Lincoln High School was founded in 1871 and is the oldest of the six public comprehensive high schools in the city. Lincoln High School was built on one of the six school sites designated in the 1867 Original Plat of Lincoln. That plan, however, labeled the school site south of the Capitol (where McPhee Elementary now stands) as “High School” and labeled all the others as
“Common School.” Lincoln High School is, of course, named for the city, which in
turn was named for President Abraham Lincoln.
The current building was opened in 1915 with major additions over the years. A significant building project will be completed in the spring of 2010.
Lincoln High School is now participating in the International Baccalaureate Program, one of only two high schools in Nebraska involved in the program.
Notable among it’s 40,000+ alumni are Dick Cavett, Ted Sorensen, and Sandy Dennis.
