Abraham Lincoln High School (San Jose, California)
| Abraham Lincoln High School | |
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| Address | |
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555 Dana Avenue San Jose, California 95126 United States |
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| Coordinates | 37°19′42″N 121°55′25″W / 37.32833°N 121.92361°WCoordinates: 37°19′42″N 121°55′25″W / 37.32833°N 121.92361°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1942 |
| School district | San Jose Unified School District |
| Principal | Matthew Hewitson |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 1900 (2012) |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and Gold |
| Mascot | Leo the Lion |
| Nickname | Lions |
| Newspaper | Lincoln Lion Tales |
| Website | Official website |
Abraham Lincoln High School is a high school in the San Jose Unified School District. It is a magnet school for "Academic, Visual, and Performing Arts" (AVPA). The current principal is Matthew Hewitson .
Abraham Lincoln High School offers various extracurricular activities. Eight Lincoln Performing Arts teachers along with numerous volunteers are responsible for the drama, dance, and music department. Lincoln is also noted for its Mock Trial team, which is the one of only two California Mock Trial teams to have won the California State Championships twice in a row (the other is La Reina High School).Lincoln Lion Tales, a student-run newspaper, highlights recent events at the school.
The school has five performing arts programs; Orchestra, Band, Choir, Dance, and Drama. Each department has 3-12 classes and a variety of levels tailored to students at all levels.
Lincoln's orchestral program consists of three ensembles: Intermezzo, string orchestra and the Lincoln High Chamber Orchestra. The orchestral program also has two spinoff groups: Lincoln's mariachi band and the Lincoln Philharmonic Orchestra.
Lincoln has a variety of bands ranging from a classical wind symphony to the Jazz Band. Also, each of the school's musicals features a live "pit band".
The school's choir program consists of about a half dozen choir classes with levels ranging from beginning to advanced. There are two sub-departments in Lincoln choir - the Jazz group and the Classical groups. Chamber Chorale (Classical), Women's Chamber (also referred to as Bellisima) (Classical), and Estetica (Jazz) are the top three groups.
With a dozen classes and hundreds of performers, the dance department is Lincoln's largest performing arts program. The top group is the 20 member "Convertibles", a dance ensemble that performs lyrical, classical, and jazz pieces. There are the Xochitl Cultural and Folklorico Dance programs. The dance team was also the USA Grand National Champs for 3 years in a row (2005–2007). They are 2009 USA National Champs in Intermediate Dance.
The drama department puts on four productions per year in addition to a three-day "One Act Festival" at the end of each year. The four show season features two musicals, a Shakespearean show, and a play aimed toward children. There is a fifth production each summer. It is almost always a musical.
The department itself consists of five theatre class and two technical theatre groups that cover a wide range of material each year.
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