Lincoln Southeast High School

Lincoln Southeast High School
Location
2930 South 37th Street Lincoln, NE
Information
Type	Public
Established	1955
School district	Lincoln Public Schools
Principal	Patrick Hunter-Pirtle
Faculty	130
Enrollment	1,700
Color(s)	Black, Gold, and White
Mascot	Knights
Website	Lincoln Southeast Website

Lincoln Southeast High School is a public secondary-education school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools school district. Opening September 25, 1955 under the direction of Principal Hazel G. Scott with an enrollment of 652 students in grades 7-12, Southeast has since grown more than twofold with 1,700 students enrolled in grades 9-12. Grades 7, 8, and 9 were removed when Pound Middle School opened in 1963.

Lincoln Southeast High School has the highest accreditation from the Nebraska State Department of Education. It is a member of, and accredited by, the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. In 1986, Southeast High School was recognized in the U.S. Department of Education's Secondary School Recognition Program as a School of Excellence.

Southeast operates on a traditional eight-period schedule. Its school colors are black, gold, and white and its mascot is the Knights. Advanced Placement courses are offered for sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

Renovations

As part of the recent $250 million School Improvement Bond Issue, renovations were planned for Southeast and are now finished. Renovations included the expansion of the cafeteria, the replacement of the roofing and windows, renovation of the performing arts wing, new classroom additions, new heating and air conditioning systems, and various exterior fixes. The renovations were started in June 2006 and were expected to be finished in mid-2008, but delays moved it back to early 2009.

Tradition

From the year 1971 up to present-day 2009, Southeast has been nominated for twenty All Sport Champions. From its beginning in 1955, Southeast has won 118 state championships for team sports in its different athletic fields. Since Southeast's last team sports championship in 2006, there have been several individual state champions in diving and golf. Southeast has since won the Girls State Basketball Championship in March 2008 and Boys State Golf in May 2009. Southeast has produced dozens of Division 1A football players, basketball players, and many more college athletes. Many professional athletes have attended Southeast. Lincoln Southeast was recently inducted into the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame.

Southeast has had many other state champions besides sports, such as drama and speech. Southeast's dance team, the Shirettes, have gone on to win national competitions multiple times since their existence began in the 1980s, including 2009. Southeast also has an extensive music program that receives consecutive superior ratings in Southeast's two symphonic bands, marching band, and two jazz bands. Southeast has eight choirs that also receive superior ratings at numerous state festivals.

Music

The Lincoln Southeast Marching Knights have achieved success at numerous midwest competitions including the Southwest Iowa Band Jamboree in Clarinda, Iowa where the band has been named best band for the last 6 out of 8 years. The band has also performed at the Blue Springs Marching Invitational (Blue Springs, MO), ValleyFest (Des Moines, IA), Festival of Bands (Sioux Falls, SD), performing in the finals at each competition. The band has recently traveled to Hawaii and the Fiesta Bowl. The Marching Knights are currently planning a New Year's trip to San Diego to march in the Holiday Bowl Parade.

The Nebraska Cornhusker Marching Band was unable to attend the Holiday Bowl and the Lincoln Southeast Marching Nights were asked to fill in at the Bowl Game. They will play for the Nebraska Football team as they take the field on December 30 and perform during the game.

Notable alumni

• Alex Gordon, Kansas City Royals
• Jeff Christy (baseball), Minnesota Twins
• Emily Poeschl, Miss Nebraska USA 2006
• Ana Marie Cox, founding editor of Wonkette
• Matthew Sweet, Musician, Grammy award winning songwriter and singer
• James Valentine, Guitarist for the rock group Maroon 5
• Barrett Ruud, (linebacker) Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Bo Ruud, (linebacker) New England Patriots
• Angela Singh, international model and entertainment personality (Screen Name Anjhula Singh) MTV Veejay 2002, Model of the World Asia 2001, Miss Teen India 2000

External links

• LSE Homepage