QUARTER GRADES ARE PROGRESS GRADES - This past Thursday marked the end of Quarter 1, and by Friday, you'll be able to see your student's Quarter progress grade in PowerSchool. Quarter 1 ended on 10/12 and Quarter 3 ends on Friday, March 15. Quarter grades are an important marker of progress towards the Semester grades, however, Quarter grades do NOT have an impact on graduation progress. Quarter grades, DO , however, have an impact on athletic and activity eligibility (visit the athletics handbook for more information).
THE SEMESTER ENDS WITH FINAL EXAMS - The Semester ends on Thursday, December 21 and Thursday, June 6. The semester ends with final exams. Finals are hosted 12/18-12/21 and 6/3-6/6 and the schedule for classes is posted on our website (lhs.wpusd.org > Our School > Bell Schedule).
WHY ARE SEMESTER GRADES CRITICAL - Quarter grades are a marker of progress and they continue to fluctuate up and down until the semester ends. Semester grades are critical grades in that they are what allows a student to earn credits for graduation. They are also used for athletic and activity eligibility. If a student earns an F at the semester, they will NOT earn credit for the class...and earning a credit is how students make progress towards graduation. Earning an F for Q1 is not a dealbreaker - students have until the end of Semester 1 to get their grade above an F in order to earn credits.
We encourage students to aim for a C or better in all class to give the best shot at opportunities after high school for continuing their education at a college, university, community college or trade school (that's part of being A-G ready). Students certainly make mistakes, and may not earn credit for various reasons. Our counseling team works hard to support students with options to recover failing grades like retaking a class, taking a class via summer school, or enrolling in the online/self-paced study CyberHigh classes.
HOW TO MONITOR YOUR STUDENT'S 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).
IF YOU WOULD LIKE YOUR STUDENTS GRADES TO IMPROVE - 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.
FINAL THOUGHTS - Top three things you can do to support student progress:
1. check Schoology regularly so you know where your Zebra stands - this is particularly important when it comes to being prepare to mee college or career goals or are playing a sport!
2. encourage your Zebra to check in with their teachers if their grade is not where they want it or if they are earning below a C
3. encourage your Zebra to attend our Homework Center - statistically, we know students grades improve when they visit our Homework Center
We love having our families attend events on campus - here is what is coming up this fall and winter. 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 College Fair / Thurs., 10/19, morning intervention / Quad
LHS Booster Club Meeting / Tues., 10/17, 5:30 pm / Library
Oktober Musik Festival / Sat., 10/21, 11am-4pm / Outdoor Stage
Make Up School Photo Day / Mon., 10/23 during morning classes
School Site Council / Wed., 10/25, 6 pm / Library
Dracula / various dates in late October & early November / LHS Theater
No School / Wed., 11/1 / WPUSD Work Day
No School / Fri., 11/10 / Veterans Day
ELAC Meeting / Wed., 11/15, 6 pm / Library
No School / Mon., 11/20-Fri, 11/24 / Thanksgiving
LHS Booster Club Meeting / Tues., 11/28, 5:30 pm / Library
Winter Band Concert / TBD in December
Winter Choir Concert / TBD in December
Spring Season Athletics Parent Meeting / Mon., 12/4, 5:30pm / Pence Gym
ELAC Meeting / Tues., 12/12, 6 pm / Library
Finals Week / Mon., 12/18-Thurs., 12/21
LHS Booster Club Meeting / Tues., 12/19, 5:30 pm / Library
End of Semester 1 / Thurs., 12/21
No School / Fri., 12/22 - Fri., 1/5 / Winter Break
We have three opportunities for families to provide input for LHS coming up:
English Language Advisory Council (ELAC)
for our Spanish speaking families
Wed., November 15 / 6pm, LHS Library
Focus: Preparing for 2024-25 Class Registration
Tues., December 12 / 6 pm, LHS Library
Focus: Safety Plan Review
School Site Council
Wednesday, October 25th
6pm, LHS Library or via Google Meet (meet.google.com/few-zemq-zhu)
Focus: Annual Site Plan Review & Input
LHS Booster Club Meeting
Tuesday, October 17th, November 28th, and December 19th
5:30pm, LHS Library
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 Winter athletic season is coming up quickly - winter sports include: Boys and Girls basketball, Boys and Girls wrestling, Boys and Girls soccer, and comp cheer.
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.
Counselors presented information to seniors about what to expect this year. We provided them with information about applying to community college, universities, financial aid, military options & scholarships. The presentation was sent out to parents and students for review. Check parent square if you missed it.
Our next step is to begin meeting individually with each senior. The link to schedule this appointment has been sent to the students via wpusd email. We strongly encouraged students to make their appointments right away, as times fill up quickly. Students need to keep in mind that each counselor has about 130 seniors. That is a lot of appointments! Our goal is to complete these meetings no later than Thanksgiving break.
During this meeting, we will create an individualized plan with each student for graduation and beyond. This will include classes needed to graduate, finish pathways, and dates and deadlines to meet goals after high school. Seniors will receive a written & virtual summary of the items covered in the meeting. If any senior does not have a solid plan after graduation, our College & Career Specialist will work closely with him/her to help them develop a plan.
College Rep visits are still happening in the library, stop by to come and hear from different types of universities. If you need help in deciding what path to take, now is the time to start thinking. Check out My Next Move for ideas. For students interested in Psychology, Psychology Degree 411 is a great resource.
Lincoln High School is also having its first College Fair on campus on October 19th from 9:45am - 10:45am in the QUAD. All students are welcome to attend these College Fairs.
Finally the College and Career Center now has a Calendar of Events on our school website. Please check regularly to see what's happening and there are also links to get more information on the events. Sierra College office hours with application support and ARC college application workshops in October are on the calendar. Please check for details.
Please stop by the College and Career Center or email me (svadgama@wpusd.org) to make an appointment if you need further assistance.
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.
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