Lincoln Park High School

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Admission Procedure

FRESHMEN ADMISSIONS

Lincoln Park is a neighborhood high school with magnet programs. Approximately three-fourths of the students enroll in the school through one of the three magnet programs: International Baccalaureate Program, Double Honors/Advanced Placement Program (HH/AP) and Performing Arts Program (Drama, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music). Students who live within the neighborhood attendance boundaries have automatic right of admittance to the school. If qualified they are automatically programmed into the HH/AP Magnet Program. However, students from the attendance area who are interested in the International Baccalaureate Program or the Performing Arts Magnet Program must submit an application.

NOTE: Lincoln Park has its own application forms for the magnet programs. We do not use the magnet program application found in the CPS High School Directory book or posted on the CPS website. LPHS applications for either the IB program or the HH/AP Program and Performing Arts Program may be downloaded from our website (lincolnparkhs.org) or obtained through the elementary school 8th grade counselor or picked up in the main office at Lincoln Park.

Location and School Boundaries

IMPORTANT DATES

Mid- September -- High School Fair for Eighth Graders at McCormick Place -
October -- Start of Application period for Magnet Programs and Magnet Schools

Sunday, October 26, 2008--Prospective Student Open House 1pm -4pm

Late November -- Application deadline for Lincoln Park IB Program
Mid-December -- Application deadline for HH/AP Program and Performing Arts Program

MAGNET PROGRAMS

Questions about admissions into these programs should be directed to the special programs coordinator, Ms. P. Wright.

NEIGHBORHOOD REGISTRATION

Lincoln Park High School is a neighborhood school with magnet programs. Students who live in the attendance area may attend LPHS as a student. If qualified, they are automatically programmed into the HH/AP Magnet Program. However, students from the attendance area who are interested in the International Baccalaureate Program or the Performing Arts Magnet Program must submit an application.

Registration Policy:

• To enroll at LPHS, students/parents must present two forms of appropriate address verification.

• All ID's must be in parent/guardian's name, with the current address.

• A medical and inoculation form (dated within one year) is required.

• Students most recent grades from previous school attended.

Acceptable Verification:

Gas, electric, or land-line telephone bills, Illinois Department of Public Aid card, official Chicago Housing Authority lease (with student's name listed on it) or medical card

Unacceptable Verification:

Rent receipt, driver's license, State ID, cellular phone bill, Social Security Card, or a letter written by the landlord.

If the parent's/guardian's last name is different from that of the student's the following information must be presented:

Acceptable: Birth Certificate or official guardianship papers (with seal) obtained from the Circuit Court located in the Civic Center.

Unacceptable: A letter notarized by a currency exchange.

Applications will be delayed until appropriate ID information is presented. There are no exceptions.

FURTHER INFORMATION AND STATISTICS

Any student is eligible to move through the academic levels based on grades and teacher recommendation.
- For example, a student may move from honors classes to some double honors or all double honors or from double honors into Advanced Placement. High achieving students may also apply to the IB Program at the end of freshman or sophomore year.
After enrollment, any student is eligible to elect vocal or instrumental music as a class.
Last year Lincoln Park received 3560 applications to the Magnet Programs and accepted 380 students.
Freshmen students have their own building on a large campus located next to Oz Park.
LPHS offers all major and most minor inter-scholastic sports and has won many divisional, sectional and city championships.