Welcome to the Official LHS Class of 1961 Website

Since 2009 - over 265,200 Visits!

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Happy Holidays, Happy Holidays...Fa La La La La!!!

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Read History of Magee's

by Jim McKee in 12/1/24 LJS

Click Here

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Memorial Stadium

The Heart of Lincoln On Football Night

 Huskers Will Go to a Bowl Game!!

Scroll way down for photos of the November 13 Guys Dinner and Girls Lunch.

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NEW Baby Giraffe Born at Lincoln Children's Zoo

The Zoo's mission to protect endangered species is working so well there is a baby boom going on. Three red pandas cubs, a spider monkey and a Humboldt penquin are the newest arrivals. Click here.

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Click here for the "Honor Our Veterans"

 page listing classmates who have served. 

Thank You Vets!

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Class of '61 Major League Baseball Connection

David Peterson, Mary Thorpe Dolce's grandson, most recently pitched in the Post Season National Championship series against the LA Dodgers who won the World Series. For more photos and details click here on the News and Concerns page.  Please note: Mary has received the news that her cancer has spread; she will be getting treatments soon. Please keep her and her family in your thoughts and prayers.

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Recently Gidge Kowrack Schmidt was diagnosed with kidney cancer. She just completed 4 weeks of chemotherapy treatments with no side effects other than fatigue. Once the chemo treatments are over, current plans are to remove her diseased kidney. She plans to kick this whole thing in the butt, but she'd appreciate getting encouragement from classmates. Click here for her profile page where you can leave messages.

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Historic Sunken Gardens

September 3, 2024

See full Slide show under Photo Galleries Left Tab

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Lincoln High Students honored the Fallen and an LHS Veteran on 80th D-Day Celebration in Normandy. Sixty students, parents and LHS faculty participated in the one-in-a-lifetime emotional event. Click here for LJS article and see more photos and information below.

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LHS Alum Honored at D-Day Ceremony

Kenneth "K.B." Smith, LHS Class of '43

Pictured here is Kenneth "K.B." Smith, a Lincoln High alum who attended LHS from 1940-1942.  A picture of young K.B. Smith was found in LHS's historical archives.  He dropped out of school after Pearl Harbor to join the Navy and in 1944 he was a Petty Officer on the USS Satterlee, a ship that provided gun support to the troops that stormed Omaha Beach.  On June 6, 2024, Mr. Smith was honored alongside other WWII veterans at the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy.  The ceremony was attended by heads of state including President Joseph R. Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron.  He came back to LHS in 1946 to get what he called his "adult diploma."  Another Lincoln High job well done, Mr. Smith.

From the LHS archives...

Photo of Kenneth "K.B." Smith when a student at LHS, 1941 or 1942.  Taken in PE Class.

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Normandy American Cemetery, June 6, 2024

Lincoln High students who were visiting France attended the June 6th ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy.  They brought with them a framed photo of Paul Cosandier, an LHS alumni from the class of 1943, who is buried at the Normandy American Cemetery.  In Normandy, a solemn tradition pays tribute to the sacrifice made by those who stormed Omaha Beach in 1944.  Whenever a loved one visits a grave, it is a tradition to take sand from the nearby Omaha Beach and rub it onto the headstone.  When visiting Paul's grave on June 6th, instead of sand from the beach, LHS students each took a turn rubbing dirt taken from the LHS campus into the headstone of their fellow LINK.  On that day, 80 years later, we remember and honor Paul and all those buried alongside him in Normandy.  Another Lincoln High job well done.  Special gratitude from the LHS Class of 1961.

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All Deceased Classmates - Click Here

Deceased Family Members - Click Here

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Lincoln High Mascot, the Links, is featured in a syndicated cartoon "Thatababy" by Paul Tapp. Click here to see the fun article and why the Links were chosen in the "Mascoties" special issue.

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PHOTOS OF THE 61ST REUNION!!!

Click here for the
Reunion Photo Gallery to date. Send your photos.

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The LHS library media center staff has completed a huge project of digitizing LHS history and records from their collection. It includes photos, Advocates, LINKS yearbooks and other sources. Click here to reach the web site and enjoy the search through our history. Huge thanks to the media staff from the Class of '61!

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