Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210

Welcome Class of 2025! Lincoln-Way West is hosting Freshman Orientation, where incoming freshmen get to meet with Warrior Way Crew Members, tour the building, and receive their laptops. They also stopped outside for activities and ice cream from the Creamery! While the students are busy getting to know their new school, parents are meeting the Warrior administrative team for a Freshman Parent Preview, focusing on general topics of what to expect when you are a student at Lincoln-Way West.

Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 is currently looking for bus drivers! For more information, or to apply, visit: https://lincolnwaychsd210il.sites.thrillshare.com/page/employment-opportunities

AFJROTC Orientation Camp is underway! Participants will spend this week learning what AFJROTC is all about, practicing drill maneuvers and leadership skills, and enjoying a wide variety of team building activities!

Professional Development continues! Today teachers are hearing from Amy Cavanaugh about “Strategies to Combat Cheating & Plagiarism.”

Welcome to Lincoln-Way! Today we welcomed 16 new teachers to the district! They will spend the next two days meeting various staff members, touring their new buildings, and getting to know their new district.

It’s Device Pick Up Day for Lincoln-Way Central Sophomores! Stop by the school during your time slot to pick up your device and a T-shirt! 8:00 – 9:00am A-DE 9:00 – 10:00am DI-JO 10:00 – 11:00am JU-MI 11:00 – 12:00pm MO-SH 12:00 – 1:00pm SI-Z

COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS- Need Community Service hours?The Village of Manhattan is looking for student volunteers for their upcoming Labor Day Event on Sunday, September 5. They have a variety of time slots available from 3-8 p.m. Interested students can contact Manhattan Village Trustee Justin Young- jyoung@villageofmanhattan.org.

Day two of Freshman Orientation for Lincoln-Way Central! Welcome Class of 2025!

Knights- Head over to Chicago Dough and support the Lincoln-Way Central Athletic Booster Club on Open House day! See flyer for details!

The Lincoln-Way Foundation is proud to announce the 2021/2022 School Calendars are available for purchase, if you have not purchased one already! These award-winning calendars are full of school dates, information, and valuable coupons. For just $15, you can have this important resource at your fingertips all year long. You can pick one up from the Foundation volunteers who will be at the various Open Houses, Orientations, and Back to School nights with the calendars! Thank you for supporting the Foundation, and call 815-462-2976 if any questions.

Welcome back Lincoln-Way teachers! Educators are back for Summer Professional Development- today they are discussing “Classroom Strategies to Reduce Stress & Anxiety.”

Welcome Class of 2025! Lincoln-Way Central is hosting Freshman Orientation, where incoming freshman get to meet with LINK Crew Members, tour the building, have their school ID pictures taken, receive laptops, and hear Knight expectations. While the students are busy getting to know their new school, parents are meeting the Knight administrative team for a Freshman Parent Preview, focusing on general topics of what to expect when you are a student at Lincoln-Way Central. We look forward to meeting students with the last names LES-Z for Freshman Orientation tomorrow, August 4, from 8-10 a.m.

Welcome back, teachers! Over the next two weeks, teachers will be participating in a variety of Professional Development opportunities. First up, 1-1 IT Workshop with our Instructional Technologists!

Lincoln-Way Air Force Junior ROTC invites all students to their annual Orienation/Drill Camp! Camp runs August 9-13, 9 a.m.-noon at Lincoln-Way Central. Camp is open to all students, not just those who are currently enrolled in AFJROTC.

It was a fun last day for the Lincoln-Way Central Girls Varsity Volleyball Campers!

State Senator Michael Hastings has provided a student internship program for our Lincoln-Way East students for the past three years. Thank you for allowing our students to attend yesterday’s bill signing ceremony with him. This year’s student interns are: Jillian Mills, Adekemi Omoniyi, Michaela Buck, Jayden Lott, Christian Bumaa, and Joseph Kotze. Senate Bill 265 codifies our expanded programming and increases access to the state’s Low-Income Heating and Energy Assistance Program and prioritizing families with children under the age of 6 years old when it comes to distributing funds. LIHEAP helps low-income families pay heating, gas, propane and electricity bills. If you want to learn more about LIHEAP, you can visit: https://www2.illinois.gov/.../UtilityB.../Pages/default.aspx

Our technology staff is getting ready for Device Pick-up at our three buildings! Device Pick-up Dates, see our website for specific times: Lincoln-Way Central- August 3 and 4 (freshmen) and August 5 (sophomores) Lincoln-Way East- August 10 (freshmen and sophomores) Lincoln-Way West- August 9 (freshmen) and August 10 (sophomores) Special shout out to our entire technology team, led by Director of Technology Cheryl Kay, for all of their hard work this summer to make sure we were ready for the 1:1 Initiative for the classes of 2024 and 2025!

Way to go Gianna Smyth! "O Say Can You See: LW East Student Sings National Anthem For Sox" https://patch.com/illinois/frankfort/o-say-can-you-see-lw-east-student-sings-national-anthem-sox

So great to see the Lincoln-Way Marching Band back in action!

The Frankfort Chamber of Commerce is looking for students ages 13-17 to volunteer to help during their upcoming Fall Fest. You will be assisting in a variety of ways under the leadership of Hospitality Chair and Co-Chair, Julie Cantrell and Judy Filippo. Sign up here -->https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090d4ba4ad2cabf85-20212