Lincoln East High School

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Lincoln East High School
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Lincoln East High School
1000 South 70th Street

Lincoln
,
Nebraska
68510

United States
Coordinates 40°48′13″N96°37′20″W / 40.80361°N 96.62222°W / 40.80361; -96.62222
Information
School type Public high school
Established1967
Oversight Lincoln Public Schools
PrincipalCasey Fries
Faculty137.80 FTEs [1]
Enrollment2,215 (2018-19) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.07 [1]
Color(s)  
MascotMartin the Spartan
Website Lincoln East H.S.

Lincoln East High School is a public high school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools district. The current principal is Casey Fries.

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As of the 2022-23 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,268 students and 127.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 17.8:1. There were 343 students (15.1% of enrollment) eligible for free lunch and 137 (6.0% of students) eligible for reduced-cost lunch. [2]

History

Lincoln East High School opened in 1967 as the fourth high school in the Lincoln Public Schools system. A student vote resulted in the Spartan mascot and the school colors of blue and white, modeled after the flag of Greece. [3]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

LEHS' boys basketball team won state championships in 1971,1978 and 2001. [4] The girls' basketball team has four state championships. [5] The boys' golf team has thirteen state championships. [6] The girls cross country team won the NSAA Class A championship in 2018. [7] LEHS'boys tennis team won 10 state championships in 1998, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994,1995, and 2007, and 2021. LEHS Boys soccer won state titles in 1996, 1997, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2010. Jeff Hoham coached the most state titles in school history with a total of 16, in a combined 3 sports -boys tennis (88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 04, 05 2007. He also coached state titles in -girls tennis in 88, 90, 91 and in boys soccer in -2002, 2005 2006, and 2010.

Forensics

From 2002 to 2016, the Lincoln East speech team took first place each year at the annual state tournament. The team won 32 of the 45 state titles in speech since the tournament started and the 15 consecutive state championships are the most of any team in the state in any sport or activity. [8]

Performing arts

LEHS has three competitive show choirs, the mixed-gender Express and Elevation and the female-only Elegance. [9] The school also hosts its own competition, the Spartan Spectacular. [10]

We the People

Lincoln East's We the People team won the Nebraska state championship in 2020 [11] and 2022. [12]

Notable alumni

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  6. ↑ "NSAA Boys Golf State Championship History". NSAA. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
  7. ↑ Wagner, Brent (September 5, 2019). "After winning state championship, Lincoln East cross country team added two eighth grade stars". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
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