Northwest School of the Arts
Northwest School of the Arts is a grade 6 through 12 art magnet school in Charlotte, North Carolina.[2] The school enrolls around 1100 students.
| Northwest School of the Arts | |
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| Address | |
  Northwest School of the Arts  Northwest School of the Arts | |
1415 Beatties Ford , 28216 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°15′26″N 80°51′22″W |
| Information | |
| Other name | NWSA |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | "Northwest is simply the best" |
| School district | Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools |
| CEEB code | 340706 |
| Principal | Melody Sears |
| Campus Director | Joyce Lockhart |
| Teaching staff | 64.51 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades Offered | 6–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,083 (2017–18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.79[1] |
| Athletics | None |
| Mascot | Dragon |
| Yearbook | Renaissance |
| Website | schools |
Students audition for acceptance and choose a major. Majors available include performing arts (theatre, technical theatre, musical theatre, ballet, modern dance, tap, jazz, orchestra, choir, and band) and visual arts (painting, drawing, studio, printmaking, photography, fibers, sculpting, ceramics, and other classes which depend on availability and student participation), as well as technical theatre. A communications major was added for the 2010–2011 school year and beyond. NWSA hosts a variety of AP classes, including AP art classes such as AP Studio and AP academics like AP English and AP Biology. Northwest students are active in organizations such as Student Leadership, Diversity Club, Yearbook, Literary Magazine, various honors societies.
Every morning, Northwest School of the Arts begins the day with a "Daily Affirmation". The affirmation was written by long time dancer, choreographer, and faculty member Chandra McCloud. The affirmation, which follows the Pledge of Allegiance, reads: "I have a gift. I am talented. I am a doer; not a quitter. I matter to others and to myself. That is why I will be good to others and good to myself. I am a leader. I will walk in my excellence."
Notable alumni
- Eva Noblezada, two time Tony Award nominee and actress who currently stars as Eurydice in the Broadway musical Hadestown
- Reneé Rapp, actress who stars as Regina George in the Broadway musical Mean Girls and was the winner of Best Performance by an Actress at the 2018 Jimmy Awards
- Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, actress and writer who made her Broadway Debut in the Tony nominated revival of Arthur Miller's The Crucible, and was in the company of the Tony nominated play A Doll's House, Part 2 on Broadway. She also has starred in several Primetime Television shows, a few of her credits include: Homeland, Gotham, Prodigal Son...
References
- "Northwest School of the Arts". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- Northwest School of the Arts (school website)