Dear Lincoln Family and Friends,

    The Town Hall Meeting held at Marina Middle school was a huge success!  San Francisco Parents, Educators and Community Leaders came together with one concern, “Public Education – Funding Our Future”.   But now it is time for us “Lincoln Parents” to step up to the plate!

    We have all heard that SFUSD budget will be cut $113 million over the next two years!   While many people join together to find a solution on how to save our schools, the reality is we…Lincoln families need to now come together to find a solution on how we can SAVE OUR SCHOOL!   Lincoln High School is facing a $1million budget deficit this year and next! This means all of us at Abraham Lincoln High School will be affected!

JOIN US! On Wednesday, March 10, 2010
ALHS Library at 7pm,
for a SPECIAL PTSA EMERGENCY BUDGET MEETING

  We will discuss the state, district and school budget crisis!  All members of the ALHS community are invited; students, families, and staff.  We will be discussing our priorities for our children and students for the near future. How many of our teachers/staff will be cut? How many classes or programs will be cut?  Will class sizes be increased?  Your input is valued!  This will affect us all!  Refreshments will be provided. Please plan on attending!  Your PTSA donations are needed now more then ever!  No amount is too small!  Please make a tax deductable donation now at http://lincolnhigh.net/parents so that we can continue to support the many programs that our students need and deserve!  

    Also, last month’s Parent Workshop about the Academy Programs, was attended by a few parents, thank you to those who did attend.  These workshops are organized by PTSA so that parents can be informed about what choices your students have!  As parents, we should set a better example for our students and expect to be involved in their education!  Parents, we ask for you to stay involved in your children’s lives, and their education! 

    Thank you to Jeannette MacClendon (alumni parent) and all our volunteers who helped organize the successful Job Fair!  We appreciate those parents who have reached deep and donated!  We all need to do our share; our students and our programs are in need of everyone’s support.  Mustangs parents… we can do this…together we are “The Power of One”!

Sincerely,

Yolanda Newman

President, PTSA

Join us for the March PTSA Emergency Budget Meeting

Featuring Academy/Pathway/AVID/Step-to-College

Date:  Mar 10th, 2010

Time: 7:00pm @ Lincoln Library 2nd Floor

Parents, teachers and students are urged to attend. Learn about the upcoming budget cuts that will affect your school!  

Join us at the 18th Annual Brotherhood/Sisterhood Assembly "The Power of One"

Date  Time:  Thursday, March 11th @7:00pm - 8:30pm

Place:   ALHS Auditorium

Various student clubs will perform through a wide range of media. All students, families, friends and community are welcome.

Tickets $3 with student ID, $5 without, children 10 and under free

Lincoln Baseball Fundraising Dinner- March 12th.

Join the baseball team to hear a speaker from the USF Dons Baseball program who is also an ALHS alum. All proceeds will benefit the Lincoln High School Baseball program. Tickets are $20 for Lincoln students and $25 for all others, in the Cafeteria from 6:30-9:30pm.

Congratulations to Tina Shao for being this year's Soroptomist Domestic Violence Awareness poster contest winner! Not only did she win a cash prize, but we will see her poster on bus shelters throughout the city!

Donor’s Choose Teacher Funding

Donor’s Choose is another means of supporting Lincoln programs/teachers directly, visit donorschoose.org and help your children’s education.

PROM 2010- April 10, 2010

PROM 2010 will be held at City Hall from 8pm-12am. Tickets are $65 w/ current ALHS ID, $70 without, $75 for guests. Students with 90% attendance for 1st qtr of the 2nd semester may buy in advance on Wednesday, 3/3. General sales are on Saturday, 3/13. Remaining tickets will be sold in the proceeding weeks.

College/Career Center - $$$MONEY

Have you checked out the new scholarships and summer/job opportunities that have come into the College/Career Center? New opportunities come in EVERY week; many deadlines are going by without many applicants...don't let a great opportunity pass you by!!! See you soon in Room 53.

Afterschool YOGA

Meets every Monday in the warm, clean, private Dance Room during 7th Period and at 3:40-4:30 after school.

Math Tutoring

Come see Ms. Arietta in TB-08 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays after 7th period for one on one or group tutoring! The 9th-10th grade Math Center is here for all of your homework, test prep, and study needs. See Ms. Manuel in the 11th and 12th grade Math Center in room 307 on Mondays and Tuesdays for help.

The Writing Center is OPEN

A new semester, a fresh start, and a chance to achieve your goal of becoming a better writer. Mondays New Building Rm. 6 (3:30-4:30) and Tuesdays NB room 2 (3:30-4:30)

Expanding Your Horizons (EYH)-March 20, 2010

EYH is holding a Math Science Conference for young women, grades 6th-12th, who are interested in learning about career opportunities. The conference takes place on March 20, 2010, 8:15am-3:00pm, cost $15. More information /register at http://skylinecollege.edu/eyh/.

Alumni Annual Sports Hall of Fame

Honors Lincoln athletes from the past. This year's event takes place March 20, 2010 at the Irish Cultural Center in San Francisco. Click onto http://www.lincolnalumni.com for the list of honorees and to send in your reservation form.

Alumni Annual Wall of Fame – May 3rd

Inducts three Lincoln students from the past at the Family Club 6pm for no host cocktails and dinner.

Alumni 19th Annual Day at the Races-May 16th

Enjoy a buffet lunch at the Turf Terrace and a fun day at the races. The Alumni Assoc annually awards over $20,000 in scholarships, teacher grants and special projects, please reciprocate their generosity.