| Established | 1869 - 1969, 1975-present |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| Principal | Allen Burch |
| Students | ~1900 |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Location | Tallahassee, Florida, USA |
| Colors | Blue and White now Green, Gold, and White |
| Mascot | Tigers, now the Trojans |
| Website | http://www.talgov.com/ecd/community/lincoln.cfm |
Lincoln High School is a high school located in Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.
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Formerly known as Lincoln Academy, now known as Lincoln High a National Historic Landmark of Tallahassee, FL. The original Lincoln High has been through three different stages throughout its time, and what is known as Lincoln Neighborhood Center is where the last Lincoln High was located. Lincoln High's last address was 438 Brevard Street near the intersection of Macomb St. and Brevard Street. This school offered to its students, vocational classes to earn a certificate in an certain field and as well as educational courses to earn a high school diploma. Cosmotology, Tailoring, Welding, Nursing were all offered at Lincoln High. These Lincolian Tigers took much pride in all events that went on throughout the 100 years it was allowed to remain open. Lincoln was the FIRST high school in segregated Leon County owned by a black couple who then sold Lincoln to Leon County for $150, allowed black children to come for education; along with Griffin High "Hornets" (what is now known as Griffin Middle "Tigers"), was owned by the Primitive Baptist Church, a private school for black folk within the Tallahassee community. After the Closing of Lincoln High, the mascot was then moved over to Griffin Middle which became a high school again for two years, then it remained a middle school since. Lincoln High got its name from a little town in Tallahassee, FL called Lincoln Heights which is now a part of Historic Frenchtown.
The school's colors Blue and White. Mascot, The MIGHTY MIGHTY TIGERS.
Later in 1975 a new construction of a High School was being built and a rally was formed to get that new buiilding to be named Lincoln High to tie back to the Black Community of segregated Leon County, and Leon County Schools decided to name the school after Lincoln, but changed the mascot to the Trojans. Lincoln's football team won the 1999 6A and 2001 4A State Championships. Among recent recipients of Division 1A football scholarships from the school are: Ashton Henderson, Kevin Carter, Fred Rouse, Pat Watkins, Karlin Brown and Gavin Dickey. Zach Piller, Boo Williams, PJ Alexander, Omari Hand, Antonio Cromartie, Kevin Carter, Craphonso Thorpe and Pat Watkins represent the Trojans in the NFL.
The boys' soccer team won the 1996 Class 6A State Championship. They also were the 2005 State runners-up to Auburndale High School.
The boys' lacrosse team became the first team located in Tallahassee to beat Maclay School (Tallahassee) when they defeated Maclay 8-5 on March 14, 2007.
Lincoln has won several Big Bend Brain Bowl championships in the past three decades. Their most recent championship in the Tallahassee Democrat sponsored event was in 2009. Each team member received a full scholarship to a select Florida school and $500.
Lincoln's Mu Alpha Theta club finished in 2nd place at the State Convention and in 3rd place at the Nationals in 2003. [1] In 2004, Lincoln again placed second and third at the State and National Conventions, respectively. [2] That year, the Precalculus team became the first from Tallahassee to win a State title in any division. Lincoln High School also had an amateur documentary made about the 2004 competition season. The 2006 Calculus Team was the first team from Lincoln to ever win a National title in their division.
Long standing competition success has been achieved by students participating in History Fair (National History Day [3] Competition). Students have participated in History Fair since 1987-1988, and students have advanced to the National competition for 17 straight years, earning two third place finishes.
Lincoln's mock trial team has been awarded 1st place several times in state competition, and won the Empire State Invitation in 2008 where they competed with 16 teams from four different countries.
The Lincoln High School Marching Trojans placed 9th at the FMBC State Marching Band competition in 2005, and 6th in 2006, and 7th at State in 2007. For the past 7 years, the Lincoln band has consistently earned the Florida Bandmasters Association's Otto J. Kraushaar Award, which is awarded to band programs in the state of Florida that receive Superior ratings at all marching and concert evaluations throughout the year.
The Symphonic Winds (now Symphonic Band) participated in the 2005 Midwest Clinic in Chicago. The Symphonic Band also was invited and participated in the 2009 National Concert Band Festival in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Coordinates: 30°26′06″N 84°12′51″W / 30.43488°N 84.21412°W
   | Lincoln High School - Lincoln High School - Tallahassee, Florida |
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