Lincoln College Preparatory Academy
| Lincoln College Preparatory Academy | |
|---|---|
 "If You Are Not Here To Learn, You Are Trespassing." | |
| Location | |
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2111 Woodland Avenue Kansas City, Missouri USA | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public High School |
| Established | 1865 as Lincoln High School, renamed LCPA in 1986 |
| School district | Kansas City Public Schools 33 |
| Principal | Steve Evans |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| Enrollment | 963 |
| Color(s) |
Blue Gold |
| Mascot | Blue Tigers |
| Website | Official website |
Lincoln College Preparatory Academy (LCPA) (also known as Lincoln Prep Academy or The Castle on the Hill[1]) is a three-year middle school and four-year college preparatory magnet school in the Kansas City, Missouri School District. The school is highly competitive as students are required to take entrance exams to get in. The high school offers Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs.
Lincoln was ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of the "Top 100 High Schools" in the United States in 2012 and 2015. In 2008 and 2014, the school received the Blue Ribbon School Award of Excellence by the United States Department of Education, the highest award an American school can receive.[2]
In 2015, the Academy was named the best public school in the State of Missouri.[3][4]
Academics
Lincoln College Preparatory Academy is an award-winning middle and high school. More than 90% of its graduates enroll in college. The 2014 graduating class of 151 students received $15.6 million in scholarships, grants and financial aid. High achievement has been consistent, as the 115 graduates in 2002 received scholarships and financial aid in excess of $3 million. The student-teacher ratio is 14.0:1.[5]
The school actively participates in the FIRST robotics competition and JROTC.
The high school Wind Ensemble band played at Carnegie Hall in New York during the 2008–2009 school year and returned during the 2012–2013 school year. In 2011, the Wind Ensemble traveled to China. The same year, the Lincoln College Preparatory Academy Chamber Choir received their first "1" Superior rating at the State Festival in April. No choir at Lincoln has received this honor since 2002, and no choir at any other school in the KCMSD has received this score since 2001. In 2015, The Lincoln college preparatory academy belle chanteur women's ensemble was the next choir to achieve a superior rating of"1" and the only women's choir from the Kansas City public school district to ever do so. [6]
Athletics
The Lincoln Tigers actively participate in the following sports:
Extra-curricular activities
- Band
- Chamber Choir
- Gospel Choir
- Concert Choir
- Debate: In 2015, Lincoln Prep Tiger Debate became the first school to "triple crown qualify" to three different national championships. Under the coaching direction of Sohail Jouya, Ellen Baker and Monica Medeiros qualified to the National Association of Urban Debate Leagues National Championship, the National Speech and Debate Association National Championship, and the National Catholic Forensic League Grand National Tournament.
- Drama Club
- FIRST LEGO League
- FIRST Robotics: The Tigerbytes are FRC Team 1775. In 2014, the team competed in the Kansas City Regional and the Oklahoma City Regional. They advanced to compete at the 2014 FRC World Championship held in St. Louiswith 400 teams from around the world.
- Jazz Band
- JROTC
- Key Club
- Newspaper
- Science Olympiad
- Solar car racing
- Student Council
- Wind Ensemble: In March 2015, the Wind Ensemble traveled to Orlando, Florida to compete in Festival Disney, an annual musical performance festival. They performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City in March 2013.
- Yearbook
References
External links
- Official website of Lincoln Athletics
- Lincoln Prep at KCPS
- Lincoln College Preparatory Academy at International Baccalaureate Organization
- Lincoln College Preparatory Academy at U.S. News & World Report
- History of Lincoln College Preparatory Academy