School of the Arts (Rochester, New York)

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School of the Arts (SOTA)
Location
Rochester, New York
Information
School district Rochester City School District
Principal Brenda Pacheco-Rivera;
Asst.Principal: Brenda Harrington(Foundation Academy7-8-9);
Asst. Principal: Anna Rodriguez, Commencement Academy (10-11-12)
Staff 167
Enrollment

Acceptance by Audition
Students 1,000+
Type Public,
Grades 7-12
Athletics Basketball, Swimming, Soccer, Tennis, Baseball, Softball, Football, Cheerleading,Bowling, Etc.
Mascot Silver Hawk
Color(s) Black and Silver
Homepage http://www.rcsdk12.org/schools/secondary/sota.htm

School of the Arts (SOTA) is a progressive alternative public middle school and high school in Rochester, NY. Administered by the Rochester City School District, SOTA is located on the corner of Prince Street and University Avenue, within walking distance of the Memorial Art Gallery, Eastman Theatre, Writers & Books, Visual Studies Workshop, and other cultural organizations.

School of the Arts has many different after-school arts programs, called Tenth period. Tenth Period is a class that is offers the following classes: Dance, Jazz Band, Theater Technology, Photography, Visual Arts, and Creative Writing.

Students are also able to join various programs by audition. Some of those programs include: Dance Concert, Fall and Winter Productions, SOTA Singers, Black History Program, Step Team, and many more.

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[edit] Academics

As in other schools, School Of The Arts has academic classes and arts classes. SOTA offers Honors and Advanced Placement(AP) classes, Special Education, Foreign Languages (Latin 1,2,and 3, Spanish 1,2,and 3, and French 1 and 2). Students carry a full academic course load as well as a fine arts sequence. SOTA offers a rich diversity of arts courses within seven major fine arts concentrations:

  • Creative Writing
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Instrumental Music
  • Theatre Technology
  • Visual Arts
  • Vocal Music

[edit] Film and Television

  • SOTA was featured in the major motion picture Cherry Crush, where they used the lunch room, theatres, hallways and classroom as the "public school" setting for the main characters Jordan Wells played by Jonathan Tucker and Shay Bettencourt played by Nikki Reed.

[edit] Notable alumni

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[edit] References

  1. ^ ""Making the Band" winner to get local recognition", Democrat and Chronicle, 2007-09-06. Retrieved on 2007-09-07. 

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