| Las Vegas Academy, one of the magnet
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| | theater technology, and visual arts.
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| schools of the Las Vegas Public School
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| | The school operates longer than other
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| District, has prepared a series of
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| | schools in the area in order to pack in
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| student produced and student led theater
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| | all the subjects that students need to
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| performances.
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| | study in this arts intensive program.
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| The Five Plays
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| | Classes are organized on a block
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| • You Want Freedom Fries With That?
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| | schedule, in which students take regular
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| "An original theater piece about being an
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| | academic classes every other day and
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| American teenager in an increasingly
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| | major classes every day.
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| small world, written and conceived by the
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| | This aggressive approach to education has
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| Roncalli Drama Festival Ensemble,
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| | earned the Las Vegas Academy many honors,
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| performed at the Roncalli Drama Festival
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| | both state and nationwide. Including
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| in Poggibonsi, Siena, Italy, in the heart
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| | awards from the White House, Senators
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| of Tuscany."
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| | Reid, Bryan, and Ensign, former Governor
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| • Mixed Babies
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| | Miler and former Las Vegas mayor Jones,
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| "Five teenage girls of color discuss
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| | the Academy has also garnered attention
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| life, love, relationships, and friendship
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| | from the International Network of
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| in this compelling short play."
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| | Performing and Visual Arts schools and
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| • Coffee Con Carnage
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| | been labeled a STAR school. In addition
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| "An original sketch conceived and
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| | to winning three Grammy Signature School
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| performed by the students of the Mime and
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| | awards, the Academy has been recognized
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| Improvisation Class."
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| | by the U.S. Department of Education as
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| • Sorry, Wrong Number
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| | both a New American High School and a
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| "A classic one act thriller that will
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| | U.S. Blue Ribbon School.
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| keep you on the edge of your seat."
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| | The Student Experience at Las Vegas
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| • The Intermission
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| | Academy
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| "A playwright listens clandestinely to
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| | Students of the Las Vegas Academy compete
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| the reactions of the intermission crowd
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| | through a tough screening process just to
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| at the premiere of his new play: a
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| | attend, including an audition as well as
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| surprisingly insightful look at how we
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| | maintaining a high grade point average in
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| perceive what others think about our
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| | their regular academic subjects. While
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| art."
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| | students at other area high schools
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| History of the Las Vegas Academy
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| | attend class for 50 minutes a day,
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| Established in 1992 by the Las Vegas
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| | students at Las Vegas Academy go for 86
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| Public School District and area
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| | minutes. The school day also goes one
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| universities, the Las Vegas Academy is
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| | hour longer overall. This hard work
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| committed to fostering student skills in
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| | pays off with over sixty percent of
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| the arts and communication. This magnet
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| | graduates enrolling in four year
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| school includes students from all over
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| | universities. The series of short plays
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| Clark County at its campus in an historic
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| | to be produced by the theater and theater
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| urban shopping district.
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| | technology departments will be just one
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| Las Vegas Schools students pursue a major
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| | of many ways in which Las Vegas Academy
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| in one of the following fields: dance,
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| | students present their hard work and
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| vocal music, instrumental music,
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| | dedication to the local community.
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| international studies, piano, theater,
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