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The school consists of two portions: the Middle School (grades 6–8) and the High School (grades 9–12). Noted African American author Zora Neale Hurston attended Lincoln Park Academy and was a substitute teacher there; the LPA Library is dedicated to her and her legacy.
The High School consists of a more modern construction: a two-story, three-winged building that houses classrooms, and an adjacent main-office building which serves as the front of the school. The new high school building was completed in 1997, and the LPA graduating class of 2001 was the first class to attend all four years in the new building.
Additional buildings on the premises include a large gymnasium, a cafeteria shared by both Middle and High School students, and, the most recent addition to LPA, an auditorium equipped with classrooms, practice rooms, dressing rooms, and a public foyer, including a concessions stand and ticket booth.
During school hours and extracurricular programs, the auditorium serves to house the school's musical and art programs, including the Lincoln Park Academy Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Dance Troupe, The Multicultural Awareness Club and Drama Club.
When not in use for class related functions, the auditorium has been used to hold PTA/PTO meetings, put on concerts and other events, and otherwise act as focal point for any events separate from normal classes. Prior to the construction of the auditorium, such events were typically held in the gymnasium.
The auditorium's doors opened in the 2000-2001 school year with a special musical presentation that included the school's band, orchestra, and chorus performing a specially commissioned musical piece centered around Walt Whitman's "O Captain, My Captain." This performance was directed by Diane Float of the orchestra program and Howard Lerner of the Lincoln Park Academy band program. Several alumni of Lincoln Park were included in the performance, performing in the band and orchestra.
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