Lincoln is Rebuilt & Answers to Our Questions

These are some questions that I had and asked myself:

• Should I go to Lincoln?
• What happens if everyone goes, where does that leave Hoover?
• Will there be more opportunities at Lincoln?

I have been agonizing over them in the past couple days, like the teachers have done for several months at Hoover. So I decided to educate myself on the matter.

Lincoln High School had its first ground-breaking in the 1950's and was named for the 16th president of our country, Mr. Abraham Lincoln. As the school went on, it had become filled to the rim with students, and every classroom was feeling the pressure of over-crowding. Lincoln also had the usual inner-city school struggles besides that; the administration had to deal with not having enough books per student, and violence. Lincoln being the center of South East San Diego, there were fights and general feeling of danger around the area. Due to that it was reconstructed, and built as

".... a hallmark project of Proposition MM, the $1.51 billion bond measure
passed by San Diego voters in 1998 [...] that funds modernization of 161
existing schools and construction of 12 new and three rebuilt schools to support
student achievement."

Quotes from SDUSD website concerning Lincoln Re-Opening (Construction)

The Re-Opening is happening in September 2007, it has been proclaimed to be one of the most technologically advanced high schools in the state if not the country. With a whopping of 24.4 acres & four schools to choose from there will not be any overcrowding here.

" ... Campus features include 77 general classrooms, an arts
complex, [a] library, 16 science classrooms and eight science prep rooms,
seven technology classrooms, a Career Center, a 790-seat auditorium, 376
onsite parking spaces and more.

Athletic facilities include locker rooms, weight room, adaptive
PE room, two gymnasiums, baseball fields, track, football field, press box
and concession stands. The building materials and colors were selected in
consideration of the school's colors of green-and-white and include roofs
striped with green and light green standing seam metal."

Now about Hoover... What happens now? As everyone goes and the list including some of the best teachers and adminstrators such as Ms. Nevin, Ms. Frankenberg, Ms. Hobsen, Ms. Bayless, and even our very own Mr. Williams is leaving. It makes me sad to think what would Hoover be without these wonderful people to help us through high school. I myself am considering leaving for Lincoln. Who would be Ms. Frankenberg T.A. and who would be Ms. Nevin's First Chair? I wouldn't be as much of a music lover if it wasn't for Ms. Nevin. I still need to ponder about this for a while...

I will leave you with a song that reminded me of the situation.