LHS Families, Students, and Staff,

It feels like fall and there’s no better way to celebrate the season than to share gratitude for Autumn Leaves, especially as performed by the LHS Chamber Choir. We hope you enjoy the incredible gift of music!

Our MYP Accreditation visit is scheduled for November 6th & 7th and our teachers and counselors led by VP Steve Pape and Instructional Specialist Emily Hensley have been working hard to complete and submit unit planners focused on student inquiry aligned to content standards, with the MYP Approaches To Learning (ATL’s) and assessment strategies clearly communicated. Thank you to LHS parent volunteers who will be joining our school’s interview process. Fingers crossed!

We are grateful to Rotarian PeaceBuilder Al Jubitz who is funding an important trip where LHS students to represent PPS/Portland at the International Youth Nuclear Peace Summit at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg, Canada, November 7th & 8th. The conference supports the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals #16 (Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions) & #17 (Partnerships for the Goals). Our team will be joined by Dr. Steven Nakana, a Rotary Foundation World Peace Fellow. He holds a PhD Degree in International Studies from the Graduate Institute for International and Development Studies in Geneva, Switzerland and is currently the PCC Director of DEI and is a former Senior Program Officer at Mercy Corps in the Youth and Conflict Management Program. Thank you to LHS Vice-Principal Travis Johnson who will serve as the LHS delegate lead supporting ambassadors from our LHS Brothers of Color racial affinity group at this international event. Go global-minded BOC Cards!

As we near the end of the first quarter we want to re-emphasize the importance of daily attendance and being on time and fully present for each class period each day. Our LHS Student Engagement Coach Edwina Koch has been working closely with students and staff to create attendance rewards, celebrations, and safety nets. Please help prioritize daily on time attendance. You can find more information about PPS’s policies at the PPS Attendance Handbook. “We all have a role to play to increase regular attendance. That's why we're talking with families and caregivers,” ODE Director Dr. Charlene Williams said in August. “Every Oregon student has the potential to feel the joy of learning and sense of belonging that comes with attending school. Please join us in supporting the Every Day Matters Campaign

PPS is hosting a series of events that focus on Belonging, Equity & Inclusive Practices where we will screen powerful, award-winning documentaries that will stir, provoke, and challenge each of us about what is possible in the systems we create for our children with disabilities. As part of this series, we are excited to welcome you to a live virtual event, Including Samuel, on Monday, October 28 at 5:30 PM at OMSI Empirical Theater. The event will include a screening of Dan Habib’s film, “Including Samuel,” and a conversation with him and his son, Samuel. Full announcement HERE.

“We Go Together” at LHS and we hope everyone enjoyed the 77th annual PopCycles Variety Show. If you missed it, here's a video of the grand finale performance, sung by the combined LHS Choirs. The performing arts are alive and well at LHS! Thank you to our Theater, Band, and Choir Directors, student performers, and parent volunteers.

Go Cards!

Peyton Chapman

Quarter 1 Grades: The first quarter ends this Thursday, 10/31. Teachers will finalize First Quarter grades on Friday and Monday, and they should be accessible by November 8th in ParentVue (as part of the district’s sustainability goals PPS schools have gone paperless). This letter provides more information about the relationship between IB rubrics and traditional letter grades.

Parents and guardians interested in learning more about Lincoln's TAG program are invited to attend our annual fall parent night.

The meeting will be virtual and can be joined by Google Meet

Here is the link to the PowerPoint presentation:

Topics covered by the power point presentation are:

• PPS Vision & Mission

• PPS Roadmap for Educational Equity

• What is TAG?

• Referral and Identification Process

• Supporting Learners: TAG Services

• TAG Department Contacts

Come to the theater for a HALLOWEEN MOVIE NIGHT SHOWING OF “CLUE”! (Tickets can be purchased on Schoolpay!) $5 - ticket; $7 - ticket & popcorn; $10 - ticket, popcorn & candy. Costume contest is at 7:00; the movie begins at 7:20!

Join the Lincoln High School choirs for our winter concert on December 19th at 7pm in the LHS Theater. Our award-winning choir program will sing a variety of music including a few holiday favorites. Admission is free! Donations are welcome and appreciated.

Winter Sports Registrations are happening now! Please register at: https://www.lincolnathletics.com Student athletes need to have a current physical on file (within the last two years) and be registered in their sport to try out and practice. The first official day of Winter Sports practice is on Monday, November 18th. Contact a head coach if you have specific questions.

Girls Basketball Brent Reed brereed@pps.net

Boys Basketball Heather Roberts heroberts@pps.net

Boys and Girls Wrestling John Farinola jfarinola@pps.net

Boys and Girls Swimming Mikha-El Kaiel mkaiel@pps.net

Questions please contact Matt Wiles, Athletic Director, Lincoln High School mwiles@pps.net

503.916.5200 Ext. 66075

Boys Soccer exits the PIL Chapter with a 5-1-1 Record and CO-CHAMPIONS! So, Back-2-Back CHAMPIONS (‘23 & ‘24)! As one chapter closes, we turn the page to our next chapter, OSAA Playoffs!! Due to the body of the work (9-4-2 Record) and a #11 State Ranking, we anticipate we will host the first round on 11/2. The highlights so far include: 38 Goals For, 13 Goals Against, 8 Shutouts of the Year, 9-4-1 Season Record, 5-1-1 PIL Record, Co-Champions! Go Soccer Cards!

Girls Soccer Senior Night was a celebration of Neve Erdmen and Annabel Porter and a tough defense oriented game ending in 0-0 v FHS.

Both Boys and Girls Soccer will be hosting this weekend opponents for the first round of state playoffs on Saturday, November 6nd. Opponents and times TBD.

The Lincoln Girls Sailing Team members Trinity Ashton, Jo Emery, Mara Block, and Denali Kenney

competed in the Interscholastic Sailing Association - PISCA National All Girls Invitational Regatta October 19-20 hosted by the San Diego yacht club the weekend of October 19-20. We’re incredibly proud of our freshman and sophomore sailors for their determination and spirit as they faced off against more experienced senior teams. Despite placing 28th out of 29, they tackled 17-knot gusts and strong currents with skill and had a fantastic time rising to the challenge. Their teamwork and growth were truly inspiring!

Volleyball is hosting their season banquet tonight and is headed to playofs this Wednesday at Oregon City at 6:30pm.

Football is hosting their final home game this weeekend. They will play Cleveland 7pm Friday at the Mike Walsh Field. Congratulations Coach Schnauffer and team for last Friday's 29-28 OT win against Jefferson High School.

The Cross Country team will take on the rest of the district this Wednesday at Lents Park for the PIL District Championships. This meet serves as the qualifier for the State Championships.

The order of events is:

Girls Varsity - 3:00pm

Boys Varsity - 3:45pm

Girls JV - 4:30pm

Boys JV - 5:15pm

Should the Varsity teams qualify for the State Championships, those will be at Lane Community College in Eugene on November 9th. The girls will race at 2:55pm and the boys will race at 3:30pm.

LHS has a new Softball Coach! We are excited to announce the hiring of Ricky Almeida as the Head Softball Coach at Lincoln High School. Ricky is a known quantity in the Lincoln community serving as the counselor at West Sylvan Middle School. Ricky has previous coaching experiences across various sports including football, basketball and baseball. Through this work he has honed his ability to lead and inspire student athletes. Ricky received his bachelor's degree from the University of Oregon and a Master’s degree from Northwest Christian College. Coach Almeida is thrilled to bring his diverse background and experience to Lincoln High School's Softball program. He is committed to fostering a culture of excellence, teamwork, and personal development among the student-athletes while ensuring a competitive edge for the team. He is excited to work within the Lincoln community, while maintaining strong partnerships and developing hardworking student-athletes but also respectable young women to serve our community and world as outstanding citizens. He can be contacted at ralmeida@pps.net

Kudos to our Speech & Debate Scholars and Coach Harrison! This past Saturday, several Lincoln High School students competed at the Fall Frenzy Tournament, hosted by Sam Barlow High School. It was a Halloween-themed tournament, and there were some great costumes! We also had a ton of success in our first tournament of the year!

1st place, Open (Varsity) Lincoln Douglas debate - Brian Wei

2nd place, Novice Extemporaneous Speaking - Ben Switzer

3rd place, Novice Extemporaneous Speaking - Sneha Goel

1st place, Novice Poetry - Ozy Paternoster

1st place, Open Informative Speaking - Sara McKinnon

7th place, Open Radio - Ben Luria

6th place, Open Radio - Ava Rathi

2nd place, Open Radio - Ari Romero

We're very proud of the hard work our students have put into the activity already this year. And we're especially proud of our novices - brand new to debate and already making waves! LHS Speech & Debate heads to South Salem this weekend for the SID/FOX Tournament at Sprague, so look for updates next Monday. Go Speech & Debate Cards!

Leena Karmarkar has been selected to play in the Oregon Symphony's master class with world class and Ukrainian born violinist, Vadim Gluzman. This is an incredible honor for Leena to learn one-on-one from a world renowned violinist and special guest performer with the Oregon Symphony. The master class is free and open to the public:

• Sat., Nov. 23 from 10:30 am-noon in the Oregon Symphony downstairs recital space (851 SW 6th Ave., 1st floor)

Leena is also currently one of three string player finalists for the Metropolitan Youth Symphony's 2024-2025 String Concerto Competition! Best of luck to Leena in the finals! Go Symphony Cards

Congratulations to LHS Senior Reiko Nitta who was honored as the Portland Pearl Rotary October Student of the month! Reiko is an active leadership student who is serving as the ASB Co-President this year with Carter Wong. Go Cards!

Kudos to LHS Junior Claire Tagalog who is serving this year as the co-chair of the Youth Against Violence committee with the Multnomah Youth Commission. The committee is doing important work and we are proud of Claire’s leadership. Go Caring Cards!

LHS CTE Robotics classes visited PSU's College of Engineering and Computer Science labs to learn about current research projects.

For Class of 2025 & 2026 Only: We are excited to share that we are currently accepting applications for our 2025 Bank of America Student Leaders® Program through January 15, 2025! Since 2004, the Bank of America Student Leaders program has provided more than 4,000 community-minded high school juniors and seniors with tangible work experience, leadership development, financial education, and service. This is a tremendous opportunity for community-minded current high school juniors or seniors who would benefit from an eight-week paid summer internship with a local non-profit and an all-expense paid trip to Washington D.C. for a week-long national Leadership Summit (July 21-26, 2025). Go to: www.bankofamerica.com/studentleaders to learn more and to apply.

FREE Nordic Skiing Opportunity for students! Portland Nordic Ski Team (PNST)!

This team is for all high school students in the Portland area regardless of Nordic Skiing

experience. The goal is to provide a fun introduction to modern Nordic skiing and training with

opportunities to race in the state's league, OISRAN. Nordic skiing is excellent cross training

over the winter for other sports. Plus, it gives a break from the gray of PDX winters! Practices

to be conducted by the coaches from Teacup/Mt Hood Nordic on snow at Teacup Lake Nordic trails and additional dry land practices in the Portland area. Interested? Email Amy @ adechet@gmail.com or Kelly @ kelly@teacupnordic.org. We will also host an open house to ask questions and meet the coaches on TONIGHT between 7-8Pm at the Historic Overlook House 3839 N Melrose Dr, Portland, OR 97227

Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael S. Regan announced that EPA’s Office of Environmental Education is requesting applications for the 2025 President’s Environmental Youth Awards (PEYA) and Presidential Innovation Awards for Environmental Educators (PIAEE). The 1990 National Environmental Education Act established PEYA, which recognizes outstanding environmental stewardship projects from students in Grades K-12 that promote environmental awareness and encourage community involvement. The act also established PIAEE, which recognizes outstanding Grade K-12 educators who integrate environmental education and place-based learning into school curricula and school facility management across the country. “In the face of climate change, environmental education is critical to fostering tomorrow’s leaders who will advance innovative climate solutions and help protect our environment for generations to come,” said White House Council on Environmental Quality Chair Brenda Mallory. “The Presidential awards recognize students and educators who are making inspiring strides promoting environmental awareness and encouraging community involvement across the country.” Applications for both awards are due no later than Monday, January 15, 2025. Projects eligible for the awards can apply to a variety of environmental topics, including (but not limited to):

• Agricultural practices

• Climate change

• Environmental justice

• Food waste

• Lead in drinking water

• Recycling

• Sustainability

• Using science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in environmental education

• Water infrastructure

• Water quality and/or litter within waterways

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Additional Information on the 2025 Awards

For PEYA, EPA may select up to two winners in each of the agency’s 10 regions: one regional winner for Grades K-5 and one regional winner for Grades 6–12. Winning projects will be highlighted on EPA’s website. All student projects must be sponsored by at least one adult over the age of 21. If the sponsor is not a teacher, the project must have a teacher as a co-sponsor. Application and eligibility information is available on EPA’s PEYA page.

For PIAEE, up to two teachers from each of EPA’s 10 regions, each from different states, may be selected to receive the award. Teachers will receive a presidential plaque and an award of up to $2,500 to be used to further professional development in environmental education. The winners’ local education agencies will also receive awards of up to $2,500 to fund environmental educational activities and programs. Winners will be highlighted on EPA’s website. Application and eligibility information is available on EPA’s PIAEE page.

For more information on the youth awards (PEYA), please email PEYA@epa.gov. For more information on the teacher awards (PIAEE), please email PIAEE@epa.gov.

Physics teacher Dave Valenzuela ran the 2024 Portland Marathon this month, finishing strong! Mr. Valenzuela also established a new LHS partnership with MD PATHS (Promoting Aspiring Teens in Healthcare Studies), an OHSU student interest group dedicated to fostering the aspirations of young individuals interested in pursuing careers in healthcare. MD PATHS is committed to promoting awareness and understanding of the journey to medical school among high school students. Their mission is to inspire students to pursue careers in medicine by providing them with insights and guidance from those currently navigating the path to becoming healthcare professionals. They organize informative panels featuring medical school students who share their personal experiences, insights, and advice on the application process and the diverse opportunities within the field of medicine. These panels serve as a valuable platform for demystifying the journey to medical school and addressing any misconceptions or barriers that may exist. Way to go running and partnering. We appreciate you Mr. Dave Valenzuela!

Give Marisol Kreuzer a high five! Her classroom project "Chromebooks in the Classroom: Empowering Students for Academic Success!" was recently funded.

Last week, on All Classical Radio, you may have heard LHS 2024 alum Minntah Haefker’s sweet voice being broadcasted on an All Classical Radio announcement. All Classical Radio hosts a lovely program on Saturdays at 5:00 called “On Deck with Young Musicians.” On October 18th, Raúl Gómez-Rojas broadcasted an interview with her. Minntah and 3 Leg Torso then wowed audiences at the Astoria Coffee House and Bistro the next day. We love following this recent star alum performer! Go Minntah!

Urgent Walk-In Clinic 4212 SE Division (503) 963-2575 (Like Zoom Care for Mental Health)

DAILY 7am-10:30pm - insurance not a barrier

Kaiser Crisis Line (503) 331-6425 if you have Kaiser insurance

988 Suicide and Crisis Line: Dial 988 to get supporthttps://988lifeline.org/

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 24 hours a day 7 days a week

English: 1 (800) 273-8255 Spanish: 1 (800) 628-9454

Oregon Youthline: for youth to connect with other youth

Text: Teen2Teen to 839863 to instantly text with another person

Trevor Project: supporting LGBTQiA+ youth

Text START to 678678 or TrevorLifeLine 1(866) 488-7386

Lines for Life Racial Equity Support Line staffed by and for people of Color

503.575.3764

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