Lincoln-Way East High School

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Lincoln-Way East High School
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Address
Lincoln-Way East High School
201 Colorado Avenue

Frankfort
,
Illinois
60423

United States
Coordinates 41°30′46″N87°51′22″W / 41.5129°N 87.8561°W / 41.5129; -87.8561
Information
School type Public Secondary
Opened1977 (9–10)
2001 (9–12)
School district Lincoln-Way Com. H.S. 210
SuperintendentScott Tingley [1]
PrincipalToriano Griggs [2]
Teaching staff147.95 (on an FTE basis) [3]
Grades9–12
Gender coed
Enrollment2,728 (2023–2024) [3]
 •  Grade 9 634 students
 •  Grade 10 678 students
 •  Grade 11 680 students
 •  Grade 12 736 students
Student to teacher ratio18.44 [3]
AreaSouthwest Suburbs
Campus type Suburban
Color(s)  Blue
  Black
Athletics conference Southwest Suburban [4]
MascotYugo the Griffin
Team name Griffins
Rival Lincoln-Way West
Lincoln-Way Central
Accreditation Illinois State Board of Education
Website www.lw210.org/east/

Lincoln-Way East High School or LWE, is a four-year public high school located approximately three miles south of Interstate 80 near the intersection of Colorado Avenue, U.S. Route 45 (La Grange Road) and U.S. Route 30 (Lincoln Highway) in Frankfort, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is a part of Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210, which also includes Lincoln-Way Central High School and Lincoln-Way West High School and formerly Lincoln-Way North High School.

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History

In December 1974, voters approved a $4,985,000 bond issue to develop a new freshman–sophomore building on the Frankfort site. Construction began in the summer of 1975, and the school opened in the fall of 1977 as Lincoln-Way High School East Campus. In November 1992, voters agreed to double the size of the campus to accommodate growth. Facilities added included a 42 classroom academic wing, a field house and auditorium. The expansion was completed in March 1995.

In 1997, citizens of District No. 210 approved a $60 million building bond referendum to split the existing freshmen–sophomore / junior–senior configuration into two separate four-year high schools and to add to the existing East and Central Campuses. The East Campus added 50 classrooms and an Olympic-sized swimming pool, while the Central Campus added 50 classrooms, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a performing arts auditorium with music classrooms, new nursing office, and new administrative offices (PPS). The splitting of Lincoln-Way into two separate high schools became official for the 2001–02 school year as the East Campus became Lincoln-Way East High School.

Academics

As of 2018, Lincoln-Way East is considered an "exemplary" school, with 1,070 students taking Advanced Placement or dual credit courses, a 97.0% four-year graduation rate (98.3% five-year rate) and 90.6% of students going on to postsecondary education. [5]

Athletics

The Athletic Director is Mark Vander Kooi and the Asst. Athletic Director is Elizabeth Hyland.

Lincoln-Way East competes as a member of the Southwest Suburban Conference. The school is a member of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA), which governs most athletics and competitive activities in Illinois. School colors are Blue and Black. Teams are called the "Griffins".

Lincoln-Way East sponsors interscholastic teams for young men and women in basketball, bowling, cross country, golf, gymnastics, soccer, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and water polo. Young women may compete in badminton, cheerleading, dance, and softball, while young men may also compete in baseball, football, and wrestling.

The following teams have won or finished in the top four of their respective IHSA sponsored state championship tournament or meet:

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "Lincoln-Way District 210 Administration". Lincoln-Way District 210. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Lincoln-Way East High School Administration". Lincoln-Way East High School. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
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