* Backpack program and school food markets: The Food Bank of Lincoln will temporarily halt them and instead will offer pre-packaged bags of food to all families at schools and times it will announce weekly. This week’s distribution sites: Lincoln High, 2229 J St., 3-3:45 p.m. Wednesday; Northeast, 2635 N. 63rd St., 3-3:45 p.m. Thursday; and Everett Elementary, 1123 C St., 3-3:30 p.m. Friday. * International Baccalaureate exams: Exams for the IB program, an academically rigorous program at Lincoln High but open to all high school students, that were scheduled April 30-May 22 have been canceled. The IB organization said students will be awarded a diploma or a course certificate that “reflects their standard of work” based on students’ coursework. Sixty high school juniors and 47 seniors are enrolled in the LPS program.

Source: Daily Sun March 24, 2020 15:56 UTC