Central Visual and Performing Arts High School

Central Visual and Performing Arts High School (formerly Central High School) is a magnet high school in St. Louis, Missouri, part of the St. Louis Public Schools.

Central Visual and Performing Arts High School
Location
3125 S. Kingshighway
St. Louis, Missouri

United States
Coordinates38.6046°N 90.2709°W / 38.6046; -90.2709
Information
TypeMagnet high school
MottoThere Will Always Be a Central High
EstablishedFebruary 7, 1853 (February 7, 1853)
School districtSt. Louis Public Schools
SuperintendentKeisha Scarlett
PrincipalAmy Phillips
Faculty28.50 (FTE)
Grades9–12
Enrollment400 (2017-18)
Student to teacher ratio14.04
Campus typeUrban
Color(s)    Gold, white, black
(formerly red and black)
MascotEagle (formerly Owl)
NewspaperNone (formerly the Monthly Blossom, The Nut, The Reflector, and The High School News)
YearbookFamebook (formerly The Red and Black)
Websitewww.slps.org/CVPA

Founded in 1853, Central High School is the oldest public high school west of the Mississippi River, although it has moved several times and merged with a magnet school in 1984. Central VPA specializes in the arts, with students taking courses in three art majors, including visual art, musical art, and performing art, with focuses on ceramics, drawing and painting, photography, instrumental music, vocal music, dance, and theater.

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