Sustainability Updates

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

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 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!

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

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

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

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

We have added up the donations, and the 2023-24 LPS Scrap Metal Drive raised $793! Our partners, Alter Metal Recycling and Sadoff Iron and Metal

This month’s Sustainability Spotlight is shining on the many ways Lincoln Public Schools celebrated Earth Day this year! Students at every grade level engaged with

This month’s Sustainability Spotlight is shining on Itai Trainin, a senior at Southeast High School. Itai currently serves as co-president of Southeast’s NEATure Club and

This month’s Sustainability Spotlight is shining on Lefler Middle School’s Climate Chronicles Club. The club’s members are working towards an impressive goal: combining activism and

This month’s Sustainability Spotlight is shining on some of the district’s standout custodial staff! LPS custodial teams are an integral part of managing waste programs