Lincoln East High School

Lincoln East High School
Location
Lincoln, Nebraska
United States
Coordinates 40°48′13″N 96°37′20″W / 40.80361°N 96.62222°W / 40.80361; -96.62222Coordinates: 40°48′13″N 96°37′20″W / 40.80361°N 96.62222°W / 40.80361; -96.62222
Information
School type High School
Established 1967
Principal Sue Cassata
Faculty 92.48 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment 1,490[1] (2013–14)
Mascot Martin the Spartan
Website Lincoln East H.S.

Lincoln East High School is a public secondary school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools school district.

History

Lincoln East opened in 1967 as the fourth high school in Lincoln Public Schools. In the past, it has utilised an eight-period schedule, however it currently operates on a seven-period day. With the adoption of blue and white as school colors, Lincoln East became the first public Lincoln high school without black as one of the primary school colors. Its mascot, Martin The Spartan, was changed into a new blow-up suit during the summer of 2009. A statue of Martin stands in the south entrance.

School grounds

Lincoln East High owns land adjacent to the school, containing land only immediately around the school building.

Much of the ground around the school is Seacrest Park, which is a public park owned by the city, and maintained by the Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department. Seacrest field is adjacent to the school. The school parking lot is technically on Seacrest Park grounds, rather than school property. Although located near school grounds, the field is technically owned by the school district. The field is used in the Cornhusker State Games opening ceremony, the LPS Marching Invitational, and the Nebraska State Bandmasters' Association (NSBA) State Marching Competition, as well as the venue for most of Lincoln's high school football games. It is named after the Seacrest family, former owners of the Lincoln Journal (which has since merged with the Lincoln Star to become the Lincoln Journal Star).

Extracurricular Activities

Forensics

The Lincoln East speech team has won fifteen consecutive state championships. The team has won 33 state championships during the school's existence.[2]

East debate has grown rapidly over the past several seasons. The debate program won 4 state NIT championships during 8 years, and were state champions in 2007, 2009, and 2010. East's new debate program has placed third and second in the state in 2015 and 2016 respectively.

Each year, a number of East Forensics participants qualify for the National Forensic League (NFL), now called the National Speech and Debate Association, tournament. In 2008, there were 16 national qualifiers. East had 2 qualifiers in 2008 for the National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) tournament. In 2010, five members went to the NFL national tournament.

Music

The Music Department at Lincoln East has over 500 students participating with instruction provided by 6 instrumental and 5 choral music classes including beginning music theory, music technology, and guitar classes.[3] The Marching Band, Orchestra, East Singers, and Blue Note Jazz Band have traveled to Indianapolis, Atlanta, Orlando, Chicago, Los Angeles, Kansas City and New York City and the East Marching Band participated in the 2009 New Years Day Parade in London, England.[4][5] The performing ensembles have performed for state, district, and national conventions and clinics.[6]

References

  1. "GREETINGS FROM PRINCIPAL". About East. Archived from the original on February 6, 2006. Retrieved December 22, 2005. 
  2. "School Web Site". About East. Retrieved December 22, 2005. 
  3. "School profile: Lincoln East High School". Retrieved November 12, 2010. 
  4. "East_High_School-ISP.pdf" (PDF). Retrieved July 21, 2011. 
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