Its mascot is memorialized in a statue on the school's front lawn, gifted by the class of 1970, with four individual links chained together.

These represent the hopeful characteristics of Lincoln High School: tradition, diversity, excellence, and unity.

Other languages spoken are Russian, Ukrainian, Nuer (Sudan), Bosnian, Pashtu, Dinka, Cambodian, Filipino, Chinese, and Burmese.

[9] Lincoln High School offers hundreds of courses in twelve different departments to its over 2,000 students, operating on a seven-period day schedule.

[11] Lincoln High School's baseball program is headed by Coach Jon Beiermann, JV Nathan Gumb, Reserve Thomas Riley, and 9th Chase Martin.

[12] The baseball program won state championships in 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1963, and last had measurable success under coach Sam Sharpe from 1991-1992.

[16] In 2009, the program had success in qualifying three wrestlers for state, all by winning first place at the district meet.

[21] Their most successful season ended in a State Championship Game loss to Lincoln Southeast High School in 1992, with a final score of 17-0.