Lincoln Leads
December Focus: Teacher Leadership
Today's Spotlight:
Courtney Murdock
East Lincoln High School
English Teacher
Instructional Coach
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Christmas Holiday Break 🎄
December 20 : Full day for students and staff
December 23 - January 7: No school for students
January 8: First day of second semester

Lincoln Leads
December Focus: Teacher Leadership
Today's Spotlight:
Bartley Bess
Love Memorial Elementary
5th Grade Teacher
Grades 3-5 Literacy Coach
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Lincoln Leads
November Focus: Teacher Retention
Shelby Farmer, Love Memorial Kindergarten Teacher, shares her love for reading with students.
Gabbie Kirby's 3rd Grade Class at Love Memorial learns about Synergy.
Mary Dexter, First Grade Teacher at St. James, teaches a Heggerty lesson to boost phonics and literacy skills.
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Thanksgiving Holiday 🦃
November 27-29, 2024
No school for students or staff

Lincolnton Fire Department visited with the Fire Safety Class at the Lincoln County School of Technology on Friday.
Interested in the Fire Safety Class? Talk to your School Counselor or Career Development Coordinator for more information.
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Reminder - Monday night!
"How to Pay for College" Financial Aid Event
Monday, November 25, 2024
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Lincoln County Schools Central Services
201 Jeb Seagle Drive, Lincolnton
The How to Pay for College event presented by Timeka Ruffin of CFNC will assist parents and students in exploring financial options for college.
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Pursuit Disc Golf Course at Asbury Academy Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
Asbury Academy would like to thank the generous donations of Pursuit Church, along with numerous other “hole sponsors” which include Seacorp, Rotary Lincolnton-Sunrise, First Federal Savings Bank, Rotary Denver/Lake Norman, Rutherford Electric Membership Corp, Rotary Club of Lincolnton, and Stan & Diane White. A special thank you to Bob Smith and James Satchwill for their hard work and dedication in bringing this vision to life!
Congratulations to the North Lincoln High School Drama Club for outstanding participation in the 2024 North Carolina Theatre Conference High School Play Festival!
NLHS brought home the following awards:
⭐Excellence in Acting – Aidan Chrisler (Lose Not Thy Head)
⭐Outstanding Achievement in Acting – Giovanna Moreno (Selfie)
⭐Excellence in Directing – Ava Regalado (Selfie)
⭐Excellence in Set Design – Addie Geiger (Lose Not Thy Head)
⭐Excellence in Cameo (of a Head) – Lose Not Thy Head
⭐Excellence in Committing to the Bit – Lose Not Thy Head
⭐Excellence in Ensemble Acting – Selfie Ensemble Performers
⭐Festival Spirit Award – North Lincoln Theater Department
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Earlier this week, Jenn Hamrick and Kim Davis shared their presentation about Lincoln Links at the North Carolina School Boards Association 2024 Conference. A partnership with Gaston College, Lincoln Links is a transition program for 18-22 year-olds with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.
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National Apprenticeship Week
November 17-23, 2024
Today's Spotlight:
Kenny Sadler
East Lincoln High School
Kenny is currently in the Apprenticeship 2000 program with Blum.
If you would like more information about enrolling in an Apprenticeship program, please contact your School Counselor or Career Development Coordinator.
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Thank you The Christmas Haus in Lincolnton for supporting Lincoln County Schools teachers and staff!
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National Apprenticeship Week
November 17-23, 2024
Today's Spotlight:
Dayan Ruiz-Perez
East Lincoln High School
Dayan is currently in the Apprenticeship 2000 program with Blum.
If you would like more information about enrolling in an Apprenticeship program, please contact your School Counselor or Career Development Coordinator.
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Lincoln Leads
November Focus: Teacher Retention
Rachel Frye, Teacher Support Specialist for Lincoln County Schools, highlights Pumpkin Center Schools' Music Teacher Brittany Hamlin and PCI 4th Grade Teacher Autumn Kamanns on recent school visits.
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National Apprenticeship Week
November 17-23, 2024
Today's Spotlight:
Matthew Wittkamp
North Lincoln High School
Matthew is currently in the Apprenticeship 2000 program with Blum.
If you would like more information about enrolling in an Apprenticeship program, please contact your School Counselor or Career Development Coordinator.
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This week, nearly 700 9th graders from Lincoln County Schools toured Gaston College's Dallas Campus.
They saw several areas including:
Machining
Broadcasting
Electrical
Welding
Automotive
Criminal Justice
Early Childhood
Teaching
Emergency Medical Service
Health and Fitness
Nursing
Medical Assisting
Civil Engineering
Global Education
Cosmetology
Agricultural Technology
Special thanks to Gaston College for being fantastic hosts, LEDA for providing lunch, and our school employees who worked so hard to organize buses and chaperone. It was a great two days of tours where our students learned so much about the opportunities they have available to them at Gaston College.
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Congratulations Lea Nash! Lincoln County Schools Exceptional Children's Educator of Excellence
Ms. Nash was recognized at the EC Conference in Greensboro on November 14, 2024.
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Leader in Me
Beginning this month, we will focus on each of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Habit One in the Series features Dr. Allen, along with 3rd Grade Teacher Jayden Leatherman and third-grader Chance Stubblefield.
https://youtu.be/rOHN4o5XWJQ
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National Career Development Coordinator Day
November 13, 2024
Today, we would like to celebrate our amazing CDCs who help guide our students with post-secondary decisions and career paths! Thank you for all you do!
Cassie Pennington - ELHS
Lisa Koperski - LHS
Christie Burke - NLHS
Beth Ludwig - WLHS
Jennifer Queen - Middle School
Natalie Smith - District CTE CIMC
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Lincoln Leads
November Focus: Teacher Retention
Rachel Frye, Teacher Support Specialist for Lincoln County Schools, arranged for 2024 NC Regional Teachers of the Year Nardi Routten and Will Marrs to present at a recent Beginning Teachers Meeting.
Thank you Mrs. Frye for your leadership and work with beginning teachers this year!
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