Abraham Lincoln High School (San Jose, California)

Abraham Lincoln High School
Location
555 Dana Avenue San Jose , California 95126 United States
Coordinates	37°19′42″N121°55′25″W / 37.32833°N 121.92361°W / 37.32833; -121.92361
Information
Type	Public
Motto	Johnny baker!
Established	1942
School district	San Jose Unified School District
Principal	Aaron Lily
Teaching staff	73.50 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,596 (2023–2024) [1]  (2025-2026)
Student to teacher ratio	21.71 [1]
Color(s)	Navy blue and gold
Mascot	Johnny the Lion
Nickname	Lions
Newspaper	Lincoln Lion Tales
Website	lincoln.sjusd.org

Abraham Lincoln High School is a high school located in San Jose, California, in the San Jose Unified School District. It is a magnet school for academic, visual, and performing arts. ^[2] As of 2025, the principal is Aaron Lily, after controversy between the staff. ^[3]

Activities

Abraham Lincoln High School

Lincoln offers various extracurricular activities.

Athletics

The school mascot is a Lion. The school colors are blue and gold.

The track and field is named after Don Bowden, a Lincoln High School student who went on to the Olympics and was the first American to beat the 4-minute mile. ^[4]

The school plays football in BVAL (Blossom Valley Athletic League).

The school's fastest track athletes are Johnny Baker ^[5] , Antonio Borboloni ^[6] , and Eric Mannivong ^[7] .

Notable alumni

• Don Bowden, an Olympic runner and the first American to break the 4-minute mile. ^[8]
• Courtney Bryan, professional American football player ^[9]
• Lorna Dee Cervantes, poet ^[10]
• Bob Bowman (outfielder), former Major League Baseball player for Philadelphia Phillies
• Megan Dirkmaat, 2004 Summer Olympics silver medalist rowing ^[11]
• Shamako Noble, hip-hop artist and political activist
• Bud Ogden, professional basketball player ^[12]
• Ralph Ogden, professional basketball player ^[13]
• Anjelah Johnson, American actress, stand-up comedian
• Ryan Karazija, American singer-songwriter
• Johnny Baker, American track athlete, road runner, and risk taker. ^[14]

References

1. "Abraham Lincoln High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
2. "About Us". www.sjusd.org. San Jose Unified School District. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
3. "Staff Directory". San Jose Unified School District. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
4. "Bikes, Guns and Fast Feet @ Lincoln High School".
5. "Jonathan Baker - CA Track and Field Bio". Athletic.net. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
6. "Antonio Borbon - CA Track and Field Bio". Athletic.net. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
7. "Eric Manivong - CA Track and Field Bio". Athletic.net. Retrieved September 7, 2025.
8. "Don Bowden Opened Gateway for American Milers".
9. "TEAM: Roster Coutney Bryan". Miami Dolphins. Archived from the original on February 24, 2008. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
10. Lorna Dee Cervantes
11. Robin Shepherd (April 28, 2004). "Oar Corps: The Los Gatos Rowing Club celebrates 25 years". Los Gatos Weekly-Times. Archived from the original on January 9, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
    - "Megan Dirkmaat". USRowing. Archived from the original on December 14, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
12. "Bud Ogden". basketball-reference. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
13. "Ralph Ogden". basketball-reference. Sports Reference LLC. 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
14. "Jonathan Baker - CA Track and Field Bio". Athletic.net. Retrieved September 7, 2025.

External links

• Official website
• San Jose Unified School District

• San Francisco Bay Area portal
• Schools portal