District 57 spotlights student resilience; Lincoln teams honored
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Summary
Board recognized Lincoln Middle School’s seventh‑ and eighth‑grade girls basketball teams for conference championships and showed a student‑produced "Portrait of a Graduate" video on resilience produced by Heather Salerno; administration said four episode interviews will be released.
The District 57 board opened Wednesday’s meeting by recognizing Lincoln Middle School’s seventh‑ and eighth‑grade girls basketball teams and by highlighting a student‑made video series on resilience.
Coach Kyle Zakowitz introduced the seventh‑grade team and noted a three‑season record of roughly 40 wins to five losses, saying the seventh graders went undefeated in conference play this season and finished 13–2 overall. Coach Maddie Jacobson, in her first year coaching and teaching at Lincoln, introduced the eighth graders, who finished 17–4 overall and averaged 34 points per game in the season highlights she cited.
The board watched a short clip from the district’s “Portrait of a Graduate” interview series that used a staged sour‑candy challenge as a lighthearted way to prompt staff stories about resilience. Administration said Heather Salerno produced the segment and plans to release four full episodes featuring staff interviews.
Why it matters: recognition of student achievement and programs that center social‑emotional learning are routine but meaningful moments that highlight school culture and student‑teacher relationships.
The board said it would take a team photo after the meeting and thanked the students and coaches for representing the district.