Lincoln High School (Ypsilanti, Michigan)

Lincoln High School

Address
7425 Willis Road Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48197 United States
Coordinates	42°9′29.83″N 83°36′39.29″W / 42.1582861°N 83.6109139°W / 42.1582861; -83.6109139Coordinates: 42°9′29.83″N 83°36′39.29″W / 42.1582861°N 83.6109139°W / 42.1582861; -83.6109139
Information
School type	Public, Secondary
School district	Lincoln Consolidated School District (Michigan)
Principal	Nicole Holden
Faculty	~90
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1267^[1] (2012-2013)
Color(s)	Blue and Gray
Mascot	Railsplitters
Website	School website

Lincoln High School is a public school located in Augusta Township, Michigan. Lincoln High School is a comprehensive high school serving 9-12th grades. It has 1267 students^[1] and 90 faculty members.^[2] Lincoln High School has won Program Excellence Award for its technology & design education department.^[3] Lincoln High School is also one of the first participating districts in the Early College Alliance, a program which provides participating students with 60 credits at Eastern Michigan University for free.^[4]

History

Lincoln High School branched off of 13 one room school houses, which was the original start to Lincoln Consolidated School District (Michigan). These schools were built between 1844 through 1899, nothing on record determines which school was the old high school. On October 31, 1924 the first real Lincoln High school opened in the building that's now named Brick which went from high school, to a middle school to now a 3-5 grade school. The original high school building went though many expansions, first after 1928 a one story garage is added to the west side, secondly During the 1930s a second floor is added to the garage to have a cafeteria (this is now the Community Center, the Heritage rooms and classrooms) and thirdly a separate bus garage is added prior to 1950. After which a two story addition is added in 1951 (today housing the cafeteria and multi-age program). When naming the school "The Trailblazer School” was a name under consideration, then after years a student vote determined Lincoln was the preferred name.

Clubs and Activities

LHS Marching Band, 2011 Ypsilanti Independence Day Parade

Lincoln offers its students a variety of after school activities, including the following:

Band
Choir
Drama
National Honor Society
Key Club
Lincoln Computer Club
Lincoln High School Student Council

Demographics

Student population

Freshman: 327 Sophomore: 313 Junior: 248 Senior: 309

(Data from 2007.)

Freshman: 411 Sophomore: 473 Junior: 354 Senior: 315

(Data from 2008.)

Year	Native American	Caucasian	Latino or Hispanic	African-American	Asian	Middle Eastern	Multi-ethnic	Other
2007	0%	61%	3%	34%	2%	0%	0%	0%
2008	0%	60%	2%	35%	2%	0%	0%	1%
2009	1%	60%	3%	34%	2%	0%	0%	0%

^[5]

Notable alumni

Matt Giraud - Appeared on American Idol Season 8, and made 5th place in the season. (class of 2003)
Victor Roache - All-American baseball player (class of 2009)

References

External links

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