Nashville School for the Arts (NSA) is a public magnet high school including grades 9-12 for arts-interested students located in Nashville, Tennessee. Conservatories within the school include dance, music (choral, band, orchestra, guitar and piano), theatre, literary arts, and visual arts. Students are expected to both study in their respective arts and complete the same academic curriculum as all other Metropolitan Nashville Public School students. While the school focuses on the arts, TCAP scores are above the Davidson County scores. Students must audition, interview, or write an essay to be accepted. There is no lottery admission to NSA.
Nashville School of the Arts began as a small magnet program for arts-interested students in Pearl-Cohn High School in 1993. As time went on, NSA grew to a size warranting its own facility, which was achieved in 1996 on the former Cumberland School campus. The school has established pencil partners, which is a business or other community organization that teams up with a Nashville school to volunteer time and donate resources that promote student success, as well as community partners (including Youth Villages, the Nashville Shakespeare Festival, and PG-13 players.)
Nashville School of the Arts's mission is to provide the highest quality instruction in the fine and performing arts while providing a challenging academic program for the talented and creative students in the public school community they serve.
School Counselors and Support Staff
Amy Moore — 9-12 Counselor (Last Names L-Z)
Jesse Zabal — 9-12 Counselor (Last Names A-K)
Secretary/Receptionist — Jeremy Lee
Guidance Clerk — Marsha Chambers
Executive Assistant/Bookkeeper — Willie Cabral
Library Clerk — Shellie Shea
Tech Support — Robert Williams
Consulting Teacher — Bryan Kipke
Nurse — Rebecca Weiser
School Resource Officer — John Wheeler
Campus Supervisor — Naomi Blaylock
Cafeteria Manager — Veronica Childs
Day Custodian — Ed O' Hara
Night Custodian — Oday
Nashville School of the Arts is committed to leading the nation in the integration of arts and academics.
Carolina Blue and Black
Book Club — Sponsored by Hope Hall
National Honor Society — Sponsored by Michelle Kilkenny
National French Honor Society — Sponsored by Susan Pugh
Video Game Club — Sponsored by Charles "Chuck" Cardona
Spanish Club — Sponsored by William Hester
Yearbook — Sponsored by Angela Venable
Art Club — Sponsored by Camille Spadafino
National Art Honors Society — Sponsored by Marti Profitt-Streuli
Student Council — Sponsored by Misty Miranda
Senior Committee — Sponsored by Reebah Love
Anime Club — Sponsored by Deborah Bulla
National Tri-M Honors Society — Sponsored by Laura Gabriel
French Club — Sponsored by Susan Pugh
Dance Honor Society — Sponsored by Stacie Flood-Popp
Dance Ensemble — Sponsored by Debra Perry
Fellowship of Christian Athletes — Sponsored by Naomi Blaylock
Jazz Ensemble — Sponsored by Glenn Fugett
Swing Band — Sponsored by James Satterwhite
Improvisation Club — Sponsored by Kara Kindall
Madrigals — Sponsored by Will Hester
Show Choir — Will Hester
Piano Club — Sponsored by Laura Gabriel
Backstage is NSA's student-run newspaper. In 2010, the publication began a web-based format. Stories are added constantly, complete with upcoming NSA events, reviews, scheduled activities, and anything that is of interest to the student body.
2012–present: Dr. Gregory Stewart
2001–2012: Bob Wilson (Retired)
1998–2001: Dr. Elbert Ross
1997–1998: Robert Churchwell
Randi Staggs — 2014–2015
Matthew Kilkenny- 2015–Present
"(Honors)" indicates the teacher teaches Honors level as well as the standard level for that course.
Misty Ayers-Miranda — English II (Honors) / AP English Literature / Linguistics / Reading and Writing Seminar
Deborah Bulla — Biology (Honors) /Wellness / Anatomy and Physiology
Chuck Cardona — Spanish II / Spanish III Honors
Lesa Cook — English I / English I Honors
Mark Duren — Resource / Learning Strategies
Stacie Flood-Popp — Modern Dance / Musical Theatre / Choreography
Susanne Frensley — World History / AP Art History / US History Honors
Glenn Fugett — Band and Orchestra
Laura Gabriel — Piano
Erin Gage — Senior Capstone
Melissa Geitgey- Spanish I/ Spanish III Honors/ AP Spanish
Will Hester — AP Music Theory/ Vocal Music
Alexander Kammerer — AP Chemistry / AP Environmental Science / Chemistry (Honors)
Michelle Kilkenny — AP Calculus AB / Algebra II Honors / Pre-Calculus Honors
Kara Kindall — Theatre
Reebah Love — US History / Government
Faith Manion — English IV (Honors)
Greg Martindale — Geometry (Honors)
Ryan Murphey — English III / Honors English III / AP English Language
Patricia Pender- Physical Education I/II and Weight Training I/II
Debra Perry — Ballet / Theatrical Dance
Larry Phillips — Algebra I / Algebra II / Physics
Marti Profitt-Streuli — Art Survey / Art II / Art II / Senior Capstone
Susan Pugh — French I / French II / French III Honors / French IV Honors
James Satterwhite — Guitar / Swing Band / Psychology
Lucas Sobchack — Bridge Math / Personal Finance
Camille Spadafino — Drawing / Painting / Art III / Art IV / AP 2D/3D Art Drawing
Keith Spadafino — Economics / AP US History / AP Human Geography
Julius Turnipseed — Biology (Honors) / Chemistry
Christopher Vaida — Theatre Arts
Angela Venable — Algebra I (Honors) / Journalism
Randi Staggs
Oceana Sheehan
Chuck Cardona — Interim for inactive Mrs. Sheehan during two-month maternity leave.
Tonja L. Williams
Lendozia Edward
Mary Nollner
