Lincoln-Way Central

LWC Winter Knight Olympics is here! Teams of 8 will compete in a series of competitions to prove who is the best. Packets are avalible outside Mr. Waddell's office (D123). The competition is Wednesday, Feb 1st, from 6-9 pm in the Fieldhouse. Packets are due by 1/27/23.

As Americans, we have set aside November 11th, Veterans Day, to reflect, honor, and remember those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. At this moment, men and women of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard are serving around the world. Let’s honor and acknowledge members of our current Knight family who have served our country: Lt. Col. Tsoukatos – United States Air Force 1997 – 2017, Master Sgt. Schliffka – United States Air Force 1982 - 2003, Mr. Balluff – United States Army – 1999 – 2005, Mr. Knoblauch – United States Marine 2000 – 2004, Mick Noe- United States Army - 1983-1986

All interested freshman and sophomore students are invited to attend before and after school study strategy presentations, hosted by our Reading department. These sessions will occur before school at 7:30 am and after at 3 p.m. on November 29th and December 6th. Sign up not necessary.

On Wednesday, November 16th at 6:30 p.m., in the Charles R. Stark Center for Performing Arts Center, our Lincoln-Way Central academic leaders will present expectations and strategies for success on upcoming final exams. We encourage parents and freshman students to come to the presentation to learn how to best help them navigate their first final exams.

Interested in being a teacher? See the information above about Future Educators of America Club!

Beginning today, Lincoln-Way High School District 210 will be joining many schools nationwide in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Pennies for Patients program. Since 2006, Lincoln-Way students have made significant donations to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at the end of October. The Pennies for Patients collection will look different this year as we have a link for each school that will be open now through November 23. All donations are appreciated and are tax-deductible. Your support empowers The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to achieve its goal to cure blood cancer and provide support to patients and their families. Lincoln-Way Central: https://pages.lls.org/ltn/chi/wsuburban22/lincolnwaycentral There will be announcements about the Pennies for Program during the second hour but money does not be collected in your classrooms. All classes are encouraged to participate, not just your second-hour class. The video link below provides insight into the impact of the Pennies for Patients' donations to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Feel free to share the video below with your second-hour classes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhZF3_8EIzM Thank you for continuing to make a difference!

Please join us tomorrow morning and every Wednesday for Mindful Mornings. We meet on Wednesdays before zero hour (6:50am – 7:10pm) in E212 and before first hour (7:45am-8:05am) in E208. The goal of each meeting is to support students and staff at LWC by practicing mindfulness, being present, and developing a set of tools that help manage everyday life. The Teams code is vngq0ls, and please follow us on Instagram at @lwc_mindful_mornings if you’d like to follow what we’re doing.

Typically, when you ask a student how they spent their summer, they talk about spending time with friends, working, summer school or vacations. Ask Brent Kowalczyk that question and the answer is very impressive! He joined the National Guard! He attended Basic Training for 10 weeks and will devote one weekend a month continuing his training. Brent is mature beyond his years and really cares about his future. He has wanted to serve his country since 7th grade. He speaks of a strong sense of duty, honor and comradery. He is well on his way to fulfilling his goals. He plans on attending an Illinois public college, which will be paid for by being in the Guard, and study psychology and possibly law. He also plans to be in ROTC at the college level which allows him to graduate and enter active duty as an officer. He indicated, “this was the best decision of my life, which changed me physically and mentally”. He also said that he gained life skills that he now applies to his education and personal life in terms of his drive and dedication. We are very proud of your accomplishments thus far, Brent!

The Class of 1962 is having their 60th class reunion this Saturday, October 1st at noon at the Hickory Creek Preserve on LaPorte Road in Mokena.

Congrats to the LWC ESports team for their victory over Delavan High School last night! The Knights are led by Captain Shantuan Herrera, Antonio Yaniz, Kyle Pearson, Makayla Brongiel, and Michael Kovalcik.

The 2022 SIAM card has a new look! The card is now a plastic credit card size - convenient for carrying in your wallet. The 2022 SIAM card features: *Over 20+ multi-use discounts at area businesses that can be used all year long. *8 tear-off coupons which are good for a one time use at The Alley, Chicago Dough, Rosati's, Bulldog's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Trails Edge, Tom Kelly's, and Manhattan Blend. *Access to all the nation-wide Entertainment Book discounts which features over 500,000 discounts to be used around the country. As a thanks for your $25 donation to help support the nationally recognized Lincoln-Way Marching Band, the 2022 SIAM card will be mailed directly to your home. SIAM cards can be purchased at https://lw210.revtrak.net/lw-music-boosters/siam/ or at area retailers such as: Fleckenstein's Bakery (Mokena and New Lenox locations) The Flower Cottage Kernel Sweetooth Fresh Air Experts

Please welcome Mr. James Mosterd, one of our new teachers at Lincoln-Way Central High School! #LWCPride #onceaknightalwaysaknight

Please welcome Miss Stephanie Solner, one of our new teachers at Lincoln-Way Central High School! #LWCPride #onceaknightalwaysaknight

Please welcome Mr. Evan Wyllie, one of our new teachers at Lincoln-Way Central High School! #LWCPride #onceaknightalwaysaknight

Please welcome Mrs. Dina Salem, one of our new teachers at Lincoln-Way Central High School! #LWCPride #onceaknightalwaysaknight

Please welcome Carly Vandenberg, one of our new teachers at Lincoln-Way Central High School! #LWCPride #onceaknightalwaysaknight

Please welcome Mr. August Tholl, one of our new teachers at Lincoln-Way Central High School! #LWCPride #onceaknightalwaysaknight

Please welcome Ms. Ali Macha, one of our new teachers at Lincoln-Way Central High School! #LWCPride #onceaknightalwaysaknight

We are excited to officially congratulate this familiar face on becoming the next principal of Lincoln-Way Central! Dr. McNamara graduated from Lincoln-Way Central in 2000, and has been employed by District 210 since 2005. You may know her as the associate principal for curriculum and instruction, and we are excited to welcome her into this new role as principal!

Join us Thursday at the New Lenox Park District to donate blood!