Lincoln Northeast High School

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Public high school in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Lincoln Northeast High School

Address

2635 N 63rd Street

Lincoln

Nebraska

68507

United States

Coordinates| 40°50′22″N 96°38′08″W﻿ / ﻿40.83944°N 96.63556°W﻿ / 40.83944; -96.63556
Information
Type| Public high school
Established| 1941 (1941)
School district| Lincoln Public Schools
NCES School ID| 317284001161[1]
Principal| Kerri Applebee
Teaching staff| 116.94 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades| 9–12
Enrollment| 1,812 (2022-2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio| 15.50[1]
Color(s)| Black and White  [2]
Mascot| Rocket
Nickname| Rockets
Website| lne.lps.org

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.

## Mascot

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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

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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

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* 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[citation needed]
* 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

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1. ^ a b c d "Search for Public Schools - Lincoln Northeast High School (317284001161)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
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.

* "Lincoln Northeast High School". Lincoln Northeast Highschool. Archived from the original on December 20, 2005. Retrieved December 22, 2005.

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