| Official Name | Abraham Lincoln High School |
| Established | 1940s |
| Motto | "Do Right" |
| Principal | Matt Hewitson |
| Location | 555 Dana Ave.
San Jose, CA 95126 |
| Websites | sjusd.org/school/lincoln |
| Enrollment | 1648 |
| Mascot | Leo the Lion |
| School colors | Navy Blue and Gold |
Abraham Lincoln High School is a high school in the San Jose Unified School District. It is a magnet school for "Academic, Visual, and Performing Arts". The current principal is Matt Hewitson.
The school mascot is a Lion. The school colors are blue and gold. Lincoln High offers cross country, water polo, tennis, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, football, baseball, softball, soccer, golf, badminton, track and field, and swimming. Football receives special attention during the Big Bone Game. The team was undefeated during the 2005-2006 season, ranking highest in the league. The 2006-2007 was their first year in A league.
Abraham Lincoln High School offers various extracurricular activities. Eight Lincoln Performing Arts teachers along with numerous volunteers are responsible for the award-winning drama, dance, and music department. Lincoln is also noted for its Mock Trial team, which is the only California Mock Trial team to have won the California State Championships twice in a row. Lincoln placed fourth in the National Championships in 2002.[1] Lincoln Lion Tales, a student-run newspaper, highlights recent events at the school.
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The football teams of San Jose High School and Lincoln face off at San Jose City College each Thanksgiving in the Big Bone Game. This rivalry game has been held since 1945 and is held annually at neutral-site San Jose City College. It gets its name from San Jose High School student Bob Schimdt in 1945, who found a large steer leg in his father's butcher shop and declared it the trophy for the winning school. San Jose won the first Big Bone Game, but Lincoln has been the home of the bone for 42 of 66 years.
Lincoln has been in possession of the bone since 1998. The current 14-year winning streak succeeds the previous Big Bone record set by Lincoln from 1962 to 1969. In 2011, Lincoln extended its Big Bone winning streak, winning with a final score of 52-7.
The junior varsity football teams from both schools hold the Little Bone Game annually on the Thursday prior to the Big Bone Game.