Lincoln High School is a high school in

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. Enrollment is currently at 1,833 students. Lincoln was included in the list of the top 1200 public schools in the US by ''

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'' in their May 8, 2006 issue, ranking at 1,027.

Extracurricular activities

JrROTC (Marine Corps)

Lincoln High Schools JrROTC program is affiliated with the

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. It is involved in flag ceremonies for the school's sporting events. Its drill team competes throughout the state of South Dakota and in the Midwest.

Marching band

The Lincoln High School Patriot Marching Band consists of 250 members, composed of woodwinds, brass, color guard, front ensemble, and drumline. The band performs in regional field competitions and street competitions. The band has appeared in the

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in 1992, 1998, 2005 and 2013. The band marched in the 1994, 2000, 2008, and 2024

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. Lincoln High School was a finalist at the

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Super Regional in St. Louis, Missouri in 2015, 2017, and 2021.

DECA

The Sioux Falls Lincoln High School DECA program consists of students pursuing a future in business and marketing. The 2013-2014 International President of DECA is a graduate of Lincoln High School, the first National Officer elected from South Dakota.

Yearbook and newspaper

''The Statesman'' is Lincoln High School's monthly student newspaper. ''The Statesman ''won the

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's Pacemaker Award in 2007. It has won a Silver Crown Award from

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Competitive speech activities

The speech and debate program was established with the school in 1965. The debate team won the Bruno E. Jacob Award at the 2007 NFL Nationals Speech and Debate Tournament in

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."National Winners", ''The Rostrum'', September 2007, Vol. 82 No.1 Pg. 31.

Sports

*Tennis: Freshman Girls, JV Girls, Varsity Girls, JV Boys, Varsity Boys *Cross Country: JV Girls, JV Boys, Varsity Girls, Varsity Boys *Football: Freshman Football, JV Football, Varsity Football *Soccer: JV Boys, Varsity Boys, JV Girls, Varsity Girls *Volleyball: Freshman Volleyball, Sophomore Volleyball, JV Volleyball, Varsity Volleyball *Cheerleading: Sophomore Football/Girls Basketball, Sophomore Boys Basketball/Wrestling, Varsity Football, Varsity Wrestling, Varsity *Girls' Basketball, Varsity Boys' Basketball *Dance: Patriettes *Basketball: Freshman Boys, Sophomore Boys, JV Boys, Varsity Boys, Freshman Girls, Sophomore Girls, JV Girls, Varsity Girls *Wrestling: JV, Varsity *Gymnastics *Baseball: Freshman/Sophomore, JV, Varsity *Softball: JV, Varsity *Swimming: SF Seals Swim Team, SF Snowfox Swim Team *Bowling *Golf: Freshman Boys, JV Boys, Varsity Boys, Freshman Girls, JV Girls, Varsity Girls *Track: Boys, Girls

References

External links

Sioux Falls School District – Lincoln High SchoolSioux Falls-Lincoln Improvement PlanMarching Patriots HomeLincoln StatesmanLincoln Booster ClubSDHSAA school info
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