Lincoln High School (Nebraska)

Lincoln High School is a public secondary school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA; and is part of the Lincoln Public Schools school district.

More than 40,000 students have graduated from Lincoln High in its 130 year history.Fact|date=July 2008

The school colors are red and black, and the mascot is the Links.

History

Lincoln High School was founded in 1871 and is the oldest of the six public high schools in the city of Lincoln. The present building was opened in 1915 with major additions completed in 1927, 1957, 1985 and 1996. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and has the AA accreditation rating of the Nebraska State Board of Education. In 1984 it was named a Recognized School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education. Lincoln High School is now participating in the International Baccalaureate Program, one of only two high schools in Nebraska involved in the program.

tudent body and academic programs

The student body is made up of 70% Caucasian students, 13% African-American, 5% Asian-American, 9% Hispanic-American, and 3% Native-American. LHS has approximately 150 students in ELL (English Language Learner) classes. The students speak at least twenty different languages. The largest group speak Spanish (56) and the next four largest groups speak Arabic, Vietnamese, Persian and Kurdish. Other languages spoken are Russian, Ukrainian, Nuer (Sudan), Bosnian, Pashtu, Dinka, Cambodian, Filipino, Chinese, and Burmese. Lincoln High School is widely consideredWho|date=July 2008 to be one of the most culturally diverse high schools in the state of Nebraska.

Lincoln High School offers over 200 courses in twelve different departments to its 1,750 students, operating on a traditional 7-period day schedule. It has 150 certified staff members and 90 support staff members who help with the operation of the building each day.

Athletics

"Baseball Team"

Lincoln High School's baseball program is headed by Coach Todd Louis Sandberg. [ [http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=3927&u_sid=10287807 Omaha.com High School Sports Section ] ] Lincoln High last won a state championship in 1956 [ [http://lhs.lps.org/alumni/athletic_hof/2000teams.htm#bbaseball LHS - Athletic Hall of Fame - 2000 Honor Teams ] ] and last had measurable success under Coach Sam Sharpe from 1991-1992. [ [http://lhs.lps.org/alumni/athletic_hof/2001/sam_sharpe.htm Lincoln High School Athletic Hall Of Fame-Sam Sharpe ] ]

Notable alumni

*Dick Cavett, Entertainer and Author
*Ted Sorensen, Special Counsel to President Kennedy
*Sandy Dennis, Academy Award Winning Actress
*Justin J. Kuntz, prominent local attorney [ [http://www.martindale.com/Profile/attorneys.aspx?alid=2187234&ft=1 Lawyer Profile ] ] and Rotarian [ [http://www.rotarydistrict5650.org/newsletter/2002_08w.pdf Newsletter ] ]

References

External links

* [http://lhs.lps.org LHS Homepage]
* [http://www.lps.org LPS Homepage]
* [http://lhs.lps.org/advocate The Advocate - LHS Newspaper]