Abraham Lincoln High School (San Jose, California)
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| Official Name | Abraham Lincoln High School |
| Established | 1940s |
| Motto | "Do Right" |
| Principal | Matt Hewitson |
| Location | 555 Dana Ave. San Jose, CA San Jose, California San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay... 95126 |
| Websites | sjusd.org/school/lincoln lincolnperformingarts.com/LPA/Home.html |
| Enrollment | 1648 |
| Mascot Mascot The term mascot – defined as a term for any person, animal, or object thought to bring luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common public identity, such as a school, professional sports team, society, military unit, or brand name... |
Leo the Lion |
| School colors School colors School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. Most schools have two colors, which are usually chosen to avoid conflicts with other schools with which the school competes in sports and other activities... |
Navy Blue and Gold |
Abraham Lincoln High School is a 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....
in the San Jose Unified School District
San Jose Unified School District
San Jose Unified School District is a K-12 school district in Santa Clara County, California. It serves a large portion of the city of San Jose, California with a student population of approximately 32,000.-List of schools:...
. It is a magnet school
Magnet school
In education in the United States, magnet schools are public schools with specialized courses or curricula. "Magnet" refers to how the schools draw students from across the normal boundaries defined by authorities as school zones that feed into certain schools.There are magnet schools at the...
for "Academic, Visual, and Performing Arts". The current principal is Matt Hewitson.
The school mascot is a Lion
Lion
The lion is one of the four big cats in the genus Panthera, and a member of the family Felidae. With some males exceeding 250 kg in weight, it is the second-largest living cat after the tiger...
. The school colors are blue and gold. Lincoln High offers cross country
Cross country running
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, water polo
Water polo
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, tennis
Tennis
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, volleyball
Volleyball
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, basketball
Basketball
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, wrestling
Scholastic wrestling
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, football
American football
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, baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
, softball
Softball
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, soccer, golf
Golf
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, badminton
Badminton
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, track and field
Track and field
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, and swimming
Swimming (sport)
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. Football receives special attention during the Big Bone Game. The team was undefeated during the 2005-2006 season, ranking highest in the league. The 2006-2007 was their first year in A league.
Abraham Lincoln High School offers various extracurricular activities. Eight Lincoln Performing Arts teachers along with numerous volunteers are responsible for the award-winning drama, dance, and music department. Lincoln is also noted for its Mock Trial
Mock trial
A Mock Trial is an act or imitation trial. It is similar to a moot court, but mock trials simulate lower-court trials, while moot court simulates appellate court hearings. Attorneys preparing for a real trial might use a mock trial consisting of volunteers as role players to test theories or...
team, which is the only California Mock Trial team to have won the California State Championships twice in a row. Lincoln placed fourth in the National Championships in 2002. Lincoln Lion Tales, a student-run newspaper, highlights recent events at the school.
Big Bone Game
The football teams of San Jose High School and Lincoln face off at San Jose City CollegeSan Jose City College
San Jose City College, founded in 1921, is a community college located in the city of San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.San Jose City College was originally called San Jose Junior College and operated in downtown San Jose, California...
each Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving (United States)
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in the Big Bone Game. This rivalry game has been held since 1945 and is held annually at neutral-site San Jose City College. It gets its name from San Jose High School student Bob Schimdt in 1945, who found a large steer leg in his father's butcher shop and declared it the trophy for the winning school. San Jose won the first Big Bone Game, but Lincoln has been the home of the bone for 42 of 66 years.
Lincoln has been in possession of the bone since 1998. The current 13-year winning streak succeeds the previous Big Bone record set by Lincoln from 1962 to 1969. In 2010, Lincoln extended its Big Bone winning streak, winning with a final score of 64-0.
Little Bone Game
The junior varsity football teams from both schools hold the Little Bone Game annually on the Thursday prior to the Big Bone Game.Notable alumni
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Other information
- Student Population: 1648
- Student Ethnic diversity: 1.0% American Indian, 5.5% Asian, 1.7% Filipino, 3.0% African American, 36.5% Caucasian, 51.4% Latino, 0.6% Pacific Islander
- Theatre: Boxed-In Theatre Company
- Dance: Lincoln Convertibles (Dance Team) and Xochitl Cultural.
- Their dance team was the USA Grand National Champs for 3 years in a row (2005–2007). They are 2009 USA National Champs in Intermediate Dance.