Customize your high school experience – join an upcoming LPS Focus Programs event in October
Ready to choose your journey? Several programs are hosting info sessions this week.
Go to our website for more event details ➡️ bit.ly/LPSFocusPrograms.
#LPSFocusPrograms
LPS IN THE ARTS: Here's a look at what's coming up this week in the arts at LPS! 🎭 🎶 🎻 🎨
10/20: LNS Orchestra Concert, 6pm | LSE Orchestras Concert, 7pm
10/21: LSW Marching Band Exhibition, 7pm @ Pius X
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10/22: LNS Choral Concert, 7pm | LSB Fall Vocal Concert with Moore MS, 7pm
10/24: NSBA State Marching Band Contest @ Seacrest Field
To view the full events calendar, visit: apps.lps.org/artscal/
Music filled the air at Seacrest Field on Saturday, Oct. 17, when 22 bands competed in the 45th annual Lincoln Public Schools Marching Band Invitational.
Check out photos from the day in our special gallery: photos.lps.org/2026-2027/202…
Students return tomorrow, but we're still starting our week off right with some Monday Motivation! As we enter into the 2nd quarter of the school year, is the fear of making a mistake holding you back from anything? If so, keep this Monday Motivation in mind and go for it! 💪
We want to remind everyone of the mental health resources available at LPS and throughout our community. If you or someone you know needs support, reach out to a trust staff member or use any of the resources listed below, available day or night. ♥️
Maxey Elementary students joined lunchrooms across LPS in enjoying healthy crunches of apples during a fun activity! LPS Nutrition Services employees gave Jonathan apples to every school building for Farm to School Month in October. lps.org/article/3191505 #LPSProud
Daniel Church is helping hundreds of Culler Middle School students reach their full potential in his role as school principal! He is being recognized for his work during National Principals Month.
lps.org/article/3191464 #LPSProud #NationalPrincipalsMonth
Lincoln Public Schools students excelled on Advanced Placement (AP) exams they took during the 2025-26 academic year, recording marks above the comparable state and global mean scores on more than a dozen tests.
Read more: lps.org/article/3186519 #LPSProud
LPS QUARTER BREAK
There will be no classes Oct. 15-19 for LPS quarter break. Classes will resume Tuesday, Oct. 20, with the start of the second quarter. #LPSProud
McPhee Elementary School students learned about the value of reading from a guest speaker this fall! Nebraska First Lady Suzanne Pillen visited the Mustangs as part of the ongoing Bushels of Stories program.
Learn more: lps.org/article/3186127 #LPSProud

ALT Nebraska First Lady Suzanne Pillen holds up a book with her right hand during a reading activity at McPhee Middle School. She is speaking to fifth graders at the front of a classroom.

ALT Nebraska First Lady Suzanne Pillen holds up the front cover of a book she is planning to read to McPhee Elementary School fifth graders. The center of the cover shows a girl eating a meal with a fork. There are photos of bees, cows, an apple orchard and a tractor working in a cornfield on it. The book's title is Right This Very Minute: A Table-to-Farm Book About Food and Farming.
LPS IN THE ARTS: Here's a look at what's coming up this week in the arts at LPS! 🎭🎶🎷🎨
10/12: LSE/Pound fall choral concert, 7 p.m.
10/13: LSE Jazz Band I & II concert, 7 p.m. @ Irving Middle School
10/17: LPS Marching Band Contest @ Seacrest Field
apps.lps.org/artscal/
Good morning, LPS! Here is some Monday Motivation to get you through this short week. How can you exercise patience this week?
Have a great day! #LPSProud #MondayMotivation
Meet Focus Program Feature Scholar Rubén! A middle school educator and his passion for creative expression helped illustrate a path to explore this interest further with @LPS_ArtsFocus.
Read more about this Q&A:lps.org/article/3184675.
#FocusFriday #LPSFocusPrograms
Lefler Middle School seventh graders learned more about nature during a fun field trip this fall! The Lions visited Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center to study food, energy and water systems (FEWS) topics.
lps.org/article/3182939 #LPSProud
STAFF SPOTLIGHT 🌟 Meet Aqeel Fadhil, school counselor at Dawes Middle School. After years of connecting LPS families with their schools as a bilingual liaison, he now supports students as a school counselor. Read his Q&A. #LPSProud #LPSStaffSpotlight
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Lincoln Public Schools retweeted
Members from our Safety & Security Department presented recently at the @NDE_GOV Heartland School Safety & Security Conference. Lisel Hogan and Kyle Poore presented on the response and recovery of the incident at McPhee from 2025 & the importance of our community partnerships.
LPS students enjoyed accounting adventures this fall during a trip to the Nebraska College of Business! More than 40 students from three LPS sites sharpened their business skills during UNL Accounting Day activities.
Read more: lps.org/article/3170997 #LPSProud
🧭 Help your student choose their journey, community, and future!
Join us tomorrow at the LPS Focus Programs Info Night to learn how to customize their high school experience:
📅 Oct. 8, 2026 | 6-8 p.m.
📍 Lincoln Northwest High School
👥 Grades 8 -11
#CustomizeHighSchool
TEAMMATES TUESDAY
Each month, we will be featuring the Lincoln TeamMates of the Month! For October, the TeamMates of the Month are Aivah and Stacey. Learn more about their mentor/mentee relationship here: lps.org/article/3164308
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