February 24, 2023
2022 ENERGY STAR Certifications To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of ENERGY STAR, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering special, one-time recognition to any organization that earns EPA’s ENERGY STAR certification for five or more buildings in 2022. Eligible organizations gain “membership” to ENERGY STAR Certification Nation depending on how many buildings they certify in […]
January 31, 2023
Sustainability Spotlight: Tiffany Geis at Kloefkorn Elementary This month’s sustainability spotlight is shining on Tiffany Geis at Kloefkorn Elementary School. She has been a first grade teacher at Kloefkorn for five years now, but this is her first time serving as the Sustainability Champion. “I took this role because I am interested in many of […]
January 3, 2023
Sustainability Spotlight: Outstanding Custodians Lincoln Public Schools strives to bring sustainability efforts to each of our buildings, whether that be through waste initiatives, growing gardens, or environmental clubs. To achieve waste initiatives, like recycling and composting at all of our schools, custodians play a huge role in managing those waste efforts. This month’s Sustainability Spotlight […]
November 30, 2022
Lincoln Public Schools Sustainability Team hosted their 2nd quarter school gardens gathering on Tuesday, November 15th at The Career Academy. The theme was “Harvesting Connections” and the event brought together community partners, school staff, parents, volunteers, and neighbors who are interested in supporting gardens and outdoor learning activities. Ag/Bio Pathway Teacher, Tom Wheeldon, and a […]
November 30, 2022
December’s sustainability spotlight is shining on the garden club coordinator at Dawes Middle School, Lora Carpenter-Janike! With support from The Career Academy students and the CLC coordinator, new raised garden beds were built for Dawes in 2020. Since then, they have been thriving with help from the Dawes garden club students and their coordinator. In […]
November 2, 2022
November’s Sustainability Spotlight is shining on Kooser Elementary School! Kooser officially started a school-wide compost program this year after a successful pilot last spring. This means organic materials (food scraps, paper towels, tissues, etc.) are collected from spaces like classrooms, offices, and restrooms in addition to the cafeteria compost program. Waste bins throughout the entire […]
October 3, 2022
October’s Sustainability Spotlight is shining on Park Middle School! Stephanie Tabor, Park Spanish teacher, and Marina Bush, Park Science teacher, are sustainability co-champions for their second year now. As Sustainability Champions, they facilitate green projects and engage students with environmental topics. Last year, Park Middle School was celebrated as the Greenest Secondary School in LPS […]
August 30, 2022
The Sustainability Team has been providing internship opportunities for university students since 2016. These internships not only provide hands-on experience for students, they have also been a great help to our various programs. The team is gaining 3 new interns to support efforts throughout our district during the 2022-23 school year. We are very excited […]
May 25, 2022
21st Annual Cans4Books Drive The results are in for the 21st 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 $590. Our amazing recycling partner, Green Quest Recycling, also donated an additional $500! SouthPointe Barnes & […]
May 24, 2022
The Green Schools Recognition Program just wrapped up its sixth year! This program provides schools with a list of environmental activities to choose from and complete throughout the year. Each activity has a point value, and funds can be earned for reaching our green, greener, and greenest levels of achievement. We are thrilled to announce […]