Abraham Lincoln High School (San Diego)
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4777 Imperial Avenue San Diego, California 92113 United States |
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| Type | Senior high school |
| Established | 1955 (as a high school) |
| School district | San Diego City Schools |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1800 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Green and white |
| Mascot | Hornets |
| Built | 1949 |
| Razed | 2003 |
| Reopened | September 2007 |
| Website | Lincoln High School website |
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Abraham Lincoln High School (also known as Lincoln High Educational Complex, Lincoln High School, or simply Lincoln), is an urban public high school in San Diego, California, United States. It is part of the San Diego Unified School District. It serves approximately 2100-2700 students in grades 9-12 in the K-12 education system. It is located in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Southeast San Diego, part of the Encanto neighborhoods. It was named after President Abraham Lincoln.
Opened in 1949 and originally serving middle school students, Lincoln was converted into a high school in 1955. The original buildings were demolished and rebuilt during 2003-2007.
The school has produced several nationally recognized popular sports figures.
Lincoln High School is currently divided into four small academies. The centers' themes were the result of a 2005 parent survey.
In particular, the Center for Social Justice is educating San Diego's increasing activist culture. On Tuesday, February 10, 2009 a coalition of Lincoln High School along with Mission Bay High School, and several other schools including UC San Diego and San Diego State University sent hundreds of students, parents and teachers into the streets in support of banning weapons training in San Diego schools. The movement is reminiscent of the 1969/1970 Lincoln Walkouts which lasted for 10 days and resulted in the district's first Black principal.
Expansion of the school was done on existing facilities until 2003. On September 24, 2003, Lincoln's cafeteria was the first building to be demolished. The entire campus (with the exception of the gym) and a few homes nearby were eventually razed to make way for construction of the new campus. This was a result of an elected ballot proposition approved by its citizens. During construction many students were displaced and relocated to other high schools in the District. The campus expanded with additional acquisition of property through eminent domain.
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