Lincoln High School (Arkansas)
Lincoln High School is a public secondary school in Lincoln, Arkansas, United States. Lincoln is one of ten public high schools in Washington County, Arkansas and is the only high school administered by the
Lincoln Consolidated School District.
Communities in the district's, and therefore high school's, service area include, beside Lincoln, Canehill, Dutch Mills, Evansville, Morrow, and Summers. The district territory is.
History
The current building opened in 2012.Academics
Lincoln High School academics are divided into the following departments: English Language Arts, Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, P.E./Health, and Vocational Education. The school offers Advanced Placement and Pre-AP courses in English, Biology, United States History, Environmental Science, and Psychology. Lincoln High school is a member of the Teacher Advancement Program, a program that seeks to "close achievement gaps and ensure a quality educational opportunity for all students."The assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education. Students complete regular and career focus courses and exams and may select Advanced Placement coursework and exams that provide an opportunity to receive college credit.
Extracurricular activities
The Lincoln High School mascot and athletic emblem is the wolves with maroon and white serving as the primary school colors.Athletics
For 2012–14, the Lincoln Wolves compete in the 4A Classification within the 4A Region 1 Conference as administered by Arkansas Activities Association. Lincoln High School competes in football, volleyball, golf, golf, cross country, basketball, track, competitive cheer, cheer, competitive dance, dance, baseball, softball and bowling.In the 2000 season, the football team recorded a 5–5 record in the 1AAA Conference, led by Lance Price at halfback who broke the school record with over 1,400 yards in 10 games.
The cheerleaders were state champions in the 2006–2007 school year in the 1-3A Small Co-ed division. They were also awarded the Grand Champion title. The dance team were overall regional champions in 2007–2008 placed third at the state competition.
In 2009–2010 both the men's and women's basketball teams won the district championship. Both games were against Mountainburg.
Beginning in 2017, Mountain Biking was introduced as a co-ed team within the Arkansas Interscholastic Cycling League. MTB at Lincoln is governed under the rules of the National Interscholastic Cycling Association.
Clubs and organizations
The following student clubs are active in Lincoln High School: Academic Competition in Education, National FFA Organization, Future Business Leaders of America, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, The EAST Initiative, Student Council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Marching and Concert Band, Educational Talent Search, Arvest Junior Bank Board, Beta Club,Chess Club, Lincoln High School participates in University of Arkansas programs such as: Upward Bound, And Razor C.O.A.C.HLincoln High School E.A.S.T.
Facilitator: Gene Kephart
The Lincoln High School EAST program has won Superior at there 2012.
The Lincoln High School Marching Band And Concert Band
Is under the direction of Andrew Enis. The color guard is under the directions of Mena Promehdi. The band was previously under the direction of Billy Meré and Jackson Jones. Their most recent awards include 2nd place in the A division and best percussion in there perspective division at the Heritage High School Marching Invitational.
Previous shows include
- 2013: Superheroes
- 2014: Space
- 2015: Modern Mythologies
- 2016: The Act of Queen
The Gifted and Talented program is directed by G/T Coordinator Becca McAfee. Students participate in the JBU Sife World Trade Expo, the YES competition, Quiz Bowl, Future Problem Solvers, Science Olympiad, and the Stock Market Game. Students do individual research and participate in group activities. The curriculum is designed to help students develop higher-level thinking skills and creativity.
Statistics
Lincoln High School serves grades 9–12. In the 2010–11 school year, LHS had 360 students enrolled.| How Students performed on College Entrance Exams | This school | This district | State |
| ACT – average score | 21.2 | 21.2 | 20.3 |
| ACT – participation rate | 66.2 | 66.2 | 59.4 |
| PSAT/NMSQT – average score | 140 | 140 | 146 |
| PSAT/NMSQT – participation rate | 22.1 | 22.1 | 19.5 |
| AP – scores 3 or above | 16.7 | 16.7 | 31.0 |
| AP – participation rate | 32.5 | 20.2 | 32.5 |