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Lincoln Lynx new head football coach Travis William said the team is looking good at the start of the season, with more players taking the field than he's seen in a long time. "We've got a good balance, good mix of guys," they've all got the right attitude and they're ready to work," he said during practice Thursday afternoon. Although the Lynx got shut out 70-0 in their season opener against Noxon Friday, Aug. 24, Williams said the team nevertheless worked together...
Coach Travis Williams suited up fourteen high school players Saturday night fora showdown against the fierce Wolverines of West Yellowstone. Coming off a big win against Valley Christian last week, the Wolverines opened this contest with a series of trick plays and high energy razzle-dazzle. It took almost two quarters for the Lincoln Lynx to get on the scoreboard with six points. Despite several successful passes from Bridger Kamps to Kade Creech and a big break-out run by...
After a tiring six-hour bus ride from West Yellowstone, the visiting Wolverines opened the 2018 football season for Lincoln Lynx fans with an impressive pair of gridiron games. First up for West was the junior high squad who swarmed out on the field for warm-ups 25 players strong and intimidating in size. The six young men of the Lincoln junior high team, which included one sixth grader and only one eighth grader, looked with big eyes at the invading army in red and white...
With Lincoln School's first class of 15 preschoolers set to arrive in less than a week, Sondra Grigsby said it's been a big challenge starting a preschool from scratch. "Luckily, I've worked in preschools before, but it's been a few years," said Grigsby, who has a degree in early childhood education and has worked as Lincoln High School's grade 7-12 Special Education teacher for the last 15 years. "We did a bunch of touring of preschools prior, but it's a bit of a set up start...
As Lincoln School students head back to their classrooms next week, they can expect to see a few changes to the rules, as new policies enacted by the Lincoln School Board go into effect. Among the most notable changes are those dealing with attendance and cell phone usage. After Lincoln Junior High School's accreditation status was put into the "Advice" category earlier this year, due to issues with absenteeism and failing grades among 7th and 8th graders, Lincoln School...
It’s August and that means it’s almost ‘Back to School’ time again. Fortunately, Lincoln kids can start off right with a school supply giveaway planned for Monday, Aug. 20 from 5-7 p.m. at the Lincoln School Library. Although a program in Helena provides the supplies for the give-away, anyone wishing to donate additional can bring items to the school before Aug. 20. Call 362-4201 for more information....
Pre-School 1 box twist-up crayons(8 count) 1 bottles of Elmers glue; 5 glue sticks 10 wooden pencils (not mechanical) 1 pair of rubber-bottomed PE shoes (if they have laces, please be sure your child can tie!) Backpack; Change of clothes Box of kleenex Kindergarten 1 box twist-up crayons(8 count) 1 bottles of Elmers glue 5 glue sticks 10 wooden pencils (not mechanical) 1 pair of rubber-bottomed PE shoes (if they have laces, please be sure your child can tie!) Backpack 1st...
When the scoreboard at the Lincoln Gym shorted out during a Jan. 11 home game against Phillipsburg, Lincoln School Athletic Director Laura Bullis broke out a whiteboard to keep score. This summer, the Lincoln School Athletics Department is working to raise $5000 for the purchase of a new set of scoreboards and a controller. The total cost of the new system comes in at around $10,000, Bullis told the BVD. She explained that the scoreboards are old and cause quite a bit of...
Lincoln Public School is upgrading their main water line this summer, swapping out the old PVC water line pipe for newer, more durable HDPE pipe. School custodian Derek Perez said it's mainly a preventative maintenance measure. The school has been evaluating the options for improving the school's water system since February, after a fitting at the water pump broke in January and flooded the all-purpose building by the football field and caused roughly $50,000 in damage and...
Lincoln Public School Superintendent Carla Anderson officially announced that they will be offering public preschool for kids as young as three-and-a-half years old at the start of the new school year that begins Aug. 27. The chance to offer preschool came about when Lincoln school received a Montana Comprehensive Literacy Project grant to improve literacy skills for disadvantaged kids at all grade levels, which includes paying special attention to the development in...
3th Grade Karissa Ninahuanca 4.0 Shelby Gaylord 4.0 Frances Cannon 3.846 Mandy Miller 3.6 Hunter Woodward 3.5 Payton Petersen 3.333 Clay Dailey 3.0 11th Grade Maggie Jorgensen 4.0 Bridger Kamps 4.0 Brittney Walker 3.857 Carly Templeton 3.846 Gavin Jorgensen 3.385 Tanea Reisch 3.286 Jager Vossler 3.286 Tanner Woodward 3.214 Joshua Melton 3.143 10th Grade Alexis Cannon 4.0 Sage Kamps 4.0 Jaken Shelton 3.846 Makenzie Storey 3.643 Savannah Hurst 3.571 9th Grade Lindsey Weisner 4....
For generations Montanans have signed up to serve our nation with pride, answering the call of duty during times of peace and times of war. In fact, more there are more veterans per capita in Montana than almost any other state in the nation. When America needs them, Lewis and Clark County's men and women have always been there to serve. Our veterans have made great sacrifices to keep our nation safe, and when they return home they deserve the health care and benefits they...
Makenzie Copenhaver (left) throws colored powder on Shanda Richards at the finish line of the Family Fun Day fun run while Lindsey Weisner and Hailey Corrigan laugh with Kylie Copenhaver. The 1-mile, 5k and 10k fun runs were the first event of the Fun Day organized by the Lincoln High School Social Entrepreneur class, Saturday, June 2. The fun run was developed as a fundraiser to help build the new Powerhouse Rec Center in Lincoln, which is set to open soon. The fun run...
The fires around Lincoln in 2015 and 2017 have left the landscape scarred with swaths of burned trees, but comparing them to the area of Copper Creek that burned in the devastating fires of 2003 provides an opportunity to see first-hand how landscapes recover from fire over time. Lincoln fifth and sixth graders spent last week learning about native plants and wildlife with the help of the Blackfoot Challenge, and capped things off with a field trip to do just that. "I just...
Lincoln's graduating seniors...
Grade school kids from several small schools around the region descended on Lincoln, May 24 for the annual Elementary Track Day. Track Day brings elementary students from Helmville, Wolf Creek and Canyon Creek to Lincoln every year as the school year winds down for a day of fun and games, and has proven to be one of the highlights of the year for the kids here. "They look forward to it, similar to elementary basketball," said Lincoln Health and PE teacher Shane Brown, who has...
Two member of the Lincoln Track team are headed to Great Falls this Friday to compete in the State Class C track meet. Senior Payton Peterson qualified to compete in the discus event after a third-place finish at the Western C Divisional track meet Frenchtown last week. Payton set a personal record with a throw of 121 feet, seven inches. Peterson will represent Lincoln alongside fellow senior Hunter Woodward, who will be competing in pole vault. Woodward scored Lincoln's sole...
The Lincoln High School Track team put up a solid showing on their way to fourth place team finishes for both the boys and girls at last weekend's District track meet in Missoula. "They did awesome. I was very proud of them all," said Coach John Beckman II. "We're excited for Divisionals now." Beckman said he expects to take 14 of the schools 18 track athletes to the Divisional track meet in Frenchtown this week. The Lincoln boys struggled a bit in the running events, but...
Teacher Appreciation is filling our school this week. The teachers are being treated all week with breakfast, lunch, and homemade treats from local parents as well as a full on catered lunch from Bushwackers and words of encouragement from community members and businesses. Each day multiple prizes donated from local businesses are awarded to staff members. The prizes range from gift certificates, visa gift cards, goodie baskets, salon basket, and flower bouquets. Thank You...
The Missoula Children's Theater returned to Lincoln School last week with their take on the Jonathan Swift classic "Gulliver's Travels," and the play drew a record number of students interested in taking part. Sixty-one students, ranging from kindergartners to high school juniors, tried out for roles that re-imagined Gulliver as an explorer lost in space and encountering various cultures divided by education, color or size, all while traveling between planets using a...
Issues with absenteeism and failing grades among Lincoln's Junior High School students has taken a toll on the middle school's accreditation status this spring, placing it in an "Advice" category, while both the High School and Elementary School have met the required performance standards and maintained their "Regular" accreditation. Under the Administrative Rules of Montana Chapter 55, which sets the standards for accreditation, there are three categories of accreditation...
Junior Prom. As life events go, it's probably one of the most anticipated and memorable events of any student's high school experience. But prom's don't just happen. They take a lot of coordination, cooperation and time to pull it all together. This year, the job was led by Carly Templeton, vice president of both the Junior Class and the Student Council, and Tanea Reisch. Together, with the help of six or seven classmates, they tackled the task Friday of making sure Cane...
How do you train for track meets when your school's own track is buried under two feet of snow? With track practice beginning in mid-March, snow is an issue Lincoln School Track Coach John Beckman II has often dealt with for a short time each year and Lincoln has seen some pretty mild springs in recent years, but even on normal years Beckman said they're usually able to get to the track by April. Not this year. "This year, it's been a whole new ball game," he said. Track and f... Full story
For weeks, the Lincoln School Student Council has been collecting canned and dried goods for a food drive to benefit the Lincoln Food Bank and the Lincoln Senior Center. As an incentive, each collection box sported the image of a teacher or staff member with each one a potential target for a pie in the face based on the number of donations their box received. When the food drive drew to a close, more than 1100 items had been donated, and the targets were selected. In third...
Longtime Lincoln educator Annette Gardner has been chosen to lead Lincoln Schools' new Literacy Project as the Montana Comprehensive Literacy Plan Instructional Coach. The position - a long mouthful that Gardner likes to refer to as "McLPic" – goes into effect Monday, Apr. 9, at the beginning of the fourth quarter. Gardner will become full-time McLPic, while her kindergarten class will be taken over by substitute teacher Tyler Beller and the first grade class - formerly d...
