Lincoln High School is a high school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Enrollment is currently at 1,833 students.[5] Lincoln was included in the list of the top 1200 public schools in the US by Newsweek in their May 8, 2006 issue, ranking at 1,027.[6]
Lincoln High Schools JrROTC program is affiliated with the United States Marine Corps and is involved in flag ceremonies for many of the Patriot's sporting events. They're also involved in the community hosting many ceremonies for the American Legion and VFW organizations in Sioux Falls. The JrROTC program also has an award-winning drill team that competes all over the state of South Dakota and in the Midwest.[7]
Marching bandedit
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 Rose Parade in Pasadena, California in 1992, 1998, 2005 and 2013. The band marched in the 1994, 2000, and 2008 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and will again do so in 2024.[8] Bob Carlson, director of the program for 14 years, retired in 2013. The program is now led by his son Dan Carlson, assisted by Drew Balta as well as other staff and technicians. Lincoln earned a spot as a finalist at the Bands of America Super Regional in St. Louis, Missouri in 2015, performing their show "Gold Rush," again in 2017, performing their show "The Underground," and in 2021, performing their show "Queen's Gambit." The band placed 13th overall in finals in 2015 and 2017, and achieved an 11th place finish in 2021.
During the 2022 season, the band performed their program "Houdini: Unchained." On September 24, the band became the first ever band from South Dakota to win a BOA regional when they won 1st place overall at the BOA Iowa Regional in Waukee, IA. On October 15, the band qualified for finals at the St. Louis Super Regional marking the first time in program history that the band was a Super Regional Finalist in consecutive seasons. The band made further history by placing 4th overall in finals with a score of 87.950. Each marks the highest achieved placement and score by any South Dakota band at a BOA Super Regional Event.
DECAedit
The Sioux Falls Lincoln High School DECA program consists of students pursuing a strong future in business and marketing. Lincoln DECA has been the top performer at the South Dakota DECA State Career Development Conference. Lincoln has had the majority of student officers elected onto the State Action Team out of any School in South Dakota. The chapter is led by advisor Michael Jones. The 2013-2014 International President of DECA is a graduate of Lincoln High School, the first National Officer elected from South Dakota in the history of the 70-year-old organization.[9]
Yearbook and newspaperedit
In addition to the yearbook (known as Heritage), Lincoln High School has a monthly student newspaper, The Statesman. The Statesman won the National Scholastic Press Association's Pacemaker Award in 2007. The Statesman was a finalist for the award in 2005, and was again nominated in September 2013 for the award. "The Statesman" has won a Superior Newspaper award every year from 2016-2022 along with a Silver Crown Award from Columbia Scholastic Press Association.
Competitive speech activitiesedit
The speech and debate program has had a long history at Lincoln High School. It has continued to be successful since it was established with the school in 1965. Lincoln's Debate and Oral Interp squads in recent[when?] years have been very successful. Annual Oral Interp teams average around 10 students. The debate team won the Bruno E. Jacob Award at the 2007 NFL Nationals Speech and Debate Tournament in Wichita, Kansas.[10]
^"National Winners", The Rostrum, September 2007, Vol. 82 No.1 Pg. 31.
External linksedit
Sioux Falls School District – Lincoln High School
Sioux Falls-Lincoln Improvement Plan
Marching Patriots Home
Lincoln Statesman
Lincoln Booster Club
SDHSAA school info
April 13, 2024
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This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article contains content that is written like an advertisement Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lincoln High School is a high school in Sioux Falls South Dakota Enrollment is currently at 1 833 students 5 Lincoln was included in the list of the top 1200 public schools in the US by Newsweek in their May 8 2006 issue ranking at 1 027 6 Lincoln High SchoolMain entrance of Lincoln High SchoolLocation2900 South Cliff AvenueSioux Falls South Dakota 57105United StatesCoordinates43 31 07 N 96 42 33 W 43 5186 N 96 7092 W 43 5186 96 7092InformationSchool typePublic SecondarySchool districtSioux Falls School DistrictSuperintendentJane Stavem 2 PrincipalLaura Raeder 3 4 Staff115 86 FTE 1 GradesNinth twelfth gradesEnrollment1 883 2022 23 1 Student to teacher ratio16 82 1 Color s Red white blueMascotMurphy the PatriotNewspaperThe StatesmanSchool SongGo Lincoln High Websitewww wbr sf wbr k12 wbr sd wbr us wbr o wbr lhs Contents 1 Extracurricular activities 1 1 JrROTC Marine Corps 1 2 Marching band 1 3 DECA 1 4 Yearbook and newspaper 1 5 Competitive speech activities 2 Sports 3 References 4 External linksExtracurricular activities editJrROTC Marine Corps edit Lincoln High Schools JrROTC program is affiliated with the United States Marine Corps and is involved in flag ceremonies for many of the Patriot s sporting events They re also involved in the community hosting many ceremonies for the American Legion and VFW organizations in Sioux Falls The JrROTC program also has an award winning drill team that competes all over the state of South Dakota and in the Midwest 7 Marching band edit 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 Rose Parade in Pasadena California in 1992 1998 2005 and 2013 The band marched in the 1994 2000 and 2008 Macy s Thanksgiving Day Parade and will again do so in 2024 8 Bob Carlson director of the program for 14 years retired in 2013 The program is now led by his son Dan Carlson assisted by Drew Balta as well as other staff and technicians Lincoln earned a spot as a finalist at the Bands of America Super Regional in St Louis Missouri in 2015 performing their show Gold Rush again in 2017 performing their show The Underground and in 2021 performing their show Queen s Gambit The band placed 13th overall in finals in 2015 and 2017 and achieved an 11th place finish in 2021 During the 2022 season the band performed their program Houdini Unchained On September 24 the band became the first ever band from South Dakota to win a BOA regional when they won 1st place overall at the BOA Iowa Regional in Waukee IA On October 15 the band qualified for finals at the St Louis Super Regional marking the first time in program history that the band was a Super Regional Finalist in consecutive seasons The band made further history by placing 4th overall in finals with a score of 87 950 Each marks the highest achieved placement and score by any South Dakota band at a BOA Super Regional Event DECA edit The Sioux Falls Lincoln High School DECA program consists of students pursuing a strong future in business and marketing Lincoln DECA has been the top performer at the South Dakota DECA State Career Development Conference Lincoln has had the majority of student officers elected onto the State Action Team out of any School in South Dakota The chapter is led by advisor Michael Jones The 2013 2014 International President of DECA is a graduate of Lincoln High School the first National Officer elected from South Dakota in the history of the 70 year old organization 9 Yearbook and newspaper edit In addition to the yearbook known as Heritage Lincoln High School has a monthly student newspaper The Statesman The Statesmanwon the National Scholastic Press Association s Pacemaker Award in 2007 The Statesman was a finalist for the award in 2005 and was again nominated in September 2013 for the award The Statesman has won a Superior Newspaper award every year from 2016 2022 along with a Silver Crown Award from Columbia Scholastic Press Association Competitive speech activities edit The speech and debate program has had a long history at Lincoln High School It has continued to be successful since it was established with the school in 1965 Lincoln s Debate and Oral Interp squads in recent when years have been very successful Annual Oral Interp teams average around 10 students The debate team won the Bruno E Jacob Award at the 2007 NFL Nationals Speech and Debate Tournament in Wichita Kansas 10 Sports edit nbsp Lincoln High School s athletic logo 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 GirlsReferences edit a b c Lincoln High School 02 National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved May 12 2020 Superintendent of Schools Sioux Falls School District Retrieved December 3 2015 Lincoln High School principal resigns replaced by longtime teacher Argus Leader May 29 2019 Retrieved June 27 2019 Lincoln High Contact Information Sioux Falls School District Archived from the original on June 28 2019 Retrieved June 27 2019 Lincoln High School Sioux Falls School District 2011 Retrieved 2012 06 19 Sioux Falls Highschools Best In The Nation KELO TV 2006 05 19 Archived from the original on 2006 06 21 Retrieved 2006 05 26 Lincoln High School www sf k12 sd us Retrieved 2022 11 21 Patriots Are Parade Bound KELO TV 2007 04 19 Archived from the original on 2007 04 23 Retrieved 2007 04 19 http www keloland com newsdetail cfm first south dakotan leads international organization id 147408 National Winners The Rostrum September 2007 Vol 82 No 1 Pg 31 External links editSioux Falls School District Lincoln High School Sioux Falls Lincoln Improvement Plan Marching Patriots Home Lincoln Statesman Lincoln Booster Club SDHSAA school info Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lincoln High School South Dakota amp oldid 1212046931, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
