| Abraham Lincoln High School | |
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| Address | |
| 2285 South Federal Blvd Denver, Colorado, 80219 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Think College. Si Se Puede |
| Established | 1959 |
| School district | Denver Public Schools |
| Principal | Josefina Higa |
| Staff | 4 |
| Faculty | 100 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1,900 |
| Campus type | Inner City |
| Color(s) | Blue and Grey
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| Mascot | Lancers |
| Website | alhs.dps.schoolfusion.us |
Abraham Lincoln High School is a public high school in Denver, Colorado, United States, and is named after President Abraham Lincoln. Founded in 1959, ALHS currently has 1,900 students, 4 administrators, and 100 teachers. The principal is Josefina Higa. Abraham Lincoln High School is located in the Harvey Park neighborhood on the southwest side of Denver.
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Enrolled in the 2009-2010 school year was 1,900 students.
Using federal government guidelines, 91.42% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunches.[1]
ALHS has a comprehensive ELA (English Language Acquisition) program for students learning English, a College Now program, and 3 computer labs. ALHS has a special relationship with the University of Denver. Each year DU invites Lincoln freshmen to the campus for tours, workshops, and helps students with planning a college preparatory high school class schedule. In 2005-2006, Lincoln sent 11 graduating seniors to the University of Denver.
Abraham Lincoln High School was one of 16 schools nation-wide (one of 4 in Denver) selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator School Improvement Model program beginning the 2007-2008 school year. EXCELerator includes a college prep curriculum designed to help students focus and succeed in college. The project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
Lincoln closely follows the SIOP (Sheltered Instructional Observation Protocol) model, has an outstanding JROTC program, and is part of the new Denver Scholarship Foundation, begun by Lincoln alum Tim Marquez, class of 1976.
The Denver Scholarship Foundation (DSF) is a newly created partnership between community leaders, private donors, the City of Denver and Denver Public Schools. The foundation's mission is to provide post-secondary advising while a student attends Abraham Lincoln High School and financial assistance through a scholarship program for students who are admitted to one of 33 institutions in Colorado.
Lincoln's athletic teams are nicknamed the Lancers. Their colors are blue, white and grey.
On Saturday March 10, 2007, the Lincoln Lancers boys' basketball team won the class 4A Colorado state championship. Lincoln defeated the Ralston Valley Mustangs by a score of 63-52. It is Lincoln's first state title since a cross country win in 1968. They went back-to-back in 2008 to win their second consecutive 4A Colorado state championship. The men's soccer team were state runner-up in 2009 while the baseball team set a school record with 17 wins in 2010.