Denver School of the Arts
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Denver School of the Arts | |
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Magnet secondary | |
Established | 1991 |
School district | Denver Public Schools |
Superintendent | Susana Cordova |
CEEB code | 060443 |
Principal | Anthony McWright |
Staff | 49.25 (FTE)[1] |
Grades | 6–12 |
Enrollment | 1,097 (2018–19)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 22.27[1] |
Color(s) | Black and white |
Mascot | Siberian tiger |
Website | dsa |
Denver School of the Arts (DSA) is a public, arts
DSA currently offers 11 art majors – bands, creative writing, dance & movement, guitar, orchestra, piano, stagecraft & design, theatre, video cinema arts, visual arts, and vocal music.
History
Denver School of the Arts began as a concurrent program at
During the 2003–2004 school year, DSA moved to its current location at 7111 E. Montview Boulevard, the former site of the W. Dale and W. Ida Houston Fine Arts Center built by the Colorado Women's College and later used by the Lamont School of Music.
Students
DSA serves both
Audition process
DSA requires an
Extracurricular activities
Majors
DSA offers majors in Guitar, Vocal Music, Piano, Creative Writing, Video Cinema Arts, Stagecraft and Design, Dance, Visual Arts, Band, Orchestra, and Theatre.[2] All majors are chosen at 6th grade except for Stagecraft and Design, which is only offered for 9th grade and above. Students may switch their major by going through that major's audition process, but a spot in that major is not guaranteed. The audition process for each major is rigorous and each major has a different process. Students are required to wear lanyards with the color of their grade on the lanyard. 6th grade is black, 7th purple and so on and so forth.[3]
Sports
Denver School of the Arts does not offer its own extracurricular sports programs, nor does it offer in-school
Notable alumni
- Peabody Award[4]
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical[5]
- Project Runway: All Stars (2012)[6]
- Justine Lupe - screen actor, Mr. Mercedes, Cristela, Harry's Law[7]
- RuPaul’s Drag Race (2019)[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - Denver School of the Arts (080336001574)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
- ^ "Arts". dsa.dpsk12.org. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ "Denver School of the Arts | Change of Major Policy". Retrieved June 10, 2019.
- ^ "Key & Peele". peabodyawards.com. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ^ "Actor From Lakewood Wins Tony Award For Role In 'Matilda'". June 10, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Mondo Guerra celebrates win on "Project Runway All Stars"". The Denver Post. March 22, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Ostrow: Denver actor Justine Lupe joins "Harry's Law"". The Denver Post. March 14, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2019.