Lincoln-West High School
Encyclopedia
Lincoln-West High School (L-W) is a high school
located in Cleveland, Ohio
and part of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. The school's name is a by-product of the merger between Cleveland's old Lincoln and West High Schools. The current school building was built in 1970.
Originally, the school district was divided into the East and West Senate Conferences with L-W sports teams playing in the West. In the late 1970s, the CMSD reorganized the conferences into the North and South Senate Conferences with L-W in the North Senate.
The Lincoln-West mascot and nickname is the Wolverines and the school colors are red, white and blue.
High school
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located in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
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and part of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. The school's name is a by-product of the merger between Cleveland's old Lincoln and West High Schools. The current school building was built in 1970.
Originally, the school district was divided into the East and West Senate Conferences with L-W sports teams playing in the West. In the late 1970s, the CMSD reorganized the conferences into the North and South Senate Conferences with L-W in the North Senate.
The Lincoln-West mascot and nickname is the Wolverines and the school colors are red, white and blue.
School songs
| Alma Mater | Fight Song |
|---|---|
| Lincoln-West we sing thy praise, To you our highest hopes we raise. Let us pledge our loyalty, United, strong, victorious be. Leading through the years ahead, With the Blue and White and Red. We will always do our best, To honor Cleveland Lincoln-West. |
Go! Onward Wolverines and Fight! Fight! With all your might to Win! Win! For Lincoln-West Let's Go, Fight, and Win Go! We're behind you team so Fight! Til we reign supreme and Win! For the honor of the Red, white, and blue. |
State Championships
- Boys Baseball: 1946 (Lincoln High School)
- Boys Wrestling: 1947, 1950, 1951 (West High School)
- Boys Cross Country: 1950 (West High School)
Other Championships
- Chess: 1976 Inter-City Team Champions (13th Place, US Novice Chess Tournament)
- Chess: 1977 Inter-City Team Champions (22nd Place, US Novice Chess Tournament)
- Girls Powerlifting: 2005 First Place (Ohio State Powerlifting Meet, Kenton)