Lincoln High School Patriot Press
April 2024 Newsletter
Important Days to Know
April
March 29th - April 1st - No School, Spring Break
April 3rd - State Testing and Career Day
April 4th - State Testing and Study Hall
April 4th - Spring Academic Awards, Auditorium, 6:00 PM
April 5th - State Testing and JA Day
April 8th - Senior Cap & Gown Delivery Day, Auditorium Foyer, 7:30 AM to 3:30 PM
April 13th - ACT
April 26th - Deadline to order Yearbook
April 27th - Grand March, LHS Cafeteria, 5:00 - 6:00 PM
April 27th - Prom, El Riad Shrine, 8:00 - 11:00 PM
April 30th - Patriot Pride Assembly, LHS Main Gym
May
May 2nd - 8th Grade Students Visit LHS, starting at 9:30 AM
May 4th - SAT
May 6th - May 17th - AP Testing
May 19th - LHS Graduation, Arena, 11:00 AM
May 22nd - 23rd - Semester Tests (change due to snow days)
May 23rd - Last Day of School (change due to snow days)
May 24th - Teacher Work Day (change due to snow days)
Notes from Dr. Raeder
Welcome to 4th quarter! Although summer is in sight, we must encourage our students to finish the year strong and focused. Spring has a natural excitement with it that sometimes makes attending to the matters of school less of a priority. We are here for your students and truly want the very best for them; any extra effort they give during those last weeks will benefit them. To do this, your student may need to spend time before or after class or during WIN time to ensure they do their very best work for the last weeks of this school year.
State testing will begin in April. Juniors are the only class completing the test on April 3, 4, 5. Freshmen and sophomores will have activities they will be involved with during testing times on those days. Seniors will report to LHS later in the morning. The schedule is posted below. Seniors will have the opportunity to come in during testing times on April 4 starting at 8:20 to complete make-up work or receive help from teachers.
There is a Junior Testing Incentive. A student may earn exemption from semester tests during their senior year if they meet the following criteria:
Earn an Advanced or Proficient status (level 3 or level 4) on the South Dakota Summative Assessment taken in their junior year OR improve their performance on the South Dakota Summative Assessment from their 8th-grade year. -- AND -- Maintain a 70% - “C” or higher in the class(es) they wish to be exempt from taking the semester test.
Best of luck to all the juniors who will be testing!
Junior State Testing 2024
State testing will begin April 3, 4, and April 5th. Juniors will be involved with testing in their Ad Rooms. Freshmen and sophomores will be participating in planned activities during the time in which our juniors are testing. Seniors will need to report to LHS starting at the times listed below the schedule, except for those seniors who attend CTE blocks 1, 2 or 3, they will be reporting to those classes at the regular time(s) every day. Best of luck to all the juniors who will be testing!
Additional Testing Information:
Seniors:
Seniors will need to report to school starting at the times listed below except for those seniors who attend CTE blocks 1, 2 or 3, they will be reporting to those classes at the regular time(s) every day.
April 3 - Seniors will report by 11:43 AM
April 4 - Seniors have the option to report at 8:20 AM to complete make-up-work or receive help from teachers; or report by 11:43 AM
April 5 - Seniors will report by 10:48 AM
CTE classes during testing:
April 3- CTE Students – only seniors attend 1st and 2nd block as usual; all grades can either attend 3rd block or attend LHS classes.
April 4 - CTE Students – grades 9/10/12 – attend 1st and 2nd block as usual; all grades attend 3rd block as usual.
April 5 - CTE Students – only seniors attend 1st and 2nd block as usual; all grades can either attend 3rd block or attend LHS classes.
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Hop into Lincoln High School and join us for the spring musical, A Year with Frog and Toad. Get ready for ribbiting performances, infectious tunes, and a lesson or two about the true meaning of friendship. You won't want to miss this adventure with amphibians and friends!
To purchase tickets online, click on the link below:
SALSA is for Everyone!
Want to get involved? Not sure where to start? Come join SALSA (Serve And Learn Student Association) as a great way to connect with opportunities to serve your community! SALSA allows you got get involved through volunteerism, meet new friends, explore careers, gain leadership experience, earn volunteer hours for scholarship applications, and make a difference in their community. Missed the first few meetings? No worries come to the upcoming meeting! This next meeting we will work on various projects for Girl Scouts and learn more about our next large group volunteer outing, Feeding SD session 2 April 1, and serving at the Banquet-Downtown on April 11 otherwise known as a SALSA-Wide Event, and other great individual opportunities!
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No cooking tonight! Both Pancheros locations will donate 30% of all sales from 5-8pm, April 2nd, to the LHS Girls Golf Team. Make sure to mention LHS with any order.
CHICK N MAX Give Back Night, Tuesday, April 9th from 4-9pm. Mention LHS on any dine in, drive thru or carry out and 25% of your order will be donated to the LHS Senior Party.
Order your prom flowers from any Hy-Vee and make sure you mention LHS. Hy-Vee will donate 10% of your purchase back to the LHS Senior Party.
The Mattress and More Fundraiser at John Harris Elementary, Saturday, May 4th from 10am-4pm. 25+ mattresses will be on display, all sizes & types available. Every purchase benefits the LHS Band.
EVEREVE Fashion Fundraiser, Thursday, April 25th from 10am to 8pm. 15% of all purchases will be donated to the Lincoln Senior Party.
PROM Information
Click on the link below and watch LHS graduation live
2024 Senior Class Party Tickets are $60.
This year there will be several options to purchase a ticket:
1. PayPal— Visit https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=EU2UTCBKYMFMS
2. Check—Payable to LHS Class of 2024, attach to registration form and deliver to Student Services.
3. Cash— Deliver registration form and cash to Andrew Finch in Student Services
4. Venmo— @Shannon-VanBuskirk-5 https://venmo.com/code?user_id=3955022563903536133
Please put the student's first and last name in the details.
Ticket scholarships available, please contact your guidance counselor for additional information
Click Below for the Registration Form and Information:
President's Education Award and Regents' Scholar Recipients Listing
April – Career and Post-Secondary Planning
9th Grade:
- Attend Career Day April 3rd to tour and learn about CTE coursework.
- Attend SD Week of Work during the week of April 8-12 for job shadows, industry tours, and other business-classroom connections. https://weekofwork.sd.gov/
10th Grade:
- Attend Career Day April 3rd and learn about post-secondary education options.
- Attend SD Week of Work during the week of April 8-12 for job shadows, industry tours, and other business-classroom connections. https://weekofwork.sd.gov/
11th Grade:
- Attend Career Day April 3rd for a Post-Secondary Planning Fair
- Complete English, Math, and Science State Testing – work hard on the test as scores can be used for college placement in Math/English coursework.
- Attend SD Week of Work during the week of April 8-12 for job shadows, industry tours, and other business-classroom connections. https://weekofwork.sd.gov/
12th Grade:
Review your Award Letter/Financial Aid Packages- grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study programs. Accept or reject all or part of the award package (may be delayed this year due to the new FAFSA form).
- Attend SD Week of Work during the week of April 8-12 for job shadows, industry tours, and other business-classroom connections. https://weekofwork.sd.gov/