Enrollment Overview

Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School is a tuition-free public charter school. Any student who resides in the state of Pennsylvania is eligible to attend.

The Writing and Publishing Department offers middle school (grades 7-8) and high school (grades 9-12) programs and enrolls students annually in each group.

All students who wish to be considered for admission to the Writing and Publishing Department must:

1. Fill out a general application.

2. Fill out a Writing and Publishing application.

3. Prepare a portfolio of writing samples. Your portfolio should contain samples of your best writing. Ideally, it should include some combination of the following:

   • Five or six original poems and/or

   • Two short stories, essays or other examples of prose (fiction or nonfiction) and/or

   • One excerpt from a longer work of fiction (roughly 10-12 pages)

   You do NOT have to submit ALL of the above. We simply want to see multiple examples of your best work.

4. Schedule an arts evaluation. Evaluations are normally conducted in February and March. An academic evaluation will take place at the same time, to determine the student’s grade level and course needs.

Get STarted

Ready to get started? Looking for more information? Visit the Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School Admissions Page.

Questions? We’re here to help!

If you have questions about requirements for admission to the Writing and Publishing Department, please contact Deanna Baringer, Director: deanna.baringer@lppacs.org.