LPS Sustainability

06/22/2026

All this recent rainfall has us thinking about the watersheds at Lincoln Northwest High School and Lincoln Standing Bear High School! 🌧️ Did you know both sites were designed with the movement of water in mind?

Check out the accompanying interpretive signs next time you're on campus, or click through each feature on our website ➡️ https://trst.in/o4oO5z

06/09/2026

June is National Ocean Month! To celebrate, check out this collection of books focused on protecting the world's oceans and marine life! 🌊💚

Find these titles and more on the Climate Action Bookshelf 📚️ https://trst.in/aQOfrD

06/01/2026

It's Nebraska Wildflower Week! Last month, Wysong Elementary School planted native wildflowers and prairie grasses at their school. We are so excited to see these plants grow! 🪻🌷🌿

05/29/2026

It's been 10 years of the Green Schools Recognition Program! 🙌💚 In that time, schools across LPS have earned over $15,000. We are so proud to be able to support sustainability all across the district!

Learn more ➡️ https://trst.in/Bciupf

05/26/2026

Looking for a summer read? One of these amazing books celebrating global environmental perspectives may be the book for you! 🌞⛱️

Find these titles and more on the Climate Action Bookshelf 📚️

➡️ https://trst.in/XCkPCh

05/22/2026

This year's Green Schools Recognition Program results are in, and schools earned $2,200 in sustainability funding! Shoutout to Maxey Elementary School and Lincoln High School for taking home our Top Elementary and Top Secondary prizes! 🏅💚🎉

Learn more ➡️ https://trst.in/osxstZ

05/21/2026

The results are in for the 25th annual Cans4Books Recycling Drive. Thank you to all of the students, staff, friends and neighbors that participated! 📚️♻️🥳

All together, the Cans4Books drive generated $1,060 for school libraries. Congratulations to our top three schools: Clinton Elementary School , Huntington Elementary , and Saratoga Elementary!

Learn More ➡️ https://trst.in/5TBa7w

05/20/2026

What a cool project! Nice work, Links! 🔗💚

05/19/2026

This year's at Brownell Elementary School was a huge success! Students who walked, biked, or rolled to school received the opportunity to win prizes that promote physical activity and bike safety. 🚴💚

Thank you to our community partners from Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department and Lincoln Transportation and Utilities for making this possible!

Read more about the build-up to the main event ➡️ https://trst.in/gZewbV

05/18/2026

A huge thank you to our partners and the Lincoln community for another successful Scrap Metal Drive! The LPS Recycling Program received recycling revenue from over 5,400 pounds of metal this year, amounting to $536 in donations! ♻️⚙️

Scrap Metal Drive Raises $536 We’ve tallied up all the donations from the Lincoln community, and the 2025-26 LPS Scrap Metal Drive raised $536!Our recycling partners, Alter Metal Recycling an…