From the Faculty

May 2008

Principal's Message

Dear Parents,

As we draw to the close of another academic school year, I would like to thank the parents, students and staff for making it an eventful and successful one. Of course it has not been easy with Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposed State Budget cuts. But fortunately, we can thank Mayor Newsom and the City and County of San Francisco for releasing between $18 and $19 million from the city’s “Rainy Day Fund”.

We are not out of the woods yet though. Even with the City’s generous funding, the SFUSD still faces a $13 million deficit. The state will be issuing a revised budget sometime in May and the Rainy Day Fund amount may be revised, depending upon the new state’s budget.

I would like to acknowledge the students and the staff for their assistance and cooperation in maintaining a sense of sanity during the disruptions from the Proposition A construction/renovations. If you visited Lincoln this semester, you would have noticed the 21 temporary bungalows, closed sections of the main building, a large pit next to the breezeway and barricaded areas in the stadium, JROTC parking lot and the north wing. When we return from our summer break, a handicap accessible stadium and courtyard area, as well as the framing of the new wing will be completed.

Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the following teachers: Dr. Beverly Austin, Math Department Chair, Teacher and SSC Chair, Mrs. Shannon Manini, Special Education Teacher, Mrs. Bonnie Weisel, Spanish Teacher, and Mr. Greg Wood, Physical Education Teacher and Football Coach, who have announced their retirement. We would like to thank them for their many years of service and dedication to our students and the Lincoln community.

Here is wishing you an enjoyable and restful summer. I look forward to seeing and working with all of you in August when we welcome the class of 2012.

Partners in Education,
Mr. Ronald J.K. Pang

English Department

Summer Reading News:

This is a reminder for students and information for their parents and/or guardians that Lincoln has required summer reading for all English classes.

Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors are given a choice of two novels to read before the opening of school in August. Students entering 10th grade Ethnic Literature may choose “Monster” by Walter Dean Myers or “Chinese Cinderella” by Adeline Yan Man. Students entering 11th grade American Literature may choose “Slaughterhouse Five” by Kurt Vonnegut or “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time” by Mark Hadden. Students entering 12th grade British and European Literature may choose “Bone” by Fae M. Ng or “Life of Pi” by Yann Martel. Students will have an assignment concerning the summer reading which will be part of their first 6 week grade!

Tenth grade honors students will read “My Antonia” by Willa Cather and 11th grade honors students will read “The Unvanquished” by William Faulkner. AP students will receive their assignment from Mr. Cameli later in May.  All honors and AP students must meet with their perspective teachers to get summer assignment details.

Beverly Buchanan