Los Angeles County High School for
the Arts (Arts High or
LACHSA, ) is a public high school located on the campus
of California State University, Los
Angeles
in Los
Angeles
, California
, United
States
. Though it shares facilities with the
university, the two schools' activities are usually separate. It is
operated by the Los Angeles County Office of Education. LACHSA
maintains a unique affiliation with
International Polytechnic
High School, which is also run by LACOE.
The school specializes in the training of music, theater, dance,
visual arts, and film.
It is one of two arts high schools in
Los
Angeles that allows students from any district within
Los Angeles County to attend, the
other being Charter High School for the Arts in Van Nuys
. It
is also one of few schools whose admissions are not based on magnet
points.
Admission
Students who wish to attend Arts High go through an audition
process. Usually, 75-95% of the first-year LACHSA students are
freshmen (9th grade). Few are sophomores (10th grade) due to
limited space and expected potential in the area. Each year, around
500+ students audition to get in, but only around 130 are accepted.
There is no limit to the amount of times a student can
audition.
Each art department has a separate audition process and students
can audition for two departments. Enrolled students can change into
a different department with the approval of the department chairs
and counselors. Students are allowed to switch majors once, and
have to audition for the new department they want to change
to.
Population
LACHSA has four departments,
Dance,
Music,
Theater, and
Visual Arts. There are also sub-departments that
anyone from any department may participate in, such as musical
theatre and film.The Music Department has the most students,
followed by the Theatre Department, Visual Arts and Dance.
See also
References
- LACOE Home
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