STAFF SPOTLIGHT 馃専 Meet Kati Stauffer, teacher at Park Middle School. For Kati, teaching is about creating a classroom where students can learn, grow and have fun along the way. Read more in her Q&A. #LPSProud#LPSStaffSpotlight聽
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馃Л Help your student choose their future!聽
LPS Focus Programs offer a customized high school experience rooted in connection & opportunity. Explore how at our fall info night.
SAVE THE DATE:
馃棑 Oct. 8 | 6 - 8 p.m.
馃搷Lincoln Northwest High School
Open to grades 8 -11.
Good morning, LPS! Our #MondayMotivation quotes this month continue to center around hope & encouragement, as Sept. is Suicide Prevention Month. Our clear, blue morning may be a little cloudy today, but the sentiment of this week's message stands: better days are ahead!
#LPSCares
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Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps students are gaining lifelong skills by serving as student mentors! Four cadets are sharpening their leadership talents through activities like color guard presentations.
Learn more: lps.org/article/3138473#LPSProud
ALT Two patches sewn onto the sleeve of an Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet. The top patch shows a United States flag. The bottom circular patch is the Lincoln unit's logo. It has the words Integrity, Service and Excellence on the perimeter and NE-20091 in the picture. Pictures of an oil lamp and the letter 'N' with a rocket soaring through it are also in the center of the patch.
STAFF SPOTLIGHT 馃専 Meet Alyssa Gardner, AVID teacher at Northwest High School. Alyssa was once an LPS student herself, and she now gets to give back through her work as an educator. Read more in her Q&A. #LPSProud#LPSStaffSpotlight聽
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Two seniors in the @LPSScienceFocus Program are making a difference with their capstone research projects by discovering ways to protect the endangered Salt Creek tiger beetle in local saline wetlands.
Learn more about their work in this story: lps.org/article/3134568#LPSProud
ALT A closeup view of two burrows that Salt Creek tiger beetles have made in a dry lakebed at Arbor Lake. They are located under a portable grid.
ALT A Science Focus Program senior uses a pen to write notes about the location of Salt Creek tiger beetle burrows. She is facing left to right and is holding a metal clipboard and box with her left hand.
ALT A Salt Creek tiger beetle walks on the dusty surface of a dry lakebed in Arbor Lake. It is heading toward shelter in several stalks of dried-up plants.
September is #SuicidePreventionMonth. This month, we want to spread the message of hope to everyone, and ask you to do the same! Bring hope to others, share hope with others, give hope to others, and remind them they are not alone. #LPSCares
Students at The Career Academy are benefiting from a strong heartbeat of academic options through the health sciences pathway! By learning how to save lives in the EMT course, this pathway is preparing current students for future success.
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ALT Five students listen to an instructor talk about techniques for unloading a stretcher from an ambulance in their emergency medical technician class. The instructor is standing next to the back door of an ambulance station that is in a classroom at Southeast Community College.
Nebraska Business Focus Program students are benefiting from Eric Thompson鈥檚 economics expertise this semester! The University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor is co-teaching a Macro Economics class to more than 30 Grizzlies. Read more: lps.org/article/3119701#LPSProud
ALT A man stands at the front of a classroom, pointing to a whiteboard with a projector screen that is titled "Shifting the Demand Curve".
Our #MondayMotivation for Sept. center around #SuicidePreventionMonth, offering hope & encouragement. Asking for help is the strongest thing you can do, whether it's connecting with a school counselor/social worker, family, friends or the Nat'l Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988.
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Meet Focus Program Feature Scholar, Emilio. The sophomore鈥檚 love for animals and desire to foster deeper connections with like-minded learners led him to @lpssciencefocus.
Read Emilio's Q&A to learn more: trst.in/35ihNW
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ALT Science Focus Program Sophomore Emilio says "What I like most about the Science Focus Program is that you never have to be alone because someone will always be there supporting you, whether it's a student or a staff member."
Today, we honor the victims of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and the first responders who rushed to help both on that day and in the aftermath. Even though a quarter of a century has now passed, we will never forget. 馃嚭馃嚫 #911Remembrance#NeverForget
ALT Twin Towers of the World Trade Center with text "25 Years Later Never Forget" against a blue sky.
馃専 STAFF SPOTLIGHT: Meet Maira Delgado Mendez, associate principal at Lincoln High School. Maira wanted to work in a diverse community where she could support students and families. She found that at LHS. Read her Q&A. #LPSProud#LPSStaffSpotlighttrst.in/fuyIcP
Aviation and Technical Education Focus Program students are using high-tech machines to fly into successful futures! Thirteen flight simulators are helping them gain knowledge they will need to become pilots. Learn more about their experiences: lps.org/article/3112842#LPSProud
Students may not have been in class today, but there was still plenty of learning happening throughout our buildings! LPS staff came together across the school district for professional learning, fostering connection, growth, teamwork and belonging. #LPSProud
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ALT A group of four staff members sit around a circular table, building a structure with LEGOs
ALT A woman stands at the front of large room speaking into a microphone
ALT Groups of staff members sit at circular tables in a cafeteria
How about some #MondayMotivation on a Tuesday?! As September is Suicide Prevention Month, we're using our Monday Motivation quotes to spread hope & encouragement. Share this with anyone who might need a reminder that there is still so much joy to be found in the world #LPSCares
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REMINDER: There will be no classes Monday, Sept. 7 and Tuesday, Sept. 8. All LPS buildings will be closed Sept. 7 and Sept. 8 is a professional learning/planning day. #LPSProud
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STAFF SPOTLIGHT 馃専 Meet Jodi Alva, teacher at Scott Middle School. From speech-language pathology to reading intervention, Jodi has found new ways to support students throughout her career at LPS. Read more in her Q&A. #LPSProud#LPSStaffSpotlight聽
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LPS English Language Arts teachers gathered for a professional learning event lead by two pillars of the international literacy community, Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey.
Learn how this professional learning opportunity will benefit LPS students: lps.org/article/3094899#LPSProud
ALT From left, distinguished literacy researchers Nancy Frey and Doug Fisher present to Lincoln Public Schools teachers at Standing Bear High School. The lefthand image of the collage shows Nancy speaking to teachers at a breakout session. She is holding her hands in front of her to emphasize a point. The righthand image shows Doug Fisher speaking to a separate breakout session in a classroom. He is facing right to left.