Public high school in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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
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.
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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
William L. Armstrong , U.S.
Representative and
Senator from
Colorado
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Shawn Bouwens , professional
football player for
Detroit Lions and
Jacksonville Jaguars
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Joba Chamberlain , professional baseball player,
pitcher for
Detroit Tigers and
New York Yankees
[7]
Gene V. Glass , statistician who coined term "meta-analysis"
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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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"Search for Public Schools - Lincoln Northeast High School (317284001161)" .
National Center for Education Statistics .
Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved May 7, 2020 .
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"2005–06 School Colors and Mascots".
Nebraska School Activities Association. Retrieved 2015-03-02.
^ Reist, Margaret.
"Northeast alumni on a mission to 'raise the rocket' ".
Lincoln Journal Star . March 21, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2017.
^ Reist, Margaret.
"Northeast dedicates 10,000-pound rocket as new mascot".
Lincoln Journal Star . August 22, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
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"ARMSTRONG, William Lester, (1937 - )" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 6, 2012 .
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"Shawn Bouwens" . databaseFootball.com. Archived from
the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012 .
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"Joba Chamberlain" . Baseball-Reference.Com. Retrieved October 6, 2012 .
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"Gene V Glass Interview on Inside the Academy" .
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"Trevor Johnson" . databaseFootball.com. Retrieved December 3, 2012 .
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"Kerrey, J. Robert, (1943 - )" . Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved October 6, 2012 .
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"Danny Noonan" . databaseFootball.com. Archived from
the original on October 24, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012 .
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