Abraham Lincoln High School (Philadelphia)
| Abraham Lincoln High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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3201 Ryan Avenue Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19136 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°02′24″N 75°02′31″W / 40.04°N 75.042°WCoordinates: 40°02′24″N 75°02′31″W / 40.04°N 75.042°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public school (government funded), High school |
| Motto | "With malice towards none" |
| Status | open |
| School district | School District of Philadelphia |
| NCES District ID | 4218990[1] |
| CEEB code | 393205 |
| NCES School ID | 421899003845[2] |
| Principal | Jack Nelson [3] |
| Faculty | 125.03 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12, with Pre-K Day Care[2][4] |
| Enrolment | 1,726[2] (2009–2010) |
| • Grade 9 | 628[2] |
| • Grade 10 | 432[2] |
| • Grade 11 | 361[2] |
| • Grade 12 | 272[2] |
| • Pre-kindergarten | 33[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.80[2] |
| Campus type | urban |
| Color(s) | Black and gold |
| Team name | Rail Splitters |
| Website |
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Abraham Lincoln High School, a public school located in the Mayfair section of Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its main entrance is located at Ryan and Rowland Avenues. The principal is Mr. Jack Nelson.
Overview
Abraham Lincoln is widely known as Philadelphia's "All-Academy" high school. Students can choose from a variety of academies, including law, business, horticulture, environmental science, health, and fine and performing arts. Students can elect to take four years of Air Force JROTC,[5] making their prospective academy 'ROTC' with classes aimed toward the study of aeronautical science and leadership education.
Lincoln offers an academy for students who speak a language other than traditional American English, including a program for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Students may choose from sports such as football, soccer, cheerleading, track, baseball, swimming, and wrestling. The school has a band and a choir, both of which perform a Christmas concert and a spring musical annually, in addition to performances for the local community, and city.
The school is also staffed with Non-Teaching Assistants ("NTA's") and a school police group supplemented by the Philadelphia Police Department[6] to ensure that all students are provided a safe school environment.
School uniforms
Students wear school uniforms.[7] Students wear a gold polo shirt and black slacks.
Popular culture
Lincoln's Marching Band was featured in '"Rocky III"' in a scene in which he was honored in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art; this is the scene where the still-iconic Rocky Balboa statue was first unveiled. A scene for "Rocky II" was filmed in the Lincoln High School auditorium, but the scene was not used in the film. In the cut scene, Rocky Balboa was awarded an honorary high school diploma. Like his fictional character, Sylvester Stallone attended Lincoln but did not graduate, due to his boxing career, though his brother Frank did.
Alumni
- Glenn Brenner - popular Washington, D.C., sportscaster[8]
- Gia Carangi – 1980s model.
- Frank P. Stallone, Jr. - actor and younger brother of Sylvester Stallone
- Sylvester Stallone - while he only attended Lincoln for 9th grade (failing all classes except drama), he referenced Lincoln in several Rocky movies. In Rocky III, the Lincoln High School Band plays the Rocky theme on the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps.
- Scott Herling - went to Abraham Lincoln High School and believes that someone killed themselves here July 15, 1945 on the night of his senior football game Antonio Reyes died and now he's looking for his varsity jacket he lost before killing himself
References
- ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Philadelphia City Sd". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Lincoln HS". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Abraham Lincoln High School". The School District of Philadelphia. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved August 20, 2011.
- ↑ "Who we are". Retrieved May 9, 2011.
Four of the staff are listed as "Day Care"
- ↑ "Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps" junior Reserve Officer Training Corps. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ↑ "Philadelphia Police Department" Philadelphia Police department. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
- ↑ "Dress Code/School Uniform Archived April 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.." Abraham Lincoln High School. Retrieved on March 21, 2009.
- ↑ Bradley, Rich (January 15, 1992). "Brenner, 44, Succumbs to Brain Tumor". Philadelphia Daily News.