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Abraham Lincoln High School (San Francisco)Abraham Lincoln High School is a California Distinguished fully accredited comprehensive public high school located in the Sunset District of San Francisco, California, named after the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It currently serves about 2500-2600 students, with a predominant Asian-American population. Abraham Lincoln High School
© Abraham Lincoln High School | Motto: Finimus Coepturi
(Latin: Finish to begin) | | Principal | Ronald Pang | | School type | Public | | Religious affiliation | None | | Founded | 1940 | | Location | San Francisco, California | | Enrollment | 2500-2600 | | Faculty | X | | Campus surroundings | Urban | | Sports teams | Lincoln Mustangs | | Mascot | Mustang | History Abraham Lincoln High School came into existence on Tuesday, August 27, 1940, accepting approximately 950 students under Lincoln's first Principal, Clyde W. White. Its opening and dedication ceremony was held on September 22, 1940. The result of a 1938 bond measure approved by San Francisco voters to address the increasing population in the Western San Francisco area, Abraham Lincoln High School was incorporated into a modern three-story building that was completed at a cost of over $750,000 in 1940 with just 50 classrooms, a cafeteria, a football field, and a library. Additions such as the North and South Gymnasiums, the auditorium, and the bungalow expansion were completed much later. Location In the dead center of the Sunset District, Abraham Lincoln High School occupies the entire suburban block created by the intersections of Quintara Street & Rivera Street and 23rd Avenue & 24th Avenue. The school is also located nearby the Sunset Reservoir, which supplies the water for the entire Sunset district and occasionally serves as a rectangular, city-block track for physical education. The San Francisco Municipal Railway operates four lines that stop near Lincoln: the 28 and 28L at Quintara Street & 19th Avenue; the 48 and 66 at Quintara Street and at Rivera Street; and the L Metro line at multiple points near Lincoln at Taraval. The proximity of Abraham Lincoln High School to the Taraval, Noriega, and Irving business districts, as well as easy access to the rest of the City by car, allows Lincoln High School to maintain only one lunch period due to many students leaving campus. A smaller percentage of students elect to stay on school grounds for cafeteria food or to patron the nearby Lincoln Market delicatessen. Traditions The school colors are red and gold, and its school mascot is the Mustang, a feral horse that embodies the attributes of hardiness, grace, speed, and independence. The school song was written by a Lincoln graduate, Patricia Cutler Aversano, in 1943 and is called "High on a Hilltop." High on a hilltop, 'Mid sand and sea,
Abraham Lincoln, We will honor thee forever.
Thy sons and daughters, However long the trail,
Always will remember thee, Hail! Hail! Hail!
Community Work The student body at Abraham Lincoln High School generally prides itself on making generous charitable contributions to the community, with annual drives for organizations such as the San Francisco Food Bank and Salvation Army. The San Francisco Food Bank in 2004 recognized Lincoln High School for collecting the most food out of all San Francisco schools, and overshot its expectations to raise $10,000 in the wake of the 2004 Asian Tsunami. Abraham Lincoln students are also heavily encouraged to volunteer in the community, and many clubs such as CSF, AP Club, Peer Tutoring, and Lincs heavily stress it for membership. External links
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