Lincoln Northeast High School
| Lincoln Northeast High School | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 2635 N. 63rd Street, Lincoln, NE 68507 | |
| Coordinates | 40°50′22″N 96°38′08″W / 40.83944°N 96.63556°WCoordinates: 40°50′22″N 96°38′08″W / 40.83944°N 96.63556°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public High School |
| School district | Lincoln Public Schools |
| Principal | Kurt Glathar |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1,436 (2012) |
| Color(s) | Black and white[1] |
| Mascot | Rocket |
| Website | LNE Homepage |
Lincoln Northeast High School is a public secondary school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools school district. Lincoln Northeast was founded on September 9, 1941 when three rival schools (Bethany, Havelock and Jackson) were combined into one. The school is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and has been rated "AA" by the Nebraska Department of Education since 1943. Approximately 70% of the staff hold master's degrees. Lincoln Northeast's 1,600 students operate on a traditional 7-period day schedule. Their school colors are black and white and the mascot is the Rocket (named for a famous local train, the "Rock Island Rocket").
Athletics
Lincoln Northeast is primarily known as a "basketball school", but they have also excelled at football. The boys basketball program is notable for its four-peat state championship teams from 1995 to 1998. The boys basketball program has 12 total state titles, and 7 state runners-up. The girls basketball team won their first state title in 2005, and were runners-up in 1982 and 2006. In the same school year (1961–62), Lincoln Northeast won Nebraska state championships in football, basketball, and gymnastics; the latter two on the same day.
State Championships
- Basketball - Champions 1949, 1950, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1982, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 (The only Nebraska Class A boys' team to four-peat until Omaha Central High School accomplished the feat in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.)
- Girl's Basketball - Champions 2005
- Football - Champions 1943, 1950, 1962, 1972 (tie)
- Baseball - Champions 1957
- Gymnastics - Champions 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967
- Boys Golf - Champions 1965
- Cross Country - Champions 1971
- Volleyball - Champions 1981, 1984, 1991, 1998
- Bowling - Champions 2003, 2004, 2006
Notable alumni
- William L. Armstrong, served as a United States Representative and Senator from Colorado[2]
- Joba Chamberlain, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers[3]
- Gene V. Glass, statistician who coined the term "meta-analysis"
- Trevor Johnson, current player in the National Football League[4]
- Joseph Robert "Bob" Kerrey, Medal of Honor recipient, President of The New School in New York City, Governor of Nebraska, U.S. Senator from Nebraska, 1992 Democratic Presidential candidate[5]
- Peggy Liddick, Australian Women's National Gymnastics coach
- Danny Noonan, former player in the National Football League, played for the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers[6]
- Shawn Bouwens, former player in the National Football League, played for the Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars[7]
- Mike Lux, co-founder and president of Progressive Strategies, L.L.C
References
- ↑ "2005–06 School Colors and Mascots". Nebraska School Activities Association. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ↑ "ARMSTRONG, William Lester, (1937 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Joba Chamberlain". Baseball-Reference.Com. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Trevor Johnson". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Kerrey, J. Robert, (1943 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Danny Noonan". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Shawn Bouwens". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- "Lincoln Northeast High School". Lincoln Northeast Highschool. Retrieved December 22, 2005.