Lincoln High School's new building on track to open fall 2022 A 2017 bond gave Portland Public Schools almost $800 million to upgrade, rebuild and plan for future improvements. Author: Christelle Koumoué (KGW) Updated: 12:35 AM PST December 14, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. — Peyton Chapman has been the principal at Lincoln High School for the past 15 years. She calls the multi-phase construction of the school a dream come true. A 2017 bond gave Portland Public Schools almost $800 million to upgrade, rebuild and plan for future improvements. "The first day I walked into the building, students were eating on the floor, our ceiling tiles were falling," Chapman said. "Just to see it come to fruition is really exciting."