26, which is a ways away but it is good to prepare for a fun winter vacation. It is a duration of five days off, including the standard three day weekend. High-School Volleyball is officially over and will start the new Basketball season sometime in the near future. The season did,...
There is a lot of controversy swirling around the Presidential election at the national level, despite media outlets declaring Joe Biden the winner, but at Lincoln School, Donald Trump was the clear choice among students, taking 55 votes to Joe Biden's nine. Lincoln students got a taste of the political process Nov. 3 as High School and Junior High students, joined by Stacey Mannix's 5th grade class, cast votes for President of the United States, Montana Senator, Montana...
Lincoln School grade school students take part in the annual Halloween Walk. Lincoln School students also took part in a pumpkin decorating contest Oct. 29. The classes worked together to decorate the pumpkins, which were put on display outside the school at the start of the Halloween Walk....
"Sometimes I get really tired of playing and I have to take a break from playing. Then, when I take a nap, I can play more." – Grant Keester, PreK "Not being strong enough to pick up heavy things." – Shawn Conover, Kindergarten "The hardest thing about being a kid is listening to my mom to clean my room." – Emilynn Romines, 1st Grade "The hardest thing of being a kid is to try not to get hurt." – Chris Walsh, 2nd Grade "The hardest thing about being a kid is doing my homewor...
The Lincoln School's annual Halloween Walk is set to proceed this year on Thursday, Oct. 29. Pre-K through 6th grade students will dress in costumes and walk through the town, trick-or-treating at local businesses. As with previous years, preschool-aged children are invited to attend the walk as long as they are accompanied by an adult, Lincoln School secretary Danielle Barnett said in an email interview. Despite some changes necessary due to COVID-19, the school hopes the...
