The Academy at Lincoln

For the high school in Newcastle, Maine, see Lincoln Academy.

The Academy at Lincoln

File:The academy at lincoln.png The Academy at Lincoln
Motto	Team Work Makes the Dream Work
Type	Magnet Elementary/Middle School
Principal	Rodney L. Boone
Location	1016 Lincoln St. Greensboro, NC 27401
Colors	Maroon, Gold
Affiliations	Guilford County Schools
Website	The Academy at Lincoln The Academy at Lincoln Athletics

The Academy at Lincoln is a Middle School located in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. The school is for students in the 4^th through 8^th grades. The school operates on the Guilford County School year schedule. The instructional day is from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday-Friday.

Performing Arts & Global Studies

Performing Arts

The Academy at Lincoln offers a performing arts program that allows students to explore classes in music, theater, and visual art. The classes offered are as follows:

• Band 6^th ,7^th ,8^th Grade
• Chorus 6^th ,7^th ,8^th Grade
• Dance 6^th ,7^th ,8^th Grade
• Guitar 7^th ,8^th Grade
• Orchestra 6^th ,7^th ,8^th Grade
• Piano 6^th ,7^th ,8^th Grade
• Theater 6^th ,7^th ,8^th Grade
• Visual Art 6^th ,7^th ,8^th Grade

Global Studies

The Academy at Lincoln offers a global study program that allows students to explore classes such as international dance, Spanish, and international cuisine. The program builds of of the one offered at Brooks Global Studies Extended-Year Magnet School, although attending Brook's previously is not required. The classes offered are as follows:

• International Cuisine
• International Dance 7^th Grade
• International Dance 8^th Grade
• Spanish 1A 7^th Grade
• Spanish 1B 8^th Grade
• Spanish 1 8^th Grade

Very Strong Needs Program

The Very Strong Needs (VSN) Program at The Academy at Lincoln is a program that lasts from 4^th to 8^th Grade. The VSN program takes the highest academic students in Guilford County Schools. 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 4^th and 5^th grades at Lincoln are devoted solely to the VSN program.

Debates

Debating is lead by the 8^th grade language arts teacher Scott Hansman. The 8^th grade VSN at The Academy at Lincoln debates once a quarter at the beginning of each quarter participate in formal debates. There are two classes of 30 students each the classes are divided into 5 different debate resolutions with two teams of three competing on that resolution, the five resolutions are the same between both classes. Trey Woodlief currently holds the record for most conceited debater, with a score of 27.9 out of 30.==Athletics== The head of The Academy at Lincoln athletic department is Chris Sharpless.

Fall sports

The Academy at Lincoln offers a variety of fall sports. The fall sports schedule starts on September 11^th and ends on October the 20^th. The fall sports are as follows:

• Football
• Cheer leading
• Girl's Volleyball
• Girl's Soccer
• Boy's Soccer

Winter sports

The Academy at Lincoln has three different winter sports teams. The winter sports season begins on November 29^th and ends on February 3^rd. The winter sports are as follows:

• Boy's Basketball
• Girl's Basketball
• Wrestling

Spring sports

The Academy at Lincoln offers three different spring sports. The schedule has yet to be announced. The spring sports are as follows:

• Baseball
• Softball
• Track & field
• Golf

Mission & vision statements

For the mission statement see The Academy at Lincoln Mission Statement. For the vision statement see The Academy at Lincoln Vision Statement

References

External links

• The Academy at Lincoln
• Athletics website
• Hansman Online (debates)