The
Dreyfoos School of the Arts, formerly the
Palm Beach County School of the Arts, is a
magnet school (grades
9-
12) made up of a
liberal arts and
performing arts curriculum. Entrance is by
audition, and majors include
Communications,
Dance,
Music,
Theater, and
Visual.
The school is located near
downtown West Palm Beach, across the street from a major shopping center,
Cityplace, and next door to the acclaimed
Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. Students are taken here from all over the county and travel by car, bus, or
train.
The school itself is made up of eight buildings, several of which were part of the 100 year-old
Palm Beach High School (
aka The School on a Hill - one of the few hills in
South Florida). The school population varies, and currently
averages at around 1200
students.
Because all of the students are also
artists, DSOA has a reputation for being very
bohemian. It is a fact that students are much more
open to new channels of
thought,
creativity, and
innovation. Additionally, the school is known for its
gay population; and while there is only a slightly larger number of
homosexuals, many
outsiders are biased into thinking that all those attending are "
a little fruity."
There are no
fights at this school. Instead, the
holy egoism of genius pervades throughout.
Senioritis exists to the extreme.
Drug use is probably the only "
issue," as far as problems go.
I happen to attend DSOA as a
Music (
piano/
keyboard) major. It's been several years, and I imagine I'll graduate ...
sometime.
E2 users that attend DSOA:
Pollux
Ryouga
/msg me if you should be here