Lincoln Park Academy

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Lincoln Park Academy is a public high school located in Fort Pierce, Florida. Commonly referred to as simply 'LPA', the school is academically geared, offering Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and Dual-Enrollment course schedules. It has been ranked as high as 21st in "Challenge Index" of all United States public high schools by Newsweek Magazine/Washington Post.

The school consists of two portions, the Middle School (grades 6-8) and the High School (grades 9-12). The Middle School consists of several long wings of classrooms, a Library, and school offices. The buildings in this portion of the school date back to the 1950's, although the school has existed in one form or another for even longer than that. Noted African American author Zora Neale Hurston attended Lincoln Park Academy and was a substitute teacher there; the LPA Library is dedicated to her and her legacy.

The High School consists of a more modern construction: a two-story, three-winged building that houses classrooms, and an adjacent main-office building which serves as the front of the school. The new high school building was completed in 1997, and the LPA graduating class of 2001 was the first class to attend all four years in the new building.

Additional buildings on the premises include a large gymnasium, a cafeteria shared by both Middle and High School students, and, the most recent addition to LPA, an auditorium equipped with classrooms, practice rooms, dressing rooms, and a public foyer, including concessions stand and ticket booth.

During school hours and extracurricular programs, the auditorium serves to house the school's musical and artistic programs, including the Lincoln Park Academy Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Dance Troupe, and Drama Club, among others.

When not in use for class related functions, the auditorium has been used to hold PTA/PTO meetings, put on concerts and other events, and otherwise act as focal point for any events separate from normal classes. Prior to the construction of the auditorium, such events were typically held in the gymnasium.

During the construction of the auditorium, there was a delay in the roofing process. The drywall crew, however, was present when they were supposed to be and - ingeniously - decided to put up the drywall without a roof, or even a tarp, covering the building. The following weekend saw a few of South Florida's famous sudden rainstorms which destroyed the drywall work that had been done and added another three months to the construction time, in addition to costing an additional $75,000.

The auditorium opened it's doors in the 2000-2001 school year with a special musical presentation that included the school's band, orchestra, and chorus performing a specially commissioned musical piece centered around Walt Whitman's "O Captain, My Captain."

School colors are black and orange; the school alma mater is "Way Down in Southland"; the school mascot is the Greyhound.

The School has a number of sports teams, and has been a prominent athletic school even with the absence of a football team.

Fall Sports

Cross Country