Lincoln Unified School District 298

Lincoln HS JV wrestlers travel to Nickerson today. Watch them on the NFHS network.

Remember that you can watch tonight's HS basketball game vs Rock Hills on the nfhs.network. Sign up today! The action starts at 4 pm with JV girls. 2 parents/guardians are allowed and must be on the list for entrance. Please come in the North doors. Remember to wear your mask, sit with your family group, and social distance. Good Luck Leopards!

JH A team girls lose to Chase with a score of 21-24.

The JH basketball game at Chase today, Monday, January 18, can be watched at this link: https://youtu.be/as5gw2rrHkM

USD 298 Parents/Guardians: Reminder Monday, January 18 is a regular school day.

Lincoln JH basketball travels to Chase on Monday, January 18. 4:30pm start time with A girls followed by A boys. No JV games. Only 1 parent per athlete and you will need the ticket to get in to the games.

Nothing better on a cold winter day than hot chocolate. 4th graders in Mrs. Obermueller's class mixed hot chocolate with math for a fun, Friday treat.

At the January 11, 2021, USD 298 Board of Education meeting, School Board Members voted to change Monday, April 19, 2021, to no school with the day being teacher in-service. Dr. Randy Watson, Commissioner of Education for the State of Kansas, will be speaking to our staff that day.

Before Winter Break, 5th grade students made Christmas cards for the Senior Center and those that receive Meals on Wheels. This week Tennyson D. received a letter and a small token back from her recipient, Barb Gourley. One more way LES students spread kindness to the community.

During the month of January, LES is proudly focusing on kindness. As a school, we have set a goal to complete 500 acts of kindness by Thursday, January 28th. We started working towards our goal on Monday, January 11th. To monitor progress towards our goal, Kindness Challenge cards will be available for students to fill out whenever they complete an act of kindness and for staff when they see an act of kindness take place. There is a bulletin board in the main hallway that allows students to track our progress towards the goal and view acts of kindness that have been completed. So far, students have completed 100 acts of kindness! Stay tuned for more updates! As another part of our focus on kindness this month, LES students are doing Coins for a Cause to raise money for our custodian, Alan Finch. Mr. Finch has been diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing treatments. Students are able to bring in spare change or funds to add to the collection jar that will go to Mr. Finch for medical expenses. We are encouraging students to complete acts of kindness not only during the school day, but at home and in the community as well. We hope to have students become more aware of the impact acts of kindness can have and start making kind choices more and more! We would also like to invite community members to join us in spreading kindness and completing random acts of kindness. We’re all in this together! Our school will also be participating in The Great Kindness Challenge later this month. Be on the lookout for further information about this. If you have any questions or if you’d like to know more about ideas and how you can participate alongside us during our kindness month please reach out to Mrs. Ptacek, LES School Counselor.

Good luck to our high school wrestlers as they travel to Hoisington today for the 2021 Cardinal Round Robin. You can catch the action at: https://www.usd431.net/high-school/hs-athletics/hs-wrestling/round-robin

Lincoln County Spelling Bee winners: 1st Place: Gabby E., 2nd Place: Landon S.

Congratulations Gabby E. for winning the 2020 Lincoln County Spelling Bee!! Great job to Landon S. for his 2nd place finish! We are proud of you!!

January is School Board Recognition Month. Join us in thanking our School Board Members for volunteering their time, for fulfilling this very important civic responsibility, and for being committed to the success of every student in our community. USD 298 Board of Education Members include David Bell, John Buttenhoff, Jeana Eckhart, Vice-President, TJ Jonsson, Bree McReynolds-Baetz, Patti Winters, Board President, and Debora Zachgo. These seven community leaders volunteer hundreds of hours attending meetings, reading reports and discussing plans and programs to support educational achievement. Lincoln Elementary Students showed their appreciation by creating cards and posters. These items greeted School Board Members at the meeting Monday, January 11, 2020. USD 298 Lincoln encourages the entire community to thank a school board member, not only this month but throughout the entire year.

Lincoln HS basketball is host to Tescott Trojans today. The rolling schedule starts at 4 pm with JV girls - 2 qtrs; JV boys - 2 qtrs; V girls ( approx. start time 5:15-5:30 pm); and V boys. ***Each athlete is allowed two parents on the pass gate to be admitted into the game. The parents must be on the pass gate to be allowed into the game. *** No concession stand. ***Please remember to enter through the north side of the gym. Fans can watch the game by subscribing to the NFHS network and selecting Lincoln High School. More details are here: https://5il.co/ohmf

Lincoln Elementary School will be the host for the Lincoln County Spelling Bee to held on Wednesday, January 13, at 1:00 p.m. Only two parents/guardians per participant. It can not be videotaped or livestreamed due to Scripps Howard Spelling Bee rules. Stay tuned for information on the outcome.

Lincoln High Scholars Bowl is participating in their first virtual scholars bowl meet hosted by Southeast of Saline. The meet is in a pool play format with 18 teams. The host school is using Zoom with breakout rooms. Participants are using Buzzin.live to buzz in on their devices to answer questions. Best of luck to Lincoln Scholars Bowl!!

On Monday, January 11, Lincoln JH hosts St. John's Beloit. C team starts the games off at 3 pm. ***Each athlete is allowed two parents on the pass gate to be admitted into the game. The parents must be on the pass gate to be allowed into the game. *** There will not be a concession stand. ***Please remember to enter through the north side of the gym. Fans can watch the game by subscribing to the NFHS network and selecting Lincoln High School. The link for this game is https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/events/lincoln-high-school-lincoln-ks/gam8b1d8f67e5

Lincoln HS basketball travels to Osborne on Friday, January 8, with JV games beginning at 4 pm. Only 2 parents/guardians per family allowed and must be on the list. Masks are mandatory. You can watch the game on LIVE STREAM: https://www.facebook.com/usd392

Here are some changes to the January calendar. The teacher in-service on January 18 is cancelled making this a regular day of school. Lincoln is not hosting the high school basketball tournament so there will be a full day of school on January 15, 19 and 22, 2021. Thank you!