We are excited to announce a special project for the upcoming school year: the Scott Middle School Staff Shirt Design Competition! Our talented students can compete to create an original design that captures our school spirit. Once the entries are in, the staff will vote on a winning masterpiece that we will wear proudly for the next two years.

To make this happen, we need your help! Your donations will go directly toward:
Professional printing of the student-designed shirts.
High-quality materials to ensure they last for the full two-year cycle.
Celebrating student voice and creativity within our halls.

Every dollar helps us showcase our students' talent and keep our staff looking like a team!

The shirts will be for all staff classified and certified.  We are hoping to raise $1,250 plus cost reimbursement. Thank you so much! 

- To successfully implement World Music Drumming in the music classroom, Calvert Elementary will need tubanos for students to use. The goal is to purchase a set of 16 drums. These instruments will be used by all students in grades K-5.
The World Music Drumming Curriculum focuses on developing the following life skills: FOCUS, RESPECT, TEAMWORK, COMPLEMENT, LISTENING, COMMUNICATION, COMMUNITY, and BALANCE.

To fulfill this request, we aim to raise $5,724.20 plus cost reimbursement.
Thank you so much for your generosity!

At Lincoln High School, students in the Holocaust Literature class engage deeply with the histories and impact of mass atrocity, both globally and within their own communities. The course includes units on the Holocaust, the Rwandan genocide, the genocide of Native Americans, and the Yazidi genocide.

This class pairs each unit with field trips or guest speakers that connect students with local stories and survivors. Students explore local Holocaust history through museum exhibits and archival testimony, study the impact of the nearby Genoa Indian Industrial School, visit the Great Plains Art Museum to analyze modern Indigenous artwork, and learn about the Yazidi genocide through collaboration with Lincoln’s Yazidi community, the largest in North America. These experiences offer students the opportunity to learn from and advocate for their neighbors, emphasizing that genocide is not a distant or abstract issue, but one with real human consequences close to home.

Students have shared that field trips and guest speakers have deepened their learning, making learning about historical events and stories more authentic. Previous students share that, "[this class] made me open my eyes about what really is going on in the world and how it affects people," "The Yazidi unit - I had never even heard of Yazidis before, much less the genocide against them. Learning about a group of people I thought I was unfamiliar with and realizing that our community in Lincoln, and my own friend circle, was steeped in them," "I liked the field trip to the Great Plains Museum. Seeing Natives process their pain through art was really beautiful," and "[please keep] trying to get guest speakers, it reminds people that people exist that are still experiencing effects of the genocide." Financial support from kind and generous donors allows future students to also have these same experiences!

Holocaust Literature at Lincoln High takes a preventative approach, teaching students that violence is not inevitable and that small actions today can prevent mass atrocity later. By building empathy, critical thinking, and skills for genuine listening, students begin to see their role in interrupting patterns of dehumanization before they escalate to violence.

Funds raised will support transportation to various cities, museum admission, and payment for guest speakers. We are requesting $2,000 plus cost reimbursement to the Foundation.