The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts provides a rich and comprehensive educational program for students grades 9 through 12 with talents and potential in dance, instrumental music, visual arts, vocal music, theatre and ice skating. Admission to LVPA is based on audition. This regional model will enable each student to maximize his or her special talents. Our graduates will increase the quality of their life, the lives of people who surround them, and the respective communities of the Lehigh Valley.
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Student/Staff Population The student population is 435, with a high degree of diversity and 80 students in the current senior class. The faculty numbers 40, 33 percent with advanced degrees and an average of 7.5 years teaching experience. The current staff to student ratio is 1 to 9.6. Accredidation The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Performing Arts is fully accredited by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Education. In November 2006, The Middle States Association recommended full accredidation for LVPA. District and Community LVPA is located minutes away from historic downtown Bethlehem, the heart of the Lehigh Valley community. Located approximately 60 miles northeast of Philadelphia, the Lehigh Valley is home to many notable colleges and universities. A great diversity of cultures and historic preservation are prominent features of the area. LVPA is currently drawing students from 40+ surrounding area high school districts. Curriculum The college preparatory curriculum is designed to develop individual potential while meeting the entrance requirements of America’s competitive colleges. The program of studies contains a full complement of college preparatory courses and each academic discipline offers honors level options. Advanced placement courses are available in English, American History, Spanish and Calculus. Students participate in a comprehensive Performing Arts program for three hours each day. All Students receive a GPA based on a 4.0 scale; however, LVPA does not rank and no courses are weighted. Pass/Fail courses are not included in the GPA. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS English – 4 credits Science – 3 credits Mathematics – 3 credits Internship – 1 credit History – 4 credits Foreign Language – 2 credits Performing Arts Major – 16 credits Graduation Project TOTAL REQUIRED: 33 CREDITS GRADUATE PROFILE – Class of 2007 (87.1% of Graduates are attending College) 4 Year Colleges = 70.7% 2 Year Colleges = 23.2% Professional Art/Theatre Schools = 6.1% Finalist 2008 Merit Scholarship Competition – 1 SAT MEANS - Class of 2007 LVPA State of PA Critical Reading 538 493 Math 479 499 Writing 534 482 45.8% of Students Took SAT I Representative List of High Schools Our Students Previously Attended | | Allentown Central Catholic HS Allentown, PA Bethlehem Catholic High School Bethlehem, PA Catasauqua High School Catasauqua, PA East Stroudsburg High School East Stroudsburg, PA Easton High School Easton, PA Emmaus High School Emmaus, PA Freedom High School Bethlehem, PA Lehighton Area High School Lehighton, PA Liberty High School Bethlehem, PA Louis E. Dieruff High School Allentown, PA Moravian Academy Bethlehem, PA Nazareth High School Nazareth, PA | North Penn High School Lansdale, PA North Pocono High School Moscow, PANorthampton Area Sr High School Northampton, PA Northern Lehigh High School Slatington, PA Notre Dame High School Easton, PA Palisades High School Quakertown, PA Palmerton Area High School Palmerton, PA Parkland High School Allentown, PA Pen Argyl High School Pen Argyl, PA Penridge High School Perkasie, PA Pius X High School Bangor, PA | Pocono Mountain Sr. High School Swiftwater, PA Quakertown Senior High School Quakertown, PA Salem Christian School Macungie, PA Salisbury High School Allentown, PA Saucon Valley High School Hellertown, PA Schuykill Haven High School Muncy, PA Southern Lehigh High School Center Valley, PA Stroudsburg High School Stroudsburg, PA Upper Perkiomen High School Red Hill, PA Whitehall-Coplay High School Allentown, PA William Allen High School Allentown, PA Wilson Area High School Wilson, PA | | Representative List of Colleges Accepting LVPA Graduates | | Adelphi University (NY) Arcadia University (PA) Bryn Mawr College (PA) Bucks County Com. College (PA) Delaware State University DeSales University (PA) Drexel University (PA) E Carolina University (NC) Eastern University (PA) Elon University (NC) Five Towns College (NY) Fordham University (NY) George Mason University (VA) | Hampton University (VA) Hartwick College (NY) King’s College (NY) Kutztown State University (PA) Lehigh Carbon Community College (PA) Lehigh University (PA) Long Island University (NY) Mansfield University (PA) Marymount Manhattan College (NY) Massachusetts College of the Art (MA) Millersville University (PA) Montclair State University (NJ) New York University | Penn State University (PA) Point Park University (PA) Rutgers University (NJ) Shenandoah Conservatory (VA) Staten Island College (NY) Temple University (PA) The School for Film & Television (NY) University of California at Santa Cruz (CA) University of Massachusetts at Amherst University of Pittsburgh (PA) University of the Arts (PA) Wagner College (NY) West Chester University (PA) | | | | |
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