Nashville School of the Arts

Nashville School of the Arts
Nashville School of the Arts
Address
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	1250 Foster Ave.; Nashville, Tennessee 37210; United States
Coordinates	36°07′50″N 86°44′23″W / 36.1306°N 86.7398°WCoordinates: 36°07′50″N 86°44′23″W / 36.1306°N 86.7398°W
Information
Type	Magnet high school
Motto	Scholar, Artist, Individual
Established	1993
Principal	Dr. Gregory Stewart
Faculty	35
Grades	9 - 12
Number of students	327
Color(s)	Carolina Blue and Black
Website	http://www.nsahs.mnps.org

Nashville School of 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, Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program scores are above the Davidson County scores.^[1] Students must audition, interview, or write an essay to be accepted. There is no lottery admission to NSA.

History[]

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,^[2] 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.)

Mission[]

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.^{[citation needed]}

Conservatories[]

Band: David Duarte
Choir: Trey Jacobs
Dance: Deb Perry
Literary Arts: Caroline Dubois
Orchestra: David Duarte and Gayle Graening
Piano: Laura Gabriel
Theatre: Daniel Baumgardner
Visual Arts: Stephen Micheletto-Blouin

Clubs and organizations[]

Book Club — Sponsored by Hope Hall
National Honor Society — Sponsored by Michelle Kilkenny
— Sponsored by Susan Pugh
Video Game Club — Sponsored by Charles "Chuck" Cardona
Spanish Club — Sponsored by William Hester
Yearbook — Sponsored by Angela Venable
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
Improvisation Club — Sponsored by Kara Kindall
Piano Club — Sponsored by Laura Gabriel
LGBTQIA+ Club — Sponsored by Deborah Bulla

Newspaper[]

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.

Notable alumni[]

Natalia Dyer, actress
Melanie Faye, musician (guitarist)
Sophie Allison, singer-songwriter^[3]
Oliver "OG" Grose III, record producer

Principals[]

2012–present: Dr. Gregory Stewart
2001–2012: Bob Wilson (Retired)
1998–2001: Dr. Elbert Ross
1997–1998: Robert Churchwell

Dean of Students[]

Randi Staggs — 2014– present
Matthew Kilkenny- 2015–2017
Dr. Bryan Gwyn 2017-2018
Dr. Iris Olige 2018–present

Assistant principals[]

Randi Staggs 2014–Present
Oceana Sheehan
Chuck Cardona
Tonja L. Williams
Lendozia Edward
Mary Nollner

References[]

^ TCAP Scores
^ The Nashville School of the Ars Pencil and Community Partners
^ "On Clean, Soccer Mommy Showcases How Disillusionment Can Lead to Growth". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2018-10-08.

External links[]

Nashville School of the Arts -- Metro Nashville Public Schools

[1] TCAP Scores

[2] The Nashville School of the Ars Pencil and Community Partners

[3] "On Clean, Soccer Mommy Showcases How Disillusionment Can Lead to Growth". Nashville Scene. Retrieved 2018-10-08.

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Nashville School of the Arts
Address
Wikimedia \| © OpenStreetMap
1250 Foster Ave. Nashville , Tennessee 37210 United States
Coordinates	36°07′50″N 86°44′23″W / 36.1306°N 86.7398°W / 36.1306; -86.7398Coordinates: 36°07′50″N 86°44′23″W / 36.1306°N 86.7398°W / 36.1306; -86.7398
Information
Type	Magnet high school
Motto	Scholar, Artist, Individual
Established	1993
Principal	Dr. Gregory Stewart
Faculty	35
Grades	9 - 12
Number of students	327
Color(s)	Carolina Blue and Black
Website	http://www.nsahs.mnps.org