Lincoln High School Redevelopment - Portland State University

Lincoln High School RedevelopmentAntiquated FacilitiesCurrent State of Lincoln High School FacilitiesMany of the current facilities have become outdated, and much has changedsince it was first built in the 1950’s. Most importantly, many of the existing classroomshave become functionally obsolete. The majority are too small, with toofew electrical outlets to accommodate ever-increasing technological demands.Very few classrooms are equipped with permanent projection wiring to permitteachers to use the Internet for instructional purposes. On-campus computerclassrooms are antiquated with equipment that is many generations behind currenttechnology. The system is slow and lacks wireless capabilities.Athletic facilities at Lincoln High School have been surpassed by newer, bigger,suburban schools. LHS has only one athletic field which is one of the mostheavily used fields in Portland, normally in operation from as early as 6:00 a.m.to as late as 10:00 p.m. during the school year. Nine varsity or club sports, mostof which have multiple levels of teams (i.e. freshman, junior varsity and varsitysquads), spend the school year vying for practice and game time on one field withsubstandard bleachers. For example, during the fall high school sports season,there are three levels of football, three levels of boys’ soccer, three levels of girls’soccer, multiple cheer and dance squads and a marching band all attempting toshare the same field. There are no other on-campus field spaces of any dimension,forcing some teams to find alternative practice facilities and some sportsteams (i.e. softball and baseball) to travel up to nine miles off campus to practice.There are no district vehicles available to the teams, so teen drivers must transportthemselves off-campus for practice, causing safety concerns and taking timeaway from schoolwork.Center for Real Estate • BOMA Development Workshop • Summer 2009