Lincoln High School (Yonkers, New York)
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Lincoln High School is located in Yonkers, New York. It is one of the seven public high schools in the city and has an enrollment of about 1200[3] students. The front portion of the building was opened in 1953 as Southeast Yonkers Jr., Sr. High School with grades six through eight. It was completed in 1955 and renamed Lincoln Junior-Senior High School the following year. After the first year, sixth grade was dropped and ninth grade added and when the building was completed it became Lincoln Junior-Senior High School, enrolling grades seven through twelve. In the 1970s, the junior high grades were sequentially eliminated and the school became a four-year, grade nine to twelve, high school. Some members of the class of 1976 went to the school for grades seven to twelve (the last class to do so). It was not named for United States President Abraham Lincoln. The school was named Lincoln High School after the Lincoln Park area of Yonkers where it is located. The first graduating class, which went continuously from sixth grade to 12th grade, graduated in 1960. A very high percentage of that class went on to college and several of its graduates returned to Lincoln as teachers. The school colors are purple and white. Its mascot is a knight holding a lance, and its athletic teams are known as the Lincoln Lancers. Both colors and mascot were chosen by the class of 1960.
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Lincoln High School | |
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Location | |
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Type | Public High School[1] |
Motto | We Care... We Learn... We Lead |
School district | Yonkers Public Schools |
Principal | Ian Sherman |
Staff | 75.00 (FTE)[2] |
Grades | 9-12 |
Number of students | 1,148 (2017–18)[2] |
Student to teacher ratio | 15.31[2] |
Color(s) | Purple & white |
Athletics | Lincoln Lancers |
Mascot | Lancer |
Website | www |