The Academy at Lincoln
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Middle school
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located in Greensboro, North Carolina
North Carolina
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, United States
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. It is a magnet school for the Very Strong Needs (VSN) program, performing arts, and global studies. The school is noted for its VSN program, making it a very prestigious academic school.
History
The Academy at Lincoln was opened on February 24th, 1959. When Lincoln was opened it was opened as a junior high school. The school was originally opened at its current location of 1016 Lincoln st. across from Dudley High SchoolJames B. Dudley High School
James Benson Dudley High School is located in the Southeastern quadrant of Guilford County in the city of Greensboro, North Carolina. Dudley High School was founded in 1929 as the first black high school in Guilford County, in a school system segregated by law...
. The land that the school is built on was purchased by the county on April the 1st, 1948 and additions to the school were made in 1948, 1949, 1954, 1960, 1961, and 1962. The school was named after the United States 16th president, Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis – the American Civil War – preserving the Union, while ending slavery, and...
. The school was named for Lincoln under the 1922 policy of the Greensboro board of Education that required all public schools within the city limits to be named after "outstanding people in various walks of life."
Organization
The school is for students in the 4th through 8th grades. The school operates on the Guilford County SchoolGuilford County Schools
Guilford County Schools is the third largest school district in the state of North Carolina. It serves Greensboro and High Point.-Schools:-Students:...
year schedule. The instructional day is from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday-Friday. The School is a magnet school for the Very Strong Needs (VSN) program,performing arts and global studies. The school is notable for its VSN program which makes it one of the top schools in the county, requiring a 97th percentile score or above on standardized end-of-year tests to gain entry. Many students go on to the Early College at Guilford
The Early College at Guilford
The Early College at Guilford is a high school with approximately 200 students located in Greensboro, North Carolina. A magnet school in the Guilford County Schools system, it is North Carolina's first early college high school. The school offers a writing intensive, fast-paced curriculum in...
, a prestigious high school ranked 18th in the USA in 2009. Many students also go on to attend one of the many IB schools in the county.
Mission & Vision Statements
For the mission statement see The Academy at Lincoln Mission Statement. For the vision statement see The Academy at Lincoln Vision StatementPerforming Arts
The Academy at Lincoln offers a performing arts program that allows students to explore classes in music, theater, and visual art.The Academy at Lincoln offers many music related classes such as Band, Chorus, Orchestra, and Piano that are offered to grades 6th,7th, and 8th. The school also offers Guitar for those in the 7th, and 8th grades. In addition to music related arts The Academy at Lincoln also offers Dance, Theater, and Visual Art for grades 6th, 7th, and 8th.
Global Studies
The Academy at Lincoln offers a global studies program that allows students to explore classes such as international dance, Spanish, and international cuisine. The program builds off of the one offered at Brooks Global Studies Extended-Year Magnet School, although attending Brooks previously is not required. The school offers International Cuisine as well as International Dance for grades 7th and 8th. Spanish is also offered with level 1A being offered in 7th and in 8th grade Spanish 1B and Spanish 1A&B is offered.Very Strong Needs Program
The Very Strong Needs (VSN) Program at The Academy at Lincoln is a program that lasts from 4th to 8th Grade. The VSN program takes the highest academic students in Guilford County SchoolsGuilford County Schools
Guilford County Schools is the third largest school district in the state of North Carolina. It serves Greensboro and High Point.-Schools:-Students:...
. Students in the program skip a grade in math and work through the curriculum of all of the other courses very rapidly allowing time for more expansion on what is being learned. The 4th and 5th grades at Lincoln are devoted solely to the VSN program.
Debates
The 8th grade VSN at The Academy at Lincoln debates once a quarter at the beginning of each quarter. These students participate in formal debates. There are two classes of 26 students each the classes are divided into 4 different debate resolutions with two teams of three competing on that resolution, the five resolutions are the same between both classes. In the fourth round of debates the classes compete against each other and there are 10 resolutions total.Athletics
The academy at Lincoln's mascot is the hornetHornet
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and their colors are maroon
Maroon
Maroon, marooning, or marooned may refer to:* Maroon , a dark shade of red* Maroon , runaway slaves, of African origin, in the Americas* Marooning, the act of leaving someone on a deserted island-Music:...
and gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
Fall sports
The Academy at Lincoln offers five fall sports. The fall sports are as follows:- FootballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
- CheerleadingCheerleadingCheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
- Girls' VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- Girls' Soccer
- Boys' Soccer
Winter sports
The Academy at Lincoln has three different winter sports teams. The winter sports are as follows:- Boys' BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- Girls' BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- WrestlingWrestlingWrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
Spring sports
The Academy at Lincoln offers four different spring sports. The spring sports are as follows:- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
- Track & field
- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....