Our School Theme
Every year since 1996, Linsly students have been guided by a theme that has been carefully selected to instill an important philosophy in their academic and personal lives.
The 2025-2026 school year theme is:
"Why Not You?" – Inspired by USA Olympian Noah Lyles
| School Year | Theme |
|---|---|
| 1996-1997 | There are no degrees of honesty. |
| 1997-1998 | Respect begins with understanding. |
| 1998-1999 | Responsibility builds maturity. |
| 1999-2000 | Kindness makes a difference. |
| 2000-2001 | Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how you do it. |
| 2001-2002 | No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted. |
| 2002-2003 | "Never, never, never quit." - Winston Churchill |
| 2003-2004 | Do what is right, even when no one is looking - integrity. |
| 2004-2005 | "Be true to your work, your word and your friends." - Henry David Thoreau |
| 2005-2006 | Three R's: (1) Respect for self; (2) Respect for others; (3) Responsibility for All Your Actions |
| 2006-2007 | "Be as you wish to seem. " - Socrates |
| 2007-2008 | Live with dignity. |
| 2008-2009 | Take responsibility - No excuses. |
| 2009-2010 | Great Works are Performed by Perseverance |
| 2010-2011 | There is No Substitute for Hard Work |
| 2011-2012 | What We Know We Learn By Doing |
| 2012-2013 | "Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fall." - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| 2013-2014 | Celebrating 200 years: Forward and No Retreat, Noah Linsly |
| 2014-2015 | Serve By Example |
| 2015-2016 | "Focus on your potential instead of your limitations." - Alan Loy McGinnis |
| 2016-2017 | Prepare Today for Tomorrow |
| 2017-2018 | If it doesn't challenge you, it won't change you. |
| 2018-2019 | Do what is right, not what is easy. |
| 2019-2020 | Don't limit your challenges, challenge your limits. |
| 2020-2021 | "Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Hope for tomorrow." - Albert Einstein |
| 2021-2022 | "Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude." - Zig Ziglar |
| 2022-2023 | "What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." - Jane Goodall |
| 2023-2024 | "Energy and Persistence Conquer All Things!" - Benjamin Franklin |
| 2024-2025 | "Forward Together!" |
| 2025-2026 | "Why Not You?" - Inspired by USA Olympian Noah Lyles |