October 10, 2024

Pumpkinfest and a Long Weekend

This coming weekend, we look forward to four days off! Pumpkinfest is our town’s showcase event, and the weekend will be full of entertainment, volunteering and spectacle. Check out the website for a full list of events and photos that truly express the uniqueness of a Pumpkin Regatta! Our ResLife students will be spending a few hours on Saturday and Sunday helping out at the KidZone, an area of the festival for children to play, learn and explore. Our volunteering efforts continue to be promoted, and students are being encouraged to engage as much as possible.

Sunday afternoon provided the whole dorm community with adventure, teamwork and challenge. Monkey C Monkey Do is a local attraction that boasts a ropes course and zip lines! Working together and encouraging each other, our students and staff relished the opportunity to climb, take risks and challenge themselves. It was a joyful experience, even for the most skeptical of our students. We had great participation and plenty of photos to capture those grins!

The half-way point in the first trimester is Friday, October 18 and mid-trimester grade reports will be sent to families this month. These midterm grade reports do not appear on final transcripts, but do provide a snapshot view of academic progress so far in the grading period. We work with students to build good study habits and we encourage you to be in touch with questions or concerns.

Travel Plans into Orah

Thank you to those of you who have accepted the Orah invitation. This is the software that we’ll use to organize travel information for the year. I have instructed students to orient themselves to this software as well.

If your student is traveling over Thanksgiving week (November 25 – 29), please submit those plans by October 18.
Please submit December travel information into Orah by November 8.

Be well and take care,

Monica Tan

Director of Residential Life

Winter Travel Information

When returning to Lincoln Academy after the December holiday, please consider the following:

You may coordinate flight plans with other students. If there is someone flying from the same airport, you can take the same flight. We do not arrange those plans. You need to plan that among yourselves.
You should consider flying into Boston, Massachusetts (BOS) or Portland, Maine (PWM)
You should avoid flying through New York (JFK) or New Jersey (EWR). Cancellations and delays occur frequently from these two airports.

Travel Costs

Travel on an approved travel day: Depart on Saturday, December 21, 2024. Arrive on Sunday, January 5, 2024. Classes start on Monday, January 6, 2025.
If you travel on a non-approved travel date, you will be charged a fee:
- School provided student transportation to Portland on non-approved travel dates: $125 one-way (6 am – 9 pm)
- School provided student transportation to Portland on non-approved travel dates: $175 one-way (9 pm – 6 am)
- School arranged taxi or limousine transportation to any location: cost of the service fee charged + 10% administrative fee.

Getting to Lincoln Academy from the Airport

If you fly into Portland (PWM) on an approved travel day, we will pick you up at the airport.
If you fly into Boston (BOS), we strongly recommend taking the Concord Coach Lines bus to Portland, Maine. We will pick you up at the Portland bus station.
- Concord Coach Lines is safe, affordable, clean and reputable. They have Wifi and a bathroom.
- The bus will stop at the Arrivals area at every terminal at BOS. There are signs that indicate where students wait for the bus.
- You may use a bus ticket for any bus on that day. If your plane is delayed, and you booked a ticket for a 4:35 pm departure, you may use that same ticket for the 5:35 pm departure.
There is a Concord Coach Bus from Portland to Damariscotta, Maine, just 5 minutes from Lincoln Academy. This bus runs only once a day, and leaves Portland at 1:15pm.

Upcoming Events

Saturday, October 5: SAT at LA
Sunday, October 6: 1-3 pm in the Dining Commons. In-person college application help for seniors with CAC school counselors.
Friday, October 11: Teacher Workshop Day. No School
Monday, October 14: Indigenous People’s day. No School
Wednesday, October 16: Parent Teacher Conferences (Time TBD. Watch for sign up links coming soon)
Wednesday, October 23: Parent Teacher Conferences (Time TBD. Watch for sign up links coming soon)
Monday, November 11: Veterans Day, No school.

Approved 2024/ 2025 Resident Student Travel Dates

All air travel must be via Portland International Jetport — Airport code: PWM

All arriving students MUST e-mail a flight itinerary to Ms. Monica Tan, Director of Residential Life, no later than July 15.

Suppose a student wishes to stay with a family during a vacation. In that case, Lincoln Academy Residential Life will make every effort to find a host family. Still, it is NOT Lincoln Academy’s responsibility to find host families for students wishing to stay in the area when the dorms are closed. If a student wishes to stay with a host family during vacation, the student’s family will be charged a daily fee of $75 per day per student by Lincoln Academy. A vacation homestay stipend will be paid to the host family to defray the cost of food, transportation, and entertainment expenses.

Vacation camps and other trips will be offered during the February and April vacations. Host family opportunities will not be offered during these vacations. Boarding students wishing to participate will be charged additional fees for these trips. It is important to sign up early for these opportunities.