🔬 Hands-on STEM at E.L. Middle!
Mr. Hamlin’s students put their problem-solving skills to the test with a real-world scenario: “Your friend falls out of a tree and their arm looks strange—what could you use to create a brace until help arrives?” 🩹💡
Working in teams, students brainstormed, designed, and tested creative solutions using everyday materials — applying science, engineering, and critical thinking to real-life challenges. 👏
#STEM #WeAreLINCOLN #ELMS #FutureProblemSolvers
Mr. Hamlin’s students put their problem-solving skills to the test with a real-world scenario: “Your friend falls out of a tree and their arm looks strange—what could you use to create a brace until help arrives?” 🩹💡
Working in teams, students brainstormed, designed, and tested creative solutions using everyday materials — applying science, engineering, and critical thinking to real-life challenges. 👏
#STEM #WeAreLINCOLN #ELMS #FutureProblemSolvers
💛💙 It’s National Principals Month, and today we’re recognizing Mrs. Beam, principal of S. Ray Lowder Elementary!
From leading with energy to cheering on her students and staff, Mrs. Beam is all about school spirit and community. Fun fact: she was a cheerleader at WCU for all four years of college — so she knows a thing or two about keeping up the momentum! 📣
Her favorite advice? “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” She lives that out every day by making her school a welcoming, encouraging place for everyone who walks through the doors.
When she’s not leading the Lions, you might catch her at Lake James with her family or laughing at her favorite “Success Kid” memes. (And if there were ever a remake of Bring It On… well, we know who’d be cast! 😉)
Drop a note below to thank Mrs. Beam for all she does for the students and staff at S. Ray Lowder! 🦁
#WeAreLINCOLN #NationalPrincipalsMonth #ThankAPrincipal
From leading with energy to cheering on her students and staff, Mrs. Beam is all about school spirit and community. Fun fact: she was a cheerleader at WCU for all four years of college — so she knows a thing or two about keeping up the momentum! 📣
Her favorite advice? “You never get a second chance to make a first impression.” She lives that out every day by making her school a welcoming, encouraging place for everyone who walks through the doors.
When she’s not leading the Lions, you might catch her at Lake James with her family or laughing at her favorite “Success Kid” memes. (And if there were ever a remake of Bring It On… well, we know who’d be cast! 😉)
Drop a note below to thank Mrs. Beam for all she does for the students and staff at S. Ray Lowder! 🦁
#WeAreLINCOLN #NationalPrincipalsMonth #ThankAPrincipal
👏 Congratulations to these schools for achieving an increase in overall grade level proficiency during the 2024–2025 school year! 🌟
🏫 Battleground Elementary
🏫 East Lincoln High School
🏫 Iron Station Elementary
🏫 Lincolnton High School
🏫 Love Memorial Elementary
🏫 Norris S. Childers Elementary
🏫 Rock Springs Elementary
🏫 St. James Elementary
🏫 West Lincoln High School
This success is the result of dedication from students, teachers, staff, and families working together every day. Way to go! 🎓📚
#WeAreLINCOLN #LCS #StudentSuccess
🏫 Battleground Elementary
🏫 East Lincoln High School
🏫 Iron Station Elementary
🏫 Lincolnton High School
🏫 Love Memorial Elementary
🏫 Norris S. Childers Elementary
🏫 Rock Springs Elementary
🏫 St. James Elementary
🏫 West Lincoln High School
This success is the result of dedication from students, teachers, staff, and families working together every day. Way to go! 🎓📚
#WeAreLINCOLN #LCS #StudentSuccess
October is AAC Awareness Month! AAC or Augmentative and Alternative Communication are the laminated communication boards and devices that people who are minimally or nonspeaking use to communicate. In order to learn that AAC can be their voice, children have to see adults around them “modeling” or touching the boards/devices while they talk. This teaches children that they can use AAC to ask for things, comment and form friendships!
All October, the Assistive Technology Team and Autism Support Team are excited to present a competition to encourage staff to model AAC with students!
This competition is for staff at Love Memorial Elementary, Norris Childers Elementary, Iron Station Elementary, Pumpkin Center Primary and Intermediate Schools.
Staff who use AAC with minimally and nonspeaking children are counting the number of times they model AAC and at the end of the week the staff member with the highest count will receive a prize! Generous businesses in our community have donated items and gift cards to make this event a success!
The competition began on October 1st and we already have our first winner of the week! Lincoln County School’s first Top Modeler is Kelly Michael! Congratulations! Kelly is an EC teacher at Iron Station Elementary School.
Thank you for all you do for your students to support their right to communicate!
Our other modeling superstars this week are:
-Lea Nash, Pumpkin Center Primary
-Gena Wright, Pumpkin Center Primary
-Kaitlyn Petruska, Love Memorial
-Lia Curtis, Pumpkin Center Primary
Keep following to see who will be our Next Top Modeler!
A huge THANK YOU to these businesses for their generous donations:
-7th Moon Boutique & Gifts
-All You Knead Massage and Bodywork
-Benny’s Boutique
-Breakout & Smash
-Court Street Grille
-Cowboy Killer Company
-Good Wood Pizzeria
-Henkle Tire, LLC
-Indigo Roots Massage
-Jennifer Wall
-Palm Berries
-Scoops by the Square
-Scooters Coffee (Cherryville)
-Steer South Trading Post
-Sugar Mama Cookies
-TAS Drug
-Treasures on Main (Booth #2 Max’s Treasure Hunt & Booth #415 Backyard Betty’s)
-Two Roots Yog
All October, the Assistive Technology Team and Autism Support Team are excited to present a competition to encourage staff to model AAC with students!
This competition is for staff at Love Memorial Elementary, Norris Childers Elementary, Iron Station Elementary, Pumpkin Center Primary and Intermediate Schools.
Staff who use AAC with minimally and nonspeaking children are counting the number of times they model AAC and at the end of the week the staff member with the highest count will receive a prize! Generous businesses in our community have donated items and gift cards to make this event a success!
The competition began on October 1st and we already have our first winner of the week! Lincoln County School’s first Top Modeler is Kelly Michael! Congratulations! Kelly is an EC teacher at Iron Station Elementary School.
Thank you for all you do for your students to support their right to communicate!
Our other modeling superstars this week are:
-Lea Nash, Pumpkin Center Primary
-Gena Wright, Pumpkin Center Primary
-Kaitlyn Petruska, Love Memorial
-Lia Curtis, Pumpkin Center Primary
Keep following to see who will be our Next Top Modeler!
A huge THANK YOU to these businesses for their generous donations:
-7th Moon Boutique & Gifts
-All You Knead Massage and Bodywork
-Benny’s Boutique
-Breakout & Smash
-Court Street Grille
-Cowboy Killer Company
-Good Wood Pizzeria
-Henkle Tire, LLC
-Indigo Roots Massage
-Jennifer Wall
-Palm Berries
-Scoops by the Square
-Scooters Coffee (Cherryville)
-Steer South Trading Post
-Sugar Mama Cookies
-TAS Drug
-Treasures on Main (Booth #2 Max’s Treasure Hunt & Booth #415 Backyard Betty’s)
-Two Roots Yog
🕵️♀️🔍 First graders at Rock Springs Elementary are putting on their detective hats!
During a nurturing lesson with Mrs. Ryczek, students in Mrs. Kraushaar’s class practiced deductive thinking — gathering the clues (facts), following the rules (logic), and solving the case (the answer)!
These classroom detectives were fully engaged and eager to share their discoveries with one another. 👏✨
#WeAreLINCOLN #LCSFutureReady #EngagedLearners
During a nurturing lesson with Mrs. Ryczek, students in Mrs. Kraushaar’s class practiced deductive thinking — gathering the clues (facts), following the rules (logic), and solving the case (the answer)!
These classroom detectives were fully engaged and eager to share their discoveries with one another. 👏✨
#WeAreLINCOLN #LCSFutureReady #EngagedLearners
🚛✨ Volunteers Needed for LCS MIDDLE SCHOOL Careers on Wheels! ✨🚛
🚛✨ Lincoln County Schools is rolling out the wheels for our annual Careers on Wheels mobile career fair at East Lincoln Middle, North Lincoln Middle, Lincolnton Middle, and West Lincoln Middle School!
This exciting event gives all 4th and 7th graders across LCS the chance to explore career pathways, ask questions, and even check out real work vehicles.
We’re looking for community volunteers who are willing to invest their time, talent, and vehicles—whether at all four schools or just the ones that fit your schedule. Help us inspire the next generation!
📅 Event Schedule:
Setup: 7:30 AM
Students Visit: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Wrap-Up: 1:00 PM
📍 Locations:
Oct 27 – East Lincoln Middle
Oct 28 – North Lincoln Middle
Oct 29 – Lincolnton Middle
Oct 30 – West Lincoln Middle
💡 What to Expect:
10–15 minutes with each class (conversation + Q&A + vehicle exploration)
No formal presentation needed—just share your career story, duties, and vehicle features!
Bring your work vehicle and expertise. (Optional: photos, tools, uniforms, small giveaways, etc.)
🙌 Help us spark curiosity, fuel dreams, and show students the many careers that keep our community rolling!
👉 Interested? Contact:
Jennifer Queen, LCS Middle School CDC
📞 828-238-3182 | 704-732-2261 ext. 30247
📧 jqueen@lincoln.k12.nc.us
🚛✨ Lincoln County Schools is rolling out the wheels for our annual Careers on Wheels mobile career fair at East Lincoln Middle, North Lincoln Middle, Lincolnton Middle, and West Lincoln Middle School!
This exciting event gives all 4th and 7th graders across LCS the chance to explore career pathways, ask questions, and even check out real work vehicles.
We’re looking for community volunteers who are willing to invest their time, talent, and vehicles—whether at all four schools or just the ones that fit your schedule. Help us inspire the next generation!
📅 Event Schedule:
Setup: 7:30 AM
Students Visit: 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Wrap-Up: 1:00 PM
📍 Locations:
Oct 27 – East Lincoln Middle
Oct 28 – North Lincoln Middle
Oct 29 – Lincolnton Middle
Oct 30 – West Lincoln Middle
💡 What to Expect:
10–15 minutes with each class (conversation + Q&A + vehicle exploration)
No formal presentation needed—just share your career story, duties, and vehicle features!
Bring your work vehicle and expertise. (Optional: photos, tools, uniforms, small giveaways, etc.)
🙌 Help us spark curiosity, fuel dreams, and show students the many careers that keep our community rolling!
👉 Interested? Contact:
Jennifer Queen, LCS Middle School CDC
📞 828-238-3182 | 704-732-2261 ext. 30247
📧 jqueen@lincoln.k12.nc.us
⚡ Mystery Science in Action at PCIS!
Ms. Masters’ 5th grade students explored how energy transfers from one object to another through an exciting Mystery Science lab. 💡🔍 From hands-on experiments to lively discussions, students discovered how movement, heat, and light are all connected through energy transfer! 🔄
#WeAreLINCOLN #PCIS #STEM #InquiryLearning #HandsOnScience
Ms. Masters’ 5th grade students explored how energy transfers from one object to another through an exciting Mystery Science lab. 💡🔍 From hands-on experiments to lively discussions, students discovered how movement, heat, and light are all connected through energy transfer! 🔄
#WeAreLINCOLN #PCIS #STEM #InquiryLearning #HandsOnScience
🌟 National Principals Month! 🌟
Please join us again in congratulating Mrs. Dellinger, Principal of Union Elementary, on recently being named the Lincoln County Schools District Principal of the Year! 🎉
Mrs. Dellinger has always known she wanted to be a teacher, and her passion for education shines through in everything she does. She leads with encouragement, positivity, and a commitment to her staff, students, and community. Her favorite advice, “Stay true to who you are and never give up!” is something she models daily for her school family.
Outside of school, she loves riding 4-wheelers with her boys and has never broken a bone! (And if Hollywood ever called, you’d catch her starring in The Little Rascals remake. 😉)
We are so proud of Mrs. Dellinger and thankful for the way she represents Union Elementary and all of Lincoln County Schools. Drop a note below to congratulate her on this well-deserved honor! ❤️🦉
#WeAreLINCOLN #NationalPrincipalsMonth #ThankAPrincipal #PrincipalOfTheYear
Please join us again in congratulating Mrs. Dellinger, Principal of Union Elementary, on recently being named the Lincoln County Schools District Principal of the Year! 🎉
Mrs. Dellinger has always known she wanted to be a teacher, and her passion for education shines through in everything she does. She leads with encouragement, positivity, and a commitment to her staff, students, and community. Her favorite advice, “Stay true to who you are and never give up!” is something she models daily for her school family.
Outside of school, she loves riding 4-wheelers with her boys and has never broken a bone! (And if Hollywood ever called, you’d catch her starring in The Little Rascals remake. 😉)
We are so proud of Mrs. Dellinger and thankful for the way she represents Union Elementary and all of Lincoln County Schools. Drop a note below to congratulate her on this well-deserved honor! ❤️🦉
#WeAreLINCOLN #NationalPrincipalsMonth #ThankAPrincipal #PrincipalOfTheYear
👏 Congratulations to these schools for achieving an increase in their School Report Card Grades for 2024–2025! 🌟
🏫 Asbury Academy
🏫 Battleground Elementary
🏫 East Lincoln High School
🏫 Iron Station Elementary
🏫 Lincolnton High School
🏫 Norris S. Childers Elementary
🏫 Rock Springs Elementary
🏫 St. James Elementary
🏫 West Lincoln High School
This recognition reflects the dedication of students, staff, and families who are committed to growth and success every day. Way to go! 🎓📚
#WeAreLINCOLN #LCS #StudentSuccess
🏫 Asbury Academy
🏫 Battleground Elementary
🏫 East Lincoln High School
🏫 Iron Station Elementary
🏫 Lincolnton High School
🏫 Norris S. Childers Elementary
🏫 Rock Springs Elementary
🏫 St. James Elementary
🏫 West Lincoln High School
This recognition reflects the dedication of students, staff, and families who are committed to growth and success every day. Way to go! 🎓📚
#WeAreLINCOLN #LCS #StudentSuccess
🚨 Now Hiring! 🚨
Lincoln County Schools has several newly posted positions available — from teaching and coaching to classroom support roles!
✨ Openings include:
• EC Teacher (Self-Contained) – Asbury Academy
• Teacher Assistant/Sub Bus Driver – Norris Childers Elementary
• EC Teacher (Extended Content) – Lincolnton High
• EC Teacher Assistant/Sub Bus Driver – East Lincoln High
• Volleyball Assistant Coach (Season starts mid-October) – North Lincoln Middle
📲 Apply online today at lcsnc.schoolspring.com
#WeAreLINCOLN #NowHiring #JoinOurTeam #LCSCareers #EducationJobs #NCJobs
Lincoln County Schools has several newly posted positions available — from teaching and coaching to classroom support roles!
✨ Openings include:
• EC Teacher (Self-Contained) – Asbury Academy
• Teacher Assistant/Sub Bus Driver – Norris Childers Elementary
• EC Teacher (Extended Content) – Lincolnton High
• EC Teacher Assistant/Sub Bus Driver – East Lincoln High
• Volleyball Assistant Coach (Season starts mid-October) – North Lincoln Middle
📲 Apply online today at lcsnc.schoolspring.com
#WeAreLINCOLN #NowHiring #JoinOurTeam #LCSCareers #EducationJobs #NCJobs
🌟 It’s National Principals Month, and today we’re celebrating Mrs. Arndt, interim principal of North Lincoln Middle!
Mrs. Arndt has a heart for students, a passion for learning, and a gift for spreading positivity. She’s the first in her family to graduate from college and earn a Master’s degree — a true role model for perseverance and grit. 💙
When she’s not leading Panthers at NLMS, she’s enjoying time with her husband and children, dreaming of traveling, and laughing at her favorite “Office” memes. And fun fact: as a child, she once thought she’d grow up to be a country music singer! 🎤
Her favorite advice? “Confidence is key! Positivity and kindness are contagious — but so is negativity and pessimism. I get to choose what I want to help spread.” Every day, she chooses to spread the good.
Drop a note of appreciation below and help us thank Mrs. Arndt for all she does to make North Lincoln Middle a special place! 🐾
#WeAreLINCOLN #NationalPrincipalsMonth #ThankAPrincipal
Mrs. Arndt has a heart for students, a passion for learning, and a gift for spreading positivity. She’s the first in her family to graduate from college and earn a Master’s degree — a true role model for perseverance and grit. 💙
When she’s not leading Panthers at NLMS, she’s enjoying time with her husband and children, dreaming of traveling, and laughing at her favorite “Office” memes. And fun fact: as a child, she once thought she’d grow up to be a country music singer! 🎤
Her favorite advice? “Confidence is key! Positivity and kindness are contagious — but so is negativity and pessimism. I get to choose what I want to help spread.” Every day, she chooses to spread the good.
Drop a note of appreciation below and help us thank Mrs. Arndt for all she does to make North Lincoln Middle a special place! 🐾
#WeAreLINCOLN #NationalPrincipalsMonth #ThankAPrincipal
💙 Happy Coaches Day! Thank you to our coaches for inspiring, guiding, and motivating our student-athletes on and off the field. 🏅 #WeAreLINCOLN #ThankYouCoaches
🎉👏 Lincoln County Schools is proud to share our 2024–2025 Cohort Graduation Rates!
📊 District-wide: 90.6%
🏫 East Lincoln HS: 90.3%
🏫 Lincolnton HS: 86.6%
🏫 North Lincoln HS: 93.6%
🏫 West Lincoln HS: 91.1%
These numbers reflect the hard work of our students, teachers, staff, and families who support every step of the journey to graduation. 🎓❤️🖤
Congratulations to the Class of 2025! #WeAreLINCOLN #LCS #StudentSuccess #Graduation
📊 District-wide: 90.6%
🏫 East Lincoln HS: 90.3%
🏫 Lincolnton HS: 86.6%
🏫 North Lincoln HS: 93.6%
🏫 West Lincoln HS: 91.1%
These numbers reflect the hard work of our students, teachers, staff, and families who support every step of the journey to graduation. 🎓❤️🖤
Congratulations to the Class of 2025! #WeAreLINCOLN #LCS #StudentSuccess #Graduation
🍦✨ Science is Sweet at North Brook!
Ms. Anthony’s 2nd graders have been learning all about matter in science. To bring the lesson to life, students rolled up their sleeves and made ice cream in a bag! 🧊🥛🍨
Hands-on learning makes science both fun and memorable—especially when it ends with a tasty treat. 😋
#WeAreLINCOLN #NorthBrookElementary #HandsOnLearning #ScienceIsSweet
Ms. Anthony’s 2nd graders have been learning all about matter in science. To bring the lesson to life, students rolled up their sleeves and made ice cream in a bag! 🧊🥛🍨
Hands-on learning makes science both fun and memorable—especially when it ends with a tasty treat. 😋
#WeAreLINCOLN #NorthBrookElementary #HandsOnLearning #ScienceIsSweet
🍎🎨 Our Pumpkin Center Primary Pre-K students had so much fun teaming up with the North Lincoln High School Teacher Cadets to paint apples! Hands-on creativity + cross-school connections = big smiles all around. 💙
#WeAreLINCOLN #LCSProud #FutureEducators
#WeAreLINCOLN #LCSProud #FutureEducators
🍎 Future Educators in Action!
North Lincoln High School Teacher Cadets joined their LCS cohort at the Aspiring Educators Summit at UNC Charlotte this September.
Students explored what it takes to become an NC educator and attended professional development sessions led by inspiring North Carolina teachers. 🌟
We’re proud of these future leaders who are preparing to make a difference in classrooms across our state! 💙
#WeAreLINCOLN #NLHS #TeacherCadets #FutureEducators
North Lincoln High School Teacher Cadets joined their LCS cohort at the Aspiring Educators Summit at UNC Charlotte this September.
Students explored what it takes to become an NC educator and attended professional development sessions led by inspiring North Carolina teachers. 🌟
We’re proud of these future leaders who are preparing to make a difference in classrooms across our state! 💙
#WeAreLINCOLN #NLHS #TeacherCadets #FutureEducators
🚗✨ This morning, St. James Elementary launched its first-ever “Dads on Duty” event!
Since construction prevents them from hosting “All Pro Dads” this year, our awesome dads stepped up in a new way — greeting families with smiles, opening car doors, and starting the day with encouragement and care. 💙
Thank you to these role models for showing our students that strong schools are built on strong community support! #WeAreLINCOLN #DadsOnDuty
Since construction prevents them from hosting “All Pro Dads” this year, our awesome dads stepped up in a new way — greeting families with smiles, opening car doors, and starting the day with encouragement and care. 💙
Thank you to these role models for showing our students that strong schools are built on strong community support! #WeAreLINCOLN #DadsOnDuty
📸 LCS Former Student, Current Staff
✨ FLASHBACK FRIDAY ✨
Then → Megan Hege attended Union Elementary and West Lincoln Middle. Her favorite teacher was Mrs. Baxter at West Middle, who made math fun even when it didn’t come easily.
Currently, Mrs. Megan Hege Smith teaches 7th-grade ELA at East Lincoln Middle School. While she grew up in Lincoln County and moved away for a while, she truly loves being part of a small-town community where people care for one another.
When asked what she loves most about her job, Mrs. Smith said:
“Getting to know and appreciate a whole new group of kids every year and learning their personalities. It makes for a fun time at work that is never short on excitement and challenges.”
We’re so proud to celebrate Mrs. Smith’s journey from LCS student to LCS staff! ❤️🍎
#FlashbackFriday #WeAreLINCOLN #LincolnEffect
✨ FLASHBACK FRIDAY ✨
Then → Megan Hege attended Union Elementary and West Lincoln Middle. Her favorite teacher was Mrs. Baxter at West Middle, who made math fun even when it didn’t come easily.
Currently, Mrs. Megan Hege Smith teaches 7th-grade ELA at East Lincoln Middle School. While she grew up in Lincoln County and moved away for a while, she truly loves being part of a small-town community where people care for one another.
When asked what she loves most about her job, Mrs. Smith said:
“Getting to know and appreciate a whole new group of kids every year and learning their personalities. It makes for a fun time at work that is never short on excitement and challenges.”
We’re so proud to celebrate Mrs. Smith’s journey from LCS student to LCS staff! ❤️🍎
#FlashbackFriday #WeAreLINCOLN #LincolnEffect
🎉 Today we’re proud to celebrate Mrs. Withrow, principal of Battleground Elementary!
This morning, we recognized her school for exceeding growth for the 2nd year in a row 📈👏 — and now it’s time to shine a spotlight on the leader behind the success.
From her detective dreams as a child 🕵️♀️ to her inspiring advice — “Do what’s right by students, and you will NEVER be wrong!” — Mrs. Withrow models servant leadership every day. She’s never been outside the U.S., grew up without a TV (her first was in college!), and in retirement she plans to enjoy coffee on the porch and evenings around a campfire. ☕🔥
Thank you, Mrs. Withrow, for your dedication, vision, and heart for students. 💙❤️ You are what makes Battleground — and LCS — shine. 🌟
#WeAreLINCOLN #NationalPrincipalsMonth #PrincipalSpotlight #ExceedingGrowth
This morning, we recognized her school for exceeding growth for the 2nd year in a row 📈👏 — and now it’s time to shine a spotlight on the leader behind the success.
From her detective dreams as a child 🕵️♀️ to her inspiring advice — “Do what’s right by students, and you will NEVER be wrong!” — Mrs. Withrow models servant leadership every day. She’s never been outside the U.S., grew up without a TV (her first was in college!), and in retirement she plans to enjoy coffee on the porch and evenings around a campfire. ☕🔥
Thank you, Mrs. Withrow, for your dedication, vision, and heart for students. 💙❤️ You are what makes Battleground — and LCS — shine. 🌟
#WeAreLINCOLN #NationalPrincipalsMonth #PrincipalSpotlight #ExceedingGrowth
🌟👏 Huge congratulations to Battleground Elementary School for Exceeding Expected Growth in the 2024–2025 school year—for the second consecutive year! 🎉
Highlights include:
✅ +8.01 Growth Index
✅ Increased Grade Level Achievement & College/Career Readiness
✅ Increased Math Achievement
✅ Met Growth in Reading
✅ Report Card grade improved from a C to a B
This continued success is a testament to the dedication of students, teachers, and staff. Way to go, Patriots! ❤️💙
#WeAreLINCOLN #LCS #StudentSuccess #BattlegroundElementary
Highlights include:
✅ +8.01 Growth Index
✅ Increased Grade Level Achievement & College/Career Readiness
✅ Increased Math Achievement
✅ Met Growth in Reading
✅ Report Card grade improved from a C to a B
This continued success is a testament to the dedication of students, teachers, and staff. Way to go, Patriots! ❤️💙
#WeAreLINCOLN #LCS #StudentSuccess #BattlegroundElementary
