Emerson School for Visual and Performing Arts

Wirt-Emerson Visual and Performing Arts Academy
Location
210 North Grand Boulevard
Gary, Indiana, Lake County, 46403
United States
Coordinates 41°36′36″N 87°15′45″W / 41.609959°N 87.262374°W / 41.609959; -87.262374Coordinates: 41°36′36″N 87°15′45″W / 41.609959°N 87.262374°W / 41.609959; -87.262374
Information
Type Public high school
School district Gary Community School Corporation
Principal Dr. Adrian Richie, Jr
Faculty 39
Grades 5-12
Enrollment 612 (2013-2014)
Website Official Website

Wirt-Emerson Visual and Performing Arts Academy, is a currently operating, seven-year (6-12) middle/highschool for the visual and performing arts in the Gary Community School Corporation in Gary, Indiana. For reference to the historic closed facility that originally housed Emerson VPA, and previously Emerson High School, see Emerson High School (Gary).

History

Emerson High School (Gary) closed in 1981 due to under population. Emerson School for Visual and Performing Arts launched in 1982 after the closure of the high school.[1] Emerson VPA was one of the first of its kind in the state of Indiana.

In 2008 the Emerson building was shuttered due to mold issues. The district moved its visual and performing arts program first to the former Kennedy King Middle School and in 2010, into the former William Wirt High School building in Gary's scenic Miller Beach community.

In 2009, the district renamed the school "Wirt-Emerson Visual and Performing Arts High Ability Academy." The current location is 210 S. Grand Ave.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://sometimes-interesting.com/2013/06/12/emerson-school-of-gary-indiana/
  2. ↑ http://www.garycsc.k12.in.us/schools/william-a-wirt-emerson-vpa/contact-information/

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