Lincoln High School News

Dear Families, Students, and Staff,

A belated thank you to all of our community’s Veterans for their service. November also celebrates Native American History Month acknowledging and honoring the many contributions and heritage of Native Americans.November 11-15 is National School Psychologists Week and we love our School Psych Gregg Sheldrake! One of the primary roles of a school psychologist is to help develop and meet the goals of each child's Individualized Education Program, or IEP. They share findings from psychological tests and observations. They also monitor student progress to ensure they are on track with the IEP. School Psychologists also help support a positive inclusive school environment. We appreciate Gregg’s smile in the hallways, support for students and staff, and his day to day insights. As of today, we are also celebrating our final hire of the year and want to welcome Lincoln’s newest Paraeducator Araxi Grigorian-Best to our community.

Kudos to all of Lincoln’s fall sports teams as every team made it to the state playoffs this year, with Boys & Girls Soccer advancing to the quarterfinals! Our fall athletes and coaches rocked it! Special congratulations to our 2024 6A Girls Cross Country State CHAMPIONS! After placing 2nd for the last seven years, the girls blew past Jesuit to win the state title and are headed to Idaho this Thursday to compete in the regionals for the opportunity to compete at nationals. This is the first time since 1978 that LHS has won the State Championship and our girls are on fire! Sophomore Ellery Lincoln is one of three finalists for Oregon Cross-Country Runner of the Year. Our boys earned 4th place and we will proudly be displaying BOTH of our new trophies! Thank you to Coach Erik Dettman and Coach Marie Markham Davis for their dedication, care, and support for all of our XC athletes!

We have been seeing more student cell phone use at LHS during FLEX and BR breaks. Both are class/ instructional time. We are considering the use of Yondr pouches next year. Please talk to your student about your expectations regarding personal device use, not bringing a hidden 2nd phone to class, and respecting LHS policies around appropriate use of personal electronic devices. Parents can also restrict access to social media on LHS Chromebooks by following for more information on how to do this visit this page.

LHS has been experiencing a severe shortage of custodial staff this year. We need all students to respect the rule “no food in classrooms” and “no eating lunch above the first floor”. We also need each student to make sure that all waste is placed fully INSIDE the garbage cans, especially in bathrooms and at lunch. Students across the globe help care for their schools in these ways and we all need to help care for this beautiful new school. Graffiti costs time and money to fix, and we are asking students to please please not graffiti any areas. We have had a particularly hard time eliminating graffiti in the Boys bathrooms in particular. Please help us reinforce this message.

Vaccines play a crucial role in protecting our students from serious illnesses and help keep our community safe. Parents/ Guardians of students who are due to receive vaccines should receive a letter in the mail. Please check if your child’s vaccinations are current, including their recommended flu shot, and contact your medical provider or any of the resources listed below.

Multnomah County Student Health Centers

OHSU Wellness Center

Multnomah County Vaccination Clinic (English)

Clínica Comunitaria de Vacunación Gratuita (Spanish)

We are looking forward to connecting at PT Conferences in two weeks. If your student is thriving in their classes please consider sending an email to connect with teachers instead of signing up for conferences. This will allow teachers the opportunity to prioritize students who need added support to stay on track at LHS.

We appreciate all of you even more than ever during this month of giving thanks. Thank you for trusting us with your children and supporting our public schools. We have been hosting shadow days, talking with 8th grade families, and we hope every student who lives in our catchment area will choose LHS for their high school experience. Thank you all for helping us share the opportunities and the good work our teachers, students, scholar athletes, artists, and performing artists are doing here at LHS.

Go Cards!

Peyton Chapman

This year, we are implementing a new "85 to Jive" attendance policy. To be eligible for end-of-year privileges like prom and graduation activities, students must maintain at least 85% attendance (no more than 27 missed days). This policy encourages regular attendance and supports academic success.

If a student’s attendance falls below this threshold, we will work with them and their family to create a modified attendance plan with support from our team, including Edwina, our Attendance Coach. Please contact the attendance office if you have questions or need assistance. Thank you for your support!

Starting 11/13: The Leadership Class will offer “A Leaf of Gratitude” for anyone who would like to write a message of gratitude for someone on a leaf and we will hang in on our Gratitude Tree for the month of November. Leaves will be available in the Commons.

The Lincoln High School Library has about 40 Book Turkeys for sale. These amazing turkeys need to fly home with Lincoln alumni, parents, students, and friends by Nov. 22.

All of the book turkeys are lovingly crafted by library TA's from weeded LHS library books and each one is a unique papercraft that should be cherished for the ages or tossed into the fireplace after serving as a stunning holiday centerpiece.

They make the most amazing host/hostess gift on the planet!

Only $15 for a petite bird and $20 for a big bird! Examples are here.

Stop by the library during school hours to select a bird/book.

Pay on SchoolPay here.

Lincoln Drama is presenting Clue On Stage! Performances are on December 5-7 and 11-13 at 7:00 pm and December 7 & 8 at 1:00 pm. 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.

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 REGISTRATION IS LIVE!! Tryouts begin on 11/18 for Swimming, Wrestling, and Basketball. All athletes must be cleared with a registration and a valid physical on this form before they can participate - they will receive a clearance email from the Athletic Office once these have been received. Please email rshriver@pps.net with any questions!

LHS GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY TEAM WINS STATE CHAMPIONSHIP! After winning Districts at all four levels, our girls team WON the 6A State Title and are heading to Regionals in Idaho this Thursday! This is the first time LHS has won the state Championship title since 1978. Two runners placed in the top 10: Ellery Lincoln placed third, and Elyse Henriksen placed 7th! Our Boys XC runners earned 4th Place at State as well, so both teams brought home trophies! Our Boys team didn’t qualify for State last year, so they worked hard all season long to earn their way to a trophy finish. Way to go Head Coach Eric Dettman and Assistant Coaches Marie Markham, Jake Edington, Merrick Smith, and Liz James! Go XC Cards and good luck at NXR this weekend in Boise!

Volleyball: Congratulations to our Volleyball team who placed 2nd in PIL behind Grant for the 2024 season, their highest ranking since 2020! The Cardinals ended the season with a League Record of 6-2, an Overall Record of 11-11 and Ranked #31. Round 1 of the OSAA playoffs was against #2 Oregon City, who ended the Cards’ season in 3 sets to eventually power their way to the championship match. We had a number of players receive All-League Honors: Lily Mather - First Team, Kathryn Urquhart - Second Team, and Koko Zemsky, Francesca Crepeaux, Sloane Holstrom, Nikki Nassib, and Tessa Segal - Honorable Mention. Congratulations, Cards! Way to represent!

Boys Soccer tied for first in League, qualifying for playoffs as #11. They hosted two home games for the first two rounds (click here for photos vs Barlow taken by Jon Rhodes!). They powered their way to Quarterfinals @ Jesuit, which ended in a hard 2-0 loss due to two PK’s. Our team fought to the end with a large flock of fans in attendance! They had a fantastic season, scoring 40 goals and allowing 15, with a total of 9 shutouts! They end the season with an 11-5-2 record and look to remain at the top of the League next year for the 3rd year in a row. Boys All-League Honors included: Pablo Guevara, Oli MacLaren, Renn Shah, and Ryan Hendrickson - First Team, Sebastian Vallejos, and Hersom Regalado - Second Team, and Harlan Novy-Marx, Oliver Farris, Edward Gao, and Bailey Gross - Honorable Mention.

Girls Soccer ended the season 2nd in League, qualifying for playoffs as #7. They hosted the first two rounds and eventually fell in the Quarterfinals to a #2 ranked Grant, 1-3. They had a great season with new Head Coach and Alum Kendall Johnson, finishing with a 11-4-2 record, with 44 goals scored and 17 allowed with 7 shutout games. Congratulations to all for a great season! Girls Soccer student athletes also placed #6 in the state for Academics against all other 6A Girls Soccer teams, with a team average GPA of 3.84! Wow! All-League Honors for the Girls Soccer team include: Frances Reuland - First Team, Chloe Horton, ZIenna Black, and Maille Shah - Second Team, and Juliet Twemlow, Chloe Taylor, and Rose Sandell - Honorable Mention. Congratulations!

Football finished the season ranked #2 in League with a 6-4 record, earning themselves a spot in the Playoffs and showing consistent growth for the 2nd year in a row with Head Coach Cody Schnaufer! They played a fantastic season, but ultimately fell short at Tigard 12-31. Way to battle, Cards! Football also placed #8 in the Academic All-State rankings for 6A football, with a team GPA of 3.28. Way to go Student Athletes! Many Football athletes received All-League honors: First Team Offense: Brady Holland, First Team Defense: Elwood Gordon, Leonardo Correani, Brady Holland, and AJ Reverman, Second Team Offense: Liam Eldridge, Jaxon Barber, AJ Reverman, and Finn Davies, Second Team Defense: Liam Eldridge, and Paddy Ryan, Honorable Mention in Offense: Finn Davies, Leonardo Correani, Micah Hall, JJ Ross, Alex Lydgate, Abe Blackman, and Elwood Gordon, Honorable Mention in Defense: Blake Timothy, and Emmanuel Wisbrock. Go Football Cards!

Boys Water Polo won the Metro League and qualified for the State Playoffs. The Boys advanced to the State Championship tournament by beating Grant 10-9 in triple overtime. The winning goal was scored by Charlie Lahti (So.) in the sudden death period. Like the girls, the Boys Varsity lost to the #1 seed, Lake Oswego, in the first round of the State Championships. The Boys Varsity will now play Tualatin on Saturday, 11/16 at 9:40am at Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center in Beaverton for a chance to play for fifth place. Several Lincoln players were recognized for their outstanding play in league play. Drew Stanton (Sr.) was named Co-MVP of the league for the boys, while Will Schoinas (Sr.) and Drew Ennis (Jr.) were named First Team All-League. Antonin Marten (Sr.) and Drew Crombie (Jr.) were named Second Team All-League and Samuel Lipke (So.) was named Honorable Mention All-League.

GIrls Water Polo won the Metro League and qualified for the State Playoffs. The team advanced to the State Championship tournament by beating David Douglas 12-11 in a nail-biter in the state playoffs. After losing to the #1 seed, Lakeridge, in the first round of the State Championships, the Girls Varsity will now play Tualatin on Saturday, 11/16 at 7:30am at Tualatin Hills Aquatic Center in Beaverton for a chance to play for fifth place. Ani Aguilar (Sr.), Claudia Russell (Sr.), Lola Hodge (Jr.) and Claire Corcoran (Jr.) were selected for First Team All-League. Sahana Desai (Jr.) was named Second Team All-League and Mara Sullivan (Jr.) and Della Sweeney (Fr.) were named Honorable Mention All-League.

Go Crew Cards! LHS athletes competing with Oregon Rowing Unlimited wrapped up a phenomenal Fall Season at the Head of the Lake Regatta on the University of Washington campus. Congratulations to Senior, Ezra Pero, with a first-place finish in the Mens Jr. 4+ cup! Ezra's crew outpaced 18 of the fastest crews from the US and Canada to wrap up the Fall season with an outstanding performance. Junior, Anina Schoenen, took the bronze with a third-place finish in the Womens U17 2x in yet another tremendous showing, while Sophomore, Matthew Klein, took home the gold in the Mens U17 4x+ after dominating all season! Freshman, Samuel Andersen, coxed the Mens U17 4x+ to first-place gold and raced in the Mens U17 8+ with tough competition. The weekend prior, these athletes competed at the Portland Fall Classic on Vancouver Lake against some of the toughest crews in the Pacific Northwest. Freshman, Samuel Andersen, placed fifth in the Mens Jr. Novice 8+ while Sophomore, Matthew Klein took fourth in the Mens Jr. U17 2x and first place in the Mens Jr U17 4x. Junior, Anina Schoenen crushed the Womens U17 2x event with a first place finish and came in 3rd in the Womens Open 2x. Senior, Ezra Pero, walked away with first place in the Mens Open 2- and second place in the Mens Jr. Varsity 4+ events. Congratulations, LHS Crew Cards! Your commitment to showing up, working hard, and supporting one another and your teammates is truly outstanding!

Campaign Materials Available Don't Lean on Nicotine is a media campaign to support vape prevention and cessation for youth 13-24 in Clackamas County, Multnomah County, and Washington County. By texting go vapeless to 88709 youth can access the free, confidential, text-based resource, This is Quitting from the Truth Initiative. Request free materials for your school to reinforce the campaign with posters to display and postcards to share.

Click link below to access free materials.

ART invitation from Congresswoman Bonamici for your students to participate in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. Each year, the Congressional Institute sponsors a visual arts competition for high school students throughout the country. Each participating congressional district selects the winning artwork, and that piece is displayed in the U.S Capitol for a year. The deadline is typically at the end of April. This competition is open to all high school students who are residents of the First Congressional District of Oregon, which includes all of Tillamook, Clatsop, and Columbia Counties and parts of Multnomah and Washington Counties. If you or a student is unsure of your district check here: https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/OR/1 Students who are interested in participating in the competition should review the previous year's guidelines attached to this email. Artwork may not be larger than 26”x26”x4” when a frame is added, and must be the original work of a single high school student. Each student may submit only one piece to the competition. All entries for this competition must be received in our Beaverton District Office at the end of April. Exact date and time will be provided in spring. Art may be mailed or dropped off in-person by calling 503-469-6010 to arrange a time. The District Office is located at 12725 SW Millikan Way, Suite 220, Beaverton, OR 97005. The Congresswoman will host a reception in Oregon for all of the participants in the competition in early May.

Teacher Tim Swinehart is featured in the PPS Sustainability & Climate Justice newsletter for his working teaching IB Geography using an environmental justice lens. Go Card educators!

Give Adam McQueen a high five! His classroom project "3d Printers and Supplies for Robotics Classroom...Prototyping on Demand" was recently funded.

LHS alum Allison Khalil (‘23) played the lead role Helen in USC’s production of Machinal, a powerful play about a fearlessly frank exploration of someone pushed to breaking point by the relentless machinery of life, expectation and convention. Audience members compared the work as “exceeding the quality of the London production.” Way to go LHS Drama Alum Cards!

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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