Lincoln High School (Stockton, California)
Lincoln High School, founded in 1954, is Lincoln Unified School District's only comprehensive high school. The school serves approximately 3,000 students from ethnically and socio-economically diverse populations. Academics. Each student is required to take some basic courses including but not limited to the following: and 8 additional elective courses. Most academic courses are college prep, honors, or Advanced Placement (AP). AP courses offered include: English Language & Composition, English Literature & Composition, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Human Geography, World History, US History, United States Government & Politics, Spanish Language & Culture Studio Art, Music  Theory, Computer Science A, and Computer Science Principles. UC/CSU-approved Honors Courses include: Introduction to Analysis, Spanish 3, Chemistry, Physics, and Wind Ensemble. History. Lincoln High School began on the campus of the College of the Pacific in 1954 and then moved in 1958 to 1956 Stanton Way under then superintendent Mable Barron. In 1964 the current campus at 6844 Alexandria Place was completed and has been home to the school ever since. Extracurriculars. The school has over 50 organizations, teams and clubs. These clubs have focuses on academics, culture, recreational, and student interest. Visual and Performing Arts. Lincoln  High School has a Visual & Performing Arts Department. Students with interests in the arts are offered courses in music (band, choir, orchestra, piano, guitar, electronic music and music theory), performing arts (acting, stagecraft, production, oral interpretation, and speech and debate) and visual arts (traditional and computer art, photography and ceramics). Student Publications. The student body newspaper, "The Lincolnan", is both printed and published online monthly by the Newspaper Production class.