Lincoln High School (Lincoln, Arkansas)

Infobox HighSchool (American)
name = Lincoln High School


mascot = Wolf
established =
type = Secondary School(American)
principal = Stephen Asp Schussheim
city = Lincoln
state = Arkansas
country = United States of America
district = Lincoln Consolidated Schools
students = 363
teams =
free = Yes
colors = Maroon & White
homepage = [http://wolfpride.nwsc.k12.ar.us/ Lincoln Consolidated Schools]

Lincoln High School is a public secondary school in Lincoln, Arkansas. Lincoln High School is administered by Lincoln Consolidated Schools.

Academics

Lincoln High School academics are divided into the following departments: Career Communications, Computer Engineering, Environmental and Spatial Technologies, English, Family & Consumer Science, Fine Arts, Foreign Language (Spanish and French), Health, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Vocational Agriculture, and Vocational Business.

Lincoln offers Advanced Placement (AP) and Pre-AP courses in English, Biology, United States History, Environmental Science, and Psychology.

Lincoln High school is also a member of the [http://www.talentedteachers.org/tap.taf?page=main Teacher Advancement Program (TAP)] , a program that seeks to "close achievement gaps and ensure a quality educational opportunity for all students."

Athletics

Lincoln High School competes in the following sports: football, boys and girls basketball, track, cross country, cheerleading, pom squad, baseball, softball, golf, bowling, volleyball, and weight lifting.

Amid controversy surrounding the forced resignation of football coach Jonathan Johnson, Brad Harris recently became the head coach of the High School football team. Brad Harris was a disgraced former coach at Arkadelphia who was selected 2003 Coach of the Year in the highly competitive 5A Southwest Conference and took the Badgers to two state playoffs. His last year he finished with a dismal 4-7 record after his starting quarterback was injured. He was reassigned by the Arkadelphia Board of Education in a split decision during a board meeting on 01/08/2008. [http://apsd.k12.ar.us/~woodc/minutes/010808.PDF]

The Lincoln High School Sr. High Baseball Team won conference championship in 2007-2008 for the first time in 25 years. The team was led by coach Jonathan Johnson. Also in the 2007-2008 season, the baseball team won a record 20 games, including 11 in a row late in the season and during their play-off run. In recognition of his leadership, Coach Johnson was named the Coach of the Year by Northwest Arkansas Morning News.

The Lincoln High School Sr. High Dance Team were overall Regional Champions in 2007-2008 placed 3rd at the State Competition.

The Lincoln High School Sr. High Cheerleaders were State Champions in the 2006-2007 school year in the 1-3A Small Co-ed division. They were also awarded the Grand Champion title.

Clubs and Organizations

The following student clubs are active in Lincoln High School: Academic Competition in Education (ACE), Art Club,National FFA Organization, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Gifted and Talented (GT), Future Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), Student Council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes(FCA), Marching and Concert Band, Educational Talent Search (ETS), Arvest Junior Bank Board, and Beta Club.

The Lincoln High School Band is under the direction of Jerromy Falk. The Lincoln High School Band traveled to Branson, Missouri for the Ozark Mountain Choir/Band Festival. There was a contest in which the LHS Band received a Superior rating of 1, 1, 1 scores.

The FFA chapter at Lincoln won the following state championships in 2006: including Poultry, Food Science, Prepared Speaking, and Creed. In 2007 the Lincoln FFA Food Science and Technology team competed at Nationals winning 3rd place.

tatistics

Lincoln High School services grades 9-12. In the 2005-2006 School year, LHS had 363 students enrolled.Citation
title = Lincoln High School
publisher = National Center for Education Statistics
date = 2005-2006
url = http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&InstName=Lincoln&City=Lincoln&State=05&SchoolType=1&SchoolType=2&SchoolType=3&SchoolType=4&SpecificSchlTypes=all&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=050894000601
accessdate = 2008-09-22]

References

External links

* [http://wolfpride.nwsc.k12.ar.us/ Lincoln High School]