Public Academy for Performing Arts
| Public Academy for Performing Arts | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| 11800 Princess Jeanne Ave NE Albuquerque, NM 87112 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Charter, Grades 6-12 |
| Established | 2001 |
| Principal | Doreen Winn |
| Faculty | 40 |
| Enrollment | 380 |
| Mascot | Panda |
| Information | (505) 830-3128 |
| Website | http://www.paparts.org |
The Public Academy for Performing Arts (PAPA) charter school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Its mission states that it "is a public charter school that integrates a rigorous college preparatory curriculum with the performing arts and prepares students to pursue their passions and talents."
PAPA offers many courses to its students who are in grades six through twelve. PAPA offers ballet, jazz, flamenco, hip-hop,and contemporary dance, choir, band, orchestra, theater, stagecraft (gumby style), visual arts, and film making. They used to offer fencing and cheerleading, as well as karate, but those courses were dropped due to budget cuts. One can go on to their website and donate.
Although it is part of the Albuquerque Public Schools District, PAPA is a charter school, and as such is responsible for its own operation, including preparation of a budget, contracting for services and personnel matters. To this point, PAPA is governed by a Governing Council which sets policies for the school in accordance with its charter. PAPA's Governing Council currently consists of parents and community members with faculty and staff as advisory, non-voting members. The Governing Council meets monthly, with dates, times and location bring posted on the PAPA notice board, web site and in the school's monthly newsletter, "The Scoop".
Admission to PAPA is by lottery, and participation in the lottery system is open to all students throughout New Mexico. Current PAPA students are automatically entitled to enroll the following year, without participation in the lottery. Siblings or current students (who have attended PAPA at least one year) will have priority for admission in future years, subject purely to space availability.
During 2007-2008 school year PAPA produced its only musical comedy, "A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum".
Dance - Including Hip-Hop, Jazz, Contemporary, Ballet, and Flamenco.
Film And Media - Yearbook
Theatre - Drama, Productions, Musical Theatre
Music - Choir, Guitar, Band, Orchestra, Music Fundamentals and Music Theory, and Piano Lab.
Visual Arts
Coordinates: 35°7′6.0″N 106°35′37.2″W / 35.118333°N 106.593667°W
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