Lincoln High School, founded in 1954, is

Lincoln Unified School District Lincoln Unified School District is located in Stockton, California and serves more than 9,200 students at 13 "learning centers" throughout the northwestern region of the city. School Board Starting with the 2014 elections, there are five trus ...

's only comprehensive high school. The school serves approximately 3,500 students from ethnically and socio-economically diverse populations.

Facilities

Facilities include: Alex G. Spanos Stadium, a one-story armory that Lincoln High completed construction of in 2008, Ruhl Family Clubhouse, and the Richard De Long Aquatic Complex.

Academics

Each student is required to take some basic courses including but not limited to the following: * 4 years of English * 2 years of Mathematics * 2 years of Physical Education * 2 years of Science (one life science course and one physical science course) * 4 years of Social Science (including World Geography/Health, World History, US History, and American Government/Economics) * 2 years of Career/Technical Education, Visual/Performing Art, or World Language and 8 additional elective courses. Most academic courses are college prep, honors, or Advanced Placement (AP). AP courses offered include: English Language & Composition, English Literature & Composition, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Human Geography, World History, US History, United States Government & Politics, Spanish Language & Culture Studio Art, Music Theory, Computer Science A, and Computer Science Principles. UC/CSU-approved Honors Courses include: Introduction to Analysis, Spanish 3, Chemistry, Physics, and Wind Ensemble.

History

Lincoln High School began on the campus of the College of the Pacific in 1954 and then moved in 1958 to 1956 Stanton Way under then superintendent Mable Barron. In 1964 the current campus at 6844 Alexandria Place was completed and has been home to the school ever since.

Extracurriculars

The school has over 50 organizations, teams and clubs. These clubs have focuses on academics, culture, recreational, and student interest.

Visual and Performing Arts

Lincoln High School has a Visual & Performing Arts Department. Students with interests in the arts are offered courses in music (band, choir, orchestra, piano, guitar, electronic music and music theory), performing arts (acting, stagecraft, production, oral interpretation, and speech and debate) and visual arts (traditional and computer art, photography and ceramics).

Student Publications

The student body newspaper, ''The Lincolnan'', is both printed and published online monthly by the Newspaper Production class. Dean Kremer

Notable alumni

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Notes

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