Lincoln East High School is a

public In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the ''Öffentlichke ...

high school A secondary school describes an institution that provides secondary education and also usually includes the building where this takes place. Some secondary schools provide both '' lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper second ...

located in Lincoln,

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the southwe ...

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territo ...

. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools district. The current principal is Casey Fries. As of the 2014-15 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,589 students and 102.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

student–teacher ratio Student–teacher ratio or student–faculty ratio is the number of students who attend a school or university divided by the number of teachers in the institution. For example, a student–teacher ratio of 10:1 indicates that there are 10 students ...

of 15.6:1. There were 194 students (12.2% of enrollment) eligible for

free lunch A free lunch is the providing of a meal at no cost, usually as a sales enticement to attract customers and increase revenues from other business. It was once a common tradition in saloons and taverns in many places in the United States, with th ...

and 70 (4.4% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch.

History

Lincoln East High School opened in 1967 as the fourth high school in the Lincoln Public Schools system. A student vote resulted in the Spartan mascot and the school colors of blue and white, modeled after the flag of

Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

LEHS' boys basketball team won state championships in 1971,1978 and 2001. The girls' basketball team has four state championships. The boys' golf team has twelve state championships. The girls cross country team won the NSAA Class A championship in 2018. LEHS'boys tennis team won 10 state championships in 1998, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994,1995, and 2007, and 2021. LEHS Boys soccer won state titles in 1996, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2010. Jeff Hoham coached the most state titles in school history with a total of 16, in a combined 3 sports -boys tennis (88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 04, 05 2007. He also coached state titles in -girls tennis in 88, 90, 91 and in boys soccer in -2002, 2005 2006, and 2010.

Forensics

From 2002 to 2016, the Lincoln East speech team took first place each year at the annual state tournament. The team won 32 of the 45 state titles in speech since the tournament started and the 15 consecutive state championships are the most of any team in the state in any sport or activity.

Performing arts

LEHS has three competitive

show choirs A show choir (originally known as a "swing choir") is a musical ensemble that combines choral singing with choreographed dance, often with an overarching theme. It is most relevant in the Midwestern United States and was popularized by the America ...

, the mixed-gender Express and Elevation and the female-only Elegance. The school also hosts its own competition, the Spartan Spectacular.

We the People

Lincoln East's We the People team won the Nebraska state championship in 2020 and 2022.

Notable alumni

Dan Brown Daniel Gerhard Brown (born June 22, 1964) is an American author best known for his thriller novels, including the Robert Langdon novels ''Angels & Demons'' (2000), ''The Da Vinci Code'' (2003), ''The Lost Symbol'' (2009), '' Inferno'' (2013), ...

, blogger *

Tosca Lee Tosca Lee (born December 1, 1969) is a bestselling American author known for her historical novels and thrillers. Biography Lee was born in Roanoke, Virginia, United States to a Korean father and Euro-American mother. Her father, Professor Emerit ...

, author * Bryan Odell, former music interviewer and YouTuber * Brandon Sanderson, author * Eric Stokes, NFL scout and executive * Kent Wells, former NFL player *

Rob Zatechka Robert Brett Zatechka (born December 1, 1971) is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the New York Giants. He was born to Douglas and Jane Zatechka in 1971. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1995 ...

, former NFL player * Mike Zentic, former NFL player

References

External links

Lincoln Public Schools

Official Lincoln Public Schools Website
{{authority control Public high schools in Nebraska Schools in Lincoln, Nebraska 1967 establishments in Nebraska Educational institutions established in 1967