Abraham Lincoln High School, a public school located in the

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section of Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its main entrance is located at Ryan and Rowland Avenues. The principal is Jack Nelson. It serves Mayfair,

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, and

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." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on December 10, 2016.

Overview

Abraham Lincoln is widely known as Philadelphia's "All-Academy" high school. Students can choose from a variety of academies, including law, business, horticulture, environmental science, health, and fine and performing arts. Lincoln offers an academy for students who speak a language other than traditional American English, including a program for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Students may choose from sports such as football, soccer, cheerleading, track, baseball, swimming, softball, bowling and wrestling. The school has a band and a choir, both of which perform a Christmas concert and a spring musical annually, in addition to performances for the local community, and city. The school is also staffed with Non-Teaching Assistants ("NTA's") and a school police group supplemented by the Philadelphia Police Department to ensure that all students are provided a safe school environment.

History

Lincoln was originally scheduled to be named Mayfair High School, but opposition from other neighborhoods, including

, meant that the school was instead named after Abraham Lincoln.

residents had a negative reception to this change. In 1949 the school's cornerstone was laid. Its current campus opened in 2009.

School uniforms

Students wear

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." ''Abraham Lincoln High School''. Retrieved on March 21, 2009. Students wear a gold, white or black polo shirt and any sort of black pants.

Popular culture

Lincoln's Marching Band was featured in '" Rocky III"' in a scene in which he was honored in front of the

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; this is the scene where the still-iconic

Rocky Balboa Robert "Rocky" Balboa (also known by his ring name The Italian Stallion), is a fictional title character and the protagonist of the ''Rocky'' film series. The character was created by Sylvester Stallone, who has also portrayed him in all eigh ...

statue was first unveiled. A scene for "

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" was filmed in the Lincoln High School auditorium, but the scene was not used in the film. In the cut scene, Rocky Balboa was awarded an honorary high school diploma. Like his fictional character,

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attended Lincoln but did not graduate, due to his boxing career, though his brother Frank did.

Feeder patterns

Feeder middle schools and K-8 schools into Lincoln:High School Directory Fall 2017 Admissions

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Ethan Allen School Ethan Allen School is a K–8 school which is located in the Mayfair neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is part of the School District of Philadelphia. History and architectural features This historic school building was designed by I ...

Hamilton Disston School The Hamilton Disston Elementary School is an historic K-8 school which is located in the Tacony neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Part of the School District of Philadelphia, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in ...

* Mayfair School * Austin Meehan Middle School Feeder elementary schools: *

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* T. Holme Elementary School * E. Forrest Elementary School * R. B. Pollock Elementary School * W. H. Ziegler Elementary School

Alumni

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, Washington, D.C., sportscaster * Larry Cannon, former professional basketball player * Gia Carangi, supermodel *

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, engineer who was contributor to the invention of

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s *

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, Pennsylvania State Representative * Jerry Reitman, author, businessman, and advertising executive * Frank Stallone, actor and younger brother of

, actor

References

External links

Abraham Lincoln High School
* (2000-2009) {{authority control Public high schools in Pennsylvania School District of Philadelphia Northeast Philadelphia 1949 establishments in Pennsylvania