Welcome to the 2024-25 School Year BTW Academy Students!

  • Here at Booker T. Washington High School it is our desire to open the door to the world of fine arts to our students through dance, instrumental music, theatre, vocal music, and the visual arts.  The application for the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts at BTW is now live under the "Links Library" section on our website.  Click Here! to find links to the application form, teacher recommendation form, and counselor recommendation form.

Contact Information

  • Ms. A. Burns 
    Academy of the Arts Coordinator
    adburns@nps.k12.va.us.
    757-628-3575

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Mission

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    The Academy Is Designed to:

    Program Enhancements
    • Provide Students with a challenging focus on performing arts
    • Provide intensive study in the arts through a rigorous curriculum and a hands on approach
    • Develop student’s strategic thinking, problem-solving, and leadership skills through an intensive interdisciplinary program of study
    • Create Smaller Learning Communities to increase student success
    • Internships
    • Job Shadowing
    • Field Trips, guest speakers and seminars
    • Student Portfolios

     

     

    Partnerships

    Alvin Alley Dance Company, Attucks theatre, Busch Gardens, Christopher Newport University, Chrysler Hall, Dance Theatre of Norfolk, Elizabeth City State University, Festival of the Arts,  Hampton University, James Madison University, Norfolk State University, NRHA, Old Dominion University, Stage Norfolk, Virginia Ballet Theatre, Virginia Commonwealth University, The Virginia Opera, Virginia Stage Company, The Virginia Symphony, and Virginian Wesleyan University

     

     

Academy Requirements

  • Enrollment Requirements

    ¨ Rising 9th Grader and transferring Upper Classmen

    ¨ Successfully completed all middle school subjects with an average of C+ or better

    ¨ Minimum cumulative GPA OF 3.0

    ¨ Successfully passed 8th grade SOL’s

    ¨ Maintain 3.0 GPA

    ¨ Continue to pass SOL end of course tests

    ¨ Maintain a 95% or better attendance

    ¨ Maintain a zero discipline record

    ¨ Must have a strong desire to be a part of Performing and Visual Arts

      Enrollment Process

    1. Complete the Application
    2. Complete the admissions Contract
    3. Submit four recommendations
    4. Submit a copy of a recent report card

    Areas of Concentration:

    • Art
    • Dance
    • Theatre Arts
    • Vocal
    • Instrumental-Band and Orchestra