Abraham Lincoln High School (Denver)
| Abraham Lincoln High School | |
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| Address | |
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2285 South Federal Blvd. Denver, Colorado 80219 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Simply The Best |
| Established | 1959 |
| School district | Denver Public Schools |
| Principal | Irving |
| Staff | 4 |
| Faculty | 100 |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1,400 |
| Campus size | 1 sq. city block |
| Campus type | Inner city |
| Color(s) | |
| Athletics | 5A |
| Mascot | Lancers |
| Website | alhs.dps.schoolfusion.us |
Abraham Lincoln High School is a public high school, founded in 1959, in Denver, Colorado, United States, and is named after President Abraham Lincoln.
The school's colors are blue and grey, representing the colors worn by the soldiers during the US Civil War; blue represents the North, and grey represents the South. The original shade used in the school's colors was royal blue, distinguishing it from Manual High School's Carolina blue & John F. Kennedy's navy blue in the Denver Public School District. The blue was transitioned from royal to navy beginning in the late 1990s. Some instances can be seen where silver replaces grey.
The school's mascot is a Lancer, which is a jousting knight holding a pole arm/lance.
Abraham Lincoln High School's traditional rival high school is John F. Kennedy High School, although rivalries have also existed with (Denver) West High School and (Denver) North High School.
Both Abraham Lincoln High School and John F. Kennedy High School have nearly exact original architecture.
ALHS currently has 1,400 students, four administrators, and 100 teachers. The principal is Irving.
Abraham Lincoln High School is located in the Harvey Park neighborhood on the southwest side of Denver.
Enrolled in the 2009-2010 school year were 1,900 students.
Using federal government guidelines, 91.42% of the students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunches.
ALHS has a comprehensive ELA (English Language Acquisition) program for students learning English, a College Now program, and three computer labs.
ALHS has a special relationship with the University of Denver. Each year DU invites Lincoln freshmen to the campus for tours, workshops, and helps students with planning a college preparatory high school class schedule. In 2005-2006, Lincoln sent 11 graduating seniors to the University of Denver.
Abraham Lincoln High School was one of 16 schools nationwide (one of four in Denver) selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator School Improvement Model program beginning the 2007-2008 school year. EXCELerator includes a college prep curriculum designed to help students focus and succeed in college. The project was funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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