Lincoln Community High School

Lincoln Community High School is located at 1000 Railer Way in Lincoln, Illinois, United States. It is the only high school of the Lincoln Community High School District #404.

Sports

The school is a traditional power in boys' basketball, music, and individual events (speech team) in Central Illinois. The Railsplitters were Sectional Champions (state finalists) in the state basketball tournament in 1929, 1951, 1955, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1999,IHSA 1999
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Floyd Bee coached the wrestling team for over 30 years, managing a winning season each time. The wrestling program has continued to have a winning season each year since. The girls' basketball team finished second in state in 1978 and fourth in 1999.

Dan "Mac" McLaughlin led the LCHS Speech program for over 25 years in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. During his tenure as coach of the LCHS Speech team, Mac was able to build the program into a consistent state-wide powerhouse that produced several individual state champions and, in 1981, led the Speech team to Lincoln Community High School's first team state championship in history. Mac also led several Group Interpretation teams to yearly state contention, placing in the top 3 in the state several years.

The last time the boys' football team was in the playoffs was in the 1984-85 school year. The football team qualified for the state playoffs in the 1975-76
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Academics

The school is consistently at or close to the state average on standardized tests.

Financial difficulty

As of 2010, the school was enduring a bad financial situation, requiring the administration to lay off up to eight teachers. Classes had larger numbers of students for the 2011-2012 year, with classrooms having up to 35 students per teacher.

Notable alumni

* Brian Cook (1999) – former NBA player and Illinois Fighting Illini
* Norm Cook (1973) – former NBA player and Kansas Jayhawk, father of Brian Cook
* Andy King – former NFL player
* Kelly McEvers – journalist and co-host of '' All Things Considered'' on NPRhttp://www.sj-r.com/x1784778150/Reporting-from-Syria-Lincoln-native-Kelly-McEvers
* Dick Reichle – former MLB player ( Boston Red Sox)
* Kevin Seitzer – former MLB third baseman
* Tony Semple – former NFL guard and long snapper
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References

External links

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Lincoln Railsplitter basketball website

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Public high schools in Illinois
Schools in Logan County, Illinois
Lincoln, Illinois