LinksLIVE! The LHS News Broadcast 5/12/2020 *Coronavirus Edition #14*

Season 1: Episode 138
Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Good morning Lincoln High. Welcome to LinksLIVE! The Lincoln High morning news show.

How’s everybody doing? Hope you’re all well. Thanks for joining us.

I’m Cate Frederick keeping you updated on the latest news about school and the coronavirus situation.

A reminder that links to updates with all official LPS information are also available on the lps home page at lps.org
On today’s show we have some information about Grades, Senior Google Classroom backups, Graduation Speech Tryouts,a Senior T-shirt design contest, live zoom workout with LHS coaches, HOPE Squad, Food Distribution, and MORE!

 

Speaking of HOPE Squad, here’s your morning motivational HOPE Quote.

Hey, It’s Susana from Hope Squad. We’re here to let you know that we care for you with a Monday Motivation for Hope quote.

This week’s quote says…”A loving heart is the truest wisdom”

This quote is from Charles Dickens. We wanted to remind you that we care about you and you should keep hope near. Have a great week guys!

 

Here’s some important information about GRADES:

Semester 2 Grades
THIS Friday, May 15th is the last day for teachers to assign any new fourth quarter remote learning material.

Monday, May 18th, will be the last day for students to turn in work for fourth quarter.  

THIRD quarter make-up work will be accepted through Friday, May 22nd.

Final grades will be posted by 4 p.m. on Friday, May 22nd.

Students will receive an S or a U for their second semester grade (this includes third quarter). An S is 60% and above, and a U is 59% and below.
*Courses graded by Pass/Fail (S or U) are NOT included in the calculation of your GPA.

If you would like to have your third quarter grade letter grade entered as your semester grade instead of an S or U, you need to fill out the form BEFORE Wednesday, May 20th. See the link below in the transcript, and talk to your counselor if you have questions.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSem91u3GvsklStE6kdcr7oOFUP3GIZqCAgedLEgduQGo4RY8Q/viewform

 

SENIORS! LISTEN UP.
Your Google Classroom and Google Drive accounts will be
deactivated and deleted at the end of the year!
Be sure to back up all of info by midnight on June 1st.
It will be gone on the 2nd.

 

“Graduation Speech Tryouts are Wednesday, May 20th. Students should sign up on the Google Form at Jump Code: YGOB to show interest by Monday, May 18th at 3:15. Zoom meeting info will be sent to those who signed up on Tuesday the 19th. Speeches should be about 3 minutes in length and if chosen will be recorded for a ceremony in July. Four speakers will be chosen. More information is available in the Grad Speech Info document. Further questions should be emailed to Mrs. Aten at: lgapp@lps.org See links to information below in the transcript.

[More info document:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ShdlZPs4pGYWLoVEniBhKrKmZz4CQVUJ2lM9_WW-HHs/edit

Form to sign up
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lcpl3WBJ3PhndkthYrW6sZ0O4xA1axmeDrujLNw2gk0/edit]

 

Attention Creative Links!
The Yearbook staff is working on this year’s Senior T-shirt design, and they want your help. If you have an idea for a slogan or a design for the LHS Class of 2020 T-shirt, submit your ideas by TODAY, TUESDAY, MAY 12th through the jump code: PLY3
Or email them your ideas to lhsyearbook@lps.org. More details about sales will be coming next week once we have a design. If they choose your design, you’ll get a FREE T-SHIRT. Again, the jump code is PLY3. Submit your ideas NOW!

 

For information about Grab-N-Go Meals, click on the Food Distribution link at lps.org, or type the word “food” in the keyword search. [https://home.lps.org/covid-19/food-distribution/]

Weekly food distribution is Mondays from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for any child ages 1-18 at the following locations:
Belmont, Arnold, Calvert, Hartley, Huntington, Clinton, Saratoga, and West Lincoln
Elementary Schools:
Culler, Park, Goodrich, and Lefler Middle Schools,
and at Northeast High School and Lincoln High where you’ll enter the circle on 21st and J Streets and follow staff directions.

Any family is also welcome to pick up pre-packaged bags of food from the Lincoln Food Bank during their food distribution. More information about their schedule can be found at their website: LincolnFoodBank.org

Remember that you can leave a comment below this video at any time for us. We want your feedback. You can also tell us your story of how you’re coping with all of this by filling out the form at Jump Code PBYZ. That’s PBYZ

Do you have good news to share? Questions? Comments? You can also reach out to us at linkslive@lps.org, or message us on The Advocate Twitter and Instagram accounts: @lhsadvocate or on the Yearbook Instagram: @linksyearbook. We want to hear from you.

In the meantime, please follow CDC guidelines and STAY HOME as much as possible and Stay Away From Others in Public, Wash Your Hands, Don’t Touch Your Face, and Cover Your Cough.

Take care, keep supporting each other, and stay connected with us.

That’s all for today. Remember that you can see all past episodes of our show on The Advocate Online website at LHSAdvocate.com and a list of all jump codes through the master jump code YZYR.

Thanks for watching our broadcast, and we’ll see you again next time on… LinksLIVE!