Once again, population spurts in western Hidalgo County contributed to overcrowding at all three high schools. La Joya ISD had no choice but to split the district into three completely separate high schools, and for the first time ever, have multiple senior classes, multiple sports teams, and multiple mascots. The 2008-2009 school year became the inaugural year for both the Juarez-Lincoln Huskies and the Palmview Lobos. With a much smaller student population, Juarez-Lincoln High School was classified as a 4A school, but Palmview High School, with a student population parallel with La Joya High School, was classified as a 5A school. Juarez-Lincoln High School opened its permanent campus doors to its student population in January 2011. The school had been housed at the old campus from August 2008 through December 2010. The school was reclassified in the 2012 UIL realignment as a 5A high school, and joined its sister schools (La Joya High School and Palmview High School) in the UIL rosters for athletic and fine art contests. Later, in 2014, UIL renamed all classifications in the state, and all three LJISD schools became Class 6A schools, which are schools with student enrollments of 2100+. The Juarez-Lincoln Huskies are members of the 30-6A classification of the University Interscholastic League for all athletic, academic, and music competitions. The school offers athletic programs in:   The Juarez-Lincoln High School Fine Arts Department is a very large department, with a large percentage of the student body participating in at least one of these departments. Juarez-Lincoln High School's school song, "Alma Mater", uses the music of La Joya High School's original Alma Mater. The words to the song were written by the Student Council in 2009 with the help of teacher Ana Loya. Juarez-Lincoln High School's fight song uses Texas A&M's "Aggie War Hymn".