School Starts Today, 9/2
Dear families,
We are excited to be welcoming our students back to school on today, September 2nd! As we transition back to school, we wanted to share a few reminders from our Start of School Newsletter to help you and your student feel successful on the first day of school. You can find all the information you need in our start-of-school newsletter.
First Day Special Bell Schedule
We will be running a special Lynx Crew morning for our 9th graders on our first day of school (please see below if you are a new student in the 10th, 11th and 12th grades for some special programming for you also). Our 9th grade students will arrive to Lincoln starting at 8:30AM to participate in programming and orientation with their Lynx Crew Leaders. Students can enter through the historic entrance along Interlake. Students wanting a quieter entrance can come through the main entrance. Lunch will be on campus (9th grade students cannot leave campus on the first day of school). Returning students in 10th, 11th, 12th grade will begin their day at 12:30 for school lunch and classes will begin at 1:15. The schedule for the day is as follows:
Morning schedule (9th grade only)
8:30 – Doors open for 9th graders
8:50 – 11:35 9th grade orientation activities with Lynx Crew
11:30 – 12:15 9th grade on campus lunch (bring lunch or plan for school lunch)
12:20-1:10: 9th grade assembly with Lynx Crew
Afternoon schedule (all grades)
12:40 – 1:10 10th/11th/12th Lunch
1:15 – 1:35 1st period
1:40 – 2:00 2nd period
2:05 – 2:25 3rd period
2:30 – 2:50 4th period
2:55 – 3:15 5th period
3:20 – 3:40 6th period
Welcoming our new 10th, 11th, and 12th graders on the first day of school
Our Student Ambassador Program (SAP) is hosting a special orientation for new 10th, 11th and 12th grade students on the first day of school. New 10th, 11th and 12th grade students should arrive at 10:30AM. New transfer students can enter through the Historic Entrance (which is the big one up the stairs with an arch that is not glass). Our Student Ambassadors will meet you and take you to our meeting spot in the Multi-Purpose Room. We will go through the school’s resources and give transfer students a tour of the school. At the end they will be paired with a student ambassador (a student at Lincoln) who will be a direct contact if they have any questions. Students do not need to bring lunch on their first day as free pizza will be provided, there will be a gluten-free option as well. After lunch, all students will follow the afternoon bell schedule listed above.
Start of School Attendance
Attendance the first week of school is incredibly important. Students who do not attend any classes during the first six days of school will be dropped from Lincoln High School as “no shows” on the seventh day. Please contact the Attendance Office at lincolnhs.attendance@seattleschools.org to let us know your student will be absent on the first day(s) of school but will attend Lincoln High School.
If your plans have changed and your student will no longer be attending Lincoln High School, please email lincoln@seattleschools.org and include your student’s full name and withdrawal details.
Student Schedules
Please DO NOT email the Counseling Department requesting a schedule change at this time.
On the first day of school, students who have a hole in their schedule or have a placement error should drop by the Counseling Center before school. As an example, if you are in 9th grade but were inadvertently placed in a 10th grade ELA class, you would come to the Counseling Center.
For all other schedule change requests please fill out an online schedule change request form found in the “Program Support”/Counseling Schoology page. This form will be open starting at 5PM after the first day of school. Attempts will be made to accommodate changes based on space availability.
Students should follow the schedule that shows in The Source until they see any update of classes.
Transportation
As a reminder, no student parking is allowed in our lot during the school day. If you are dropping students off, please choose a drop-off and pick-up spot a minimum of one block away. We strongly suggest choosing a spot north of 45th and having your student cross safety in the crosswalk at Interlake.
To support the safety of our students, please do not use Interlake, Woodlawn or 43rd as your drop-off/pick-up location. Added congestion and vehicles stopping creates a safety hazard for our students who are entering in these spots.
To limit the number of cars parking in the surrounding neighborhoods, we encourage students to bus or bike when possible- racks are available in the courtyard and adjacent to the Lincoln campus on Interlake. Walking, biking, and rolling (i.e., wheelchair, scooting, and skating) to school is not only fun, but it also improves air quality around schools, reduces traffic congestion, creates community, and students start the day more alert and ready to learn.
About 1/3 of students across the district walk or bike to school. Learn more about our commitment as a community to walk, bike and role to school: https://www.seattleschools.org/departments/transportation/walk-bike-and-roll-to-school/.
If your student drives to school, please remind them to be a good neighbor and make sure they are not parking in restricted parking zones and are not blocking driveways.
Cell Phones and Personal Electronic Device Policy at Lincoln
Lincoln is a 1:1 laptop learning environment. This year, all students will be issued an SPS laptop. Students should bring their fully charged SPS–issued laptop to school every day. At the start of each year, students will receive information about how to access an SPS device for the school year.
Lincoln recognizes the importance of technology (computers, tablets, cell phones, etc.) in the integration of learning. To support appropriate use of technology at school, digital citizenship lessons will be provided throughout the year in mentorship and select classes.
Lincoln High School Personal Technology Policy:
-Unless given specific permission from teacher, personal technology must be inoperable and away during learning time (class, formal assemblies, etc.)
-Technology should be put in the PHONE AWAY ZONE during learning time…
- Teacher storage system/area
- Teacher may have specific location requirements.
Consequences for unauthorized use:
-In classrooms, technology use will follow the guidelines of the teacher. Personal or school issued technology may be confiscated if the guidelines are not followed.
• 1st incident – Verbal Reminder (whole-class reminders count)
• 2nd incident –teacher holds phone and/or headphones until the end of the period. & teacher contacts parent to report of student’s inappropriate digital citizenship, incident is tracked. (If student refuses, parents and admin will be contacted for follow-up).
• 3rd incident – phone and/or headphones go to office, incident is tracked, student must pick up at end of day.
• 4th incident – Admin/Counselor meets with student to create an appropriate digital citizenship contract to be completed with parent signature.
SPS Laptop Distribution – September 8th and 9th
Lincoln is a 1:1 laptop learning environment. Personal laptops are not allowed. All students will be issued an SPS laptop and charger on September DATES NEEDED Be watching for more information. Students should bring their fully charged SPS-issued laptop and charger to school every day.
For more information regarding SPS laptops please visit: Superintendent Procedure 2022SP
School ID Pictures – September 10 & 11
All students will have their picture taken, even if they are not purchasing a picture package. These photos are what we use for student ID cards and are part of how we manage safety at school. School pictures are scheduled for September 10th and 11th and will happen though Science classes. Students not enrolled in a science class will take pictures during Mentorship and other assigned times. Any student who is absent during picture days or who pre-ordered pictures and would like a different photo can get their picture taken on October 12th. School ID cards are accepted as a legal form of identification for minor students, and as such, students will not be permitted to wear non-religious head coverings for their school photos. Information will be sent out on how seniors can submit specific senior portraits (Seniors still get their photo taken on picture days).
Families can preorder portraits here: 2026-27 Lincoln High School Picture Days 9/10, 9/11. Print orders will be shipped directly to families’ homes in 3-4 weeks after picture day; digital orders will be sent via email from no-reply@imagequix.com. Contact Yuen Lui Studio with any questions.
We look forward to seeing your students today!
Sincerely,
Lincoln High School
#GoLynx
