Status open CEEB code 393205 Principal Jack Nelson Number of students 1,726 | NCES District ID 4218990 NCES School ID 421899003845 Phone +1 215-335-5653 | |
School type Public school (government funded), High school Address 3201 Ryan Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19136, USA Motto "With malice towards none" Similar Northeast High School, Wilson Woodrow Middle Sc, Father Judge High School, Philadelp School District, Archbishop Ryan High School | ||
Abraham Lincoln High School, a public school located in the Mayfair section of Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Its main entrance is located at Ryan and Rowland Avenues. The principal is Mr. Jack Nelson.
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It serves Mayfair, Holmesburg, and Torresdale.
Overview
Abraham Lincoln is widely known as Philadelphia's "All-Academy" high school. Students can choose from a variety of academies, including law, business, horticulture, environmental science, health, and fine and performing arts. Students can elect to take four years of Air Force JROTC, making their prospective academy 'ROTC' with classes aimed toward the study of aeronautical science and leadership education.
Lincoln offers an academy for students who speak a language other than traditional American English, including a program for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
Students may choose from sports such as football, soccer, cheerleading, track, baseball, swimming, and wrestling. The school has a band and a choir, both of which perform a Christmas concert and a spring musical annually, in addition to performances for the local community, and city.
The school is also staffed with Non-Teaching Assistants ("NTA's") and a school police group supplemented by the Philadelphia Police Department to ensure that all students are provided a safe school environment.
History
Lincoln was originally scheduled to be named Mayfair High School, but opposition from other neighborhoods, including Holmesburg, meant that the school was instead named after Abraham Lincoln. Mayfair residents had a negative reception to this change. In 1949 the school's cornerstone was laid. Its current campus opened in 2009.
School uniforms
Students wear school uniforms. Students wear a gold polo shirt and black slacks.
Popular culture
Lincoln's Marching Band was featured in '"Rocky III"' in a scene in which he was honored in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art; this is the scene where the still-iconic Rocky Balboa statue was first unveiled. A scene for "Rocky II" was filmed in the Lincoln High School auditorium, but the scene was not used in the film. In the cut scene, Rocky Balboa was awarded an honorary high school diploma. Like his fictional character, Sylvester Stallone attended Lincoln but did not graduate, due to his boxing career, though his brother Frank did.
Feeder patterns
Feeder middle schools and K-8 schools into Lincoln:
Feeder elementary schools: