Lincoln High School Bulletin
January 26, 2010
New Items:

www.VoicesofLincoln.com Launch Party

Lincoln High School will host a Community Reception to unveil the results of a pilot project that supports student achievement in online journalism and media arts, and empowers Lincoln students, alumni and neighbors with digital technology and training to share their own stories online. This project is funded by a grant from The San Diego Foundation. The reception will take place on Thursday, January 28, 2010, 6:30pm – 8pm, at the Performing Arts Theatre on the Lincoln High School campus located at 4777 Imperial Avenue, San Diego. This event is free and open to the public. It is funded by a grant from The San Diego Foundation.

COMOS Open House – THIS SATURDAY!

For all of you interested in applying to the COSMOS Program at UCSD – a 4 week summer enrichment program – you should come with us to the COSMOS Open House taking place THIS Saturday. The bus departs at 12:15p, and we’ll return by 3:45p. Pick up a permission slip in the Career Center or your Center administration office and turn it in to the Career Center by Thursday, January 28 at 3pm. Questions? Talk to Ms. Cruz or Mr. Castro.

Mr. & Miss Lincoln Court Applications

Are now available in the A.S.B. room, central office, and online. The deadline has been extended to Jan. 27th, 2010. All applicants must meet a certain criteria, such as a 2.5 GPA on the last progress report card, no F’s, N’s, or U’s, and must be in good standing at your center. They must also not be on the “Tardy List” See Mr. Camacho during lunch in the A.S.B. room with any questions.

Blood Drive Results

Thank you to all the students and staff who donated blood last week. We collected 69 units of blood – which means you helped save the lives of 207 people. Way to go Hornets!

Juniors

Junior Class meeting Wednesdays after school in room 548.

Lincoln’s Best Dance Crew

Calling all Tappers, Ball Room, Hip Hop and Bboy, and any other type of dancers – Come to the ASB Room (146) to pick up a Lincoln’s Best Dance Crew Application – they are due on Feb. 20th! Lets see if you got what it takes to be crowned the dance champ for Lincoln and represent us in the finals for a chance to win $1,000.00

Badminton

Lincoln High Schools Badminton Team is having a team, Not CLUB but TEAM meeting this Thursday @ Lunch in the 400 Quad, See Samantha Saravong or Brandon Gilbert from ASB for more details.

Repeat Items:

After-School Spanish Students

Please report to Ms. Ramirez’s room tomorrow after-school. If you do not attend the class, you will be dropped and you will NOT receive your credit! Don’t let all of your work from 2009 go to waste!

Green and White Ball Dance

Lincoln’s most popular dance, the Green and White Ball, will be held this year at the New Children’s Museum in downtown San Diego on February 20th. Tickets go on sale February 1st and all students and guests must have a Dance Contract and I.D. in order to purchase a ticket. Prices range from $25 to $50 depending when you purchase your ticket and if you have an A.S.B. Card. The financial office is located in the central office and is open at lunch and after school. Please download your contract today and get your parents signature. You can only pay by cash or money order – sorry no checks. If you have any questions – please see Mr. Camacho in the A.S.B. room (146) at lunch.

Circle of Friends

Reminder, Circle of Friends meets every Wednesday in Room 447 in Science and Engineering. Your school lunch will be waiting. Interested members, come and make new friends, help include persons with disabilities on our campus, and earn community service hours. See you tomorrow!

Internship Position Available

The Joe & Vi Jacobs Center are looking for interns – students from Lincoln High School who are interested in the following career/academic areas: Marketing, Publicity, Sales, and Computers (word and excel programming) and clerical. The hours would be between 8am and 6pm Monday through Friday depending upon the student’s availability and our needs. It would be about 10-15 hours per week and we would sign off on their intern hours. Contact Max Zaker at (619) 527-6161 x153 for more info.

Teen Book Club

The Teen Book Club is part of the ASSETS after-school program and will meet
weekly in room 546 with Ms. Gray and I from 2:45-4:45. We are reading a
great selection of books chosen by students. All participants get FREE
BOOKS, delicious scones generously provided by Rebecca’s CoffeeHouse in
South Park and some cool field trip opportunities. Some English teachers are
even offering extra credit for joining.

Canned Food Drive Results

1st Place: Tiffany Howerton, RM 445 183.75 lbs
2nd Place: Eduardo Ochoa, RM 553 114.5 lbs
3rd Place: Omar Garcia, RM 405 67.75 lbs

Lincoln High School collected 1146 lbs and came in 4th place out of 13 high schools in the San Diego Unified School District. Prizes for the winning classes will be given the first week in Febraruy. Thank you to all that helped make a difference!

A Week and a Half TO GO!

Are you satisfied with your grades from the last progress report? If not, you have FOUR WEEKS until the end of the semester. NOW is the time to focus and take care of your classes. Remember, the grades you receive at the semester grade report are permanent and remain on your ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPT. After school tutoring is available in the LEARNING LABS on Monday – Thursday from 2:30p – 4:30p in Rooms 450 and 544.

Homecoming Court

We are having meetings every Wednesday during lunch in room 146. Bring your lunch and lets help make Lincoln and the community a better place!