Nashville School of the Arts

Nashville School of the Arts
Address
1250 Foster Ave. Nashville, Tennessee USA
Information
Type	Magnet high school
Motto	Scholar,Artist,Individual
Established	1993
Principal	Dr. Gregory Stewart
Faculty	35
Grades	9 - 12
Number of students	814
Website

Nashville School for the Arts (NSA) is a public magnet high school including grades 9-12 for arts-interested students located in Nashville, Tennessee. Conservatories within the school include dance, music (choral, band, orchestra, guitar and piano), theatre, literary arts, and visual arts. Students are expected to both study in their respective arts and complete the same academic curriculum as all other Metropolitan Nashville Public School students. While the school focuses on the arts, TCAP scores are above the Davidson County scores.^[1] Students must audition, interview, or write an essay to be accepted. There is no lottery admission to NSA.

History

Nashville School of the Arts began as a small magnet program for arts-interested students in Pearl-Cohn High School in 1993. As time went on, NSA grew to a size warranting its own facility, which was achieved in 1996 on the former Cumberland School campus. The school has established pencil partners,^[2] which is a business or other community organization that teams up with a Nashville school to volunteer time and donate resources that promote student success, as well as community partners (including Youth Villages, the Nashville Shakespeare Festival, and PG-13 players.)

Mission

Nashville School of the Arts's mission is to provide the highest quality instruction in the fine and performing arts while providing a challenging academic program for the talented and creative students in the public school community they serve.

School Counselors and Support Staff

Beth Perkins — 9-12 Counselor (Last Names L-Z)
Jesse Zabal — 9-12 Counselor (Last Names A-K)
Secretary/Receptionist — Jody Wills
Guidance Clerk — Marsha Chambers
Executive Assistant/Bookkeeper — Willie Cabral
Library Clerk — Shellie Shea
Tech Support — Robert Williams
Consulting Teacher — Bryan Kipke
Nurse — Rebecca Weiser
School Resource Officer — John Wheeler
Campus Supervisor — Naomi Blaylock
Cafeteria Manager — Veronica Childs
Day Custodian — Ed O' Hara
Night Custodian — Tammy Parrish

Vision

Nashville School of the Arts is committed to leading the nation in the integration of arts and academics.

Colors

Carolina Blue and Black

Clubs/Organizations

Book Club — Sponsored by Hope Hall
National Honor Society — Sponsored by Michelle Kilkenny
National French Honor Society — Sponsored by Susan Pugh
Video Game Club — Sponsored by Charles "Chuck" Cardona
Spanish Club — Sponsored by William Hester
Yearbook — Sponsored by Angela Venable
Art Club — Sponsored by Camille Spadafino
National Art Honors Society — Sponsored by Marti Profitt-Streuli
Student Council — Sponsored by Misty Miranda
Senior Committee — Sponsored by Reebah Love
Anime Club — Sponsored by Deborah Bulla
National Tri-M Honors Society — Sponsored by Laura Gabriel
French Club — Sponsored by Susan Pugh
Dance Honor Society — Sponsored by Stacie Flood-Popp
Dance Ensemble — Sponsored by Debra Perry
Fellowship of Christian Athletes — Sponsored by Naomi Blaylock
Jazz Ensemble — Sponsored by Glenn Fugett
Swing Band — Sponsored by James Satterwhite
Improvisation Club — Sponsored by Kara Kindall
Madrigals — Sponsored by Will Hester
Show Choir — Will Hester
Piano Club — Sponsored by Laura Gabriel

Newspaper

Backstage is NSA's student-run newspaper. In 2010, the publication began a web-based format. Stories are added constantly, complete with upcoming NSA events, reviews, scheduled activities, and anything that is of interest to the student body.

Principals

2012–present: Dr. Gregory Stewart
2001–2012: Bob Wilson (Retired)
1998–2001: Dr. Elbert Ross
1997–1998: Robert Churchwell

Dean of Students

Randi Staggs — 2014–2015

Matthew Kilkenny- 2015- Present

Teachers

"(Honors)" indicates the teacher teaches Honors level as well as the standard level for that course.

Misty Ayers-Miranda — English II (Honors) / AP English Literature / Linguistics / Reading and Writing Seminar
Deborah Bulla — Biology (Honors) /Wellness / Anatomy and Physiology
Chuck Cardona — Spanish II / Spanish III Honors
Lesa Cook — English I / English I Honors
Mark Duren — Resource / Learning Strategies
Stacie Flood-Popp — Modern Dance / Musical Theatre / Choreography
Susanne Frensley — World History / AP Art History / US History Honors
Glenn Fugett — Band and Orchestra
Laura Gabriel — Piano
Erin Gage — Senior Capstone
Melissa Geitgey- Spanish I/ Spanish III Honors/ AP Spanish
Will Hester — AP Music Theory/ Vocal Music
Alexander Kammerer — AP Chemistry / AP Environmental Science / Chemistry (Honors)
Michelle Kilkenny — AP Calculus AB / Algebra II Honors / Pre-Calculus Honors
Kara Kindall — Theatre
Reebah Love — US History / Government
Faith Manion — English IV (Honors)
Greg Martindale — Geometry (Honors)
Ryan Murphey — English III / Honors English III / AP English Language
Patricia Pender- Physical Education I/II and Weight Training I/II
Debra Perry — Ballet / Theatrical Dance
Larry Phillips — Algebra I / Algebra II / Physics
Marti Profitt-Streuli — Art Survey / Art II / Art II / Senior Capstone
Susan Pugh — French I / French II / French III Honors / French IV Honors
James Satterwhite — Guitar / Swing Band / Psychology
Lucas Sobchack — Bridge Math / Personal Finance
Camille Spadafino — Drawing / Painting / Art III / Art IV / AP 2D/3D Art Drawing
Keith Spadafino — Economics / AP US History / AP Human Geography
Julius Turnipseed — Biology (Honors) / Chemistry
Christopher Vaida — Theatre Arts
Angela Venable — Algebra I (Honors) / Journalism

Assistant principals

Randi Staggs
Oceana Sheehan
Chuck Cardona — Interim for inactive Mrs. Sheehan during two-month maternity leave.
Tonja L. Williams
Lendozia Edward
Mary Nollner

References

External links

Backstage: NSA's Student Paper

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools

High Schools	Academy at Old Cockrill Antioch Cane Ridge East Nashville Glencliff Hillsboro Hillwood Hume-Fogg Hunters Lane Martin Luther King Maplewood McGavock Middle College Nashville Big Picture Nashville School of the Arts John Overton Pearl-Cohn Stratford Whites Creek

Middle Schools	Margaret Allen Antioch Apollo Bailey Bass Jere Baxter Bellevue Brick Church Cameron I.T. Creswell Croft Donelson DuPont Hadley DuPont Tyler John Early East Nashville Ewing Park Goodlettsville Gra-Mar Haynes Head H.G. Hill Joelton J.F. Kennedy KIPP Litton Madison Thurgood Marshall McKissack McMurray Meigs Moore Neely's Bend Rose Park Two Rivers Martha Vaught West End William Henry Oliver Wright

Elementary Schools	Amqui Bellshire Binkley Brookmeade Buena Vista Caldwell Carter-Lawrence Cane Ridge Chadwell Charlotte Park Cockrill Cole Hattie Cotton Crieve Hall Cumberland Dodson DuPont Eakin Thomas Edison Fall-Hamilton Gateway Glencliff Glendale Glengarry Glenn Glenview Goodlettsville Gower Granbery Alex Green Julia Green Harpeth Valley Haywood Hermitage Hickman Cora Howe Hull-Jackson Inglewood Andrew Jackson Joelton Jones Paideia Tom Joy A.Z. Kelley Kirkpatrick Lakeview Lillard Lockeland Ruby Major Maxwell McGavock Mills Moss Mt. View Napier Neely's Bend Old Center Paragon Mills Park Avenue Pennington Percy Priest Rosebank Shayne Shwab Smithson-Craighead Smith Springs Stanford Stratton Sylvan Park Tulip Grove Tusculum Una Warner Waverly-Belmont Westmeade Whitsitt

Alternative Learning Centers	Baxter Cohn McCann

Special Education Schools	Harris-Hillman Cora Howe Murrell Johnson

Charter Elementary Schools	Drexel Preparatory East End Preparatory Explore! Community School Nashville Classical Purpose Preparatory Smithson-Craighead Academy

Charter Middle Schools	Boy's Preparatory Brick Church College Preparatory Cameron Preparatory Intrepid Preparatory KIPP Academy Nashville KIPP College Preparatory Knowledge Academy LEAD Academy LEAD Preparatory Southeast Liberty Collegiate Academy Nashville Academy of Computer Science Nashville Preparatory New Vision Academy STEM Preparatory Academy Valor Collegiate Academy

Charter High Schools	KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School LEAD Academy

Former High Schools	North High School Pearl High School Meigs High School Cameron High School Madison High School Goodletsville High School Cohn High School Litton High School Nashville Central High School Bellevue High School Donelson High School West High School Dupont High School Two Rivers High School Joelton High School Cumberland High School

Other Historical Schools	Parmer Elementary Tarbox School New Hominy School Washington Junior High Woodmont Elementary

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