Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School
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The Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School is a public (though you must audition/apply to be accepted) charter school
located within the world class Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Midland, Pennsylvania
. It opened in 2006.
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School (LPPACS) accepts students from all over the surrounding area of Midland and is a tuition-free school. The school has six "arts focuses," or areas of study. These are Dance, Literary Arts, Media Arts, Music, health science, and Theater. The school currently has about 500 students and is growing increasingly popular. For the 2010-2011 school year, over 600 students auditioned/applied, while only 40 were accepted. Recently the facility started construction of a multi-million dollar dining hall to take place where the outdoor stage once stood.
Superintendent Dr. Nick Trombetta embarked on a broad plan of action to improve Midland. In 2000, he opened the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School, enabling students from Midland to attend high school in their own town. This cyber school has grown to be the largest in the state and is one of the largest and most innovative in the nation. Dr. Trombetta also had a vision of a world class arts center and school for Midland, Beaver County
, and Western Pennsylvania
; the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center's grand opening in Summer 2006 was the fruit of his efforts. The inaugural school year (2006-2007) was completed with great success and passed state academic standards.
Charter school
Charter schools are primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for some type of accountability for producing certain results, which are set forth in each school's charter...
located within the world class Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center in Midland, Pennsylvania
Midland, Pennsylvania
Midland is a borough located along the Ohio River in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2000 census, the borough population was 3,137.-Geography:Midland is located at ....
. It opened in 2006.
Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School (LPPACS) accepts students from all over the surrounding area of Midland and is a tuition-free school. The school has six "arts focuses," or areas of study. These are Dance, Literary Arts, Media Arts, Music, health science, and Theater. The school currently has about 500 students and is growing increasingly popular. For the 2010-2011 school year, over 600 students auditioned/applied, while only 40 were accepted. Recently the facility started construction of a multi-million dollar dining hall to take place where the outdoor stage once stood.
History
The Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center and Charter School is built on the same plot as Midland's former Lincoln High School. After Lincoln High closed in 1987 due to low enrollment, the Midland area became increasingly depressed, and Midland Borough School DistrictMidland Borough School District
The Midland Borough School District is a public school district serving Midland, Pennsylvania in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. It features one school, the K-8 Midland Elementary-Middle School. Until 1915, Lincoln High School operated within the borough...
Superintendent Dr. Nick Trombetta embarked on a broad plan of action to improve Midland. In 2000, he opened the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School, enabling students from Midland to attend high school in their own town. This cyber school has grown to be the largest in the state and is one of the largest and most innovative in the nation. Dr. Trombetta also had a vision of a world class arts center and school for Midland, Beaver County
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 181,412 people, 72,576 households, and 50,512 families residing in the county. The population density was 418 people per square mile . There were 77,765 housing units at an average density of 179 per square mile...
, and Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania
Western Pennsylvania consists of the western third of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. Pittsburgh is the largest city in the region, with a metropolitan area population of about 2.4 million people, and serves as its economic and cultural center. Erie, Altoona, and Johnstown are its...
; the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Center's grand opening in Summer 2006 was the fruit of his efforts. The inaugural school year (2006-2007) was completed with great success and passed state academic standards.