Established 1978 Enrollment 1,333 (2013–14) Website www.sandi.net/scpa Principal Timothy Farson | Grades 6–12 Campus type Suburban Phone +1 619-470-0555 Number of students 1,333 (2013–2014) | |
Type Public magnet school
Specialist arts school Address 2425 Dusk Dr, San Diego, CA 92139, USA District San Diego Unified School District Profiles | ||
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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.
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Middle school
Middle school applicants must complete the district's open enrollment application. Acceptance is via audition.
High school
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.
Mainstages
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.
Music
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.
Dance
Several dance classes are available. These classes, ranging from beginning to advanced levels, are not limited to only one or two types of dance. Classes include Theater Dance, Ballet, Irish Dance, Modern Dance, and Dances of Mexico and Spain.
A professional strand dance class is two periods long. These are meant for more serious dancers who want to get the best of their training.
Mixed media arts
For students who flourish in visual arts, other options are available. Students can choose to delve into photography, drawing and painting, video production, martial arts and yearbook.
From 2008-2011 the video production class put together a K-Arts broadcast that was essentially a news broadcast for the school; however, it was cut in 2011 due to financial reasons.