Dear LHS Staff, Students, and Families,

December 10th celebrates International Human Rights Day, a day of acknowledgment around the world commemorating the anniversary of one of the most important global pledges: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document enshrines the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being - regardless of race, religion, gender, age, language, ethnicity, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. The UN has assembled a collection of powerful informational exhibits on current and past injustices featuring art, photography, personal narratives, historical research, and poetry.

“The Universal Declaration shows the way common values and approaches can help resolve tensions and create the security and stability our world craves."

- UN Secretary-General António Guterres

December also celebrates World Arabic Day on the 18th. Kudos to LHS Arabic teacher Ruqayya Jarad who was selected to present at a QFI sponsored World Language Summit in Washington, DC this month. The workshop will touch on topics of assessment, student motivation, and communicative lesson planning, with language proficiency at the center. Ms. Jarad will be part of an international panel focused on assessment. We are grateful to have internationally recognized global educators at LHS.

We are thrilled to announce that Lincoln has officially been approved to be a Middle Years Program (MYP) for ALL students at the 9th & 10th grades in addition to offering the IB Diploma Program (DP) to 11th & 12th Grade students. All Skyline, West Sylvan and Lincoln 6th-10th graders will be IB scholars through this powerful articulation and alignment for inquiry based teaching and learning. We are researching the IB Career Pathways (CP) program as our CTE classes are already in line witht he IB framework and doing fantastic work. Our accreditation approval team from IB noted the “Excellence in instruction, differentiation, and buy-in from teachers and the community.” We are an IB World School!

Happy holidays to all who will be celebrating the Winter Solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and Chanukah this month. May there be peace and justice for all.

Go Global-minded Caring Cards!

Peyton Chapman

PPS student accounts can only be used from within the United States as a security protection. This includes access to my.pps.net and all Google services, including Gmail and Drive. If students must access PPS systems while traveling outside the US, Parents or guardians should send a request for international access to support@pps.net. To allow OTIS to properly provision the access, requests must include the departure and return dates.

The ALL Things Senior page has recently been update on the Lincoln website. Please bookmark this page to keep up to date with important information about Senior Year at Lincoln including Graduation information, senior celebrations etc.

If you haven’t seen CLUE you have just three more opportunities before the show closes this Friday 12/13. The show is engaging, quirky, suspenseful, funny, and appropriate for ages 12+. Showing up helps show support for our school and the arts. Students can let a counselor or admin know if cost is a barrier. Otherwise, please buy your tickets at www.lincolnhighschooldrama.ORG. Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Based on the cult 1985 Paramount movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is the ultimate whodunit that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist. Content Advisory: Please note that Clue on Stage is recommended for ages 12+. This production contains loud noises, sudden blackouts, flashing lights, smoking, staged physical violence, and sexual innuendo.

Final home Athletic events of 2024

• First girls home basketball game vs Putnam at 6:30 tomorrow (12/10)
• Swim Team will be competing at the PIL League meet 12/11 at Dishman Pool at 6:30pm
• Lincoln Wrestling hosts the annual Rick Sanders tournament Saturday, 12/14 at Lincoln

Wow! LHS phenom athlete, Sophomore Ellery Lincoln, has signed with Nike!

Looking for a sport that challenges your mind and body? Wrestling is all about building strength, discipline, and resilience—and Lincoln High School's team is the perfect place to get started. Whether you’re an experienced athlete or new to the mat, we welcome everyone ready to work hard and grow as part of a team.

Wrestling isn’t just a sport—it’s a community. Come be a part of something that pushes you to be your best, both on and off the mat. Our coaches and teammates will help you every step of the way. Practices are Monday through Friday, 4 - 6pm.

Feel free to reach out to Head Coach Farinola (jfarinola@pps.net) or Team Captains Micah Muir and Thomas Mercado if you have any questions!

Lincoln students highlighed along with other PIL athletes

Congratulations to LHS Senior Akim Arkhangelski who was honored as the November Portland Pearl Rotary Student of the Month. Akim and his family moved here from Russia just 15 months ago, but he has become one of Lincoln's most involved students, serving as the President of Lincoln’s FBLA club, on track to earn his IB Diploma, volunteering at LHS, all while running an entrepreneurial small business. Akim just learned that he is the recipient of the highly competitive QuestBridge Scholarship which he will be using to fully fund his undergraduate degree at Boston College this coming fall. Go Akim and Go 2025 Cards!

Kudos to LHS junior Luke Zhang who participated in Cyber Patriot competition this year. With his contribution, Team TitanTortoises ranked 2nd place in Oregon and 41st place in the world and advanced to Platinum Tier (Nation’s Top 30% out of 2,068 Open Division teams). Throughout the season, Luke demonstrated gracious professionalism, intellectual curiosity, perseverance, collaboration and fun spirit. The competition was organized by US Air Force Academy. This is the 17th year of the event. During off season in 2024, Luke and other club students shared foundational knowledge and how to self-defend against social engineering and malware attacks with many residents in the Bethany community. The competition subjects include the below defense of the systems: Windows, Windows Server, Linux, Cisco Networking. Luke serves as Vice President of Windows on the team. Luke’s flexibility to adapt to competing priorities amongst school work, extracurricular activities and family life are genuine representations of Lincoln High School’s student quality. Go Luke!

Pro Designers presented at the Fall Media Day at University of Oregon and 30 of Lincoln's Mss Comm CTE students were fully engaged in the work! Thank you teacher/advisor Mary Rechner!

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 grey of PDX winters! Practices to be conducted by the coaches from Teacup/Mt Hood Nordic on snow at Teacup Lake Nordic trails and additional dryland practices in the Portland area.

Email for more information: Amy @ adechet@gmail.com or Kelly @ kelly@teacupnordic.org

Come join for a practice and try it out! Just give us a heads up and we will let you know the practice schedule.

Many Lincoln students over the course of the last 50 years have participated in a Costa Rica Immersion program*, and are hoping to make that happen again! We are looking for students to host a Costa Rican student for 4 weeks in January and also for students who are interested in traveling to Costa Rica for 8 weeks over the summer. It is such a fantastic opportunity to experience a culture and improve language skills! If you are unfamiliar with the program please check out their website - www.partnersorcr.com We are seeking host families for 4 weeks Jan 5 - Feb 1. The Costa Rican student would shadow their host sibling to school.

*Portland Public Schools does not fund, sponsor, or endorse this travel study program. The District is not responsible for conducting or supervising this trip. Portland Public School employees who participate in travel study programs are not acting in their capacity Portland Public Schools as District employees and do so at their own risk. Students participating in travel study programs do so at their own risk.

Applications will remain open until EOD Friday, January 17, 2025. Only Juniors & Seniors may apply. All application materials can be found here: https://www.rosefestival.org/p/programs/rose-festival-court

With the holiday season here, The Salvation Army is seeking local groups to volunteer as Bell Ringers for our Red Kettle Campaign. This campaign started on Thanksgiving and runs through Christmas Eve. We are grateful to our retail partners across America who allow us to ring bells outside their doors during this busy season to raise funds for our programs. This holiday season, we want to invite you and your school to participate in this heartwarming opportunity! Choose a special day to come together, boost team spirit, and Spread Christmas Cheer at the kettle. We encourage everyone to embrace the festive spirit—feel free to dress in Christmas attire, or costumes, sing carols, play instruments, or come up with any other creative ideas you may have! You are also welcome to wear your school attire! The donations raised through this campaign will directly impact individuals in our local community.

They help provide toys for children, coats for the homeless, food for the hungry, and various social service programs throughout the year. Volunteers are "the army behind The Army," enabling us to offer these vital community services. If you are interested or would like more information, please feel free to reach out to me or you can sign up online at

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Thank you to computer science teacher Ranjani Krishnan and Computing Systems/Robotics teacher Adam McQueen for hosting partners from ISTE for classroom visits. Our guests were impressed with the high level of innovative and engaging instruction and the advanced level of thinking students are able to demonstrate at the 9th & 10th grade years. Go CS Cards!

Lincoln staff are getting projects funded with Donors Choose. Congratulations to the following staff. Did you miss the chance to donate? You can still make donations to jump start these staff members' next projects!

Congratulations Hope Ferns whose Donors Choose grant was funded to support the project "Incorporating Embroidery in Ms. Hope's Art Class!"

Coren Rau project “Phone-Free Art Documentation Stations!” was funded recently and will be arriving soon!

TiE Young Entrepreneur (TYE) Team Potigami’s photo has gone viral! See ways to support the TYE program in Oregon.

These are challenging times. We get it! Lincoln students in FlockFeast Service Club have been teaming up with Clay Street Table Food Pantry to help supply families with food. Food will be bagged by students and can either be picked up at a local pantry (1314 SW Park Ave.) or if you live nearby Lincoln, they can be delivered. Please let us know if you are interested, and a parent volunteer will follow up and get details about what kinds of food would be helpful, and to coordinate deliveries. We will also explain how confidentiality is respected.

Estos son tiempos desafiantes. ¡Lo entendemos! Los estudiantes de Lincoln en FlockFeast Service Club se han asociado con Clay Street Table Food Pantry para ayudar a suministrar alimentos a las familias. Los estudiantes empaquetarán la comida en bolsas y la podrán recoger en una despensa local (1314 SW Park Ave.) o, si vive cerca de Lincoln, se la pueden entregar. Háganos saber si está interesado y un padre voluntario hará un seguimiento y obtendrá detalles sobre qué tipos de alimentos serían útiles y coordinará las entregas. También le explicaremos cómo se respeta la confidencialidad.

Please fill out these forms to request groceries:

Complete estos formularios para solicitar alimentos:

Food delivery consent.2

Food delivery request

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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