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Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
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New downtown HSPVA campus

Address

790 Austin Street, Houston, TX 77002


Houston, Texas


United states

Coordinates Coordinates: 29°45′25″N 95°21′37″W  /  29.75686°N 95.36022°W  / 29.75686; -95.36022
Information
Type Public Arts Magnet High School
Established 1971
School district Houston Independent Schoolhouse District
Principal Dr. R. Rivas Priscilla
Grades nine-12
Enrollment 753 (2017-xviii)[1]
Paper hspvapaper
Website hspva.org

Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (Kinder HSPVA, HSPVA or PVA) is a secondary school located at 790 Austin Street in the downtown district of Houston, Texas. The schoolhouse is a part of the Houston Contained School District.

The schoolhouse educates grades nine through twelve. The school is divided into six departments: instrumental music, vocal music, dance, theater (including technical theater), visual arts, and artistic writing.

HSPVA was placed every bit the height schoolhouse in the Greater Houston Expanse by Children at Risk'southward 2009 annual ranking of high schools,[ii] and it has connected to be ranked every bit an "A" grade or college by Children at Risk.[iii] Since 2003, HSPVA has had eight students named U.s.a. Presidential Scholars in the Arts (Presidential Scholars Program) past the US Section of Education as selected by the National YoungArts Foundation (YoungArts).[4]

As a Magnet school, HSPVA does not automatically enroll students from the surrounding neighborhood; the surrounding neighborhood is zoned to Northside Loftier Schoolhouse.[5]

Art areas [edit]

There are six art areas: vocal music, instrumental music, dance, theatre, visual art, and artistic writing. In that location are subdivisions within some of these art areas. Instrumental Music breaks downwards into band, orchestra, jazz, mariachi, and pianoforte. Theatre breaks down into musical theatre, acting, and technical theatre.

History [edit]

Plaque located at 790 Austin Street detailing history of the new campus site.

HSPVA was established in 1971.[6]

HISD chose Ruth Denney as the schoolhouse's founding director.[7] The district asked Denney to choose between 3 potential sites: Due west. D. Cleveland Elementary School, Montrose Uncomplicated School, and the former Temple Beth Israel building. Afterwards touring them, Denney selected the temple building and in May 1971 the terminal plans for HSPVA were presented to the school board.[8]

Parents rallied against a planned move to Timbergrove Estate due to its lack of proximity to Downtown Houston, creative person landmarks, and the Houston Museum District, even though the commune had already paid $500,000 for planning as of 1979.[nine] The school moved to 4001 Stanford Street, the site of the former Montrose Elementary School, in 1982.[x] The cost was $1.three million, and the HISD lath had given the green light to the move the previous twelvemonth. Keith Plocek of the Houston Press wrote that partly due to the 9th grade being reassigned to the loftier schoolhouse level in 1981, "The edifice on Stanford Street was overcrowded from the go-go" as the facility was only intended for grades 10-12.[ix] The HSPVA Friends booster lodge stated an intention to raise funds to recoup the coin used for the Timbergrove site planning; according to the group, the district and HSPVA Friends had conflicting interpretations of their accord in the said recouping, and Plocek stated "The Friends never really paid much of the bill".[nine]

By the late 1990s parents advocated for another move due to overpopulation, simply again rejected the idea of the Timbergrove site due to the lack of proximity.[9] In the 1990s, there was a proposal to move HSPVA to the Bob R. Casey Federal Building in Downtown Houston.[xi] HISD after proposed moving the school near the Gregory-Lincoln Education Eye in Houston's Freedmen's Town Historical District in the Fourth Ward. HISD officials agreed to pursue a relocation at that time equally Friends of HSPVA agreed to raise nearly 50% of a projected $xxx million cost to develop a new site; otherwise HISD officials were reluctant to promote edifice a new HSPVA when at that place were schools with campuses in much worse repair.[9]

The Quaternary Ward building would have included a 2000+ seat state-of-the-art theater, updated facilities and possibly a recording studio.[ commendation needed ] Construction was temporarily delayed due to the discovery of a possible American Civil War-era cemetery.[9] In June 2007, the project page for the building displayed "CANCELLED."[12] The site that was to have the new HSPVA instead has the new Carnegie Vanguard High School.[13]

Naming word [edit]

On Oct 13, 2016, the Houston Independent Schoolhouse District Board of Trustees voted seven to ii to take a naming rights contract from the Kinder Foundation for a $7.5 meg for capital letter improvements to the new facility. The school's name will become Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts when the school moves to the new downtown location. The Kinder funds provide primarily upgrades to theater equipment and some performance spaces, such as outfitting the mini-theater.[xiv]

The contract was approved by the school board after the Kinder Foundation said information technology would withdraw the funds if the lath did not vote,[xv] six days after the public announcement of the deal.[sixteen]

One HISD board member, Jolanda Jones, spoke against the deal, arguing that it was selling out the rights to proper noun a school and that HISD was non giving attention to the non-specialty schools in the district. Jones and Diana Davila were the only lath members to vote against the deal. Most speakers at the lath coming together, including community members and HSPVA students and parents, supported the deal (17 speakers in favor, 11 against).[17] [18]

In April 2017, in response to a petition asking the Kinders to requite the name dorsum, Richard Kinder wrote to the superintendent of Houston Independent Schoolhouse District. Citing negative controversy, he offered to release the naming rights, simply did not suggest or asking the schoolhouse's name exist restored.[19] By contract, the name change will be effective when the new downtown school edifice is occupied.[20]

New campus [edit]

In January 2019, HSPVA moved from its Montrose campus to the downtown site at 790 Austin Street.[21]

Demographics [edit]

The demographics for the 2017 - 2018 school year are listed below.[22]

Race/Ethnicity 2016-2017
African American eighteen%
American Indian <1 %
Asian/Pac. Islander 9%
Hispanic 26%
White 45%
Two or More than iii%

As of 2017[update] Anglo white students fabricated up less than 50% of the educatee body, and the 3 ZIP codes with the highest numbers of students in HSPVA included Meyerland, Montrose, and the West University areas. The HSPVA educatee torso had a higher percent of Anglo white students than that of HISD as a whole. That year 15% of the students were low income. HSPVA historically had higher rates of minority enrollment as it had affirmative action policies, but these policies were withdrawn after 1997.[23]

Campus [edit]

A cake in Downtown Houston is the new location for HSPVA. It formerly housed Sam Houston High School; at a afterward point the building housed the HISD headquarters.[24] The building is five stories and 168,000 square anxiety (15,600 m2) in size,[25] at a cost of $88.four meg.[26] [27] Gensler Architects designed the building.[28] Groundbreaking occurred on December 14, 2014.[29]

The previous campus was on Blocks 12 and thirteen of the Lockard Connor and Barziza Addition,[30] in Montrose. As of 2014[update], many students practiced their creative arts in the school hallway due to the pocket-size size of the campus. Many Montrose-surface area residents attended performances even though they do not have children enrolled in the school. Students sometimes traveled to surface area cafes and restaurants after the official stop of the schoolhouse day only before additional rehearsals.[31]

Admissions patterns [edit]

HSPVA has no bodily feeder patterns. Since information technology is a magnet school it takes students from all over HISD,[32] and, until recently,[ when? ] from districts exterior of HISD.[ citation needed ]

HSPVA takes students from many HISD center schools. In improver, some students who are enrolled in individual schools in the 8th grade, such equally St. Marker'southward Episcopal School, Presbyterian School, River Oaks Baptist School, John Paul Two School,[33] and Annunciation Orthodox School,[34] cull to go to HSPVA for loftier school.[35] [36] [37] [38]

Notable alumni [edit]

  • Jay Alexander (sorcerer mentalist)[39]
  • Denise Kim (K-pop star)[39]
  • Lisa Hartman Black (actress)[40]
  • Kevin Cahoon (Broadway Performer)[41]
  • Susan Choi (novelist)[39]
  • Tamarie Cooper (Playwright and Performer)
  • Bryan-Michael Cox (Grammy Award-winning songwriter/record producer)[forty] [42]
  • Chris Dave (drummer)
  • Tamar Davis (vocalizer and actress)[43]
  • Ryan Delahoussaye (member of the rock band Blueish October)[xl]
  • Brett Deubner (Violist)[ commendation needed ]
  • Mireille Enos (Actress)[42]
  • Michelle Forbes (Actress)
  • James Francies (pianist and keyboardist)[44]
  • K. Todd Freeman (Stage Player)
  • Justin Furstenfeld (fellow member of the rock ring "Bluish October")[40]
  • Robert Glasper (Grammy Award-winning Jazz Musician)[xl] [42]
  • Bianna Golodryga (Goggle box journalist)[45]
  • Chachi Gonzales (Dancer, Choreographer)
  • John Gremillion (voice actor in anime films)[39]
  • Tim Guinee
  • Eric Harland (Jazz Drummer)
  • Everette Harp (Jazz musician)[xl] [39]
  • Sara Hickman (Singer and songwriter)[40] [42]
  • Lance Hosey (Accolade-winning builder and author)
  • Cheryl Kelley (Photorealist painter)
  • Autumn Knight (interdisciplinary artist)
  • Beyoncé Knowles (Grammy Award-winning musician)[40]
  • Major R. Johnson Finley ("MAJOR.")[46]
  • Augustin Liebster (UX Designer)
  • LeToya Luckett (Grammy Honour-winning musician)
  • Ralphie May (Comedian)
  • Adam Mayfield (An American player, who has been portraying Scott Chandler on the ABC soap opera All My Children since April 2009.)[47]
  • Margarita Monet (founder of the band Edge Of Paradise)
  • DeQuina Moore (Broadway Extra, Vocaliser, Dancer)[48] [49]
  • Jason Moran (jazz musician)[40] [39] [42]
  • Mike Moreno Jazz Guitarist
  • Carli Mosier (Voice actress)[l]
  • Matt Mullenweg (Co-founder of WordPress)[51] [52]
  • Renee O'Connor (Actress)[40]
  • Lovie Olivia (Multidisciplinary artist)
  • Mark Payne (Emmy Award-winning makeup artist)[53] [54]
  • Esteban Powell (Player)
  • Robh Ruppel (Illustrator)
  • Kendrick Scott (Jazz musician)[40] [39]
  • Ronen Segev (Classical Pianist)[55]
  • Mark Seliger (Photographer)[forty]
  • Justin Simien (Filmmaker, Writer)[56] [57]
  • Walter Smith III, (Jazz composer and Musician)
  • Helen Sung (Professional musician)[40] [42]
  • Leron Thomas (multi-genre composer, Jazz musician, vocalizer, rapper)
  • Chris Walker (R&B Singer)
  • Chandra Wilson (Emmy nominated Extra)[39] [42]
  • Harris Wittels (Comedian, writer)
  • Camille Zamora (Opera singer)
  • Gwendolyn Zepeda (Poet)[58]

References [edit]

  • Gore, Elaine Clift (2007). Talent Knows No Color: The History of an Arts Magnet High School. Charlotte, NC: Information Historic period Publishing, Inc. (IAP). ISBN 1593117612, 9781593117610.

Notes [edit]

  1. ^ "PERFOR & VIS ARTS H S". National Heart for Education Statistics. Retrieved Dec 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Mellon, Ericka. "3 HISD schools sweep top spots." Houston Chronicle. April 12, 2009. Retrieved on May 5, 2009.
  3. ^ "2018 School Rankings | Texas School Guide". Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  4. ^ "Awards - U.Southward. Presidential Scholars Program". ed.gov. August 31, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
  5. ^ "Northside Attendance Boundary Map" (PDF).
  6. ^ "School Information / History". www.houstonisd.org . Retrieved Jan 25, 2019.
  7. ^ Gore, p. 9.
  8. ^ Gore, p. 10. Gore, Elaine Clift (January one, 2007). Talent Knows No Color: The History of an Arts Magnet High School. IAP. ISBN9781593117627 . Retrieved Dec 31, 2016 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ a b c d e f Plocek, Keith (December 30, 2004). "On Shaky Grounds". Houston Press . Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  10. ^ "New HSPVA school building in downtown Houston is part of proposed HISD bond packet". CultureMap Houston . Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  11. ^ Sarnoff, Nancy. "Officials ponder downtown move for HSPVA." Houston Relate. October fourteen, 2009. Retrieved November 24, 2009.
  12. ^ "High Schoolhouse for Performing and Visual Arts Replacement School". Houston Independent School Commune. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  13. ^ Downing, Margaret. "Carnegie Vanguard May Finally (And Happily) Motion To A New Dwelling." Houston Press. December 10, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  14. ^ "HSPVA to be renamed after Kinder Foundation donates $7.5M". KPRC-TV click2houston.com. October 14, 2016. Retrieved Dec 31, 2016.
  15. ^ "Fate of arts high school renaming proposal uncertain". Houston Relate . Retrieved Feb 2, 2018.
  16. ^ Pulsinelli, Olivia (October 14, 2016). "HISD approves Kinder gift, proper name alter". Houston Business organisation Journal.
  17. ^ Downing, Margaret (October fourteen, 2016). "Trustees Vote to Rename HSPVA and Jones Says HISD "Is Like a Pimp"". Houston Press . Retrieved Jan 11, 2017.
  18. ^ "October 13, 2016 Board Meetings - Houston Independent Schoolhouse District". houstonisdtx.swagit.com . Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  19. ^ Downing, Margaret (Apr 27, 2017). ""The HSPVA Fight Continues Even After Rich Kinder Offers to Have Back His Proper noun"". The Houston Press . Retrieved February ane, 2018.
  20. ^ "Kinder-HSPVA-HISD Executed Agreement 10-13-16". Scribd . Retrieved Feb ii, 2018.
  21. ^ "Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts / Homepage". world wide web.houstonisd.org . Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  22. ^ http://www.houstonisd.org/cms/lib2/TX01001591/Centricity/domain/21231/school_profiles/HSPVA_HS.pdf[ bare URL PDF ]
  23. ^ Isensee, Laura (July 13, 2017). "Once Tool to Desegregate, HSPVA Doesn't Reverberate Variety in Houston School District". Houston Public Media. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  24. ^ Gonzales, J.R. "Sam Houston High School (old)." Houston Chronicle. March 30, 2010. Retrieved November 22, 2011..
  25. ^ Mellon, Ericka. "HSPVA to get $80 1000000 makeover with roof terrace, outdoor dining." Houston Relate. October xv, 2014. Retrieved Oct 17, 2014..
  26. ^ "Building Programs / High School for the Performing and Visual Arts". www.houstonisd.org . Retrieved Feb ii, 2018.
  27. ^ "New Kinder HSPVA on track to welcome students in January 2019". News Blog. Houston Independent School District. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
  28. ^ "HSPVA breaks ground for new school in downtown theater commune." Houston Independent School District. December 15, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014..
  29. ^ "HISD breaks ground on 4 new campuses, celebrates first project to 'become vertical'." Houston Independent Schoolhouse Commune. December 18, 2014. Retrieved Dec 21, 2014..
  30. ^ Lockard Connor and Barziza Addition, Blocks 12 and 13. Harris County Assessor's Cake Book. Book 23, Page 68 (PDF and JPG) and 69 (PDF and JPG). They betoken the Montrose School, which HSPVA was built upon.
  31. ^ Ambrose, Amber (August 25, 2014). "A Sense of Place: Appreciating HSPVA'due south Montrose Campus Earlier the big Jump to Downtown". Montrose Management District. Retrieved July i, 2017.
  32. ^ "The Loftier Schoolhouse for the Performing and Visual Arts / Homepage". Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved October 21, 2009.
  33. ^ "St. John Paul Ii Cosmic School". Archived from the original on May 22, 2007.
  34. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved Nov ix, 2012. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  35. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August vii, 2003. Retrieved May 1, 2006. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  36. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 18, 2006. Retrieved November 9, 2012. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  37. ^ http://world wide web.robs.org/podium/default.aspx?t=1996
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  40. ^ a b c d east f k h i j grand fifty yard "Distinguished HISD Alumni Archived May xv, 2012, at the Wayback Motorcar." Houston Contained School Commune.
  41. ^ HSPVA, Kinder (August iii, 2018). "Theatre alum @KevinCahoon volition direct Hedwig @zachtheatre in January. Nosotros hope you're able to stop by and see our new campus!https://twitter.com/KevinCahoon/status/1025482143571443712 …". @HSPVA . Retrieved February eleven, 2019.
  42. ^ a b c d e f one thousand "Outstanding Alumni Archived May 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine." Loftier School for the Performing and Visual Arts.
  43. ^ "Ashley Tamar Davis Returns Habitation to Star in the Hitting "Motown The Musical"". Retrieved August x, 2016.
  44. ^ Panken, Ted (November 2018). "Empathy & Authenticity". DownBeat. Vol. 85, no. 11. p. 26.
  45. ^ Golodryga, Bianna (July 8, 2010). "Bianna'southward Inspiration: My High School Instructor". ABC News. Retrieved June 4, 2017.
  46. ^ Lapacazo Sandoval (August 30, 2018). "Soul Singer MAJOR drops new album "Even MORE"". Los Angeles Picket . Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  47. ^ Soap star talks nearly struggles, surviving Ike Archived Oct half-dozen, 2012, at the Wayback Machine KTRK.com special report
  48. ^ MARGARET DOWNING (May 27, 2013). "Flashdance, the Musical Brings Its Dance Dreams Back to Life in Houston". Houston Press . Retrieved September seven, 2018.
  49. ^ Jo-Carolyn Goode. "DeQuina Moore Stars in Flashdance – The Musical". Houston Style Mag . Retrieved September vii, 2018.
  50. ^ "Carli Mosier".
  51. ^ Matusow, Cathy. "The Blog Age." Houston Press. Oct 28, 2004. Retrieved May 18, 2009.
  52. ^ "Videos Featuring Distinguished Alumni". Houston Independent Schoolhouse District. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015. Matt Mullenweg - The founder of Wordpress is a Houston ISD graduate. In this video, HISD alumnus Matt Mullenweg describes his experiences at HISD schools, including Parker Unproblematic and HSPVA, and explains how he created Wordpress.
  53. ^ Sorenson, Edith (May 30, 1996). "Printing Picks".
  54. ^ "Get Happy". Oct 21, 2008 – via IMDb.
  55. ^ "Ronen Segev." Ten O'Clock Classics. Retrieved on May 18, 2009.
  56. ^ Yvonne Villarreal (May 5, 2018). "'Dear White People': Creator Justin Simien goes dorsum to form in Season two". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  57. ^ Terry Gross (October 16, 2014). "'Dear White People' Is A Satire Addressed To Anybody". NPR . Retrieved September 7, 2018.
  58. ^ "Reagan HS grad becomes Houston'due south first poet laureate." Houston Independent School District. May 9, 2013. Retrieved on August 19, 2017. While she graduated from Reagan, she also attended HSPVA as noted on the page

Farther reading [edit]

  • Levine, South. (December 13, 1981). New arts school should exist the envy of districts everywhere. Houston Chronicle, Section 2, thirteen, 17.
  • "HSPVA earns Grammy honour". Houston Relate. West University Examiner. May 24, 2006.
  • Mellon, Ericka. "For HSPVA dancers, graduation is more than than caps and gowns." Houston Chronicle. June 7, 2014.
  • "Kinder-HSPVA-HISD Executed Agreement 10-13-16". Scribd . Retrieved February ii, 2018.

External links [edit]

  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata
    • High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (houstonisd.org/hspvarts) at the Wayback Automobile (archive index)
    • Loftier School for the Performing and Visual Arts (hs.houstonisd.org/HSPVA) at the Wayback Motorcar (archive alphabetize) - 2001-2007
    • High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (hspva.org) at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
    • High Schoolhouse for the Performing and Visual Arts (houston.isd.tenet.edu/hspva/) at the Wayback Automobile (archive alphabetize) - 1998-2001
  • On Shaky Grounds A Houston Press commodity about the problems with the proposed Fourth Ward site (subsequently instead used for Carnegie)

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