principal's welcome

Welcome!

Welcome to John Adams Academy–Lincoln Campus — a community grounded in servant leadership, academic excellence, and character development. As a site leader, it is my honor and privilege to serve a community of dedicated educators, exceptional scholars, and supportive families. Together, we uphold the 10 Core Values and strive to develop true servant leaders.

At John Adams Academy, we believe education begins in the home. As educators, we cultivate a love of learning by encouraging curiosity, thoughtful questioning, meaningful discussion, debate, and problem-solving. Through rich literature, we explore challenging ideas and analyze them through reading, writing, reflection, and discussion across all disciplines.

Our campus offers a wide range of extracurricular opportunities, including athletics, theater, art, choir, band, orchestra, National Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, scholar government, chess lab, and more. Academics remain our priority, and scholars are held to high standards of excellence to participate in these activities.

I am currently working my way through each text our scholars are reading because I believe in lifelong learning. I will never ask a scholar to do something I am not willing to do myself. This is my fifth year in administration and my thirteenth year at John Adams Academy, and I continue to believe wholeheartedly in our mission and vision.

Most importantly, I love working with our scholars. Getting to know them is the highlight of my work, and they are the reason I am here. They deserve leaders who genuinely believe in them — and that is exactly what our administrative team strives to be. We believe in our scholars, in our mission, and in shaping what is best for their education. We care deeply about their character, well-being, and future. Thank you for being part of this remarkable vision.

Warm Regards

Heather McCarthey

Secondary Principal