Lincoln Park High School

Posted August 1, 2009

My daughter is in the double honors program. I am sorry I let her stay at LPHS. If you are ever in the halls, there is no respect, the kids sound like they are on the street, swearing and yelling in the halls. I spoke with the counselor and was told they have too many students and the student should seek them out if they need help. I am am very sorry I sent her to this school.
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Posted July 31, 2009

My son waas accepted into the IB program, and he's learned so much. It's performing arts and IB program rank top in State. It's IB program is best in state and top in the U.S.A. It's an amazing program and we couldn't turn it down. It's very diverse and it's located in one of the best neighborhoods in Chicago(Lincoln Park). The students are academically challenged. Students are pushed to do their best. They are accaepted into Ivy League schools. It was also listed inthe Top 100 high schools in the U.S. Only two schools from Illinois were listed their, Northside College Prep and Lincoln Park. It's IB program really caries the school. If it was only IB, it would be listed alot higher but the school gives opportunites to all the students.
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Posted March 2, 2009

Very pleased at first when my daughter was accepted to the double-honors/Fine Arts program at LPHS. Her freshman year, she was struck by the lack of community/caring; this past fall we pulled her from LPHS. Her grades were good, she had friends, but the school is not a nurturing academic environment for the vast majority of the 2400 students. I fell prey to the Newsweek Report that put LPHS in th top 100 high schools. While I cannot dispute the test scores, I have to wonder how much is extracted from and exacted on the kids to make those scores. With the exception of a very small percentage - not a lot of school spirit; not a lot of enthusiasm from the students not directly involved in a sport, production, or IB. If you/your child is looking for a good overall highschool experience and not just test scores, look elsewhere.
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Posted March 1, 2009

Student here for two years so far and the biggest problems so far are the lack of understanding and communication between students and administrators, punishments that are disproportionate to the crime, a principal that is rarely seen by students, and very low funding. Half of the bathrooms close after 8th period, the price of IDs and temporary IDs doubled since last year, the business office has closed during the school year, and class fees are for things like printer paper. Discipline is horrible. Since when has it been sensible to end off campus lunch for an entire grade because some abused the privilege? Since when starting a new policy of 'no ID= automatic detention' without telling the students and still expect few to no tardies, which can severely affect grades, make any sense? Why is it that the known pothead gets in less trouble than someone that copies homework?
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