San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts
| San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts | |
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| Address | |
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2425 Dusk Drive San Diego 92139 US |
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| Information | |
| Type |
Public magnet school Specialist arts school |
| Established | 1978 |
| School district | San Diego Unified School District |
| Principal | Timothy E. Farson |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,333 (2013–14) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Website | www |
The San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts, known as SCPA, is a public arts magnet school in southeastern San Diego, California, US. Most of the students in grades 6-12 are bussed to the school from throughout the San Diego Unified School District. They take specialized classes in theater, music, dance, visual arts, video production, and stagecraft, along with regular academic subjects.
Middle school applicants must complete the district's open enrollment application. Acceptance is via audition.
Prospective high school students must audition for a specific program in one of six majors: Creative Writing, Dance, Dramatic Arts, Music, Visual and Media Arts, and Interdisciplinary. Students may audition and be accepted into several programs, but must choose which one they will pursue while at SCPA. Each program has its own audition panel.
Each spring the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts releases their upcoming performance season. Shows are typically staged in one of two main locations - the Florence Johnson Grand Theater or the Ole Kittleson Little Theater.
Students can choose from two main forms of music: choir and band/orchestra. The advanced musical groups go on annual tours to compete against other schools from around the nation. These tours can be to places as close as Anaheim and Las Vegas, or as far as Boston and Hawaii. The most notable tour was in 2008 to San Francisco, featuring the school's Chamber Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Jazz Band.
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