Lincoln High School is public high school located in Dallas, Texas (USA) which enrolls students in grades 9-12 and is a part of the Dallas Independent School District. In 1980 a new Lincoln High School called, "The Annex", was built in front of the original building. The original building, built in 1939, is a Dallas Landmark.
Lincoln's magnet school offers: Radio/Television/Film, Print Journalism and Humanities. With a variety of activities including: Academic Decathlon, Debate, U.I.L. One Act Play, The Wall Of Sound Marching Band, a variety of sports; the school has won national and state championships in boys' basketball.
In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.
History
For the 2014-2016 University Interscholastic League (UIL) classification Lincoln moved up to 4A from 3A.
In 2016, the boys' basketball team won the 4A UIL State Championship.
Academic performance
In 2011 1.1% of the students, including 3.1% of the Hispanic students and none of the black students, received a "criterion" or passing grade, as defined by the State of Texas, in SAT and/or ACT. Jim Schutze of the Dallas Observer wrote that the school performed poorly and did not deserve the "high esteem" it received in South Dallas.
Feeder patterns
As of 2013, Billy Earl Dade Middle School feeds into Lincoln.
As of 2013, the following elementary schools feed into Lincoln:
- Joseph J. Rhoads Learning Center (PK-5)
- Charles Rice Elementary School (PK-5)
All feed into Dade and ultimately, Lincoln.
Athletics
The Lincoln Tigers compete in the following sports:
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving
- Tennis
- Track and Field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
Notable alumni
- Angela Aycock - former professional basketball player.
- Abner Haynes â€" former professional football player, played mostly for the Kansas City Chiefs.
- Arthello Beck â€" artist and gallery owner.
- Big Tuck â€" rapper
- Bobbi Humphrey - American jazz flautist and singer who plays fusion, jazz-funk and soul-jazz styles
- Charlie Brackins â€" American Football League, one of the first African-Americans quarterbacks in the NFL back in the early 1950s.
- Chris Bosh â€" basketball player in the NBA; led Lincoln to the number-one rank nationally.
- John Hopps, Jr. (1954) â€" physicist
- Herbie Johnson â€" one of the first African-American students to graduate from the University of North Texas (then known as North Texas State College)
- Duane Thomas â€" football player in the NFL
- David "Fathead" Newman â€" jazz saxophonist
- Khalil Sneed - graduated in 2008
References
External links
- Dallas ISD listing for Lincoln High School
- School profile (PDF)
- Attendance zone map (PDF)