Zebra Family Update

Happy New Year Zebras! A new year means a fresh start and an opportunity to look to the future!

FRESH START - Semester 1 is behind us, grades have been submitted, and it's time to look ahead to a new opportunity to learn and grow. Quarter 3 means that Semester 1 is behind us and Semester 2 is ahead of us, along with the opportunity for a fresh start with grades. Many teachers (check with yours) offer the opportunity to update Semester 1 grades for students who demonstrate mastery through solid grades in Semester 2. Check with your child's teacher to see if that is an option if needed!

HOW YOU CAN HELP YOUR ZEBRA MAXIMIZE THIS TERM:

MONITOR THEIR GRADES - You as a guardian can monitor your student's grades via Schoology 24/7. If you do not know how to access Schoology, please reach out to our office and we can be sure you have access set up (call us at 916 645 6360).

ENCOURAGE GOOD STUDY HABITS AND ATTENDING OUR HW CENTER - We encourage you to:

1. reach out to your student's teacher(s) to get input on how your student's grade can be improved (often it's as easy as turning in a missing assignment(s) or retaking a quiz)

2. encourage your student to ask their teacher how they can improve their grade using the intervention time that is built into our daily schedule

3. support your student in attending our LHS Homework Center...it is open every school day before school from 7:15-8:15am and Monday-Thursday after school for 2 hours. The HW Center is in the library and is run by students and staff who are trained and prepared to support students with lesson reteaching, completing homework, quiz retakes, test prep, and organization. You can get more information here.

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE - In late January and in February, our counselors will meet with every student in grades 9-11 to check in on progress this year and to select courses for the 24/25 school year. Selecting courses is a COMMITMENT, so this is an important decision to make, and we do our very best to get students into their first choice courses and electives so that school is fun, meaningful, relevant, and choice driven for them.

Graduation is scheduled for 8pm on Thursday, June 6th and each graduate will get at least 8 tickets. Additional information will be published in early March - stay tuned! In the meantime, encourage your senior to explore local scholarships (details in Schoology), to finish the year strong academically, and to keep our College & Career Center posted on their post-high school plans!

Financial Aid can be a tricky system to navigate. Come learn from experts from our counseling, college & career center, and local financial aid advocates so you don't miss any steps along the way. Three workshops are coming up in January and February to support you and your graduate - whether you are looking at trade school, community college, or a 4 year college or university, these workshops are for every senior and their families!

Each winter, we celebrate our winter sports with a winter homecoming celebration - there will be a spirit week, rally, and a dance! Winter HoCo is the week of 1/29-2/3, with our rally on 1/31 and our dance on 2/3. Dance guest passes are available in the office NOW and tickets will go on sale soon!

Planned home athletics that week include:

• Monday, 1/29 - Girls Soccer v. Oakmont
• Tuesday, 1/30 - Girls Basketball v. Placer & Boys Soccer v. Oakmont
• Wednesday, 1/31 - Boys Basketball v. Placer
• Thursday, 2/1 - Girls Basketball v. Oakmont

We love having our families attend events on campus - here is what is coming up this semester. For more information, visit our public calendar at lhs.wpusd.org:

Fall & Winter Athletics Contests / see our schedule of games here

College & Career Workshops / see our events list here

LHS Booster Club Meeting / Tues., 1/16, 5:30 pm / Library

Leadership Lincoln Visit / Thurs., 1/18, end of school day

Zebra Showcase and AP Info Night / Thurs., 1/18, 6-8pm / Pence & Theater

College Visit Field Trip / Thurs., 1/18-Sat., 1/20 / Central CA Region

ELAC Meeting / Mon., 1/22, 6 pm / Library

Financial Aid Workshop / Tues., 1/23, 6-7:15 pm / LHS Library

Class of 2028 (current 8th graders!) Registration Material Drop Off / Thurs., 1/25, LHS office area

FFA Hosting a Speaking Contest at LHS / Sat., 1/27 all day / LHS campus

US Navy Nimitz Virtual Reality Visit / Wed., 1/31, all day / Outdoor Stage Area

Winter HoCo Rally / Wed., 1/31, 3 pm / Pence

School Site Council Meeting / Wed., 1/31 6 pm / Library - focus on Safety Plan

Farm Foundation Meeting / Wed., 1/31, 6 pm / LHS Farm

Winter HoCo Dance / Sat., 2/3 / Pence

Sober Grad Planning Meeting / Mon., 2/5, 5:30 pm / Library

Career Path Choice Night / Th., 2/8, 6-8 pm / Pence & Library

Sober Grad Fundraiser / Sat., 2/10 / details on Sober Grad FB Page

Financial Aid Workshop / Mon., 2/12 6-8pm / TBHS Library

Financial Aid Workshop / Tues., 2/13, 6-7:15 pm / LHS Library

No School / Fri., 2/16-Mon., 2/19 / School resumes on Tues., 2/20

LHS Booster Club Meeting / Tues., 2/20, 5:30 pm / Library

ELAC Meeting / Wed., 2/21, 6 pm / Library - Focus on Wellness

Special Event / Wed., 2/28 and Th., 2/29

Sober Grad Planning Meeting / Mon., 3/4, 5:30 pm / Library

District Band Day / Wed., 3/6, all day; performance at 5 pm / Hosted at LHS

ELAC Meeting / Wed., 3/11, 6 pm / Library

LHS Career Fair / Thurs., 3/14 / Pence

Cesar Chavez Youth Leadership Conference / ALAS / Sat., 3/16, all day / UC Davis

LHS Booster Club Meeting / Tues., 3/19, 5:30 pm / Library

Annual Science Expo / Wed., 3/20, all day / Pence

No School / Mon., 3/25- Fri., 3/29/ School resumes on Mon., 4/1

Sober Grad Planning Meeting / Mon., 4/1, 5:30 pm / Library

School Site Council Meeting / Wed., 4/3, 6 pm / Library

Academic Rally / Fri., 4/5, 3 pm / Pence

CAASPP and CAST Testing / Weeks of 4/8 and 4/15

Junior and Senior Prom / Sat., 4/13 / Elks Tower Ballroom

LHS Booster Club Meeting / Tues., 4/16, 5:30 pm / Library

LHS Farm Open House / Wed., 4/24, 5-8 pm / LHS Farm

No School / Fri., 4/26 / School Resumes on Mon., 4/29

Class of 2024 Scholarship & Award Night / Mon., 4/29, exact time TBD / Theater

AP Testing / April 30 through May 24 / LHS Campus

Spring Musical / May, dates and time TBD / Theater

Spring Band Performance / May, dates and time TBD / Theater

Spring Choir Performance / May, dates and time TBD / Theater

ELAC Meeting / Wed., 5/1, 6 pm / Library

Sober Grad Planning Meeting / Mon., 5/6, 5:30 pm / Library

FFA End of Year Awards / Wed., 5/15, time TBD / Theater

LHS Booster Club Meeting / Tues., 5/21, 5:30 pm / Library

No School / Mon., 5/27 / Memorial Day

School Site Council Meeting / Wed., 5/29, 6 pm / Library

Dance Performance / Fri., 5/31 and Sat., 6/1 / exact time TBD / Theater

Finals Week / Mon., 6/3-Thurs., 6/6

Last Day of School / Thurs., 6/6

Graduation / Thurs., 6/6, 8 pm / Stadium

We have multiple opportunities for families to provide input to the administration and parent leadership at LHS:

English Language Advisory Council (ELAC) - for our Spanish speaking families

• Mon., Jan. 22 / 6 pm, LHS Library / Focus on Registration & Safety Plan
• Wed., Feb. 21 / 6 pm, LHS Library / Focus on Wellness
• Mon., March 11 / 6 pm, LHS Library / Focus on State Testing
• Wed., May 1 / 6 pm, LHS Library / Focus on Topic of Interest

Contact: Paola Gachet / Community Liaison / 916 645 6360

School Site Council

• Wed., Jan. 31 / 6 pm, LHS Library / Focus on Registration & Safety Plan
• Wed., Ap 3 / 6 pm, LHS Library / Focus on Progress in 23/24 & Plans for 24/25
• Wed., May 29 / 6 pm, LHS Library / Focus on Topic of Interest

Contact: Jen Hladun / Principal / Community Liaison / 916 645 6360

LHS Booster Club Meeting

Tuesday, January 16th, February 20th, March 19, April 16th, and May 21

5:30pm / LHS Library

Contact: Booster Club Leadership / 916 645 6360 / lhszebraboosters@gmail.com

Sober Grad Club Meeting - Open to Families of ALL grade levels!

Monday, February 5th, March 4th, April 1st, May 6th, June 3rd

5:30pm / LHS Library

Contact: Sober Grad Team Leadership / 916 532 0174 / zebrasobergrad@gmail.com

You can help us keep LHS a safe and supportive environment by letting us know if something isn't right. Stop It is an anonymous tool you can use to safely let our admin team is someone needs help or if something is happening on campus that is not in alignment with our values of Care, Courage, Connect, and Character. Your reports are anonymous and will be followed up on.

Click here: bit.ly/wpusdstopit or click "safety concern" at the top right of lhs.wpusd.org.

Research shows that getting involved is a top way to ensure connection and progress towards graduation. LHS offers dozens of student athletic, academic, arts, and activity based opportunities to help your student find their people and their passion.

For more information about LHS clubs, visit this website.

For more information about LHS athletics, check out this website.

Our Spring athletic season is coming up quickly - spring sports include: Boys and Girls Swimming, Boys & Girls Lacrosse (Girls is NEW this year!), Stunt, Boys Volleyball, Track & Field, Baseball, Softball, Boys Golf, Boys Tennis, and Co-Ed Trap (club sport).

LHS offers an incredible tutoring program that is designed to help students get their homework done, get organized, to ask questions, to get reteaching, and even to take care of test retakes (for some teachers!). We are prepared to offer support in all content areas taught at LHS. Tutoring will start on Wednesday, 9/6.

Where:

• In Person at LHS Library or online using Google Meet - code: LHStutoring

When:

• M-F from 7:15-8:15am
• M from 2:30-4:30pm
• T-Th from 3:30-5:30pm

Keep in mind, that the library hosts our tutoring program to support students with learning. The library is not open for hanging out during tutoring times - all students must be actively involved in some type of academic activity during the tutoring program hours if they are in the library.

Each month, the LHS counselors will provide you with information on hot topic items as well as areas of focus with students. Stay tuned for information on all things college, school success, academic planning and mental health support. Should you need to reach out to your child’s counselor, here is our contact information:

• Sherri Sandoval: Freshmen, English Language Learners & Special Populations, ssandoval@wpusd.org ext 37830
• Misty Alarcon: Gr 10-12, Last names A-L, malarcon@wpusd.org ext 37832
• Robyn Court: Gr 10-12, Last names M-Z, rcourt@wpusd.org ext 37831

• Sruti Vadgama, College & Career Technician, svadgama@wpsud.org
• Kristin Gianola, Wellness Center Counselor (Room 14), kgianola@wpusd.org
• Nancy Monroe, Wellness Center Counselor (Room 14), nmonroe@wpusd.org
• Stephanie George-Mello, Wellness Center Intern (room 14), sgeorge-mello@wpusd.org

Our counselors are carefully monitoring academic progress for our Seniors to support their goal of crossing the stage in June!

Our counseling team is also turning their attention towards the 24/25 year by meeting with all students in grades 8-11 in group settings and individually to review their progress and help them select classes for the upcoming year! Be watching for information coming home via ParentSquare so you can review your Zebra's options with them. Students in grades 9-11 will also get a print out of their transcript to help guide their choices for the 24/25 year. Students and Families can make an appointment with their counselor online via lhs.wpusd.org > Academics > Counseling > Meet the Counseling Team, or click here.

We are VERY focused on supporting our freshmen this year. One of our counselors has already been in freshman classes to teach them about graduation requirements, earning credits and A-G requirements. In addition, we have begun a Freshmen Intervention Team (FIT) that includes many of our freshman teachers and support staff. The focus of this team is to identify struggling students and intervene to support them. Our first intervention includes a full day of Parent/Teacher conferences for students who appear to be struggling academically. Additional interventions are on the horizon and we build in our supports. We are excited to see the impact of this focus! Stay tuned for more information.

As we begin 2024, we have some exciting and some new events planned.

We are having our first Career Path Choices Night. If you want to know more about the choices available after high school, what is FAFSA or WWE and other college and career options, join us on February 8th from 6-8pm. There will be short breakout sessions with information for you to attend. Child Care and refreshments will be provided. This event is open to all students and parents.

Seniors have applied to colleges, the military or trade schools. Now they are completing the next steps with scholarship applications and FAFSA applications. All local Scholarships are accessible through Schoology. In the LHS College and Career Group, through Resources, then Class of 2024, Scholarships folder. We will also have a Scholarship workshop sometime in February. FAFSA Application workshop dates are January 23rd and February 13th from 6-8pm at Lincoln High School and February 12th at Twelve Bridges High School. Senior students are encouraged to attend along with the person who will be their contributor on the application. It is required that all Seniors fill out a FAFSA. It is important to create an FSA ID before you attend these workshops. Please look out for more information on Schoology. Prizes and Snacks will be provided. Remember to also check CalKids to see if you already have some money for college or career training. Our LHS website, College and Career, has more information about CalKids.

If your Senior has already accepted where they will be attending, please let Mrs.Vadgama know so we can recognize them.

This year our Career Fair is on the morning of March 14th, during school. All grade levels are invited to attend and explore the possibilities. If you work for a company or own a business that you would like to share as a career with the students, please contact Mrs. Vadgama.

The Wellness Center is open and ready to support students. As a reminder to families, if your student is struggling with their mental health and needs a safe place to land during the day, we are here to help. Students seeking wellness support simply ask their teachers for a wellness center break in room 14 where they will be greeted and offered space to talk or take a break for 10-15 minutes.

*NEW* Virtual Calming Room

We are thrilled to be able to bring the community our first iteration of the virtual calming room. This is a free and discreet website that we have curated for students who struggle with finding and identifying coping skills. We know that not all students will show up to the wellness center for support, and that's okay. Our goal is to remove as many barriers as we can to student wellness and success. We hope to continue to tweak and improve the resources on this page as the year goes on.

The LHS/PHS Foundry is located in Portable 65 (one of the portables on the north side of the LHS parking lot. They are open on Tuesdays and Thursdays after school for now. Be watching for expanded hours!

For more information about the Foundry, reach out to site director, Emilee at Emilee@foundrylincoln.org.

IT'S A GREAT DAY TO BE A ZEBRA!

Vision: Lincoln High School empowers students to develop their potential, to advocate for themselves, and to make a lifelong positive contribution to the community.

Mission: Lincoln High School creates opportunities for all students to gain the education and experiences needed to be successful, knowledgeable, and responsible contributors to society.

Our Focus: Ensure learning through quality best first instruction, intervention, building culture and community, and PLC work. Continue to make LHS a destination for quality education and an amazing high school experience!

Learn about our Student Learning Outcomes here.

Social Media

• Facebook @LincolnHighSchoolWPUSD
• Insta @lhsfightingzebras

Calendars

• School and Athletics Calendars are here!

Staff Directory

• This directory contains some staff who are no longer at LHS, but it also includes all of our current staff

Specific Course Information

• All of our teachers posted information about their class on Schoology - parents and students can always go back to revisit syllabi and a video introducing your teacher on their Schoology pages: https://wpusd.schoology.com/ > Courses > Select tile for the class you want to learn more about!

General School/Course Information

• Website: lhs.wpusd.org
• Course Catalog: https://lhs.wpusd.org/academics/course-offerings/course-catalog
• Handbook: https://lhs.wpusd.org/our-school/about-us/student-handbook