Lincoln High School (Stockton, California)
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Lincoln High School, founded in 1954, is the Lincoln Unified School District's only public high school. The school serves thousands of students from ethnically and socio-economically diverse populations.
Facilities
- In 2008, Lincoln High is planning to complete construction of a three-story gym.
- With support from the Lincoln Education Foundation, the District hopes to build a performing arts building on the Lincoln High campus.
Academics
According to California Department of Education's report in 1956, Lincoln High had a graduation rate of 97% with about 50% of graduates going on to two and four-year colleges. Unfortunately, the graduation rate has dropped precipitously since 1956.
Each Student is required to take some basics courses including but not limited to the following: 4 years of English (including English 9 and 10), 2 years of Mathematics, 4 years of Social Science (Including a freshman Geography semester, World History, US History, and U.S. Government/Economics), 2 years of Physical Education, 2 years of Sciences, 1 Semester of a Health Course, Several Semesters of Elective Courses
Lincoln High Schools has a wide array of courses offered to students in all areas of education including but not limited to Language, The Performing Arts, Physical Education, Science, History, Mathematics, English, Art, Fashion, Computer Science, Horticulture, Health, Student Leadership, Film, etc.
Most of these courses include college level or advanced courses that can be given later as college credit.
Some of the Advanced Placement Courses include but are not limited to:
Language and Composition
World Literature
World History
US History
Government
Biology
Chemistry
Physics
Statistics
Calculus
Spanish
Art
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Some of the Honors Courses include but are not limited to
Algebra 1
Geometry
Algebra 2/Trigonometry
Spanish 3
Extracurriculars
The school has over 30 academic organizations, teams and student interest clubs. These clubs have focuses ranging from athletics to academics. .
Speech and Debate
Due to budget cuts, Speech and Debate will likely exist as a program but not as a class with a full-time instructor during the 2008-2009 school year.
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), drama (acting, stagecraft and production) and visual arts (traditional & computer art, photography and ceramics). The music department's tradition of excellence around Northern California continues. It and it’s instructors are well regarded throughout the greater Stockton community and Northern California.