Lincoln-Way Central High School
| Lincoln-Way Central High School | |
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| Address | |
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1801 E. Lincoln Highway New Lenox, Illinois 60451 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°30′50″N 87°55′47″W / 41.5138°N 87.9298°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public Secondary |
| Motto | "Once a Knight, Always a Knight" |
| Established | 1954 (9-12) LW H.S. 1977 (11-12) LW H.S.-Central 2001 (9-12) LWC H.S. |
| School district | Lincoln-Way Community H.S. District 210 |
| Superintendent | Dr. R. Scott Tingley |
| Principal | Dr. Steven Provis |
| Staff | 411 |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment | 1918 |
| Average class size | 22 |
| Campus size | 70 acres |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) |
Red Black |
| Fight song | "Lincoln-Way Loyalty" |
| Athletics conference | Southwest Suburban |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Team name | Knights |
| Average ACT scores | 22.8 |
| Newspaper | The Knight Times |
| Yearbook | Aegis |
| Website | http://www.lw210.org/central/ |
Lincoln-Way Central High School or LWC, is a public four-year high school located approximately 3.5 miles south of Interstate 80 near the intersection of Schoolhouse Road and Lincoln Highway in New Lenox, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is the original school of Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210, which also includes Lincoln-Way East High School, Lincoln-Way North High School, and Lincoln-Way West High School. Lincoln-Way Central and Lincoln-Way West are located in New Lenox; Lincoln-Way East and Lincoln-Way North are located in Frankfort. Effective for the 2016-2017 school year, Lincoln-Way North High School, in Frankfort, will be closed due to financial troubles and the district will become a three school district. District 210 offices are located at Lincoln-Way Central.
In June 1952, another election provided for the approval and construction of Lincoln-Way High School. The new high school district would draw students which until then had been attending Joliet Township High School, Bloom Township High School, Carl Sandburg High School, and Peotone High School. The cornerstone was ceremonially installed on October 25, 1953, after construction had begun. Lincoln-Way opened its doors to students on September 7, 1954. The name of the school was selected by one Mrs. Florence Pittman and the board of education officially adopted it as "Lincoln-Way". The charter members of the student body voted to have red and black as their school colors. Lyrics to the Lincoln-Way Central school song were written by Robert Taylor and Betty Tryon, set to the tune of the University of Chicago pep song.
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