Lincoln High School (Jersey City, New Jersey)
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Lincoln High School is a four-year public high school located in Jersey City
, in Hudson County
, New Jersey
, United States
, operated as part of the Jersey City Public Schools
, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade.
Lincoln, the first public high school in Jersey City, was opened in 1913. It is located at 60 Crescent Avenue south of Journal Square
in Bergen Hill
. The student population at Lincoln High is 72% Black, 22% Hispanic
, and 4% Asian
.
The school is located on the site of a mansion owned by George Theodore Werts
, who served as Governor of New Jersey
from 1893-1896.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,099 students and 97.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3.
The school was the 291st-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 279th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
(HCIAA), which includes private and parochial high schools in Hudson County. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
(NJSIAA).
The boys basketball team won the North I, Group III in 2002 state sectional championship with a 50-41 win against Sparta High School
in the tournament final. The 2006 - 2007 boy's varsity basketball team claimed the HCIAA championship over now defunct Union Hill High School, 50 - 46. The 2008 team won the North II, Group II state sectional title with a 61-58 win over Orange High School
in the tournament final. On March 9, 2008 the basketball team went on to win the school's first Group II state title over Collingswood High School in blowout fashion 88 - 70.
FOOTBALL:
The varsity football won state championships in 1972 and 1981.
In 2009 the Lions finished the season at 8-2, losing in the first round of the NJSIAA Section 2 Group I state playoffs. In 2010, the Lions built on their wave of success, going 7-2 during the regular season, the Lions went back to the playoffs. Their regular season highlight was erasing an 18-0 deficit to Hoboken to win 42-18.
In the 2010 NJSIAA Section 2 Group I playoffs, the Lions defeated Glen Ridge 36-19, and Dayton 42-14 all on the road to advance to the Section 2 Group I State Championship game against New Providence. The Lions lost to New Providence 21-8 in the North 2, Group 1 State Championship at New Meadowlands Stadium, in East Rutherford, NJ, on December 4, 2010.
Varsity Softball Team (2009-2010)
A great season for the lady lions softball team. They were able to get into both county and state championships but lost both in the first round. It was very unfortunate but it is historic because it was the best Lincoln's softball team ever done. The team consisted of 14 players: Yaritza Alvarado, Barbara Brundage, Crystal Canas, Janella Castro, Indigo Hatcher, Liseydi Nunez, Raquel Smith, Ganaia Swinton, Imani Valle, Samantha Vega, Suleima Villa, Shavannah Wade, Johanna Washington, and Skyle Wolkowski.
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay...
, in Hudson County
Hudson County, New Jersey
Hudson County is the smallest county in New Jersey and one of the most densely populated in United States. It takes its name from the Hudson River, which creates part of its eastern border. Part of the New York metropolitan area, its county seat and largest city is Jersey City.- Municipalities...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, operated as part of the Jersey City Public Schools
Jersey City Public Schools
The Jersey City Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The district is one of 31 Abbott Districts statewide....
, serving students in ninth through twelfth grade.
Lincoln, the first public high school in Jersey City, was opened in 1913. It is located at 60 Crescent Avenue south of Journal Square
Journal Square
Journal Square is a business district, residential area, and transportation hub in Jersey City, New Jersey, which takes its name from the newspaper Jersey Journal whose headquarters are located there. The "square" itself is at the intersection of Kennedy Boulevard and Bergen Avenues...
in Bergen Hill
Bergen Hill, Jersey City
Bergen Hill the name given to the emergence of the Hudson Palisades along the Bergen Neck peninsula in Hudson County, New Jersey and the inland neighborhood of the Jersey City where they rise from the coastal plain at the Upper New York Bay...
. The student population at Lincoln High is 72% Black, 22% Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
, and 4% Asian
Asian people
Asian people or Asiatic people is a term with multiple meanings that refers to people who descend from a portion of Asia's population.- Central Asia :...
.
The school is located on the site of a mansion owned by George Theodore Werts
George Theodore Werts
George Theodore Werts was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 28th Governor of New Jersey from 1893 to 1896...
, who served as Governor of New Jersey
Governor of New Jersey
The Office of the Governor of New Jersey is the executive branch for the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be...
from 1893-1896.
As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,099 students and 97.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE
Full-time equivalent
Full-time equivalent , is a unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. FTE is often used to measure a worker's involvement in a project, or to track cost reductions in an organization...
basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3.
The school was the 291st-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 279th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
History
The original Lincoln High School opened on September 9, 1912 with an inaugural student body of 300 on a site acquired from the Hasbrouck Institute,a private school. In January 1916, the school graduated its first class of 32 students. In 1934, the school had an enrollment of 5,000 students, making it the second largest in the state.Academics
Lincoln High School hosts a number of magnet programs that pertain to the interest of the students. For example, the magnet programs include Culinary Arts, Cosmetology, JROTC, and Business & Marketing.Violence
Lincoln High School has been the site of two shootings, one allegedly gang related, in 2002 and 2006 and the stabbing of a student in April 2007. There was also a brawl at the school on May 10, 2010, leading to the arrest of 6 students.Athletics
The Lincoln High School Lions compete in the Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic AssociationHudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association
The Hudson County Interscholastic Athletic Association is a New Jersey high school sports association operating under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association . The league consists of 23 public and parochial high schools in Hudson County in northern New Jersey...
(HCIAA), which includes private and parochial high schools in Hudson County. The league operates under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association is an association of hundreds of New Jersey high schools that regulates high school athletics and holds tournaments and crowns champions in high school sports.-State championships:...
(NJSIAA).
The boys basketball team won the North I, Group III in 2002 state sectional championship with a 50-41 win against Sparta High School
Sparta High School (New Jersey)
Sparta High School is a four-year public high school serving grades nine through twelve in Sparta Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, as part of the Sparta Township Public School District...
in the tournament final. The 2006 - 2007 boy's varsity basketball team claimed the HCIAA championship over now defunct Union Hill High School, 50 - 46. The 2008 team won the North II, Group II state sectional title with a 61-58 win over Orange High School
Orange High School (New Jersey)
Orange High School is a three-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in tenth through twelfth grades from Orange in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Orange Board of Education...
in the tournament final. On March 9, 2008 the basketball team went on to win the school's first Group II state title over Collingswood High School in blowout fashion 88 - 70.
FOOTBALL:
The varsity football won state championships in 1972 and 1981.
In 2009 the Lions finished the season at 8-2, losing in the first round of the NJSIAA Section 2 Group I state playoffs. In 2010, the Lions built on their wave of success, going 7-2 during the regular season, the Lions went back to the playoffs. Their regular season highlight was erasing an 18-0 deficit to Hoboken to win 42-18.
In the 2010 NJSIAA Section 2 Group I playoffs, the Lions defeated Glen Ridge 36-19, and Dayton 42-14 all on the road to advance to the Section 2 Group I State Championship game against New Providence. The Lions lost to New Providence 21-8 in the North 2, Group 1 State Championship at New Meadowlands Stadium, in East Rutherford, NJ, on December 4, 2010.
Varsity Softball Team (2009-2010)
A great season for the lady lions softball team. They were able to get into both county and state championships but lost both in the first round. It was very unfortunate but it is historic because it was the best Lincoln's softball team ever done. The team consisted of 14 players: Yaritza Alvarado, Barbara Brundage, Crystal Canas, Janella Castro, Indigo Hatcher, Liseydi Nunez, Raquel Smith, Ganaia Swinton, Imani Valle, Samantha Vega, Suleima Villa, Shavannah Wade, Johanna Washington, and Skyle Wolkowski.
Notable alumni
- Jeffrey DublinJeffrey DublinJeffrey Dublin represents on the Hudson County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders, one of nine members who serve in a legislative role administering all county business. District 3 includes portions of the City of Jersey City. Dublin was selected in 2004 by the Democratic Committee of...
, member of the Hudson County Board of Chosen FreeholdersBoard of Chosen FreeholdersIn New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures in each of that state's 21 counties.- Origin :New Jersey's system of naming county legislators "freeholders" is unique in the United States...
. - Frank Joseph GuariniFrank Joseph GuariniFrank Joseph Guarini is an American Democratic Party politician, who represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives, where he represented the now-defunct Fourteenth Congressional District from 1979 to 1993.Guarini graduated from Lincoln High School in 1942...
(born 1924), represented New Jersey's 14th congressional districtNew Jersey's 14th congressional districtNew Jersey's Fourteenth Congressional District in the House of Representatives was eliminated after the 1990 Census. As a result of the Congressional apportionment performed after this Census, New Jersey lost one seat and was reduced to thirteen seats in the House of Representatives.New Jersey had...
from 1979-1993. - Phyllis NewmanPhyllis NewmanPhyllis Newman is an American actress and singer. She was nominated twice for the Drama Desk Award and won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.-Early life:...
(born 1933), actress. - Bernie ParmaleeBernie ParmaleeBernard "Bernie" Parmalee is the current Tight End Coach for the Kansas City Chiefs.Parmalee played high school football at Lincoln High School in Jersey City, New Jersey.-Professional playing career:...
(born 1967) former NFL running back for the Miami DolphinsMiami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
and New York JetsNew York JetsThe New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. - Joe BuddenJoe Budden-Early life:Budden was born in Spanish Harlem, but lived in Queens until he was 12 and from there moved to Jersey City, New Jersey. He is one of five boys...
, Grammy nominated recording artist - Dennis JamesDennis JamesDennis James was an American television personality, actor, and announcer. He is credited as the host of television's first network game show, the DuMont Network's Cash and Carry in 1946...
(1917-1997) television pioneer and game show host - Brandon McGowan - safety for the New England Patriots
- Charles S. Mainor, Member of The New Jersey State Assembly, represents the 31st District
- Flip Wilson, (1933 - 1998) Actor
External links
- Lincoln High School
- Jersey City Public Schools
- Data for the Jersey City Public Schools, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...