Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School

Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School is a tuition-free public charter school located in Midland, Pennsylvania, about 35 miles (56 km) northwest of Pittsburgh. It enrolls students in grades 7-12 from home districts in Beaver, Allegheny, Washington, Butler, and Lawrence counties.

Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School
Address
One Lincoln Park

Midland
,
Beaver County
,
Pennsylvania
15059

United States
Information
School typePublic Charter
MottoOur Students Create Art. We Create Artists.
Opened2005
School districtMidland Borough School District
Board of DirectorsLincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School Board of Directors, Phil Orend, President
CEOPatrick K. Poling
PrincipalRoylin Petties
Grades7–12
Number of students752
Color(s)Blue and Gold
NewspaperThe Siren
Websitelppacs.org

The school offers seven “majors” to its enrolled students: five artistic majors (Theatre, Music, Dance, Media Arts, Writing & Publishing), as well as Pre-Law and Health Science.[1]

The school is run by a seven-member board of directors that appoints the school's administration, which consists of a CEO, Principal, Vice Principal, Director of Curriculum, and Business Manager.[2]

The school and associated performing arts center house a 750-seat mainstage theater with rehearsal and support space, a blackbox theater, three dance studios, music ensemble rehearsal spaces, practice rooms, and fully-equipped TV and recording studios, all in addition to standard academic facilities.

History

Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center is built on the site of Midland Borough's former Lincoln High School. [3]Lincoln High closed in 1987 after the collapse of the local steel industry led to a steep population drop in Midland. As a result, the town became increasingly depressed,[4] and Midland Borough School District, along with town leaders, initiated the construction of the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center and Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School.

Extracurriculars

Lincoln Park offers a variety of clubs and activities typical to a traditional public school, such as student council, National Honor Society, musical ensembles, and a school newspaper.[3]

It also features various extra-curricular extensions of in-class arts instruction, such as improv nights, student-directed one-acts and experimental theatre, student films, fine art showcases, BatCat Press (a student-run independent publisher), various dance and choreography showcases, and a house band, among others.[5]

LPPAC also offers boys’ and girls’ basketball and golf, and girls’ volleyball and tennis, all of which are part of the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League and the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association. Lincoln Park’s boy’s basketball team has won multiple WPIAL championships over the past 10+ years.[6]

References
  1. "Departments". Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School. 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  2. "About". Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School. 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  3. Grandinetti, Marc (2015-02-03). "Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School". Your Beaver County. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  4. Times, Jeffrey Snedden For The. "The proud story of Midland's industrial might". Beaver County Times. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  5. "Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center". Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
  6. "Athletics". Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School. 2022-11-05. Retrieved 2023-03-23.

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