Lincoln Northeast High School

Lincoln Northeast High School is a public high school in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools district and was established in 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.

Lincoln Northeast High School
Address
2635 N 63rd Street

Lincoln
,
Nebraska
68507

United States
Coordinates40°50′22″N 96°38′08″W
Information
TypePublic high school
Established1941 (1941)
School districtLincoln Public Schools
NCES School ID317284001161[1]
PrincipalKerri Applebee
Teaching staff118.05 (on a FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,748 (2018-2019)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.81[1]
Color(s)Black and White   [2]
MascotRocket
NicknameRockets
Websitelne.lps.org

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

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - Lincoln Northeast High School (317284001161)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. "2005–06 School Colors and Mascots". Nebraska School Activities Association. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
  3. Reist, Margaret. "Northeast alumni on a mission to 'raise the rocket'". Lincoln Journal Star. March 21, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
  4. Reist, Margaret. "Northeast dedicates 10,000-pound rocket as new mascot". Lincoln Journal Star. August 22, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  5. "ARMSTRONG, William Lester, (1937 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  6. "Shawn Bouwens". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  7. "Joba Chamberlain". Baseball-Reference.Com. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  8. "Gene V Glass Interview on Inside the Academy".
  9. "Trevor Johnson". databaseFootball.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012.
  10. "Kerrey, J. Robert, (1943 - )". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  11. "Danny Noonan". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
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