[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 169 (Thursday, October 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S6814]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                SESQUICENTENNIAL OF LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL

 Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, today I wish to recognize the 
sesquicentennial of Lincoln High School in Portland, OR.
  One of the oldest and most celebrated public secondary schools west 
of the Mississippi River, Lincoln was established in 1869, a decade 
after Oregon's founding. Originally known as Portland High School, it 
was eventually renamed in honor of President Abraham Lincoln. Currently 
located in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Southwest Portland, Lincoln 
High School has moved four times over the past 150 years and is 
currently planning a fifth campus to accommodate its growing student 
body.
  Lincoln High School's college preparatory program has graduated 
generations of Oregon students. Over 60 faculty members oversee and 
implement a wealth of academic and extracurricular opportunities, 
including enhanced and advanced coursework in literature, the social 
sciences, foreign languages, mathematics, and physical and life 
sciences. Lincoln offers a celebrated international baccalaureate 
program, in addition to a full Spanish immersion program.
  Outside the classroom, Lincoln's Constitution Team has won 23 State 
championships and six national titles. Its speech and debate team ranks 
among the top in the State, and its mock trial team competes 
nationally. The school's student newspaper ``The Cardinal Times'' is 
the oldest continuously published high school paper on the West Coast. 
Lincoln's magazine ``Beyond the Flock'' and its Spanish-language 
magazine ``Puno y Letro'' add to the school's rich and diverse literary 
tradition. Lincoln's student athletes have brought home 38 State 
championships in a variety of sports. Seventy-seven student-led clubs 
and unions serve the larger Portland community and demonstrate 
Lincoln's commitment to an inclusive, engaged, and diverse student 
body.
  Lincoln students are dedicated to fostering an open and welcoming 
community for all and have committed to carrying those values forth 
into 2019, the school's 150th year. For 150 years, Lincoln High School 
has inspired generations of global thinkers who have bettered their 
communities in the Cardinal spirit of academic and civic engagement.
  I rise to acknowledge the significant contribution of Lincoln High 
School to the State of Oregon and the Nation as a whole and to offer my 
congratulations to the students, faculty, and alumni on the occasion of 
its sesquicentennial.

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