Students can choose from a variety of academies, including law, business, environmental science, health, and fine and performing arts.

Lincoln offers an academy for students who speak a language other than traditional American English, including a program for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.

Students may choose from sports such as football, soccer, cheerleading, track, baseball, volleyball, tennis, badminton, golf, swimming, softball, bowling and wrestling.

In the cut scene, Rocky Balboa was awarded an honorary high school diploma.

Like his fictional character, Sylvester Stallone attended Lincoln but did not graduate, due to his boxing career, though his brother Frank did.