The Class of 2018 selected Abby

Spaulding as their DAR (Daughters

of the American Revolution) Good

Citizen. After the faculty chose

three senior candidates, the senior

class voted for the student who

best exemplifies outstanding quali-

ties in leadership, dependability,

service, and patriotism. Congratu-

lations to Abby on this outstanding

honor. Abby’s parents are Sherie

and Jeffery Spaulding of Alma Center.

At school Abby is involved in FBLA, Yearbook, and

National Honor Society. Abby’s interests outside of

school are horseback riding, showing horses, and

reading. She also works part time training horses.

She plans to attend UW-River Falls for equine science

and then on to veterinarian school to become an

equine veterinarian.

Abigail Spaulding named DAR Good Citizen

Transportation Notes

**Please be aware that your school bus

drivers will do their best to arrive at your

child’s pick-up spot in a punctual manner.

However, with weather, slippery roads and

trains stopped over railroad crossings

busses may run a little later than normal.

Buses do run 50 minutes later on Mondays.

Please call the bus garage (964-5311, ext.

204) if your child is not riding as this will save

time and district money. Your patience

and consideration is greatly appreciated.

**We are currently accepting applications

for substitute bus drivers. Applications can

be picked up in the district office or found

on the school website under the District

tab.

Lincoln Schools: The Best Place To Learn

School District of Alma Center-Humbird-Merrillan

LINCOLN NEWSLETTER

February 2017 Edition

Open enrollment information is available on the district website: www.achm.k12.wi.us

OPEN ENROLLMENT 2018-2019 DATES

MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5-MONDAY, APRIL 30 (4:00PM)

Apply on-line at: http://dpi.wi.gov/sms/psctoc.html or you may request an applica-

tion from the Dept. of Public Instruction, Box 7841, Madison, WI 53707-7841. Paper ap-

plications must be delivered to the non-resident school district.

Open enrollment application dates are determined by state law. Applications sub-

mitted before or after these dates cannot be accepted. If your child is currently open

enrolled, you do not need to reapply.

Child Development Day Parents of children who are newborn to

four years old should be receiving materi-

als in the mail about Child Development

Day and 4K Registration in early

March. Child Development Day will be

held March 12. If you do not receive your

materials by March 5 please contact the

school.

No School for Students - Feb. 12 There will be no school for students on Monday,

February 12 due to Teacher Inservice.

From the Superintendent Page 2

From the Superintendent

I hope this newsletter finds you well. This is the

time of the year when the district begins to look at

the 2018-2019 budget so I wanted to provide you

with some updates that will impact our budget mov-

ing in to next year. As we have started to work with

our budget forecast model, one thing we do know is

that preliminary indications are that we will be

facing a deficit budget due to a couple of factors.

The first factor is that the district enrollment continues

to decline at a slow rate. Couple this with our con-

tinued decrease in state aid as a result in increased

property valuations, the end result is the projection

of a deficit budget. In regards to our declining en-

rollment, this is a trend that we are seeing through-

out the state of Wisconsin in rural schools. As far as

the increase in property valuation and its impact on

state aid, over the last 3 years we have seen a

decrease of approximately $150,000-$250,000 in

state aid each year as a result of the increase in

valuation. As I have explained in previous news-

letters and board meetings, our property valuations

throughout the district continue to increase. As a

result in the valuation increases, the district is looked

at as “property rich.” When you look to be

“property rich” the ending result is a decrease in

state aid the following year.

The good news regarding the district budget is

that there is some potential relief in sight. Governor

Walker has announced his support of new legislation

that is being proposed by Representative Nygren.

The new legislation is calling for an increase in sparsi-

ty aid for school districts in 2018-2019. Sparsity aid is

given to small, sparsely populated school districts.

Districts must have a membership of 745 or fewer

students and density of less than 10 pupils per square

mile of the district’s geographic area. The proposed

increase would result in increasing the current

amount of sparsity aid from $300 per student to $400

per student. If this piece of legislation were to pass, it

would result in an additional aid amount of approxi-

mately $57,000 for the Alma Center-Humbird-

Merrillan School District. Additionally, the bill in-

cludes in increase to the Low Revenue Ceiling from

$9,100 to $9,400 for the 2018-19 school year, with the

Low Revenue Ceiling rising by $100 per year thereaf-

ter up to $9,800 by the 2022-23 school year. Current-

ly school districts have revenue limits that are set.

This would allow those districts on the lower end of

the revenue limit ceiling to see some potential in-

creases over the next several years. While it would

not completely cover our anticipated deficit for the

upcoming school year, it would certainly help.

Superintendent (cont) If you have any questions regarding the district

budget or specifically the impact of the proposed

Sparsity Aid legislation, please feel free to call my of-

fice and I would gladly answer any questions you

may have.

Mr. Paul Fischer

Superintendent

Writer’s Workshop

The top fourth grade performers in "Writer's Work-

shop" for trimester one were (pictured left to right be-

low)Jacqueline Gill, Harmony Spurling, Serenity Dock-

erty, Lauren Rogstad, Ava Cummings and Isabelle

Huber. Great job girls! Thanks for working so hard on

your writing!

Elementary PBIS Lincoln Elementary recently held BUZZ award

breakfast on Thursday, January 18th. BUZZ awards

are our way to recognize students who have gone

above and beyond our normal PBIS expectations.

Thank you to Mrs. Madvig and Mrs. Torres from Black

River Country Bank for coming in to sponsor the event

and work with our students. What a great way to

build community partnerships!

Lincoln Elementary News Page 3

RED CROSS

BLOOD DRIVE

Wednesday, March 7

at Lincoln Jr/Sr High

Students and community members

may donate

from 12:30 - 5:00

Lincoln Jr/Sr High Commons

The drive will be held in the High School Commons. You may sign

up on line at redcrossblood.org . The support we receive from you,

the community members, is much appreciated.

Adult Water Aerobics… Adult Water Aerobics classes will be held on Febru-

ary 5, 19, and 26th and on March 5, 19, and 26.

Classes begin at 3:45 and go for one hour. The cost

is $3.00 per class. If you would like the lift chair for

ease getting into and out of the water, please

phone the high school office at 715-964-5311 so ar-

rangements can be made. Please use Door “A” to

enter the building. If school is cancelled there will

be NO aerobics that day. Contact Mary Mandigo

at 715-964-5311 if you have any questions.

Early Childhood Playgroup Children up to kindergarten age are welcome to

attend playgroup with an adult. When Play Group is

at Lincoln Elementary, adults accompanying the chil-

dren are required to stop in the school office to get a

visitor’s badge before going to the early childhood

classroom.

February Playgroup schedule:

February 5 - Humbird - Mentor Town Hall

February 12 - NO PLAYGROUP

February 19 - Merrillan - Elementary School

February 26 - Humbird - Mentor Town Hall

March 5 - Merrillan - Elementary School

March 12 - NO PLAYGROUP - Child Development Day

March 19 - Humbird - Mentor Town Hall

March 26 - Merrillan - Elementary School

Please contact Clara Hediger at 715-333-2911 if

you have questions.

Used Intsruments

Each year fifth graders start their journey through

the band program here at Lincoln. Many students

rent for the first months and then look for a used

instrument. If you are interested in selling or donating

an instrument, please contact the school. If you

need assistance in determining the value of your

instrument the band department can arrange to

have it evaluated. Please contact Mrs. Allison

Donaldson at 715-964-5311 for more information.

Elementary Family Library Night On Monday, December 4th we had over 60 par-

ents and students participate in our winter themed

Family Library Night. Families listened to a snowman

story, made a snowman craft, completed a snow-

man math game, and created their own story of

what they think snowmen do at night. Thanks to all

who attended. Lots of fun was had by all! The next

Family Library Night will be held on Monday, April 9.

Thank you! Grandma Pauline

Wallace makes the

students in Mrs. Com-

stock’s first grade class-

room a pair of mittens

with a hat or head

band each school

year. It is very fun to

watch the students get excited to pick out the pair

that is “just right” for them! Thank you Grandma

Pauline for keeping us warm!

Lincoln Elementary News Page 4

December Buzz Awards

Back Row (l to r): Everett LaBar, Ava Cummings, Uriel Escamilla,

Chase Reddy, Avian Gray, Zach Halvorson, Weston Bernt, Dea-

kin Calkins, Chloe McFarlane, Lydia Jacobson, Kloee Staszak.

Front Row (l to r): Emilee Konda, Nivea Miller, Owen Cummings,

Cloey Bell, Hunter Bauer, Bryce Arnold, Justice Freyre, Diego

Cortes-Medina, Avah Oldham, Bryce Laufenberg.

Everitt LaBar (6S): Everitt is always a respectful, re-

sponsible and safe student while playing Ga-Ga

ball. He plays fair, gets out when the ball hits him

and doesn’t sit on the pit when called out. Thank

you Everitt for following the rules of Ga-Ga ball!

Ava Cummings (4R): Ava is a positive role model,

and a natural leader in the classroom. She uses her

strengths and gifts to help others every single day.

She does this all in a kind and respectful way.

Thanks for being such a shining example and help-

er to everyone, Ava!

Chase Reddy (4R): Chase is always looking for ways

to make us smile, and help his classmates meet ex-

pectations. Without even being asked, he has tak-

en on the role of monitoring the volume level of the

class. He respectfully redirects his peers when nec-

essary. Thanks for bringing out the best here at Lin-

coln, Chase!

Zach Halvorson (6M): Zach is always pushing him-

self to do more than what is required and shows

great determination in reading and math when he

is faced with challenges. He also takes time at the

end of each day to make sure all the computers

are plugged in to be charged. This helps the whole

class! Thanks, Zach!

Westen Berndt (5R): Westen forgo his turn to come

back into the game and allowed another class-

mate to get back into the game who was sitting

out longer than him.

Westen Berndt and Deakin Calkins (5R): Westen

and Deakin helped Ms. Ross with a special project

she was working on. They took their own time with-

out being asked to do this. Way to go guys, your

kindness is noticed by many!

Chloe McFarlane (6M): Chloe is always doing her

best by modeling great learning habits for her Buzz Awards (continued)

classmates, is always a great listener, and takes on a

challenge with apositive attitude.

Lydia Jacobson (6M): Lydia shows responsibility in

class and out of class by being a positive role model

for her peers. She listens, follows directions, and uses

strategies from class that help her achieve. Keep up

the great work, Lydia!

Kloee Staszak (6S): Kloee always goes above and be-

yond on her math homework. She has even had

friends text a picture of the math sheet when forget-

ting her own at school. This “above and beyond”

mentality will come in handy in the future!

Emilee Konda (2L): Emilee was being a great role

model for her classmates. She exhibited how to be a

great listner. Awesome job, Emilee!

Cloey Bell (1C): Cloey was on the bus in the morning

and noticed a 5K boy had a bloody nose. She imme-

diately told the bus driver who then helped the 5K

student get things under control. Great job Cloey for

helping others in need!

Hunter Bauer (1C): Hunter displays excellent charac-

ter traits inside the classroom and outside the class-

room. He is a good friend to everyone and as a

teacher I know I can always count on him to be a

great role model for the class! Thank you, Hunter!

Justice Freyre (3P): Justice is a wonderful role model

for his classmates. He demonstrates how to be safe,

responsible, and respectful in all areas of the gym.

Diego-Cortes-Medina (2P): Diego saw that several

chairs were not put up at the end of the day. He put

them up without being asked. Thanks for lending a

helping hand, Diego!

Avah Oldham (2B): Was using kind words to compli-

ment another student’s work and was also giving him

encouragement at the same time!

Peer Nominated BUZZ Awards: Avian Gray (6M), Dea-

kin Calkins (5R), Uriel Escamilla (4H), Bryce Arnold (3S)

Nivia Miller (2L), Owen Cummings and Bryce Laufen-

Lincoln Elementary News Page 5

While the October conferences were for all stu-

dents and families, the format for the February Parent

-Teacher Conferences will be for a small amount of

students/families that teachers would like to meet

with. Parents of those students that staff would like to

meet with will be notified by email or phone call.

Conferences will be held Thursday, February 15 from

4:00 - 8:00 PM. If you have questions or are unable to

meet at the time specified in the invitation please

contact the school.

Parent-Teacher Conference Schedule

Thursday, February 15 from 4:00-8:00

Please read below for important information! The Elementary Christmas Store was a huge suc-

cess again this year. Elementary students pur-

chased and wrapped over 2000 gifts for their fami-

lies during the 2nd Annual Christmas Store. Volun-

teers assisted the students in selecting the perfect

gifts for their family and helping the students wrap

the gifts. All items gad been donated by members

of our communities. Thank you to all the families who

donated items, gifts bags, and their time to volun-

teer.

As you are opening gifts this holiday season,

please set aside gift bags and tissue paper and from

them off at the elementary school. Also please con-

sider donating lightly used items. The following are

what we have found to be top purchased items:

Toys and stuffed animals

Games

Holiday decorations and ornaments

Bath and body products

Hats, scarves, mittens, gloves, and baseball caps

Picture frames and decorations, especially out-

door scenes, fishing, hunting,

Coffee mugs

Ties

Anything Motorsports, cars, sports, fishing, or

hunting related

We desperately need dad gifts and gifts for pre-

teen and teenage boys. We will accept items

all year.

Thank-you,

Lincoln Elementary- Parent Involvement Committee

Elementary Christmas Store

4K Thanksgiving Breakfast Ms. Hediger's 4K class gsve Thanks with a Thanks-

giving breakfast with families.

Acts of Kindness

Mrs. Klimeks 3rd grade reading group completed

25 acts of kindness for the month of December. Lylah

Olson from Mrs. Seichters room read to Mrs. Liens sec-

ond grade class for one of her kind acts.

Lincoln Elementary and Jr./Sr. High News

Upcoming Bruce Mound Activities

February 8 - 5th & 6th grade ski/tubing trip

February 8 - 7th & 8th grade ski/tubing trip

Red & Black Week

Red & Black Week will take place the week of

February 5– 9 at the high school. There are many

fun activities, dress-up days and more planned for a

fun filled week. Be sure to watch the March News-

letter for pictures!

Mentor Program

Every month a group of Lincoln High School Nation-

al Honor Society members travels to the elementary to

do a fun activity and eat lunch with a group of ele-

mentary students. Students from both buildings really

enjoy the time they get to spend together!

Young Scientists Mrs. Zinn’s 2nd Grade class experimented with

states of matter during Fun Friday STEM Activi-

ties. They have been studying solids, liquids, and

gases in a recent science unit. During this experi-

ment students mixed a liquid with a solid. They

were surprised and excited when the gas they pro-

duced blew up the balloons!

Third and Fourth Grade group. Front (l to r): Reighlynn Larsen, Brian

Miller, Macyn Madley, Tegan Riva, Justice Freyre, Sam Olson, and

June Brown. Middle (l to r): Evan Valentino, Kylie Novak, Landen

Forsting, and MacKenzie Vetterkind. Back (l to r): Gavin Janke,

Jennifer Escamilla, Kelsi Parker, Paige Sheffer, Natalie Fischer,

Macaid Stanley, and Mary Hinchcliff.

Fifth and Sixth Grade group. Front (l to r): Avian Gray, Aiden Strosin,

Heziki Littlebird, Angelina Decorah, Violet Carpenter, Leticia

Godinez-Miles. Back (l to r): Emelia Rogers, William Pierson, Tori

Johnson, Ian Hoge, Madison Shramek, Qiana Comstock, Marena

Reich. Not pictured: Sage Fee, Jasmine Brown, Abby Spaulding.

Back row (l to r): Nick Drake, Samantha Menning, Kyra Bue, Zoie

Scholze, Ben Everitt, Conor Iverson, Eastyn LeBar, Luis Cruz

Front row (l to r): Diego Cortes-Medina, Sean Stetzer, Kaia Ja-

cobson, Ava Hoffman, Kami Staszak, Hunter Staszak, Gilbert

Winchell

Winter Break Reading Challenge Students at both Lincoln Elementary School and

Lincoln Jr/Sr High School had the opportunity to

participate in the Winter Break Reading Challenge.

There were options for students to read different

kinds of books, magazines, and newspapers. They

could also do fun things like play a board game,

reading in the bathtub without water, visit the pub-

lic library, or read to a pet or stuffed animal. Some

families even sent in pictures of students participat-

ing. At the Elementary, about 95 students took part

in the activity and got a free book and pizza cou-

pon. The High School had 8 students who read and

had a pizza party, got gift cards, and two students

won a Nook eReader. Congratulations readers!

Lincoln Jr./Sr. High News Page 7

November Students of the Month

Pictured top: 7th grade - Calysta Hawkins-Luken, 8th

grade - Giovanni Freyre, 9th grade - Cristofer Anguiano,

10th grade - Sierra Mayer, 11th grade - Taylor Buhl, 12th

grade - Mitchell Olson.

Hunter’s Safety Course Offered in March The Hunter’s Safety 16 hour course will once again

be offered at Lincoln High School. The first class and

registration will be held on Thursday March 22 from 6-9

PM. There is a $10 registration fee due at registration.

All classes after the first one will be from 6:30-9:00 PM

and will be held on March 26, 27, 29, April 2 and 3.

Classes will meet in the High School Commons.

Please call Dave Durni 715-492-0711 with any ques-

tions.

Students must have a DNR customer number be-

fore registering for the class. You may get a number

by calling 1-888-936-7463 or by visiting the WI DNR Ser-

vice Center at Black River Falls. After you get your

DNR customer number, register for your class by call-

ing the high school office at 964-5311 and giving your

name and DNR number.

December Students of the Month

Pictured top: 7th grade - Gabe Chandler, 8th grade -

McKenzie Johnson, 9th grade - Jacquelyn Paul, 10th

grade - Ethan Breheim, 11th grade - Cade Reich, 12th

grade - Ryan Parker.

Phy. Ed Fun! On Wednesday, January 17 Officer Pigman from

the Wisconsin National Guard brought in an obstacle

course for the junior and senior high physical educa-

tion classes. Students had a fun time participating!

Lincoln Junior/Senior High News Page 8

Spotlight on FCCLA Projects Chain of Friendship

Second grade is building a chain, a chain of friend-

ship! For her FCCLA project, Faith Pozega is visiting

second grade class rooms at Lincoln Elementary.

Through brainstorming activities and coloring projects,

Faith helped the students review how to be a friend

and what to look for in a friend. As a reminder of

what friendship is, students pledged to be a good

friend to everyone and made a paper chain of friend-

ship with their names on it.

FFA Activities The Lincoln Ag dept. went to CVTC's Energy Edu-

cation Center in December for a tour and breakout

sessions with transcripted credit instructors. Lincoln

offered 3 transcripted credits this year, Intro to Ani-

mal Science, Intro to Plant Science, and Intro to Hor-

ticulture. The Lincoln classes that attended were

Animal Science, Food Science, Intro to Horticulture,

Intro to Plant Science, and The Great Outdoors and

Plants; 25 students in total. The horticulture group

was able to do some propagation to take home,

and to watch CVTC students build evergreen cen-

terpieces. The plant science group evaluated de-

sired crop varieties based on scenarios, looked at

UAVs, and created a soil sampling map. The animal

science group identified calf parts, common tools,

practiced with a breeding box, and did CMT

(California mastitis test) tests on 4 samples of milk. It

was a great opportunity for students! Special thanks

to Susan Frame - Horticulure Instructor, Brent Chris-

tianson - Agronomy Instructor, Adam Zweifelhoffer

and Sarah - Animal Science Instructors, and Adam

Whalin - Dean of the Energy Education Center for

their time, partnerships, and dedication to students!

Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday

February 12, 1809

Driver’s Ed Class Steer Right Driving Academy will be holding Drivers

Ed classes during the month of March at Lincoln High

School. Classes will start on Wednesday, March 7

and will run from 6:30 - 8:30 PM. Classes run week-

days for 3 weeks and will end on Tuesday, March 27.

Please contact Grant Allen at 715-896-0507 to enroll.

Jackson County Transition Fair: Planning for

Life After High School Date and Time: February 19, 2018 5:00-7:00

Event Place: Black River Falls Middle School

Event Address: 1202 Pierce St., Black River Fall, WI

RSVP BY FEBRUARY 5, 2018

This event is for families of students in grades 7-12

with an IEP or 504 plan who live in Jackson County.

There will be a presentation between 5:00-5:30 from

the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, West-

ern Technical College, and the Aging and Disability

Resource Center. Following the presentation, there

will be a free spaghetti dinner and a vendor fair until

7:00.

If you plan to attend, please call or email Kris

Dubiel by February 5, 2018, so we have enough food

for all attendees. Please call Kris Dubiel at Lincoln

Jr/Sr. High School with questions. (715) 964-5311 ext

241 or kris_dubiel@achm.k12.wi.us

Left (l to r): Matthew

Kelly, Jacquelyn Paul,

and Kadynce Zimbauer.

Right (l to r):

Donovan Bellah,

Aaron Parker,

Olivia Pfaff, Eliza-

beth Prindle, and

McKena Zimbauer

Right (l to r): Tyler

Shoemaker, Jazmin

Medina, Reighlynn

Larsen, and CVTC

Instructor.

Lincoln Junior/Senior High News Page 9

February 2018 Edition

January 30, 2018

Paul Fischer…...………………..…….... Superintendent

Glenda Morgan.…..……….....….Jr/Sr High Principal

Brad Rogers…..…….……..…....Elementary Principal

Mickie Theiler.…….......………….......Editor/Layout

Mary Seichter….………………...…………....Distribution

Phone…….………………...……...…..……(715) 964-5311

Lincoln Newsletter

Lincoln Junior/Senior High School 2nd Quarter Honor Roll 2017-2018

GRADE 12

ALL A’S

Natalie Fischer

Sam Mikel

Abigail Spaulding

A AVERAGE

Everestt Bandell

Erik Estrada-Olvera

Callie Frey

Cassidy Huber

Fawn Lloyd

Mitchell Olson

Madison Shramek

B AVERAGE

Miguel Barrios

Daniela Gorostieta

Mary Hinchcliff

Rebecca Nerby

Madison Shay

Spencer Tollefson

GRADE 11

ALL A’s

Ian Hoge

Victoria Johnson

Marena Reich

Emma Rogers

Macaid Stanley

A AVERAGE

Qiana Comstock

Nathaniel Lehrke

Reighlynn Larsen

Kelsi Parker

Paige Sheffer

B AVERAGE

Taylor Buhl

McKenzie Eliason

Dylan Frey

Hallie Miller

Cade Reich

GRADE 10

ALL A’s

Emma Fischer

Elizabeth Stanley

Austyn Zinn

A AVERAGE

Elizabeth

Gottschalk

Mackensi Janke

Sadie King

Catherine Langan

Sierra Mayer

Karissa Staszak

Elise Theiler

B AVERAGE

Elizabeth

Gottschalk

Mackensi Janke

Sadie King

Catherine Langan

Sierra Mayer

Karissa Staszak

Elise Theiler

GRADE 9

ALL A’S

Jack Anderson

Logan Brown

Teria Brown

Jonathan Jaime

Teaghan Knutson

Clayton Madvig

Jackson Mikel

Jacquelyn Paul

Elizabeth Prindle

Jacob Ross

A AVERAGE

Ethan Glosky

Molly Johnson

Nathan Morgan-

Shimmin

Faith Risch

Jasmine Sanchez

Ximena Lopez

B AVERAGE

Isabelle Aguilar

Cris Anguiano

Mason Berg

Shane Buhl

Jaxsen Comstock

Alicia Escamilla

Blake Hansen

Ashley Holmgreen

Uriel Jaime

Aaron Parker Dominic Rombalski

GRADE 8

ALL A’S

Isabelle Aguilar

Cristofer Anguiano

Mason Berg

Shane Buhl

Jaxsen Comstock

Alicia Escamilla

Blake Hansen

Ashley Holmgreen

Uriel Jaime

Aaron Parker

Dominic Rombalski

A AVERAGE

Trystyn Hoffman

Evan Jacobs

McKenzie Johnson

Lily Nichols

Ayla Swallow

B AVERAGE

Ayden Ehlen

Sabrina Gray

Isabella Heredia

Cole Howard

McKenna Jarrett

Macy Johnson

Gunnar Lahodik

Saige Madland

Kaden Marg

Dakota Martin

Boe Risch

Jaden Rowekamp

Kaitlyn Stanton

Erikka Thomas

Trenton Tondola

GRADE 7

ALL A’S

Isaiah Berndt

Miah Breheim

Emily Frey

Faith Gjerseth

Ruby Paul

Alida Sexton

Sada Stanley

A AVERAGE

Liza Cummings

Ericka Cortes-

Medina

Lillian Dockerty

Austin Laufenberg

Nathan Olson

Polly Pierson

Sarah Werre

B AVERAGE

Dillon Berger

Raul Escamilla

Kevin Estrada-

Olvera

Xitlaly Flores

Calysta Hawkins-

Luken

Tianna Hoffman

Landon Huling

Sierra McFarlane

Jr/Sr High Solo-Ensemble Participants

Back Row (l to r): Lily Nichols, Calysta Hawkins-Luken, Ericka Cortes-

Medina, Sarah Werre, Alida Sexton, Sierra McFarlane, Giovanni

Freyre, Cole Howard. Front Row (l tor): Sada Stanley, Sadie

Schmidt, Trystyn Hoffman, Isabella Heredia, Ruby Paul, Polly Pierson

Lincoln Junior/Senior High Counseling Page 10

Lincoln General Scholarship

Application Available Seniors who wish to be considered for ANY schol-

arship which the Lincoln Scholarship Committee

determines must complete the LHS local scholarship

application by April 13th. A listing of scholarships

determined by this form can be found on the schol-

arship web page directly from the ACHM

homepage starting in mid February.

Individual Planning Conferences 10th grade conferences are finished and Mrs.

Schulte will be starting to send letters home in late

February to 11th grade parents for conferences be-

ginning in March. All 11th grade parents will receive

a letter indicating their assigned conference time. If

there is a conflict with your scheduled time, Mrs.

Schulte asks that you contact the counseling office

to schedule a different time/day.

Youth Options-Earning College Credit in

High School Wisconsin's Youth Options program allows public

high school juniors and seniors who meet certain re-

quirements to take post-secondary courses at a UW

institution, a Wisconsin technical college, one of the

state's participating private nonprofit institutions of

higher education, or tribally-controlled colleges.

Approved courses count toward high school grad-

uation and college credit. Students wishing to take

classes that qualify for the Youth Options Program

must notify the school board by October 1st for

spring semester and March 1st for the fall semester.

Students must fill out both the DPI Youth Options

form and LHS form. Under Youth Options, a student

does not pay for a college course if the school

board determines the course qualifies for high

school credit and is not comparable to a course al-

ready offered in the school district. If approved by

the school board, the student can receive both high

school and college credit upon successful comple-

tion of the course. A student who successfully com-

pletes their high school graduation requirements

earns a high school diploma regardless of whether

the requirements were met while attending a high

school or college. The student will be responsible for

payment of the course if it is for post-secondary

credit only and/or the student receives a grade of

lower than an 82% (C). For more information, please

call Shannon Schulte at 964-5311, x213.

ASVAB Testing

All juniors took the ASVAB Career Exploration Pro-

gram aptitude test on January 25th. These scores will

not be reported to the military without parent permis-

sion. If you would like more information or a permis-

sion slip to release scores, please contact Mrs.

Schulte.

Statewide ACT Test-11th Grade

In accordance with state testing requirements, all

Lincoln juniors will be taking the ACT (free of charge)

on Tuesday, February 27th 2018. This exam will take

place at school during the school day. Students

should put forth their best effort on this exam as it can

be used as an official score for both two and four-

year college options. Students must arrive to school

on time to start the test. After testing is completed,

juniors with a signed permission slip by a parent/

guardian may leave school for the remainder of the

day. Transportation will not be provided at that

time. On February 28th, all juniors will take the ACT

WorkKeys assessment, which measures foundational

work skills essential to career success. Students will

remain in school after the WorkKeys assessment. If

students are absent on either February 27th or 28th

the state mandated make up testing dates are

March 20th and 21st. Please visit http://dpi.wi.gov/

assessment/parent-info for more information and re-

sources.

Course Registration Week is February 5th All students in grades 7-11 will register for junior high

or high school classes the week of February 7th in the

computer lab with their English classes and Mrs.

Schulte. Students will be required to bring home a

copy of their course registration and have a parent

sign it. Course registration sheets should be returned

to their English teachers. The updated Course Guide

may be found on the school website starting on Janu-

ary 30th. If you have any questions about course

selections, please contact Mrs. Schulte at 715-964-

5311, x213 or shannon_schulte@achm.k12.wi.us

Graduation

Graduation will be held on Friday, May 25 at 7 PM.

The last day of classes for seniors is on Wednesday,

May 23 with graduation practice being held on Thurs-

day. The Senior Breakfast and Awards Ceremony will

be held on Monday, May 21.

Lincoln Junior/Senior High News Page

1st Semester Perfect Attendance

SENIORS

Chance Boettcher

Ryan Parker

Spencer Tollefson

JUNIORS

Victoria Johnson

Fernando Sandoval

Macaid Stanley

SOPHOMORES

Tristyn Barton

Emma Fischer

Elizabeth Gottschalk

Nathan Holmgreen

Mackensi Janke

Catherine Langan

Justin Rowekamp

Darian Tempski

Elise Theiler

Kadynce Zimbauer

FRESHMEN

Jack Anderson

Logan Brown

Ashley Holmgreen

Jonathan Jaime

Kyle Kvistad

FRESHMAN (CONT)

Aaron Parker

Jacquelyn Paul

Victor Ruzic

Jasmine Sanchez

Julia Stanton*

8TH GRADE

Ayden Ehlen

Giovanni Freyre

Trystyn Hoffman

Gunnar Lahodik

Jaden Rowekamp

Alya Swallow

7TH GRADE

Kevin Estrada

Deziree Johnson

Dylan Karr

Lacey LaBar

Sierra McFarlane

Ruby Paul

McKenna Powers

Alida Sexton

Sada Stanley

Madison Tollefson

Adrianna Wagner

Youth Apprentice Opportunities Get paid to receive school credit and on the job

experience during the school day! Wisconsin’s Youth

Apprenticeship program, sponsored by the Depart-

ment of Workforce Development, integrates school-

based and work-based learning to provide students

with employability and occupational skills. Students

are taught by qualified teachers and skilled work site

mentors to prepare for careers while still in high

school, developing the technical and specific job

skills required by Wisconsin industries. Youth Appren-

ticeship is a year-long program open to juniors and

seniors. You will work with Mrs. Esser, our YA Coordina-

tor, to get a local job site lined up in your chosen ca-

reer field. If you have any questions, or if you are inter-

ested in this opportunity for next year, please contact

Mrs. Esser at stephanie_esser@achm.k12.wi.us or by

calling the high school at 715-964-5311.

High School Quiz Bowl 2017 proved to be a very exciting year for the

high school quiz bowl team. This was our second

year competing in the high school quiz bowl com-

petition that is put on by CESA 10.

The junior varsity team (Jackson Mikel, Cade

Reich, Austyn Zinn, Lance Mikel, and Jake Ross)

went undefeated during the regular season. They

beat Osseo-Fairchild during the semifinal match with

a score of 180-130. During the final round they took

on GET and won with a score of 160-60 to make

them the junior varsity champions!

The varsity team (Sam Mikel, Emma Rogers, Wil-

liam Pierson, Victoria Johnson, and Marena Reich)

went 8 and 3 during the regular season. They won

their semifinal match against Stratford with a score

of 110 -70. During the championship round the score

was very tight throughout the whole contest and

tied at half-time. Alma Center ended up losing the

exciting match to Athens by a score of 110-100. The

varsity team had to settle for runner-up honors this

year. Sam Mikel was named to the All-Tournament

Quiz Bowl Team.

Back row (l to r): Nancy Mikel-Quiz Bowl Advisor, Marena Reich,

Emma Rogers, Victoria Johnson, and Sam Mikel. Front row (l to r):

Jackson Mikel, Lance Mikel, Jacob Ross, Cade Reich, and Austyn

Zinn. Missing from photo: William Pierson.

School District of Alma Center-Humbird-Merrillan Alma Center, WI 54611

FORWARDING SERVICE REQUESTED

TO:

MID-WINTER CONCERTS

JR/SR HIGH BAND Monday, March 5

7 PM

JR/SR HIGH CHOIR Tuesday, March 6

7 PM

Hall Of Fame Induction

On Friday, February 9th the Lincoln High School girls

basketball team take on the Eleva-Strum Cardinals. That

evening we will be inducting four new members into the

Lincoln High School Hall of Fame. The induction will take

place prior to the warm ups for the varsity game which

will be approximately 7:00 p.m. This years inductees in-

clude David Hayden, Tom Hayden, David Amidon, and

Ray Ransom. Please come out and recognize their great

accomplishments as Lincoln athletes as they are induct-

ed into the Lincoln High School Hall of Fame.

Spaghetti Supper

Junior Class Prom Fundraiser

When: Monday, March 5 from 5-7 PM

Where: Lincoln Jr/Sr High School Commons

Cost: Adults $8 in advance, $10 at the door

Kids age 3-12 $6 in advance, $8 at the door

Kids age 0-2 are free