LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL SPARTAN NEWS February 2017

Cameron Grow, Principal Juston Pollestad, Assistant Principal

(509) 334-3411 ~ www.pullmanschools.org

8th Grade Wednesday March 1st

6:00pm

7th Grade Thursday March 2nd

6:00pm

6th Grade Tuesday

March 7th 6:00pm

Feb 3—Sports Photos, After School

Feb 4—SEWMEA Solo/Ensemble Music Festival

Feb 6—Term 3/Semester 2 begins

Feb 13—Booster Meeting, 7:00pm

Feb 15—Collaboration Day, Odd Periods

Feb 20—Presidents Day, No School

Feb 21—Coffee with Cameron, 7:30am

Feb 23—7/8 Jazz Band & Jazz Choir @ Lionel

Hampton Jazz Festival

Feb 27—6th/7th/8th Orchestra Concert,

7:30pm

Feb 28—8th gr yearbook baby picture deadline

Mar 1—8th gr Student Recognition, 6:00pm

Mar 2—7th gr Student Recognition, 6:00pm

Mar 7—6th gr Student Recognition, 6:00pm

Mar 8—7th/8th Choir Concert/Dessert, 7:30pm

Mar 27—Night of the Notables

Mar 29—Night of the Notables

Mar 30—Night of the Notables

Apr 26—Yearbook custom pages deadline

E ach year after the end of first semester, we hold three awards

nights to recognize student achieve-ment in the areas of academic suc-cess and social development. The LMS Boosters sponsor and organize these events by helping with set up, tear down and decorations.

You will receive a letter from Mr. Grow if your son or daughter will be receiving an award. If your last name begins with a letter between A-L, please bring a homemade or store bought dessert to feed 6-8 people. The boosters will provide all paper products as well as coffee and punch. Please provide a serving utensil if needed.

STUDENT RECOGNITION

DESSERT NIGHTS

COLLABORATION DAY Wednesday, February 15

Your child will be dismissed from school

at 11:50 am

T he Student of the Month program is sponsored by Kiwanis club of Pullman. Students of the month are nominated by students and teachers, and criteria for selection includes good citizenship, thoughtfulness,

volunteer activities, creativity and attendance. Recipients are recognized at a special luncheon with the Kiwanis club and receive $50 ($25 to go to the charity or project of their choice).

CONGRATULATIONS Cassie, Elayne & Emerald!

Cassie White (6TH) Elayne Watts (7TH) Emerald Johnson (8TH)

January Kiwanis

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

Coffee with Cameron February 21, 7:30am

Each month our principal, Cameron Grow,

holds a meeting to discuss various school is-

sues with the parents of our students. It is an

excellent time to ask questions and be a part

of important decisions made here at LMS.

LMS Boosters is in need of President or Co-Presidents

for the 2017-2018 school year

The President will work closely with LMS Administration and staff as

well as parents to enhance the middle school experience for students,

parents and educators at LMS. Responsibilities include: preside over

monthly meetings, organize the back to school barbecue, assist and

manage committee chairs and officers, and help out as needed at

Booster /school sponsored events. Systems are in place for the posi-

tion, but we need someone who is willing to “take the reins” and put

their mark on it. If you would like more information, please contact

current president Danielle Kallaher at BoostersLMS@gmail.com

February 2017

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Drama Club students are continuing work on their large group one-act production

of “The Ice Wolf”. Parts have been cast, production jobs have been assigned, and

performance dates are being scheduled for late March/early April. Hope to see

you at a performance!

Drama Club News

February is a busy month for the instrumental music department! We hope

parents will take advantage of coming to hear the performance opportunities

this month.

Saturday, February 4th is our regional solo and ensemble festival here at Lin-

coln Middle School. Students involved in this festival have been hard at

work rehearsing their solos or small ensemble music. Students will receive

their schedule for that event in the coming days. It should be a great festival!

Eighth graders who were accepted to Junior All-State will participate in that

honor group this month, on February 18th in Bellevue. We are very proud of

all of the students who auditioned, they did an excellent job, and we know

those students who were accepted will be wonderful ambassadors for Lincoln

Middle School.

February 23rd is a big day for the Jazz Band at LMS. That is the day of the

Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. Jazz Band I will spend the day at University

of Idaho. Mr. Covill will send out more information about the Jazz Festival,

such as schedule and information for anyone interested in chaperoning, closer

to the event.

The 6th grade and 7th/8th grade Orchestras will have a concert Monday, Febru-

ary 27th at 7:30 pm in the PHS Theatre. The PHS Orchestra will also be per-

forming on this concert. Please mark your calendars!

Thank you for your support of your student in instrumental music at LMS.

CHOIR NEWS

LMS Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly ~ Great performance 7th & 8th Grade Concert Choir! The production put on by LMS Band, Choir, Leadership and Orchestra students was moving and inspiring. Great work LMS students!!

SEWMEA's "Bill Bolick Jazz Night” was a great success, and the LMS Jazz Choir had a fun performance on the Kimbrough Concert Hall stage at WSU! Students had the opportunity to hear vocal and instrumental jazz performances from high school and college groups. Thank you LMS jazz choir families for your support of this great regional event.

SEWMEA Solo/Small Ensemble Festival~ Our Southeast region’s 2017 Solo/Small Ensemble Music Festival, open to all public school music students in the Southeast region of Washington, will be hosted by Mrs. James at Lincoln Middle School in Pullman. The event will take place on Saturday, February 4th from 8:50am to 4:00pm, and will feature middle school and high school student musicians. Each performer will receive a personal adjudication and rating from a respected expert in the performer’s area of study. High school students receiving a “Superior” rating, and selection from their adjudicator, will have the opportunity to compete at the state Solo/Ensemble Festival in April. We have many vocal and instrumental students from LMS entered in the event. We invite you to come and support our performers, and enjoy some outstanding music along the way.

Washington Music Educators Association’s Jr. All-State Youth Honor Choir and Mixed Choir 2017~ LMS 6th Grade Choir students Sara Donnenwerth, Hannah James,

Alison Mangels and Eliza McNelly have been selected to participate in the WMEA Jr. All-State Youth Honor Choir. And LMS 8th Grade Concert Choir student Megan Forbes has been selected to participate in the WMEA Jr. All-State Mixed Choir. Students from the state of Washington were selected to these choirs by audition this past October and have been working on several songs they will perform collectively in concert. The performances will take place February 18th in Bellevue, WA.

Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival~ The 2017 Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival is quickly approaching. The LMS Jazz Choir will perform Thursday, February 23rd during this week long event. During the day the choir will perform, listen to other ensembles and young soloists perform, and have the opportunity to sit in on clinics given by various jazz artists that also perform at the festival. Their day will be filled with jazz music. Due to this great opportunity to learn more about jazz, all choir students are highly encourage to attend as many performances and/or clinics as they can during the week. Keep up the great work jazz singers! If you are not receiving “choir news” emails and would like to, simply email Mrs. James at tjames@psd267.org with your email address and you will be added to the family list. The “choir news” emails send out reminders to families/students about upcoming student performance events, tell what students should be practicing at home, and give information about extra credit/enrichment opportunities in our area.

Upcoming Events 1.Spartan Voices and 7th and 8th grade choir students working on Solo/Small Ensemble Festival performance music ~ Saturday, February 4th: SEWMEA Solo/Small Ensemble Festival, Lincoln Middle School, all day

2.WMEA Jr. All-State 2017 participants~ Saturday, February 18th, Bellevue, WA, all day

Jazz Choir ~ Thursday, February 23rd: Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, Moscow, ID, all day

BOOSTER CLUB OFFICERS

President ● Danielle Kallaher (BoostersLMS@gmail.com)

Secretary ● Tricia Benton (triciabenton@hotmail.com)

Treasurer ● Teresa Cole (tccole2010@hotmail.com)

Chairs

Concessions ● Jodi Adkins & Nicole King

Book Fair ● Edie Talbot & Staci Day

Staff Appreciation ● Karen Bruno-Bittle

BOOSTER MEETINGS are open to everyone. They are held the

second Monday of the Month

February 13

March 13

April 10

May 8 7:00pm at LMS

Everyone Welcome!

If you are interested in helping with

Teacher Appreciation

please contact Karen Bruno-Bittle

at brunobittle@yahoo.com

to get on the email list.

Please consider volunteering to work concessions during a Girl’s Basketball

games or Wrestling match. We can’t offer concessions without lots of volunteers! Here’s how to

sign up:

1) Click this link to see our SignUp on SignUp.com: http://signup.com/go/XPJWLU

2) Review the dates/times listed and choose the spot(s) you like.

3) Sign up! It's Easy - you will NOT need to register an account or keep a password on SignUp.com.

Note: SignUp.com does not share your email address with anyone. If you prefer not to use your email address, please contact us and we can sign you up manually. If you have questions, please contact the LMS Boosters Concessions Co-Chairs - Nicole King (mnmjking@gmail.com) and Jodi Adkins jodibordeaux@yahoo.com

Student Recognition Nights If you would like to help with the Grade Recognition

nights - bringing desserts, helping with set-up and

clean-up, please contact the chair for your student's

grade:

● 6th Grade - March 7

Amy Tull (amybtull@hotmail.com)

● 7th Grade - March 2

Nicole King (mnmjking@gmail.com)

● 8th Grade - March 1st

Danielle Kallaher (BoostersLMS@gmail.com)

LMS BOOSTERS

The LMS Booster Club is looking for a President for the 2017-2018 school year.

Feb 28th—Last Day to submit 8th graders’ baby pictures

April 26th—Last Day to submit Custom Pages

May 12th—Last day to order a Yearbook

Lincoln Middle School

CLUBS AND ACTIVITIES 2016—2017

What Spartans are doing before and after school!

MEETING CLUB DAY(S) TIME ROOM ADVISOR

ART CLUB Monday 3:00 - 4:00 pm 501 Emerson BUILDER’S CLUB 1st and 3rd A school and community service club Monday 7:45 - 8:15 am 405 Fulfs CHESS CLUB Friday 3:00-4:00 pm 302 Dissmore CULINARY CLUB (1st Group STARTS: Oct. 6th - Feb. 9th) Thursday 3:00-5:00 pm 508 Nalle (2nd Group STARTS: Feb. 16 -June 1) DEBATE CLUB Wednesday 7:30-8:10 am 303 Claypool DRAMA CLUB Tue/Thu 3:00-4:00 pm 807 James GOLF CLUB (STARTS: Spring TBA) TBA TBA Willy 6th JAZZ BAND (STARTS: 2nd Semester TBA) Mon/Wed 7:30-8:15 am 806 Covill Open to 6th grade band students 7/8 JAZZ BAND 1 Tue/Thu 7:30-8:15 am 806 Covill Open to 7th and 8th grade band students JAZZ CHOIR Mon/Fri 7:30-8:15 am 807 James Open only to Choir students 6th Grade MATH TEAM Friday 7:30-8:15 am 506 Morgan Competition, trips, tough problems and teamwork 7th/8th Grade MATH TEAM Friday 7:30-8:15 am 506 Morgan Competition, trips, tough problems and teamwork PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB Thursday 3:00-4:00 pm 503 Schertenleib RUBE GOLDBERG Tuesday 3:00-4:00 pm 507 Akmal (previously Destination Imagination) SCIENCE CLUB Mondays 3:00-4:00pm 505 Haugen Competition, trips, tough problems and teamwork SPARTAN VOICES Tue/Thu 7:30–8:15 am 807 James Vocal group open to all students SPIRIT CLUB Tuesday 7:30 am 501 Emerson Plan, prepare, and lead projects which build school spirit YEARBOOK Tuesdays 3:00-4:00pm 303 Claypool Help create the LMS yearbook!

All LMS Students are encouraged to participate in at least one after-school club or activity

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