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SWIMMING (June 12 - June 30)

Monday-Friday

Grades 1 - 5 (9:00-10:30)

Grades 6-12 (9:00-12:00)

Bring: Swimsuit, goggles, towel, snack, water bottle

Max. 30 kids

WHO'S IN CHARGE?

Coach Luke Davis & Coach Yubraj Sunwar

FOOTBALL (June 12 - June 30)

Monday-Friday

Grades 1 - 5 (10:30-12:00)

Grades 6 - 12 (9:00-10:30)

Bring: Water bottle, football boots, football attire

Max: 20 kids

WHO'S IN CHARGE?

Coach Anuj Ghale

VOLLEYBALL (June 12 - June 30)

Monday-Friday (9:00-12:00)

Grades 6 - 12

Bring: Athletic gear, Water bottle

Max: 20 kids

WHO'S IN CHARGE?

Coach Zaheer Khan

ARTS & CRAFTS (June 12 - June 30)

Monday-Friday (9:00-10:30)

Monday - Friday (10:30-12:00)

Grades 1 - 5

Max: 20 kids

WHO'S IN CHARGE?

Mrs. Bhagawati Chettri

For Elementary: Weekly fee: Rs. 3000/- per student. CLICK Here For Registration  

For Secondary: Weekly fee: Rs. 3000/- per student. CLICK Here For Registration  

Pursuers of Dreams Banquet - A Class Act

On Saturday, May 6th, the Lincoln School gym was transformed into a picturesque ballroom with musical displays, athletic awards, videos and speeches and an opportunity to honor all our students who pursued dreams and participated in our co-curricular programs at Lincoln School this year. 

The videos can be viewed here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9nyXr58kX11aTlUMmlQZGM3dUk

Here are some of the highlights: 

Of 135 Secondary Students (Grades 6-12), 115 tried out for our SAISA sports teams this year. This is approximately 85% participation in our athletics program. We also sent a large group of Musicians and Artists to Jordan and Chennai respectively, attended a MUN conference in Holland, put on two secondary plays, and hosted a MathCounts convention. Altogether, 85% of our student population represented our school in one of these events, while almost 99% of our student population participated in at least one after-school activity this year.

●      The year began with hosting NISSA boys’ and girls’ volleyball. Our boys won the tournament and our girls finished runners-up to a club team.

●      We hosted the 2nd Annual LS Swimming Championships, which we won convincingly with many outstanding performances, winning over 90 medals and many of the gold variety.

●      We successfully defended the Little Angels Swimming Championships.

●      We were SAISA Girls’ Volleyball champions! For our girls’ team, this is the 4th year in succession that we have either won or been in the final.

●      Our Boys’ Volleyball were also SAISA champions! This is a record 8 SAISA titles for Boys’ Volleyball.

●      We hosted SAISA Swimming for the first time in history; we won SAISA Swimming for the first time in history. Our teams finished 2nd in the 10-12 girls, 10-12 boys, 13-14 boys and 15-19 boys and 1st in the 13-14 girls and 15-19 girls. We also finished 2nd in girls overall and 1st in boys overall.

●      An astonishing 62 School Swimming Records broken this year, including 3 SAISA records.

●      Our SAISA Girls’ Basketball team had a fantastic 3rd place finish in Mumbai and made it to the finals of the NISSA Championships we hosted.

●      We were one of three SAISA schools to participate in the Tennis invitational in Mumbai.

●      We attended an MUN conference in Holland and hosted a small MUN conference

●      We hosted the MathCounts convention with a number of schools participating in the region and had a gold medalist in the individual round.

●      Our Boys’ football team showed improvement throughout the season, making the finals of the NISSA Championships and the semi-finals of the SAISA Championships in Chennai.

●      We participated in SAISA Art for the first time in two years.

●      Our Badminton team improved on last year’s showing and continues to grow, finishing 6th out of 10 teams.

●      Our SAISA Girls’ Football team won the NISSA league and championships hosted at Lincoln, and then traveled to Mumbai, where they reached the finals of the SAISA Girls’ Football tournament.

●      SAISA Track and Field had some wonderful individual performances despite traveling with a young and inexperienced team.

●      We hosted the SAISA Boys’ Basketball Tournament again this year and our team made it all the way to the final on the back of winning the NISSA basketball championships.

●      Two successful secondary play productions were performed.

MS Male Athlete of the Year: Alexander Gadegaard Shah
MS Female Athlete of the Year: Karuna Sakya-Hooper
HS Male Athlete of the Year: Avi Rajkarnikar
HS Female Athlete of the Year: Shreetika Singh
Snow Leopard Award: Mackenzie Scheer

Snow Leopards Emerge Triumphant In Thanksgiving Double-Header!

Our Lincoln Boys' Soccer team put on a complete performance against The British School at the Buddhi Bikas Mandal ground in Lagankhel on Friday, emerging as 2-0 winners. The boys worked hard, showed good tactical awareness and took the lead in the first half through a towering header. Lincoln continued to dominate in the 2nd half and were rarely tested in defense with the 2nd goal settling proceedings.

At the same time, our all-conquering Girls' Volleyball team hosted the TBS girls in the Lincoln gym for some friendly games. Our Lincoln girls won in straight sets (3-0) showing that despite settling into basketball season, their skills and teamwork are very much still intact.

New Multi-Purpose Court to be Unveiled

The finishing touches are now being placed on Lincoln's new multi-purpose court. Although the heavy monsoon rains delayed the project, the new surface appears to have been worth the wait. Students of all ages are able to enjoy the surface during breaks, lunch, after-school and during SAISA practices. The court has association approved surfaces and lines for basketball, tennis and volleyball. We look forward to unveiling the court on Thursday, November 17 when our Girls' Basketball team take on GEMS at 4.00 pm. Come out and support your Snow Leopards! 

Girls' Volleyball - In the Eyes of a Leopard

With only three returning players and a few injuries in the beginning, our season didn’t really kick off with a good start but we pushed through it. The girls practiced several hours a week, for two months, striving to get better. As the SAISA tournament got closer we saw our team really coming together. The big day had finally arrived as we boarded the plane with excitement and nervousness. After a long and tiring plane ride we arrived at our destination, Muscat, Oman. It was late, so we went to our host houses and got some much needed rest. We played our first match with Lahore the next day, following that was our match with Islamabad. We had smiles on our faces as we had won both of our matches. By the end of the day, we were exhausted but some of our nervousness had been replaced with confidence. On our second day we played Colombo and Dhaka. We went head to head against Dhaka. The scores were very close, but with Emma’s spikes and Sarya’s saves, we ended up with winning; 26-24; 25-19. Our confidence slowly escalated as we crept closer to the finals. Entering the third and final day, we were very confident. Winning our first match on the third day was unbelievable, we were in the finals! We knew the finals would be hard, going against the home team, but we knew we had it in us. As the crowd roared and cheered, we kept our calm and played our game. The crowd would roar as loud as they wanted, but nothing was bringing us down. The quick spikes, strong defense and powerful serves helped us gain points quickly. About an hour later, we had won three sets in a row. The final whistle had blown, we had won SAISA girls volleyball 2016. We all huddled together and took a moment to process what had just happened. The feeling was incredible. Our handwork had paid off. Though the feeling of victory was great, what made this SAISA memorable was the journey, the journey that began months ago. With only three returning players and many newcomers to the sport itself, the improvement was unbelievable. Watching each individual's journey, how they grew and improved, all the hard work, time, and effort they put in. Watching the team come together to support, motivate, and help one another was beautiful. This SAISA wouldn’t have been same without our team or our coaches. Our coaches who guided us throughout the season with passion, dedication and a lot of hope. This SAISA is definitely one of the most memorable ones.  
 

The Journey of Champions: Boys' Volleyball

The Journey of Champions: Boys’ Volleyball 2016-2017

A famous American statesman Colin Powell once said, “A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.” Although the boys in the volleyball team didn’t quite apply it in the political sense that Powell insinuated, the same philosophy was pertinent and evident throughout their season. The season for the boys’ Volleyball started off excellently, with several of the returning players showing a big leap of improvement. Furthermore, the overall team’s chemistry and determination was invigorated with new additions to the team. Each individual in the team made sure to put in their own share of sweat, determination and hardwork. As the early season progressed, the philosophy of perseverance started to become evident in numerous games. Against the Jawalakhel club team, despite the loss, the boys showed great character in fighting for every point. As more challenging games came their way, the boys kept learning and adding improvement points to their philosophy of play. Important aspects of teamwork such communication, trust, and leadership were bolstered after every game. Another big pre-tournament game that the team faced was against the Armed Police Force (APF) team. The APF team have some of the best volleyball players in the nation. Despite losing the match, the boys showed excellent sportsmanship, and application of their training routines: executing their serves, their calls, their covers, and their hard spikes. However, there was no time to celebrate. With SAISA approaching, and a big Dashain break in the way of training, the boys had to keep improving.

The day of SAISA finally approached, and the boys departed Nepal feeling confident with their arduous nine weeks of training. The first day of SAISA brought ambivalent feelings to the players. Although the first game had been won in a heated match against Dhaka 2-1 in sets to Lincoln, the second game against Bombay was one to forget as the boys lost 2-0. At the end of the day Lincoln was second in their pool,  Coaches Sam Davis and Curtis Broker motivated the team to push for further improvement in the following days. That motivation proved effective; as the hard work, training, and perseverance that the boys had trained for started to show in the games that followed. In the second day, the boys played their final game of the table against Chennai; in which a comfortable 2-0 win saw them face ASC Jordan school in the quarter finals.

The Quarter Finals proved to be a tough game for Lincoln School, as the sets kept fluctuating in the lead of points between the two teams. However, Lincoln School went on to win both the sets. Not only did Lincoln progress to the Semi Finals, but they also created a strong bond with the boys from the ASC Jordan School.

The Semi Finals was a big test for Lincoln School Boy’s Volleyball team. After winning the first set, the boys were down in their second set with 12 points to 22 for TAISM. The team called for a timeout. In the time out Coach Sam Davis urged the boys to shrug off their complacency and bring back their mentality to fight for every point, he reminded them that they had to “take it if they wanted it, because nobody would hand it to them.” The players kept this in mind and made an incredible comeback to win the second set 26-24.  We were in the finals!

The build up to the finals brought a certain nervous-excitement to the emotions of Lincoln School boy’s Volleyball players. The day had so far been excellent, with a win against TAISM, and a nice ovation from young fans of the Chennai school. A certain vibe of confidence floated in the air as the boys changed in the locker rooms. With 30 minutes remaining until the Finals the boys walked out into the hot air of Chennai. The boys warmed up to pump up music; a routine they had carried out since their first string of wins from the Chennai game. As they huddled up in a circle, they let out all their nervous energy in the form of a dance. Each member of the team, including the two coaches danced away. The boys then walked in the gym, prepared to face the AIS/Dhaka, a tough opponent to face, but one that Lincoln had beaten in their first game of the SAISA tournament. The boys were introduced one by one, and after a full team pump up, the referee blew the whistle to start the game. What followed next was a full application of all the sweat, determination and hardwork that the boys had gone through. Fighting with all their might, the boys won an emotional final, winning 3 sets in a row. However the emotions didn’t stop there, after hearing further news from the girls volleyball and the swim team’s victories in SAISA, tears of joy celebrated a historical moment for Lincoln School.

The victory of the tournament and the overall experience of everything the boys had gone through brought together a family. A family that understood each other and fought for each other. The season of the boys volleyball team perfectly encapsulated a core value of the Lincoln School mission statement,  “to have the confidence and competence to pursue their dreams.”

By Norchen Lama

Lincoln Girls’ Volleyball Team Brings Home the Gold!

Lincoln Girls’ Volleyball Team Brings Home the Gold!

The Lincoln School girls’ volleyball team started their SAISA journey with an early flight to Muscat, Oman. Arriving in Muscat, the girls went to their host house for a long nights rest before the tournament began. Calm and ready for the first day, the girls won their first game against Lahore easily. The girls seized the second game with a mighty 25-1, 25-2 win. The first day seemed to be just a warm-up for the rest of the championship.

The second day was a marathon. The girls had to play three games in comparison to the previous day’s two. Breezing through the first game, Lincoln had to play Dhaka for the second game. By far this was the girls’ closest game, barely winning the first set 26-24 and smoothly taking the second set 25-19. This was the toughest game for the girls’ mentally, however they stayed consistently positive through every point. Exhausted by the previous game, the girls were a little tired playing Bombay, but they took it in their stride and nabbed another win. By this time the girls knew that they were playing ACS (a new SAISA school) in the semi-finals.

            

With the nights rest to recuperate, the girls were excited going into the last day. The coaches had closely been watching ACS, thus the girls knew the weak areas of their opponents and they capitalized on that. The girls were in the finals against the home team TAISM. What is more, this was the fourth consecutive year that the Lincoln School Girls' Volleyball team had made it to the SAISA Championship game. An astounding feat for our small school. 

When 2:00 rolled around, an hour before the final, the team started their warm up routine. A crowd started to build in the gym in support of the home team. The girls kept their calm. The plan was to play this game the same way as all the other games. The first set started and Lincoln created a strong lead early. It soon became apparent that the TAISM team was folding under the pressure to win the finals. The girls’ volleyball team rolled straight through TAISM in the final, sweeping the championship in straight sets 25-14, 25-9, 25-15. Soon after their win, the girls were watching the boys’ snatch their championship and anxiously waiting for the news about the swimmers. This volleyball team was reliable and consistent on the court. Without a doubt a very strong team and a class above their opponents in the SAISA competition. 

By Emma Shrestha

Girls' Reach Finals of NISSA Volleyball Tournament!

Girls' Reach Finals of NISSA Volleyball Tournament!

In this year's NISSA Girls’ Volleyball Tournament, our young girls team improved immensely over the course of the day. Despite missing a few players due to injury and sickness, the girls pushed through and gave their best in every game.The long day began with a game against one of our rival schools, The British School, which we won two sets to none. Soon after, with little time to rest, we played against a local team from Valley Public School. We thought this would be a quick and easy win, but we lost the first set and came back to win the second and third sets to ensure our place in the finals. The team then rested and ate lunch before playing their hardest competition yet. It was an intense first set that eventually ended with a score over 25 points. Although we played extremely well, we lost the first and second set to the Jawalakhel Club team. Even though we didn’t win our third game, we would still advance and play one more game against the same team that beat us the game before. As game time arrived, the team got pumped and became mentally prepared for our final game. It was hard fought, but in the end fate was against us. Losing both sets 25-23 and 25-12. Although we didn’t take gold, this tournament has helped each player individually and has helped prepare our Lady Leopards for SAISA this year.

Karuna Sakya-Hooper

Boys' Volleyball Team Win Local Tournament

A Recap of the Boys' Volleyball Exploits at NISSA:

After a long and strenuous afternoon of volleyball, the Lincoln Boys' Volleyball team brought home the gold in the local NISSA tournament. The games were off to an early start as the Snow Leopards faced The British School in an early 9 AM match. Although it was the first game this season, the boys came together well as they defeated TBS comfortably 2 sets to 0. The day continued with the Snow Leopards facing the Little Angels School in their second game. Definitely the most fervent, the Snow Leopards lost the first set but made a 24-19 comeback, to win the second. In an unfortunate turn of events, victory over L.A. remained just out of grasp - but only by the skin of their teeth. Though recording a loss, the boys felt the results was quite positive; a game against such eminent opponents only helped gel the team further. The challenge unified the team, exposing strengths and weaknesses to be addressed in future practices.

Going into the next game ready to redeem themselves, the Snow Leopards defeated the Valley Public Higher Secondary School. Taking into consideration everything they learned from the previous game, the boys pushed hard and won the third set to proceed to the finals. Exhausted in body but not spirit, Lincoln, once again, encountered VPS in the finals of the NISSA tournament. With every bump, set, and spike executed with expertise and determination, the Lincoln Snow Leopards triumphed in the third set to take the win. The Lincoln School Snow Leopards took first place after an afternoon of exciting volleyball. Not bad for the first competition of the year. Looks like there’s a lot to look forward to this volleyball season!

- Sauharda Rajbhandari, Grade 11

2015-2016 Lincoln School Athletics Awards

2015-2016 Lincoln School Athletics Awards

Of 130 Secondary Students (Grades 6-12), 106 participated on SAISA sports teams this year. This is approximately 82% participation in our athletics program.

• The year began with the opening of our new Aquatics facility and hosting the 1st Lincoln School Swimming Championships, which we won!

• We were SAISA Girls’ Volleyball runners up, and that is the third year in succession that we have either won or been in the final.

• Our Boys’ volleyball team finished the SAISA tournament in 3rd place, an improvement since last year.   

• In the SAISA swim meet, our 15-18 girls won their division, while our overall girls team finished runners up.

•  An astonishing 24 School Swimming Records broken this year, including 2 SAISA records.

• SAISA Girls’ Basketball was hosted here and this was topped off with a fantastic 3rd place finish.

• In the Lincoln School established local league - NISSA - featuring other Nepali and international schools in Kathmandu - we were girls’ basketball champions!

•  Anthony Colavito won the singles SAISA boys tennis championships making him the best overall boys tennis player in SAISA. 

• Our young Boys’ football team showed improvement throughout the tournament, finishing 5th.

• Our Badminton team improved on last year’s showing and continues to grow.

• SAISA Girls’ Football team scored the most number of goals in the tournament with Karuna Sakya-Hooper scoring 10 on her own! They finished the tournament with 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.

• SAISA Track and Field had some wonderful individual performances despite traveling with a young and inexperienced team.

• SAISA Boys’ Basketball Tournament - we hosted it and we all know what happened there! A brilliant victory for Lincoln School to go on the back of winning the NISSA basketball championships as well.

• MS Male Athlete of the Year: Eskil Sundar

• MS Female Athletes of the Year: Karuna Sakya-Hooper & Sarya Thapa Magar

• HS Male Athlete of the Year: Suryansh Vaidya

• HS Female Athlete of the Year: Laura Herren

• Snow Leopards of the Year: Ana Maharjan & Avi Rajkarnikar

At the end of each year, I find myself both filled with pride and yet shaking my head in disbelief at our accomplishments. This small international school in the Kathmandu Valley continues to go to toe to toe with the best that our SAISA league, complete with schools 3 to 4 times our size, has to offer. How do we do it? Year after year, how do we find the Snow Leopard spirit to dig deep, and be examples to the rest of our sister schools about what it looks like to give your all, and win or lose with sportsmanship and dignity.

First of all, we have a program, a philosophy, founded in tradition, yes, but even more importantly in values like teamwork, humility, respect, balance, friendship, responsibility, and perseverance. We know that to achieve excellence we have to work, we have to try, we have to fail, we have to pick ourselves back up and try again even harder, and perhaps fail again, because that is what it takes to realize our potential. And we have support for this program - from everyone in this school - our drivers, custodians, teachers, teaching assistants, administrators and coaches.

Yes, coaches. We have teachers, coaches who care a great deal. They turn up to practice each day with the commitment to develop our athletes’ skills, but more importantly their character. They are skilled in and passionate about what they do and know what it takes to build successful teams. By success I do not just mean winning, but learning, growing, and improving day-by-day mentally, tactically and technically. Without the commitment of our coaches, this program would not exist. 

The final reason why we can be proud to be Lincoln Snow Leopards is because all of you are Lincoln Snow Leopards. You, our student-athletes, are wonderful ambassadors for our school and make us proud because of your desire to learn and improve as athletes and as people. You feel a sense of ownership of the program; a commitment to not only carry on our tradition and model our values, but also to build on, innovate and develop what has come before. You recognize that each individual has values and positive contributions to make and you work to help everyone feel respected and cared for. Everyone can try out for a team, everyone can work to become a Lincoln School Snow Leopard at this school. 

Student-athletes, it is you that we honor tonight. Your efforts, your skills, your growth, and your leadership deserve to be recognized. However, not all of you will walk away with a physical award tonight. What I want to tell you athletes is that it is not a failure to miss out on an individual award. Everyone here is part of a team and all of you have had a vital role to play in forming that team. So be proud of yourselves and the efforts you’ve made, and be proud of your teammates and the special qualities they brought to your team. We might not have the pool of students that the other big SAISA schools have, or even the locals in Kathmandu, but we succeed because we are one, we are one big TEAM and as the acronym on our gym wall reads, together everyone really does achieve more. Thank you.

Luke Davis