Lincoln High School (Dallas, Texas)
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| Lincoln High School | |
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| 2826 Hatcher Street Dallas, TX 75215 |
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| School district | Dallas Independent School District |
| Principal | Earl A. Jones[1] |
| Students | 1,245[2] |
| Faculty | 97[1] |
| Type | public, secondary |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Motto | Lincoln high school's mission is to create an environment where students (our consumers), are afforded opportunities for academic excellence (our product), in an atmosphere where they are valued, accepted, challenged, motivated, and expected to learn.[1] |
| Mascot | tigers[1] |
| Color(s) | purple and white[1] |
| Information | +1 (972) 925-7600[3] Fax: +1 (972) 925-7601[4] |
| Trustee dist. | 9, Ron Price[5] |
| Area | 2, Shirley Ison-Newsome[6] |
Lincoln High School is public secondary school located in south Dallas, Texas (USA). Lincoln High School enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District.
Lincoln also has a magnet school called the Humanities/Communications Magnet High School, which offers clusters of Radio/Television/Film, Print Journalism and Humanities. The High School's motto is to maintain the mark of excellence. The school has a variety of activities including Academic Decathlon, Debate, U.I.L. One Act Play, The Wall Of Sound Marching Band and sports such as basketball, football etc. The school has won nationals in basketball and dance.
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[edit] Feeder patterns
As of 2007, Pearl C. Anderson Middle Learning Center feeds into Lincoln.[7]
As of 2007, the following elementary schools feed into Lincoln:
- Joseph J. Rhoads Learning Center (PK-5)
- Charles Rice Elementary School (PK-5)
- Ascher Silberstein Elementary School (PK-5)
- H. S. Thompson Learning Center (PK-5) all feed into Anderson and ultimately, Lincoln.[7]
[edit] Notable alumni
- Arthello Beck — African-American artist and gallery owner
- Big Tuck — rapper
- Chris Bosh of the Toronto Raptors NBA basketball team[8] — led Lincoln to the number-one rank nationally
- Abner Haynes, American Football League All-Star running back
- John Hopps, Jr. (1954) — physicist[9]
- Herbie Johnson, one of the first African-American students to graduate from the University of North Texas (then known as North Texas State College)[10]
- David "Fathead" Newman — jazz saxophonist
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Dallas ISD - Lincoln High School. Retrieved 7 January 2007.
- ^ Texas Education Agency - School Directory - type in school number "057905009" and select "view report." Retrieved 7 January 2007.
- ^ Dallas ISD - School telephone numbers. (PDF). Retrieved 7 January 2007.
- ^ Dallas ISD - School fax numbers. (PDF). Retrieved 7 January 2007.
- ^ Dallas ISD - Schools by Trustee. (PDF). Retrieved 7 January 2007.
- ^ Dallas ISD - Schools by Area. (PDF). Retrieved 7 January 2007.
- ^ a b Dallas ISD - 2006 School Feeder Patterns - W. H. Adamson High School. Retrieved 5 April 2007.
- ^ Famous (and infamous) People from Oak Cliff
- ^ Norma Adams Wade.About Town (news brief in a column about local African-American news), The Dallas Morning News, August 16, 2006 (University professor June Gary Hopps accepted distinguished alumni honors for her late husband, Dr. John Hopps Jr., a graduate of N.W. Harllee Elementary and Lincoln High School in Dallas. Dr. Hopps graduated from Lincoln at age 16 in 1954 and became a top physicist and international federal government appointee in two administrations. Omega Psi Phi fraternity members pledged to donate $25,000 to Morehouse College in Atlanta in memory of Dr. Hopps.
- ^ Remembering the early days: Pioneers of desegregation recall isolation, prejudice and kindness, The North Texan Online, Summer 2004
[edit] External links
- Lincoln High School (Dallas, Texas) is at coordinates Coordinates:
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| High schools | … full list Adams | Adamson | Carter | Conrad | Hillcrest | Jefferson | Kimball | Lincoln | Madison | Molina | North Dallas | Pinkston | Roosevelt | Samuell | Seagoville | Skyline | Smith | South Oak Cliff | Spruce | Sunset | W. T. White | Wilson |
| Middle schools | … full list Anderson | Hill | Marsh | Quintanilla |
| Elementary schools | … full list Hooe | Preston Hollow |
| Magnet schools | Townview magnets: Government, Law, & Law Enforcement | Science and Engineering Magnet | Talented & Gifted | Business and Management | Education and Social Services | Health Professions Other High Schools: Washington HS for Performing and Visual Arts | Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet | Skyline Middle/High: Rangel Young Women's | PreK-8: Dealey Montessori | Stone Montessori | 4-8: Travis Academy/Vanguard |
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