Creative and Performing Arts
| Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) |
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901 South Broad Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147 USA |
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| Type | Public secondary |
| School district | School District of Philadelphia |
| Principal | Joanne Beaver |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 699 (2014-15) |
| Mascot | Pegasus |
| Website | http://www.capaavenueofthearts.org |
Coordinates: 39°56′22″N 75°09′57″W / 39.9395°N 75.1658°W
The Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, commonly known as CAPA, is a magnet school in South Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia. Students major in one of seven areas: Creative Writing, Instrumental Music, Visual Arts, Theater, Dance, Vocal Music and Media Design & Television (MDTV). Students may also minor after their freshman year as long as they meet the audition requirements. The school is located on South Broad Street, in the former Ridgway Library. Notable alumni include Boyz II Men, Questlove and Black Thought of The Roots and Leslie Odom Jr.
CAPA was founded in 1978 by Dr. John R. Vannoni. The school was originally located in the Atlantic Building at Broad and Spruce Streets where it shared space with the Philadelphia College of the Arts (now the University of the Arts). CAPA moved into the Palumbo Elementary School Building at 11th and Catherine Streets in 1984. The school board had planned to close Palumbo School, but canceled the closure to accommodate CAPA.
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