Lincoln Northeast High School
| Lincoln Northeast High School | |
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2635 N. 63rd Street Lincoln, Nebraska 68507 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°50′22″N 96°38′08″W / 40.83944°N 96.63556°WCoordinates: 40°50′22″N 96°38′08″W / 40.83944°N 96.63556°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| School district | Lincoln Public Schools |
| Principal | Kurt Glathar |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Number of students | 1,469 (2014-15)[1] |
| Color(s) | Black and white[2] |
| Mascot | Rocket |
| Website | LNE homepage |
Lincoln Northeast High School is a public secondary school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools district. Lincoln Northeast was founded on September 9, 1941 when three rival schools (Bethany, Havelock and Jackson) were combined into one. The school is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and has been rated "AA" by the Nebraska Department of Education since 1943. Approximately 70% of the staff hold master's degrees.
Lincoln Northeast's 1,600 students operate on a traditional seven-period day schedule. The school colors are black and white and the mascot is the Rocket.
Mascot
The school's athletic teams are known as the Rockets. The name was originally taken from the Rock Island Rocket, a passenger train that once passed through northeast Lincoln. In the 1960s, a decommissioned Nike Ajax missile was donated to the school and placed on the front lawn. The missile was repeatedly stolen and recovered; in 1990, it disappeared permanently. In 2016, members of the booster club raised $55,000 for a new 16-foot (4.9 m), 10,000-pound (4,500 kg) rocket sculpture.[3][4]
Athletics
Lincoln Northeast teams have won state championships in the following years:
- Baseball - 1957
- Boys' basketball - 1949, 1950, 1962, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973, 1982, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998
- Girls' basketball - 2005
- Bowling - 2003, 2004, 2006
- Cross country - 1971
- Football - 1943, 1950, 1962, 1972 (tie)
- Gymnastics - 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967
- Boys' golf - 1965
- Volleyball - 1981, 1984, 1991, 1998
Notable alumni
- William L. Armstrong, U.S. Representative and Senator from Colorado[5]
- Shawn Bouwens, professional football player for Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars[6]
- Joba Chamberlain, professional baseball player, pitcher for Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees[7]
- Gene V. Glass, statistician who coined term "meta-analysis"[8]
- Trevor Johnson, professional football player for New York Jets[9]
- Joseph Robert "Bob" Kerrey, Medal of Honor recipient; President of The New School in New York City; Governor of Nebraska; U.S. Senator from Nebraska; 1992 Democratic Presidential candidate[10]
- Peggy Liddick, Australian women's national gymnastics coach
- Mike Lux, co-founder and president of Progressive Strategies, L.L.C.
- Danny Noonan, professional football player for Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers[11]
- Erwin Swiney, professional football player for Green Bay Packers
References
- ↑ "Lincoln Northeast High School". Retrieved September 23, 2017.
- ↑ "2005–06 School Colors and Mascots". Nebraska School Activities Association. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
- ↑ Reist, Margaret. "Northeast alumni on a mission to 'raise the rocket'". Lincoln Journal Star. March 21, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
- ↑ Reist, Margaret. "Northeast dedicates 10,000-pound rocket as new mascot". Lincoln Journal Star. August 22, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- ↑ "ARMSTRONG, William Lester, (1937 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Shawn Bouwens". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Joba Chamberlain". Baseball-Reference.Com. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Gene V Glass Interview on Inside the Academy".
- ↑ "Trevor Johnson". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Kerrey, J. Robert, (1943 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Danny Noonan". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
- "Lincoln Northeast High School". Lincoln Northeast Highschool. Archived from the original on December 20, 2005. Retrieved December 22, 2005.