Lincoln High School (Milwaukee, Wisconsin)
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Lincoln High School was a public high school
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
at the corner of Cass and Knapp Streets. It was a part of the Milwaukee Public Schools
system.
It was created in 1920 after the former East Division High School (now Riverside University High School) was moved to new quarters on the east side of the Milwaukee River in 1915.
The high school (by then the smallest high school in the MPS system) was disbanded at the end of the 1978 school year. The building now houses Lincoln Center for the Arts, a middle school
.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
at the corner of Cass and Knapp Streets. It was a part of the Milwaukee Public Schools
Milwaukee Public Schools
Milwaukee Public Schools is the largest school district in Wisconsin. As of 2007, it had an enrollment of 87,360 students, and as of 2006 employed 6,100 full-time and substitute teachers in 223 schools. The Milwaukee Public Schools system is the 33rd largest in the United States by enrollment...
system.
It was created in 1920 after the former East Division High School (now Riverside University High School) was moved to new quarters on the east side of the Milwaukee River in 1915.
The high school (by then the smallest high school in the MPS system) was disbanded at the end of the 1978 school year. The building now houses Lincoln Center for the Arts, a middle school
Middle school
Middle School and Junior High School are levels of schooling between elementary and high schools. Most school systems use one term or the other, not both. The terms are not interchangeable...
.
Notable alumni and faculty
- Fred Brown (basketball), aka "Downtown Freddie" Brown
- Robert BlochRobert BlochRobert Albert Bloch was a prolific American writer, primarily of crime, horror and science fiction. He is best known as the writer of Psycho, the basis for the film of the same name by Alfred Hitchcock...
, writer - Elizabeth M. CoggsElizabeth M. CoggsElizabeth M. Coggs, also known as Elizabeth Coggs-Jones, is a Wisconsin Democratic politician. She has served on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors as county supervisor for the 10th district since 1988, and as of January, 2011 will begin her first term as a member of the Wisconsin State...
, politician - Lee HollowayLee HollowayLee Holloway is a Wisconsin social worker and politician who is serving his second term as chairman of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors. Since then-Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker was elected the Governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker vacated the office of Milwaukee County Executive...
, politician - Al JarreauAl JarreauAlwin "Al" Lopez Jarreau is a seven-time Grammy Award winning jazz singer.- Background :Jarreau was born in Milwaukee, the fifth of six children. His web site refers to Reservoir, Inc., the name of the street where he lived. His father was a Seventh-Day Adventist Church minister and singer, and...
, singer - Gus MenosGus MenosGus Menos was a American politician and jeweler from Wisconsin.Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Menos graduated from Lincoln High School and served in the United States Army Air Corps. He worked as a metal finisher and in turbine assembly in a factory, and in air-conditioning service; and was a...
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, talk show