Lincoln Community High School


Lincoln Community High School is located at 1000 Railer Way in Lincoln, Illinois, United States. It is the only high school of the Lincoln Community High School District #404.
The school district, mostly in Logan County, covers Lincoln, Broadwell, Middletown, and New Holland. It extends into DeWitt, Mason, and Menard counties.
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Sports

The school is a traditional power in boys' basketball, music, and individual events in Central Illinois. The Railsplitters were Sectional Champions in the state basketball tournament in 1929, 1951, 1955, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1978, 1980, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2014. In 2014 the Railers were State runners-up, losing to Morgan Park in the finals. State finalists prior to 1972 was the final 16 in a single-class system, state finalists appearances from 1973 to 2007 were as being in the final 16 of the large school class in a two-class system, and beginning in 2008, Lincoln competes in class 3A in a four-class system with 4A containing the largest schools and the state finalists being the final eight in each class.
The Lady Railer Girls Basketball Team is the only sports team in LCHS history with a state championship trophy. The ladies placed 2nd in 2023 and were determined to return and win the state trophy in 2024, which they did, complete with an undefeated season.
Floyd Bee coached the wrestling team for over 30 years, managing a winning season each time. The wrestling program has continued to have a winning season each year since. The girls' basketball team finished second in state in 1978 and fourth in 1999.
Dan "Mac" McLaughlin led the LCHS Speech program for over 25 years in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. During his tenure as coach of the LCHS Speech team, Mac was able to build the program into a consistent state-wide powerhouse that produced several individual state champions and, in 1981, led the Speech team to Lincoln Community High School's first team state championship in history. Mac also led several Group Interpretation teams to yearly state contention, placing in the top 3 in the state several years.
The last time the boys' football team was in the playoffs was in the 2023-24 school year. The football team qualified for the state playoffs in the 1975-76 and 1984-85 school years. The boys' football team is currently classified as class 3A in an eight-class system.

Academics

The school is consistently at or close to the state average on standardized tests.

Notable alumni