Lincoln Unified School District 298

LES Yearbooks are in! Mrs.Pittenger will be at LES on Friday, June 12, from 11 am - noon, handing out yearbooks to those families that ordered and paid for their yearbook. If you aren't sure if you paid or ordered, or to make arrangements for pick up at another time, you can email her at pittenger.shari@usd298.com . There is a limited supply of extra yearbooks available for $18 to first come first serve.

Lincoln Elementary School and Lincoln Junior Senior High School were both recently awarded Post Rock Community Foundation grants. USD 298 appreciates the support and generosity of the Post Rock Community Foundation.

Lincoln Elementary School was recently featured in Northwest Kansas Today magazine on an article spotlighting the Creede Repertory Theatre. USD 298 appreciates the continued support of the Dane G. Hansen foundation.

Here is information on the School's Parking Lot Sale held at the West Parking Lot at LES on Saturday, June 13, 8 am - 12 noon. https://5il.co/h0kl

This year we will be participating in the City Wide garage sale, more information and pictures will be posted on our school website.

Information regarding the on-going Summer Food Program.

HS Girls VB Camp @ LES Gym starting June 1 - July 6 to be held on M, W, F from 6:30-7:30 a.m.

HS Boys BB Camp @ LES Gym on Tuesdays starting June 2 - July 6 from 6-8 p.m.

HS Girls BB Camp @ LES Gym Mondays starting June 8 - July 6 from 7-9 p.m.

Summer Weights at LJSHS Weight Room June 1 - August 14 No weights June 29 - July 3 (Dates and times subject to change due to COVID 19 guidelines) HS Boys (M, Tu, Th, F) 7-8 a.m. & 6-7 p.m. HS Girls (M, Tu, Th) 8-9 a.m. JH Boys (M, Tu, Th) 9-10 a.m. JH Girls (M, Tu, Th) 10-11 a.m.

Milestones Count! Consider this number: 88,700,700. That's how many households across the United States have responded to the 2020 Census. That puts the entire country over 60% for self-responding to the Census, a key milestone reached during extraordinarily challenging times. And yay for Kansas! Our state remains in the upper tier for self-response to the Census with a 64.2% rate. (2020 Census response rate map) Here's how the state's four congressional districts compare: - 1st Congressional District - 59.7% - 2nd Congressional District - 63.7% - 3rd Congressional District - 69.7% - 4th Congressional District - 63.9% Impact in Your Community School lunches. Plans for highways. Support for schools, firefighters and families in need. Census results affect your community every day. Here's a powerful link -- Shaping Your Future -- for posting on social media and forwarding via email. This 2020Census.gov page provides a clear picture of how funding based on population counts shapes many critical aspects of every community, no matter the size, no matter the location. You will like the pertinent and timely 30-second video about helping our communities "when they come back together." Infogram Kansas is included in states resuming 2020 Census field operations. And there is that milestone we talked about!

What do summer food programs have to do with the #2020Census? A lot, actually! The Census count affects funding for school breakfast, lunch AND summer food programs thru 2030! Respond today at my2020census.gov #EachKansanCounts

Please read this letter from Mrs. Schmidt, LES Principal. https://5il.co/gd39

https://youtu.be/eo1OFT4kIEo 2019-2020 6th grade Promotion Video, thank you to parents for your pictures and Mrs. Wiebke for putting this video together. Please share with family and friends.

The Driver's Education Course scheduled for this summer has been re-scheduled. Classroom portion will be June 15th - June 26th Monday-Friday at LJSHS. Driving portion will begin the week of June 29th and end July 10th.  Students and the teacher will be required to wear face masks while driving. Any questions, please call LJSHS office.

Summer Food Program UPDATE We will be making new arrangements regarding the Summer Food Program, from Tuesday, May 26th through Friday, June 26th. We will continue to provide free meals to children ages 1 to 18. In order to receive these meals, you must continue to call in your Breakfast/Lunch request from 8 a.m - 9 a.m every morning to the Board Office (785)-524-4436. New changes include curbside pick-up ONLY from the grade school (LES). We will no longer transport meals anywhere else in the district. You may pick-up requested meals from the LES between 11 a.m - 12 noon. Please check our district website under cafeteria for an updated menu.

Thank you to our amazing cooks here at USD 298. They have continued to work through this pandemic providing free meals for children ages 1 through 18. We appreciate everything you do for our students. You are pretty amazing. #hometownheartbeat #roaringleopards

The LJSHS immunization requirements, physical form, and School Nurse Physical letter, have gone out in the mail, you should be receiving one soon. Immunization requirement https://5il.co/g5kl Physical Form (PPE) https://5il.co/g5kk Physical Letter https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HDtK2XAqB3aIrCop-aKBTPVgnT5nwkaqK2PFXtP8OYg/edit?usp=sharing

Due to the COVID-19 restrictions still in place, the 6:00 pm Special USD 298 Board Meeting will be broadcast using Facebook Live from the USD 298 Facebook page. If there are technical difficulties, the recording will be uploaded to the USD 298 You Tube Channel immediately following the meeting. A link will be posted after it's uploaded. Thank you for your patience and flexibility.

The May Health Note has been posted. If you have any questions, please email Mrs. Sheldon sheldon.elizabeth@usd298.com or call the LES Office 785-524-4487 https://5il.co/g5dz