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In last weeks issue we didn't catch that we had inadvertently identified Jenna Templeton (left) as her sister Carly....
Lincoln students in 3rd-8th grade competed in the Montana Battle of the Books on May 7. Battle of the Books is made up of three teams of three students each, with one alternate. Beginning in the fall, students on each team read 12 different books leading up to the spring competition. At the competition, students answer questions based on the books, but the questions don't always have obvious answers, so students work hard to read for detail. "It's kind of a funny thing when...
Lincoln teens got a little return to normalcy this year at the Lincoln High School Prom Friday evening. The original plan for the dance was to host it outside at the Hooper Park pavilion, to allow the kids a bit more freedom without the need for masks. Although rainy weather forced the festivities indoors at the school gym, the announcement that Lewis and Clark Public Health would no longer be enforcing the county mask mandate prompted a decision to forego masks at the dance....
Lincoln's Business Professionals of America students participated in the virtual State Leadership Conference in March with more than 1700 students from across Montana. Two of Lincoln's three high school teams placed in the top 20, and two students from the inaugural middle school chapter qualified to attend the National Conference. "Makena Copenhaver and Delia Tolan placed to go to Nationals in Human Resource Exploration, which was a pilot program for middle school," said BPA...
Lincoln's freshmen class plans to host a donation-based car and dog wash at the school June 4 from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. The event is a social entrepreneurship project that will raise funds for the Lincoln Volunteer Fire Department. Each year Lincoln's freshman class plans a project to benefit the community. "They were incredibly responsible in their decision process," said business teacher Laura Allen-Bullis. "They had several class discussions about different organizations in town...
Lincoln Public Schools are taking their spring music concert outdoors this year. The concert is set to be held in the Hooper Park pavilion on May 19 at 6:30 p.m. All grade levels are scheduled to perform a combination of vocal and instrumental pieces. The fifth and sixth grade students will be performing using brand new ukuleles the school was able to obtain through funding made available due to the pandemic, according to Lincoln music teacher Darryan Gonzales. Kindergarten...
After being forced to cancel their visit last year due to COVID-19, the Missoula Children's Theater returned to Lincoln this spring with their production of 'The Emperors New Clothes.' The play, a lesson in being true to oneself, rather than trying to impress people with expensive clothes, drew 19 kids who took part in the production. "It's a lot of work but we were lucky to have some kids who were really excited about it and decided to go out and do it," said Danielle...
What is your favorite smell? "Favorite smells are blueberry, strawberry, and raspberry." Shawn Conover, Kindergarten "I do not know what my favorite smell is. If I had to choose, it would be coconut because it smells so good. I wish I could be on vacation because I wish I could eat a coconut." Stella Davis, 1st grade "My favorite smell is vanilla ice cream because it smells so sweet and makes me want to eat it." Tristan Tronstad, 3rd grade "Honeycombs" Ashaya Anderson Torrez,...
During their April 12 meeting, the Lincoln School Board heard concerns about the future of the school's football program, the results of a survey regarding masking in school and addressed staff hiring for the 2021-22 school year. Looking ahead at school sports in general, Lincoln Schools Athletic Director Shane Brown said there has been talk recently about possibly combining districts 13C and 14C for basketball, volleyball and track. For basketball and volleyball, that would...
3th Grade Bradley Howard 4.0 Lindsey Weisner 4.0 Trenton Grantier 4.0 Makenzie Hayes 3.8 Nikki Snyder 3.667 Allen Walker 3.5 Brodie Henderson 3.2 11th Grade Grace Stein 4.0 Jenna Templeton 4.0 Haden Jennings 3.833 Andrea LaManna 3.714 Damion Birkholz 3.333 10th Grade Jessica Zarske 4.0 Gianna Gardella 3.4 JR Tolan 3.167 9th Grade Kylee Copenhaver 4.0 Miyah Davis 4.0 Maddie Sampson 4.0 Trever Tolan 4.0 Wesson Dempster 3.167 8th Grade Andrea Weisner 4.0 Noah Barnett 3.818...
Boys results 100 Meters Varsity – Finals 23. Logan Joyce 13.46a PR Shot Put - 12lb Varsity - Finals 32. Damion Birkholz 26-08.00 PR 38. Wesson Dempster 23-07.00 PR Discus - 1.6kg Varsity – Finals 32. Damion Birkholz 65-00 PR 36. Wesson Dempster 55-03.50 PR Pole Vault Varsity – Finals 10. Hayden Dempster 8-00.00 PR Long Jump Varsity - Finals 33. Hayden Dempster 13-11.75 PR 35. Logan Joyce 13-03.00 PR Girls Results 1600 Meters Varsity - Finals 12. Grace Stine 8:03.84a PR 300m...
Our Lincoln school has suffered a lot through this pandemic. It hit out of nowhere and got our school pretty hard. Thanks to staff and faculty along with parents and students, we now have a long-lasting system for this long-lasting virus. Though students do not like these guidelines, they cooperate out of respect for our teachers and our school in all. This week's update with Lincoln school starts with behavior. Since the start of this school year, students, and even teachers,...
If you could change one rule that your family has, what would you change? "To not pick up my coat and room. Just leave it on the floor and not clean up after I eat." - William Simon, Pre-K "I want to get a treat before I start cleaning rather than after cleaning." - Anthony Reed, Kindergarten "If I could change a rule it would be no consequences for everyone." - Layla Bullis, 1st Grade "If I could change one rule, it would be that you do not have to take showers, because I...
When was a time that you felt lucky? "When I gotted to go to Silverwood." - Syleena Rivera, Pre-K "I feel lucky when I get to sleep in my mom's room" - Adrianna Duffy, Kindergarten "I felt lucky when I found pennies because I can add more to my piggybank. I will have lots of money. My Mom and Dad have a lot of money so we can share it." - Emilynn Romines, 1st Grade "One time, I was so lucky that I got star student four times in a row!" -Jase Fallis , 2nd Grade "When I was 7 or...
If you could give one gift to every single child in the world, what gift would you give? "I would give them all a prize and the prize would be a skateboard." - Ridge Bullis, Pre-K "I would give every kid a Godzilla and a Dinosaur." - Brody Nelson, Kindergarten "If I could give every child a gift, it would be gum because children like gum." - Mathew Brown, 1st Grade "It would be food and drinks. You need food and drinks, no pop! Only healthy. No candy...only healthy." -Trayce R...
Lincoln Public School's response to the sale of politically-charged baseball caps last month has led to charges that cancel culture and political double standards are alive and well in Lincoln. Lincoln resident Steve Hartman leveled the accusations at the school after the administration - in response to his fundraising for the school by selling baseball caps critical of President Joe Biden - returned $1406 he had raised since 2019 to help buy an extra-large projector and...
How would the world be different if animals could talk? "Well my dog doesn't like my cat so he would probably call him mean names. It would be awesome if my dog could talk. We would be best friends and we could just play together." - William Simon, Pre-K "If animals could talk we would see animals in the city shopping for different things." - Kaydence Simon, Kindergarten "If animals talk it would be amazing. We'd understand cats saying, 'LET ME GO!'" - Emilia Barnett, 1st...
Spring brings warmer days, muddy roads and elementary school basketball week! Coaches Derek Perez and Shane Brown, with the patience of Job, teach the basic concepts of basketball to dozens of Pre K thru fourth grade "Squirmy Wormy," players, whose concentration wobbles between their team strategy and waving to family members in the bleachers. Grant Keaster joyfully announced that "My favorite thing is shooting!" which is a common refrain among the Pre-K crowd who have...
It's time for Junior High basketball now that the varsity games are over, and the Lincoln fans have a preview of great things to come from the eleven Little Lynx ladies who make up the "A" and "B" squads, the future Lady Lynx varsity team. In the Monday night away game against Seeley Lake Junior High Eagles, the Little Lynx gals hustled up and down the court and showed that they are leaning the basics of competitive basketball. Coach Shane Smith patiently guided his young...
The Lincoln Lynx played hard and never hung their heads in another lopsided match-up with the visiting Victor Pirates Friday. Starting out with cold shooting, per usual, the Lynx got better as the quarters rolled by. But the home team had their hands full with junior Carson Varner from Victor, a three-sport athlete, football QB and probable all-conference forward who averages more than 20 points per game. Encouraging the fans, Teegan Tybo let a three-point arc swish the net...
If you think of Prospectors as lumbering, pudgy old gold panners, think again. The visiting Lady Prospectors of Granite County High School were quick, wily and nimble on the basketball court Saturday night. With enough players to field two complete squads, Granite never had to tire out their starting five, while the Lincoln Lady Lynx barely had five starters and one eighth grade lady, Krymzen Dempster, as a back up. Though they were out-numbered, the five Lady Lynx starters...
If you could make one rule that everyone in the world had to follow, what rule would you make? Why? "Everyday after being awake for 5 hours you have to take a slide break and go down the slide a few times. You can also bring some drinks for your break." - Shawn Conover Kindergarten "If I could make one rule it would be no candy because it will get you cavities." - Emilynn Romines, 1st grade "If I could make one rule it would be smiles are money. Why I want money to be smiles,...
How many times can David face down Goliath on the battlefield of a high school basketball court? "It gets harder and harder to play against opponents who are 60 pounds heavier and five inches taller than me. It's intimidating," said Lincoln Lynx guard Teegan Tybo, When the Valley Christian Eagles filled up their bench before tip off, it was clear this contest was going to be another one of those "character building" opportunities that older people talk about, but for which no...
Andrew Brown scored a game high 13 points on Thursday night to lead the Lincoln Lynx in a respectable showing against the perennial 13C powerhouse Seeley Lake Blackhawks. Shaking off the nerves that come with facing a visiting team whose starting squad averages 5-inches taller and three years older than our home grown JV Lynx, the Lincoln men put up lots of shots that didn't fall. But by the fourth quarter they had settled down and the Lynx matched the Blackhawks in steals,...
When it's time to separate the men from the boys you never know who is actually going to show up. Character, integrity and grit are not worn on shoulders like Boy Scout badges; they emerge amidst trials and struggles. Six scrappy young men at Lincoln High School are showing our town what courage, fortitude and dedication look like on the field of competition when they roll out on the basketball court to face taller, older and more numerous opponents every time they have a...
