Lincoln-Way East High School
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| Established | 1977 (9-10) 2001 (9-12) |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Dr. Michael Gardner |
| Faculty | 204 |
| Students | 4,039 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Location | 201 Colorado Avenue Frankfort, Illinois, USA |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Cobalt Blue, Black, and White |
| Mascot | Griffins |
| Yearbook | 'The Legend' |
| Newspaper | 'The Griffin: The Winged Messenger' |
| Website | www.lw210.org/east |
Lincoln-Way East High School or LWE, is a public four-year high school located approximately three miles south of Interstate 80 near the intersection of La Grange Road and Lincoln Highway in Frankfort, Illinois, a southern suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is a part of Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210, which also includes Lincoln-Way Central High School and will soon include the new additions of Lincoln-Way North High School and Lincoln-Way West High School.
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[edit] History
In December 1974, voters approved a $4,985,000 bond issue to develop a new freshman-sophomore building on the Frankfort site. Construction began in the summer of 1975, and the school opened in the fall of 1977 as Lincoln-Way High School East Campus. In November 1992, voters agreed to double the size of the campus to accommodate growth. Facilities added included a 42 classroom academic wing, a field house and auditorium. The expansion was completed in March 1995.
In 1997, citizens of District #210 approved a $60 million dollar building bond referendum to split the existing freshmen-sophomore / junior senior configuration into two separate four year high schools and add to the existing two schools an academic wing with 50 classrooms and a swimming pool. The move became officially for the 2001-02 school year, as it officially became named Lincoln-Way East High School, as opposed to simply the east campus of Lincoln Way High School.
[edit] Academics
In 2007, Lincoln-Way East had an average composite ACT score of 21.9 and graduated 93.5% of its senior class, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.[citation needed] The staff is comprised of 204 teachers, of which 6% have an advanced degree.[1] Lincoln-Way East Mathletes won 10th in the SWSC Competition, and 47th in the Regional Competition.
Lincoln-Way East boasts a wide array of Advanced Placement opportunities. AP courses offered in English are AP Seminar Lit/Comp 4 and AP Lit/Comp 4 Honors. French 4 AP and French 5 AP are offered, as are Spanish 4 AP and Spanish 5 Language and Literature AP. Advanced Placement courses in German and Latin are also available. The science department offers Advanced Placement classes; Chemistry AP, Biology AP, and Physics AP are available. The social sciences department offers AP European History Seminar, AP History of the U.S., AP Government and Politics, and AP Psychology. The math department offers AP Statistics, AP Calculus AB, and AP Calculus BC. AP courses and exams are also available in AP Art Studio, AP Computer Science, and AP Economics. In total, Lincoln-Way East offers its students twenty-one AP courses. [2]
[edit] Athletics
Lincoln-Way East has 27 athletic teams, of 14 boys and 13 girls teams, which play in the Southwest Suburban Conference Blue Division and the Illinois High School Association. During the 2001-2002 School Year (first year as a four year high school and with out a senior class) Lincoln-Way East Griffins Softball team won the state title. In 2005, the Griffins won the Class 8A State Championship in football. The Football Team is regaled for never missing the playoffs in all 6 years. In 2006 the Lincoln-Way boys co-op gymnastics team won the IHSA state championship. What was suppose to be the closest match in IHSA history turned out to be a runaway victory for Lincoln-way. Brian Hulbert, Dan Hutton, Mitch Kristie, and Phil Guinid led the team to their first ever state championship.
[edit] Music
Lincoln-Way East has an outstanding music department, with many course offerings and extracurricular activities available to students. Instrumental music ensembles include Wind Ensemble, Wind Symphony, Concert Band, Symphonic Band, and Percussion Class. Vocal music classes include Chorale (a selective group of Sopranos, Altos, Tenors, and Basses and the flagship ensemble of the LWE Choral department), Concert Choir, Mixed Choir, and Treble Choir. Courses are also offered in Beginning Strings, String Orchestra, Guitar I and Guitar II. LWE Other music classes include Music Technology (levels 1, 2, and 3), The Understanding of Music, Piano 1, and Music Seminar. Students who partake in LWE's music classes emerge with a strong understanding of music theory. [3]
Lincoln-Way East is also known for its outstanding music extracurricular activities, most notably the Marching Griffins and Madrigals. The Lincoln-Way East Madrigals consist of costumed Singers, Ladies, Troubadours, and a Jester, Wench, and Shakespearean Players who perform medieval and Renaissance Christmas music. The Madrigal dinners take place on the richly decorated stage of LWE's large auditorium, in a somewhat intimate dinner setting.
The Marching Griffins is Lincoln-Way East’s traveling and competing marching unit. The roster includes, in addition to the playing block of winds, the Griffins Color Guard and an award winning drumline. Participation begins with fundamental instruction and music/marching auditions in May. When selected for membership, student involvement continues with summer drills and parade performances. All members are expected to attend the L-W Summer Band Camp for intensive marching drill and music rehearsals. After school begins, additional drills are held a minimum of three days a week after school, while most fall weekends are given over to performances or special rehearsals. The season culminates in the annual “Sounds of the Stadium” Marching Band Concert. Each member of the Marching Griffin is expected to make a full commitment to the organization in terms of both faithful attendance and maximum effort. Excuses from rehearsal or performances are not allowed except for illness or death in the immediate family. [4]
In 2007, the Marching Griffins defeated more than 40 other competing marching bands in the State Championships at Illinois State University. The Marching Griffins took home the State Championship as Grand Champions of the competition. They also placed 1st in Class 6A (the largest competing class) and took home an award for best color guard in Class 6A. [5]
