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Visual and Performing Arts Academy (VAPA)
The Visual and Performing Arts Academy provides students with a strong academic program that develop the skills necessary to have prosperous careers in the visual and performing arts.
Art Department Phone: 301-962-1058
Choral/Theatre/Music Department Phone: 301-962-1028
Instumental Music Phone: 301-929-4495
Dance Department Phone: 301-929-4494
Faculty:
Music
Joan Rackey (Concert band, Orchestra, Jazz Band,Honors Jazz Ensemble, IB music)
David Cannon (AP Music Theory, Guitar, Electronic Music)
Delmer Padgett (Piano)
Chorus
Delmer Padgett (Chambers Chorus, Concert Chorus)
Drama
Peter Smeallie (Acting, IB Theatre, Musical Theatre, TV Production, Stage Design)
Dance
Tricia Gooley (Dance As A Fine Art, Advanced Studio, Jr. Dance Company & Dance Company)
Visual Art
Tom Ellwanger (Ceramics, Art Resource Teacher)
Amber Carroll (Ceramics, Photography)
Sarah Harnish (Foundations, Studio Art, Yearbook)
Ricki McKenzie (Foundations, IB Art, Art & Culture)
Jane Walsh (Painting, Digital Art, Foundations)