Osceola County School For The Arts
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3151 North Orange Blossom Trail Kissimmee, FL 34744-1137 United States |
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| Coordinates | 28°20′14″N 81°24′13″W / 28.337095°N 81.403621°WCoordinates: 28°20′14″N 81°24′13″W / 28.337095°N 81.403621°W |
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| School type | Title I, Public, high school |
| Motto | Any dream will do |
| Founded | February 2002 |
| Opened | 2003 |
| Status | Currently operational |
| School district | School District of Osceola County |
| NCES District ID | 1201470 |
| Superintendent | Melba Luciano |
| CEEB code | 100842 |
| NCES School ID | 120147004119 |
| Principal | Chandra Evens |
| Faculty | 59 (as of 2013–2014) |
| Teaching staff | 45 (as of 2013–2014) |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| Gender | Coed |
| Enrollment |
857 (2013–2014) |
| • Grade 6 | 88 |
| • Grade 7 | 104 |
| • Grade 8 | 87 |
| • Grade 9 | 166 |
| • Grade 10 | 163 |
| • Grade 11 | 124 |
| • Grade 12 | 125 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20:1 |
| Classes offered | Regular, Advanced Placement, Honors |
| Language | English |
| Hours in school day | 7 |
| Campus size | Midsize |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Purple and teal |
| USNWR ranking | #228 |
| Average SAT scores (2013) | 1,990 |
| Average ACT scores (2013) | 28 |
| Publication | The Ruminer |
| Yearbook | Artisan |
| Website | www |
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The Osceola County School for the Arts (OCSA) is a public magnet arts school located in Kissimmee, Florida. Students can major in one or two of the following disciplines: Visual Arts, Drama, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music/Band, Creative Writing, Dance, Orchestra, or Technical Theater. Middle school students (grades sixth, seventh, and eighth) may only major in dance or instrumental music(Band or Orchestra), although, in the 2016–2017 school year they will begin offering vocals and creative writing.
OCSA enrolls students in grades 6–12 and is part of the School District of Osceola County. The school serves Osceola County, and enrolled 859 students as of the 2013–2014 school year. It is a minority-majority school in that female students outnumber male students by approximately 3 to 1.
In an effort to expand the arts program in Osceola County, and prepare students for work in the entertainment industry offered by theme parks and production studios in Central Florida, the School District of Osceola County considered using $6.5 million to build small 600- to 700-seat theaters at Saint Cloud High School, Poinciana High School, and Osceola High School; however, the cost of building the three theaters was estimated at $19.5 million. Only a day after the meeting in August 2001, Tupperware announced that it would be selling part of its world headquarters located on Orange Blossom Trail. The 2,100-seat auditorium on the property was three times larger than any theater the district could build. The plastics company held the property off the market for six months while in negotiations with the School District of Osceola County before the school board members came to a decision. In February 2002, the Osceola County School Board voted to purchase the convention center complex for $6.5 million. The board intended to convert the facility into a Performing Arts high school institution open to students residing in Osceola County. The School District of Osceola County decided to build three black box theaters at the three high schools in need of theaters, which would only cost the district $4.5 million. It was proposed to call the new school "Walter Disney Memorial School for the Arts" to capitalize on the draw of the name, but questions regarding policy for naming schools after people persuaded the school board to reject the proposal. The school board settled on the district's school naming committee's suggestion of "The Osceola County School for the Arts." Along with the new name of the 2,100 seat theater "The Osceola Performing Arts Center(OPAC) theater on the new property.
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