February 6, 2025
Sustainability Spotlight: Schoolwide Composting at Arts and Humanities The February Sustainability Spotlight is shining on the Arts and Humanities Focus Program! Thanks to student interest, the building now participates in schoolwide composting and collects organic materials in classrooms, restrooms and offices. The Arts and Humanities Student Council started the conversation about stepping up their composting […]
January 9, 2025
Sustainability Spotlight: Kelleen Rosebaugh at Southeast High School This month’s Sustainability Spotlight is shining on Kelleen Rosebaugh at Southeast High School! As part of Southeast’s World Language teaching team, Rosebaugh integrates sustainability connections in culture and vocabulary into her German language classroom. Rosebaugh has been teaching at LPS since 2016, and recently presented her approach […]
December 4, 2024
Sustainability Spotlight: Family-led Bike Buses December’s Sustainability Spotlight is shining on family-led bike buses around the district! Last month, LPS Sustainability and Community Learning Centers Community Builder Ron Kellogg met with bike bus organizers from three schools to learn more about how they got started and what keeps them pedaling forward. LPS parent Joe Dauer […]
November 13, 2024
2024 ENERGY STAR Certifications LPS Sustainability is proud to announce that Lincoln Public Schools earned ENERGY STAR certification for 31 buildings in 2024! This is a new all-time high for LPS, and includes 21 buildings that achieved recertification after also being recognized in 2023. ENERGY STAR certifications help track and recognize the impressive energy efficiency […]
November 6, 2024
Sustainability Spotlight: LPS Grounds Electric Equipment Pilot November’s Sustainability Spotlight is shining on the LPS Grounds Department! Two Grounds teams participated in a pilot of electric landscaping equipment over the summer, allowing LPS Operations to collect valuable data and feedback on how well they work. The Grounds Department takes care of a wide variety of […]
October 2, 2024
Northeast, Kahoa Honored with Tree Campus K-12 Distinction LPS Sustainability is proud to announce that Northeast High School and Kahoa Elementary School both received Tree Campus K-12 recognition for the 2023-24 school year! They are the first schools in the district to earn this distinction through the Arbor Day Foundation. To earn Tree Campus K-12 […]
July 25, 2024
LPS Sustainability’s Interns LPS Sustainability has had a busy summer! Two new faces joined the team in addition to our existing Communications intern. We asked each of our interns to share a little bit about themselves, their niche within the Sustainability Team and where they’re headed. Katie Berck: Gardens and Outdoor Learning Katie Berck joined […]
May 20, 2024
2023-24 Green Schools Recognition Program Results The Green Schools Recognition Program just wrapped up its eighth year! Through this program, schools choose and complete a variety of earth-friendly activities throughout the school year. These activities earn the school points towards Green, Greener and Greenest levels of achievement, plus corresponding funding rewards for future sustainability projects. […]
May 20, 2024
23rd Annual Cans4Books Drive The results are in for the 23rd annual Cans4Books recycling drive. Thank you to all of the students, staff, friends and neighbors that participated! We added up your school and public donations and they totaled $563. Our amazing recycling partner, Green Quest Recycling, donated an additional $500 in funding and prizes […]
May 16, 2024
Fourth Graders Plant 40 Trees in Kahoa Park A Lincoln park is home to 40 new trees thanks to a group of budding arborists at Kahoa Elementary School. The school’s fourth grade classes worked with volunteers from Lincoln Parks and Recreation, the Arbor Day Foundation, Northeast High School and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln for the […]
