Vancouver School of Arts and Academics

The Vancouver School of Arts and Academics (VSAA) is a public arts magnet school for grades 6 to 12 in Vancouver, Washington, United States.[2] It is part of the Vancouver Public Schools and in addition to traditional academic studies, the school's curriculum has an in-depth elective study of the performing,[3] literary,[4] musical[5]l, theatrical[6] and visual[7] arts, as well as film studies[8] (called "moving image arts" at the school).[9]

Vancouver School of Arts and Academics
Address
3101 Main Street

Vancouver
,
Washington
98663

United States
Coordinates45.38381°N 122.40602°W / 45.38381; -122.40602
Information
TypePublic magnet school
Established1996 (1996)
School districtVancouver Public Schools
NCES School ID530927002508[1]
PrincipalLori Rotherham
Teaching staff28.96 (on a FTE basis)[1]
Grades6–12
Enrollment581[1] (2018-2019)
Student to teacher ratio20.06[1]
Color(s)Black and white   
NewspaperVita Brevis
Websitearts.vansd.org

History

The VSAA was established in 1996. The building originally housed Shumway Junior High School. Leslie Durst has been a substantial donor to VSAA since it's beginning, aiding in the well being of the arts and the school. A notable piece of the building, the Royal Durst Theatre was funded by Leslie and named after her father. Recently, she even funded the replacement of the seats in the Royal Durst theatre.[10] Leslie continues to be a part in helping art students succeed by giving out the Leslie B. Durst scholarship to VSAA students that will continue to pursue the arts in college.[11]

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - Vancouver School of Arts and Academics (530927002508)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
  2. Cox, Tara; staff, Communications. "Our school". Vancouver School of Arts and Academics. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  3. Cox, Tara; staff, Communications. "Dance". Vancouver School of Arts and Academics. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  4. Cox, Tara; staff, Communications. "Literary arts". Vancouver School of Arts and Academics. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  5. Cox, Tara; staff, Communications. "Music". Vancouver School of Arts and Academics. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  6. Cox, Tara; staff, Communications. "Theatre". Vancouver School of Arts and Academics. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  7. Cox, Tara; staff, Communications. "Visual arts". Vancouver School of Arts and Academics. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  8. Cox, Tara; staff, Communications. "Moving image arts". Vancouver School of Arts and Academics. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  9. Cox, Tara; staff, Communications. "Moving image arts". Vancouver School of Arts and Academics. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  10. https://arts.vansd.org/donation-will-provide-new-theatre-seating-at-vsaa/
  11. https://www.collegexpress.com/scholarships/leslie-b-durst-scholarship/2018893/



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