Lincoln Southeast High School

Lincoln Southeast High School is a public high school located in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. It is part of the Lincoln Public Schools district.

Lincoln Southeast High School
Location
2930 South 37th Street Lincoln , Nebraska 68506 United States
Coordinates	40°46′58″N 96°40′1″W
Information
Type	Public
Established	1955
School district	Lincoln Public Schools
Principal	Tanner Penrod[1]
Teaching staff	113.06 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	1,880 (2023-2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	16.63[2]
Color(s)	Black and gold
Nickname	Knights
Website	lse.lps.org
[3]

Lincoln Southeast High School has the highest accreditation from the Nebraska Department of Education. It is a member of, and is accredited by, the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.^{[citation needed]} In 1986, Southeast High School was recognized in the U.S. Department of Education's Secondary School Recognition Program as a "School of Excellence".^[4] The school colors are black, gold, and white, and its athletic teams are the Knights. Advanced Placement courses are offered for freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors.

Renovations

As part of a recent $250 million school improvement bond issue, renovations were planned for Southeast and are now finished. Renovations included the expansion of the cafeteria, the replacement of the roofing and windows, renovation of the performing arts wing, new classroom additions, new heating and air conditioning systems, and various exterior fixes. The renovations were started in June 2006 and were expected to be finished in mid-2008, but delays moved it back to early 2009.

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

From 1971 until 2013, Southeast was nominated for twenty All Sport Championships. From its beginning in 1955, Southeast has won 114 state championships for team sports in various athletic fields.^[5]

State championships
Season	Sport/activity	Number of championships	Year
Fall	Football	9	1976, 1977, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2011
	Cross country, boys'	10	1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999
	Cross country, girls'	13	1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001
	Golf, girls'	10	1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2000
	Softball	1	1994
	Tennis, boys'	11	1972, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2011
Winter	Wrestling	5	1971, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993
	Basketball, girls'	10	1986, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2008, 2013
	Swimming and diving, boys'	13	1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1977, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1993
	Swimming and diving, girls'	3	1982, 1983, 1999
Spring	Golf, boys'	14	1962, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1998, 2009
	Track and field, boys'	2	1988, 1992
	Track and field, girls'	5	1985, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
	Baseball	5	1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1977
	Soccer, boys'	1	2001
	Tennis, girls'	4	1983, 2000, 2016, 2019
Total		114

Non-athletic programs

Southeast offers many other non-athletic programs, such as drama, speech, and debate. Southeast's dance team, the Shirettes, have won national competitions since their inception in the 1980s,^[quantify] including in 2015. Southeast's cheerleading competition team won the state title in 2010 and 2016.

Music

Southeast also has a music program that includes three symphonic bands, marching band, three jazz bands and eight choirs that compete in numerous state festivals.

The Nebraska Cornhusker Marching Band was unable to attend the Holiday Bowl, and the Lincoln Southeast Marching Knights were asked to fill in at the bowl game. They played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers football team as they took the field on December 30, 2009 and performed during the game.^[6]

The Lincoln Southeast Marching Knights will be performing at the halftime show of the 2019 Valero Alamo Bowl in a mass band.

Notable alumni

• Mirsad Bektić, mixed martial artist fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship
• Jon Bruning, 31st Attorney General of Nebraska^[7]
• Bob Green, American college football coach
• Derek Chollet, foreign policy advisor
• Trent Claus, visual effects artist
• Chris Cooper, former NFL player
• Ana Marie Cox, founding editor of Wonkette
• Deb Fischer, senior United States senator from Nebraska
• Larry Gerard, former United States men's national artistic gymnastics team member
• Luke Gifford, NFL player
• Alex Gordon, outfielder for the Kansas City Royals
• Charles C. Hagemeister, Medal of Honor recipient
• Jon Hesse, former NFL player
• Nolan Hoffman, baseball player^[8]
• Matt Hill, basketball coach^[9]
• Joshua James, folk singer
• Paige Nielsen, professional soccer player
• Dirk Obbink, papyrologist, classicist
• Patty Pansing Brooks, politician
• Nathan Phillips, a Native American political activist
• Emily Poeschl, Miss Nebraska USA 2006
• Andrea Portes, bestselling novelist
• Barrett Ruud, former NFL linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Bo Ruud, former NFL player
• Susan Seacrest, environmental activist and teacher^[10]
• Erik Sommer, artist
• Ryland Steen, drummer for Reel Big Fish
• Carel Stith, former NFL player
• Matthew Sweet, musician, songwriter, and singer
• James Valentine, guitarist for Maroon 5