Lincoln East High School

Lincoln East High School
Location
Lincoln, Nebraska United States
Coordinates
Information
School type	High School
Established	1967
Principal	Sue Cassata
Faculty	179
Enrollment	1,470 (2012)
Mascot	Martin the Spartan
Website	Lincoln East H.S.

Lincoln East High School is a public secondary school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools school district.

History

Lincoln East was opened in 1967. It became the fourth high school in Lincoln Public Schools. In the past, it has utilized an eight-period schedule, however it currently operates on a seven-period day. With the adoption of blue and white as school colors, Lincoln East became the first public Lincoln high school without black as one of the primary school colors. Its mascot, Martin The Spartan, was changed into a new blow-up suit during the summer of 2009. A statue of Martin stands in the south entrance.

School Grounds

East High owns land adjacent to the school, containing land only immediately around the school building.

East High does not own most of the ground around the school, including the track and baseball fields, however the land is primarily used by East. Much of the ground around the school is Seacrest Park, which is a public park owned by the city, and maintained by the Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department. Seacrest field is adjacent to the school. The school parking lot is technically on Seacrest Park grounds, rather than school property. Although located near school grounds, the field is technically owned by the school district. The field is used in the Cornhusker State Games opening ceremony, the LPS Marching Invitational, and the Nebraska State Bandmasters' Association (NSBA) State Marching Competition, as well as the venue for most of Lincoln's high school football games. It is named after the Seacrest family, former owners of the Lincoln Journal (which has since merged with the Lincoln Star to become the Lincoln Journal Star).

Extracurricular Activities

Forensics

The Lincoln East speech team has won thirteen consecutive state championships. The team has won 31 state championships during the school's existence.

East debate has grown rapidly over the past several seasons. The debate program won 4 state NIT championships during 8 years, and were state champions in 2007, 2009, and 2010.

Each year, a number of East Forensics participants qualify for the National Forensic League (NFL) tournament. In 2008, there were 16 national qualifiers. East had 2 qualifiers in 2008 for the National Catholic Forensic League (NCFL) tournament. In 2010, five members went to the NFL national tournament.

Music

East High has a successful music program. The marching band is 200+ strong and has received a number of Superior ratings in competitions across the heartland, including winning Best Music, Best Effect, Best Woodwinds, Best Brass, Best Drumline, Best Drum Majors, and Best Marching in their division, along with winning their division. They placed 7th out of 12 finalists. They traveled to London, England in the 2008/2009 school year to march in The Queen's New Years parade. The annual Orchestra production, also known as "Finale", is another staple of the East High Music department. Past themes include "A Night at the Oscars with John Williams," "Pirates of the Caribbean," "James Bond," "Beatles," and "Disney." Their current theme is "There's No Place Like Home." The school also feature several choirs including Freshman Choir, Concert Choir, East High Singers, Elegance Girl's Show Choir, and Express Show Choir. Both show choirs have won awards in their divisions, with Express taking third place at the annual Southwest Showdown Invitational.