Lincoln High School (Ypsilanti, Michigan)
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Lincoln High School is a public school located in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan
. Lincoln High School is a comprehensive high school
serving 9-12th grades. It currently has approximately 1,601 student
s and 90 faculty members. Lincoln High School has won Program Excellence Award for its technology & design education department. Lincoln High School is also one of the first participating districts in the Early College Alliance
. Early College Alliance
is a program which provides 60 credits incorporated with Eastern Michigan University
for free.
. 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.
Freshman: 327
Sophomore: 313
Junior: 248
Senior: 309
(Data from 2007.)
Freshman: 411
Sophomore: 473
Junior: 354
Senior: 315
(Data from 2008.)
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Ypsilanti Township, Michigan
Ypsilanti Charter Township is a charter township of Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 49,182...
. Lincoln High School is a comprehensive high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
serving 9-12th grades. It currently has approximately 1,601 student
Student
A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English...
s and 90 faculty members. Lincoln High School has won Program Excellence Award for its technology & design education department. Lincoln High School is also one of the first participating districts in the Early College Alliance
Early College Alliance @ EMU
The Early College Alliance is an early college program based at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan that allows its students to earn sixty free credits of EMU classes It began in 2007, becoming the ninth early college program in Michigan...
. Early College Alliance
Early College Alliance @ EMU
The Early College Alliance is an early college program based at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Michigan that allows its students to earn sixty free credits of EMU classes It began in 2007, becoming the ninth early college program in Michigan...
is a program which provides 60 credits incorporated with Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...
for free.
History
Lincoln High School branched off of 13 one room school houses, which was the original start to Lincoln Consolidated School District (Michigan)Lincoln Consolidated School District (Michigan)
The Lincoln Consolidated School District, known as Lincoln Consolidated Schools, is a school district based in Augusta Township, Michigan, USA. The Superintendent is Lynn Cleary, who was appointed in June 2008. In order to better reflect the district's history and mission, they adopted a new logo...
. 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.
Positive Behavior Supports
PBS stands for Positive Behavior Support. It is a program designed to teach respect, responsibility, and safety at school. LHS hope to encourage students to continuously make good behavioral choices by implementing this program. PBS provides teachers with information to prevent behavior problems and help make school a safe learning environment. PBS was implanted in the school because administrators wanted to increase good behavior by rewarding those who acted in such good behavior.High School Administrators
- Principal: John McGehee
- Asst Principal: Wanda Lewis
- Asst Principal: Sharolyn Dixon
- Asst Principal: John Dignan
- Building Secretary: Lynn Laurie
Clubs and Activities
Lincoln offers its students a variety of after school activities, including the following:- Band
- Choir
- Drama
- S.A.D.D.
- L.Y.T.E.
- U.S.O.
- Lincoln Log — the newspaper for Railsplitters
- Lincoln Computer Club
- Lincoln's Literary Magazine
- Lincoln High School Student Council
Demographics
Student populationFreshman: 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% |
Notable alumni
- Matt GiraudMatt GiraudMatthew Scott "Matt" Giraud is a dueling piano player from Kalamazoo, Michigan and the fifth place finalist of the eighth season of the reality television series American Idol.-Early life:...
- class of 2003 - Appeared on American IdolAmerican IdolAmerican Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...
Season 8, and made 5th place in the season.
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