Lincoln High School (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)

Lincoln High School is a high school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Enrollment is currently at 1,966 students. Lincoln was included in the list of the top 1200 public schools in the US by Newsweek in their May 8, 2006 issue, ranking at 1,027.Extracurricular activitiesJrROTC (Marine Corps)Lincoln High Schools JrROTC program is affiliated with the United States Marine Corps and is involved in flag ceremonies for many of the Patriot's sporting events. They're also involved in the community hosting many ceremonies for the American Legion and VFW organizations in Sioux Falls. The JrROTC program also has an award winning drill team that competes all over the state of South Dakota and in the Midwest.Marching bandThe 2015 Lincoln High School Patriot Marching Band consists of 250 members, composed of woodwinds, brass, color guard, front ensemble, and drumline. The band performs in regional field competitions and street competitions. The band has appeared in the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California in 1992, 1998, 2005 and 2013. Sioux Falls Lincoln marched in the 1994, 2000, and 2009 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Bob Carlson, Director of the program for 14 years, retired in 2013. The program is now led by his son Dan Carlson, assisted by Sam Anderson as well as other staff and technicians. Lincoln earned a spot as a finalist at the Bands of America Super Regional in St. Louis, Missouri in 2015, performing their show "Gold Rush."DECAThe Sioux Falls Lincoln High School DECA program consists of students pursuing a strong future in business and marketing. Lincoln DECA has always been the top performer at the South Dakota DECA State Career Development Conference. For the past four years, Lincoln DECA has sent the most DECA students from South Dakota to the International Career Development Conference (ICDC) in Louisville, KY, Orlando, FL, Salt Lake City, UT, and Anaheim, CA. This year, Lincoln DECA students competed at the state conference held in Downtown Sioux Falls for the chance to compete at this year's ICDC, which will be held in Atlanta, Georgia. For the past six years, the South Dakota DECA State President has resided from Lincoln. This past year Lincoln had the majority of student officers elected onto the State Action Team out of any School in South Dakota. The chapter is led by advisor Michael Jones. The 2013-2014 International President of DECA is a graduate of Lincoln High School, the first National Officer elected from South Dakota in the history of the 70-year-old organization