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Principal Pang has not been sleeping well following the announcement of major budget cuts across the board.
Please help by learning more about this major threat.
Get involved! We've posted new volunteer opportunities for 2008.
Take advantage of this service.
Buy a copy of the yearbook for $90.
Turn hard copies with your Senior's name and homeroom on the back to Mr. Sylvester in Room 214 or scan and email your pictures to 
.
Shop at Footlocker, Lady Footlocker, Kids Footlocker, or 1-800-FLOWERS? They'll give 5% of the purchase price to Lincoln! Here's how it works.
Raise money for Lincoln High!
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As we continue to receive donations toward the PTSA Annual Fundraising drive, we want to thank all of the families for their support and generous donations. We encourage all of you to show your support by sending in your donation too. No gift is too small.
May 14, 2008
June 11, 2008
Abraham Lincoln High School
2162 - 24th Avenue
San Francisco, CA. 94116
Phone: (415) 759-2700
Fax: (415) 566-2224
CST exams will be held from Monday, April 28, to Thursday, May 1. On Friday, May 2, we’ll wrap up the week with a May fest celebration! The CST exams are given in the subject areas of English, Math, Science, and Social Studies.
You can help your student through the upcoming weeks of testing, by making sure they get a full night sleep! As always, PTSA provides our students with a light breakfast. Please make sure students arrive on time.
Juniors — There are still a few fee waivers for SAT I, SAT II and ACT in the College/Career Center for the June test dates. Come and get one before they're gone! See Ms. Zales, your PACT Advisor, ASAP.
Check out the College/Career Center web site for more information about scholarships and college information.
Tutoring is available at Lincoln on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays in room 207 from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
ALL 9th, 10th, 11th grade students (male and female) interested in fall and winter sports MUST come to a meeting on Wednesday, April 9th, during lunch in the auditorium. This meeting is mandatory, not optional!
Any uniforms not turned in by Friday, April 11th will be BILLED and incur a FINE of $5 for every day past the week of April 11th. With the current school Budget cuts, funding for uniforms are hard to come by. Parents make sure your student returns the Basketball uniform!
Anyone interested in a book about the 2007 Lincoln football season? All interested should log on to this website. You’ll find it in the Sports — Adventure section. Enjoy! It is amazing! Buy it!
The AP U.S. Politics test will be held on Monday, May 5th.
Congratulations for winning "Educational Award of Merit" at the San Francisco Flower and Garden Show. There were 50 mini gardens entered in the school division. The students designed and planted theme gardens 18" x 20". Great work!
Shawn Meneses, Christian Calub, Paul Billedo and Alex Wong. A list of all winners will be posted outside room 225 on Monday, April 7th
Call Erin at 818-515-6401 to let them know you are coming. They would like more students to respond to the program or it will close. Take advantage of this service. There is also SAT tutoring available as well.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 7:00pm
In the School Library
We are honored to have as guest speaker, Ms. Carmen Chu, our new San Francisco District 4 Supervisor. Ms. Chu will speak about San Francisco education. She is also promoting a Summer Reading Book Drive.
Also, Ms. Beverly Buchanan, from our English Department will have information to share.
There will be many other key issues from our school Principal, Mr. Pang and the PTSA Board members. Take this opportunity to share your ideas, concerns, opinions, and hear about current events!
This is one meeting you don’t want to miss!
Thursday, March 20th, 7:00 pm
The evening show features student club performances. Don’t miss this annual event!
(PTSA helps by providing food for students before the show.)
March 12, 2008 — “Helping my child handle stress”
April 9, 2008 — “Keeping it Real”: Lincoln students share what they are thinking with parents.
All workshops will be held before the PTSA meetings from 6:30 -7:15 pm in the Library. Call 415-242-2574 or email Jen Kenny-Baum at 
with any questions.
On March 24th, 9th-11th graders are invited to check out some cool campuses for FREE during Spring Break. We'll even give you breakfast and lunch! We will visit San Jose State, Monterey Peninsula College and CSU Monterey Bay. Don't miss this fun trip. Permission slips are available from Ms. Zales in 123C, no later than March 19.
Dear Parents,
As you may have already heard, the governor’s budget proposal for the 2008-2009 school year is a devastating $4.8 billion dollar decrease for K-12 schools. He also proposes the suspension of Proposition 98 and that school districts begin looking at a 10% reduction in most programs.
These cuts represent about $40 million for students in the San Francisco Unified School District. That is equivalent to 500+ layoffs of teachers, administrators or other certificate and classified staff. We could also see an increase of class size in grades 4-12 to 39.5 students and the elimination of many classes students need for college entrance requirement.
Lincoln’s proposed 2008-09 budget is $260,000 less than that of this current school year. This is equivalent to 7 F.T.E or 35 sections. The School Site Council is working diligently to balance the budget, but has had difficulties while still trying to maintain the quality program that Lincoln offers.
It still is not too late to let the governor know that his proposed budget is unacceptable! Contact state legislators and Governor Schwarzenegger to tell them that they cannot take money away from public education, become involved in statewide efforts like those of the PTSA and spread the word and organize others. Together we may be able to convince those in charge that the budget must be restored at the same level of last year.
Partners in Education,
Mr. Ronald J.K. Pang
Principal Pang is not sleeping well these days. The San Francisco school district said that schools in the district were going to get a 10% budget cut in funding in the next budget. That means cuts in teachers and programs. We cannot allow that to happen. Mr. Pang provided the PTSA with important information on how we as parents and guardians of Lincoln students can help... WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE... If you would like to be the leader of an effort to fight this injustice in funding, contact us right away. We need a leader who could help lead a Lincoln High protest of the budget cuts. In the alternative, make calls, send letters, and speak with everyone you know and tell them: No cuts! Do your share. We've had it with school budget cuts since we have barebones funding already. What is there to cut that won't effect my child's future? Will the cuts effect college entry requirements?
ACT TODAY AND GIVE PRINCIPAL PANG A GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP!
HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO TO FIGHT THIS THREAT TO YOUR CHILD'S EDUCATION.
After the Principal spoke he joked, "Now any good news"... All I can say is: Have A Nice Day...
This message has been approved by the PTSA board.
Written by
Paul R. Anderson, Sr.
Webmaster Chair
Thursday, February 21st
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Lincoln School Library
Job opportunities and more!
All Lincoln High School students are invited to meet representatives from various organizations and learn about opportunities for summer employment.
Some of the companies attending are: Cameron House; Arriba Juntos; CHALK ; Jobs for Youth Mayors Youth Employment and Ed Program; Kaiser; Washington Mutual.
Sponsored by the ALHS PTSA in collaboration with the Wellness Center and College / Career Department.
Dear Parents and Families,
Lincoln High School is the proud recipient of the 21st Century Assets grant which allows us to run an extensive after school program. The ExCel After School Program will begin at the second semester and will include an array of classes, activities and supports for students. Some classes available for variable elective credit currently include photography, dance, silk-screen printing, cooking, and automotive detailing. Though the program will run five days a week, these classes will only be offered on select days and times. We want students to learn about a skill or trade they are interested in and have fun!
In addition to these classes, we will also offer additional support for the exit exam, as well as possible online courses for credit retrieval. The latter will be particularly helpful for seniors who may need to make up a class for graduation credit. Our new college/career counselor, Harlan Edelman, is diligently researching this piece. Harlan is also the ExCel Program Coordinator; we are lucky to have him!
We are excited to expand our offerings here at Lincoln. We expect this program to grow as it changes and develops. Please check our website for updates on the program and encourage your child to participate if s/he is interested. It is a great opportunity for our students!
Respectfully,
Kristin Cacal, Assistant Principal
Save the Date!
February 13, 2008 - “How to get your kid organized in school”
Getting organized is a skill we’re not born with and have to learn. Learn some new ways to help keep your kid on track in high school!
March 12, 2008 - “Helping my child handle stress”
Homework, dating, college applications, fighting with parents, loss of a friend or family member – all of these things can stress your kid out! Learn how you can help as a parent!
April 9,2008 - Keeping it Real: Lincoln students share what they are thinking with parents. Lincoln student William Aspelin will organize a panel of students to answer all your deepest questions about teen thinking.. And tell you a few things your kids really want you to know but are too afraid to say out loud!
All workshops will be held before the PTSA meetings from 6:30 -7:15 pm in the Library. Call 415-242-2574 or email Jen Kenny-Baum at with any questions.
Congratulations to Lincoln High School for winning an ice cream party as part of the San Francisco Schools Food Drive.
You collected 4,808 pounds of food – what an incredible result!
More information to follow in the Daily Bulletin.
Date: Saturday, November 17, 2007
Time: 9am - 12pm
Meet: JROTC Parking Lot
Volunteers needed!
Students, Family, Friends, Neighbors, and Teachers
Students can receive a personally signed letter by Mayor Gavin Newsom with four environmental clean-up days to use at a college of choice.
Cleaning supplies: Donated by DPW
Breakfast and lunch: Supplied by PTSA
Acting locally: Making our school and neighborhood a cleaner environment.
Thinking globally: Creating a cleaner world, one step at a time.
Any questions: Email 
Surrounding Neighborhood Is Filthy!
Once again, the Neighbors have united and will take steps to CLOSE OUR CAMPUS, if we don’t take steps to stop the littering. We have received countless complaints on a daily basis from our surrounding neighbors. You need only to walk or drive up the street to see that these complaints are justified. It is upsetting because ALL the good things about our school, the students & programs, are being overshadowed by something so easily remedied. PLEASE MUSTANGS, PICK UP YOUR TRASH – PICK UP YOUR FRIENDS’ TRASH OR TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO PICK UP THEIR OWN TRASH! Parents, please remind your students, that their lunch time litter is their responsibility, not our neighbors!
YOU ARE ON THE PATH TO A CLOSED CAMPUS!
Let’s work together, and remind our students to be responsible for our environment. Together, we can help maintain our open campus at lunch, by seeing to it that our neighborhood remains clean! I expect the students of Abraham Lincoln High School to take care of this immediately, and be more responsible! THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION! The consequences we face would be from the neighbors uniting and petitioning to have a closed campus during lunch time!
The Drama Dept. presents The Crucible by Arthur Miller at the ALHS Little Theater
Performances are: Thursday, 11/8; Friday, 11/9; & Friday, 11/16 at 7:30 pm; Special Matinee - Thursday, 11/15 at 3:30 pm
Tickets are $5 for students, $10 for adults and can be bought at the door. Don’t wait to see this American classic drama. Hope to see you all there!
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR MUSTANG TEAMS!!
Once again! Our Varsity Football team defeated the George Washington High School Eagles, winning the 62nd Annual Bell Game!
The Bell is here to stay, at Lincoln!
Congratulations to all our Athletic Teams as they go on to finish the fall season! Many will go on to face Play-offs and or Championship games. Go out and cheer on one of the many teams!
We will be starting up with our Winter Sports, so watch out for up coming news about the many new teams as we transition in to our Winter sports schedule. See the Lincoln web site for updates at www.lincolnhigh.net.
We encourage all to come out and support your teams! GO MUSTANGS!
12/04 – School Tour
12/05 – Winter Instrumental CONCERT!
12/05 – Principal’s Cabinet
12/05 – Alumni Board Mtg.
12/06 – Class of ‘08 Chevy’s Night
12/11 – School Tour
12/11 – PTSA Mthly Mtg./Holiday Potluck @ 6:30 pm
12/12 – ASB & Varsity Gold Holiday Show @ 7pm
12/13 – Professional Development Day
December 17 to January 1 – Winter Break – No school
School resumes on January 2
Please continue to view the Lincoln school web site for updates. We will have results from our Canned Food drive, the Penny collection, current news, and of course the out come of our varsity football team!
Beginning this week and through December, this collection will benefit the AIDS Emergency Fund, which Lincoln has generously supported for years. This year we would like to surpass the amount of $1,251 collected last year. Collection jars will be located in each homeroom. Please be as generous as possible.
November 1st – 19th
For the last 3 years, Lincoln has collected the most food for the S.F. Food Bank in the entire Bay Area for their Thanksgiving Food Drive. Once again, we will have a homeroom donation contest.
JROTC will serve as the collector of cans, and they can be brought down to the JROTC department at any period, indicate your HR on the cans. As always, the winning homeroom gets a pizza party! The last day to donate is Monday, November 19th. So, come on Mustangs, let’s show our generous spirit!
Saturday, November 17, 2007, 9:30 until noon
Working with the Department of Public Works, Lincoln students, faculty, staff and parents will be cleaning up around Lincoln and the neighborhood. We will have a BBQ lunch for all participants after we are done. Please join us! Contact Paul Anderson at for more information.
Support Lincoln and the Environment at the same time!
Saturday, November 3, 2007 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Location: Sunset Elementary School,
Ortega Street, between 40th & 41st Avenues
We will be collecting computers, monitors, laptops, printers, TV’s, VCRs, microwave ovens, fax machines, telephones, radios, stereo components, cables/cords and other items. This is a great way to get rid of old electronic equipment while making sure that it is recycled to help protect the environment. The event is co-sponsored by West Portal Elementary, Sunset Elementary, Hoover Middle School and Lincoln High Schools. If you are planning to get rid of old electronic equipment, please hold onto it for this event. There is no charge, all you have to do is drive in and drop off! The eWaste recycling company will actually pay us for our unwanted eWaste! All proceeds will go toward the Education Funds at the sponsoring schools. Don't miss out on the event!
Open House - September 27th - Thursday @ 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
The parents will start in the student’s homeroom at 6:00 pm, pick up their student’s schedule and visit classrooms until 8:30 p.m.
September 12, 2007 - Wednesday @ 7:00 pm
In the School Library
Parents, Teachers, and Students are encouraged to attend. Our first meeting will be packed with newsworthy information! With words from our Principal, Mr. Pang, our Dean, Mr. Balzer, our new Dean, our PTSA President and many more!
Our monthly meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the School Library.
We hope to see you at our First meeting on Wednesday, September 12th.
WELCOME BACK!
If a child is absent from school, parents/guardians are asked to call the attendance office. We also ask that the parent/guardian send a note to school with the child to verify the absence. The child's name, homeroom and HO# should be included on the note. Only certain absences are considered excused per Education Code Section. Such as, student illness, quarantine, and medical appointment, funeral services of immediate family, jury duty, and lack of immunization. Even if the parent/guardian calls in to report the absence, the automatic autodial will call to report that the child was absent from school. Upon returning to school, the student should submit the note from home to the attendance office where a readmit will be issued. The child has 48 hours to show the readmit note to his/her teacher(s) to verify that the absence was a legitimate.
The Lincoln Wellness Program is happy to welcome 9th grade students and their families. Our staff is here to enrich your student’s experience at Lincoln. We help coordinate and provide health, mental health, and substance abuse services and programs for Lincoln students on campus. The Wellness Program is open M-F during school hours and for Student drop-in hours during lunch and after school until 4pm in Room 143, at our Wellness Program Drop-in Center.
Wellness services are funded for youth – however, we also have health and mental health resources available for families! If you would like support, please come talk to us – we are here for you!
Contact Jen Kenny-Baum, Wellness Coordinator, 415-242-2574.
We would like to thank last year’s 2006-07 Board officers and committee chairs for their tireless efforts, energy, and leadership during the past school year. Their dedication to our school has truly benefited us all. A special thanks to our outgoing members: Gloria Lau, who served as our Vice President, eScrip Coordinator, and Star Breakfast Chair for the past four or more years, and Theresa Wong, who served as Treasurer for many years at Lincoln. Filling those positions for the new school year are:
| President: | Catherine Steinbach | Treasurer: | Leslie Chan |
| Vice President: | Yolanda Newman | Secretary: | Susan Kramer |
| Webmaster: | Paul Anderson/Matt Kramer |
| Newsletter Editor: | Yolanda Newman |
| EScrip Coordinator: | Margaret Elam |
| Membership Chair: | Chuck Lee |
| Job Fair Chair: | Betty Lee * (Committee members needed) |
| Starbreakfast Co-Chairs: | Yolanda Newman & Leslie Chan * (Committee members needed |
| School Clean-Up Chair: | Paul Anderson* (Committee members needed) |
Congratulations to our new incoming PTSA Board members and committee chairs!
Thank you to all our Mustang families who generously supported our various fundraisers and our Annual Appeal last year. We look forward to another rewarding school year!
We encourage all parents/guardians to get involved in their students’ education. Becoming a PTSA member is one way of supporting your school. We are always in need of your ideas, donations, knowledge and valuable time. We also request to encourage your student (s) to get involved in the many activities and opportunities that are available at Lincoln.
Welcome to Lincoln High School! Go Mustangs