Lincoln-Way East High School
| Lincoln-Way East High School | |
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| Address | |
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201 Colorado Avenue Frankfort, Illinois 60423 United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°30′46″N 87°51′22″W / 41.5129°N 87.8561°WCoordinates: 41°30′46″N 87°51′22″W / 41.5129°N 87.8561°W |
| Information | |
| School type | public secondary |
| Opened | 1977 (9-10) 2001 (9-12) |
| School district | Lincoln-Way Com. H.S. 210 |
| Superintendent | Dr. R. Scott Tingley |
| Principal | Dr. Sharon Michalak |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | coed |
| Area | South Suburbs |
| Campus type | suburban |
| Color(s) |
blue black |
| Athletics conference | South Suburban |
| Mascot | Yugo Griffin |
| Team name | Griffins |
| Website | www |
Lincoln-Way East High School or LWE, is a four-year public high school located approximately three miles south of Interstate 80 near the intersection of La Grange Road and Lincoln Highway in Frankfort, Illinois, a southern suburb of Chicago, Illinois, in the United States. It is a part of Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210, which also includes Lincoln-Way Central High School, Lincoln-Way North High School, and Lincoln-Way West High School.
In December 1974, voters approved a $4,985,000 bond issue to develop a new freshman-sophomore building on the Frankfort site. Construction began in the summer of 1975, and the school opened in the fall of 1977 as Lincoln-Way High School East Campus. In November 1992, voters agreed to double the size of the campus to accommodate growth. Facilities added included a 42 classroom academic wing, a field house and auditorium. The expansion was completed in March 1995.
In 1997, citizens of District #210 approved a $60 million building bond referendum to split the existing freshmen-sophomore / junior senior configuration into two separate four year high schools and to add to the existing East and Central Campuses. The East Campus added 50 classrooms and an Olympic-sized swimming pool. While the Central Campus added 50 classrooms, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, a performing arts auditorium, as well as a new nursing office and new PPO offices. The splitting of Lincoln-Way into two separate high schools became official for the 2001-02 school year as the East Campus became Lincoln-Way East High School.
In 2008, Lincoln-Way East juniors scored 33rd in the state of Illinois on the Prairie State Achievement Exam. The staff is 204 teachers, of whom 6% have an advanced degree. Lincoln-Way East Mathletes won 10th in the SWSC Competition, and 47th in the Regional Competition. In 2011, Lincoln-Way East became the 11th school out of 656 (top 2%) in Illinois to place in the Prairie State Achievement Exam.
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