Jan 26 — Santa Fe City Council agreed to move forward with a plan for the city to potentially buy the old St. Catherine’s Indian School campus and lease it to the New Mexico School for the Arts.
ABQJournal Online – January 26, 2012 SF City Council Approves St. Kate’s Resolution With little fanfare, the Santa Fe City Council agreed on Wednesday to move forward with a plan for the city to potentially buy the old St. Catherine’s Indian School campus and lease it to the New Mexico School for the Arts. The [...]
Continue readingJan 23 — NMSA RESPONDS TO STATE’S GRADING SYSTEM
Dear Friends of NMSA: You may have seen in the January 12, 2012 edition of the New Mexican that the New Mexico Public Education Department (PED) has released their new grading system for Santa Fe Public Schools. New Mexico School for the Arts (NMSA) received a grade C. We have contested this ranking. Under the [...]
Continue readingJan 15 — NMSA – STUDENTS ACHIEVE IN ACADEMICS AND THE ARTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/11/12 Contact: Adelma Hnasko (505) 310-4194 AHnasko@NMSchoolForTheArts.org NEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS STUDENTS ACHIEVE IN ACADEMICS AND THE ARTS (SANTA FE, NM) New Mexico School for the Arts is proud to announce that the 28 seniors in its first graduating class have begun receiving acceptance letters and scholarship [...]
Continue readingSep 27 — New Mexico School for the Arts wants to call St. Catherine campus home
New Mexico School for the Arts wants to call St. Catherine campus home Robert Nott | The New Mexican Posted: Monday, September 26, 2011 – 9/27/ If there are any ghosts in the silent, empty St. Catherine Indian School, they may be happy to know that the site could be filled with singing, dancing, [...]
Continue readingSep 8 — School Makes AYP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7/27/11 Contact: Cindy Montoya; (505) 310-4194; CMontoya@NMSchoolForTheArts.org NEW MEXICO SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS RECEIVES ADEQUATE YEARLY PROGRESS DESIGNATION (SANTA FE, NM) New Mexico School for the Arts is proud to announce that it achieved Adequate Yearly Progress in 2011 under the Federal No Child Left Behind Act. New Mexico School for the [...]
Continue readingMay 15 — Santa Fe New Mexican May 2011 Article
Artists on the brink: New Mexico School for the Arts marks its first year with performance showcasing charter school’s disciplinary areas – dance, music, theater and visual arts Robert Nott | The New Mexican Posted: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Though most people may think of a brink as being the edge of a cliff or [...]
Continue readingAug 20 — Editorial on NMSA Opening
“Best of Luck To New School” It’s tough enough to keep an established school running day to day, week to week. But to start one up from scratch and try to make a go of it is a mammoth undertaking. The New Mexico School for the Arts, located in the former St. Francis Cathedral [...]
Continue readingAug 20 — NMSA’s Grand Opening
“Students and faculty at the New Mexico School for the Arts hold an assembly to celebrate its inaugural day of classes” By Jessica Dyer Journal Staff Writer Excitement, anticipation and a little bit of music mingled in the air Tuesday as the New Mexico School for the Arts celebrated its inaugural day of classes. [...]
Continue readingAug 18 — NMSA Registers Its First Students
“N.M. School for the Arts poised to prep teens for college, careers” Santa Fe New Mexican; by Robert Nott; 8-16-10 About 140 teens showed up in a warm, crowded gym Monday to sign up for classes at the new, state-funded New Mexico School for the Arts in downtown Santa Fe. The school, in the making [...]
Continue readingApr 30 — Mr. Joey Chavez Speaks About NMSA
Santa Fe High drama teacher accepts new position at New Mexico School for the Arts Robert Nott / The New Mexican There was a time when Joey Chavez thought he might be an architect. And another long period of time where he pursued acting. And once — long ago — he wrote on a college [...]
Continue readingFeb 8 — New Mexico School for the Arts Announces Department Chairs
SANTA FE—Head of School Jim Ledyard has announced several appointments to the New Mexico School for the Arts faculty and advisory team. Joey Chavez will join NMSA as Chair of the Theater Department. A 12th generation Santa Fean, Chavez has been heading the Theater program at Santa Fe High for the last 15 years. During [...]
Continue readingDec 21 — New Mexico School for the Arts Finds a Home
SANTA FE—New Mexico School for Arts has reached an agreement with the Archdiocese of Santa Fe to lease the St. Francis Cathedral School in downtown Santa Fe. New Mexico School for the Arts, a public, statewide, residential charter high school dedicated to artistic and academic excellence, will open its doors in August 2010 with an [...]
Continue readingAug 17 — New Mexico School for the Arts selects new Head of School
New Mexico School for the Arts [NMSA], a public, statewide, residential charter high school dedicated to artistic and academic excellence, has selected a new Head of School. Jim Ledyard assumed the Head of School on August 5. Dr. Jim Ledyard is a veteran educator whose career has spanned high school and college teaching, secondary school [...]
Continue readingJun 19 — New Mexico School for the Arts to Host Workshops for Young Artists
Interview on KUNM Radio News This summer, a group of distinguished professionals in the fields of dance, visual arts, music and theater will travel to New Mexico to share their expertise with the state’s young artists. The series of master classes and intensive workshops are presented by the newly-established charter high school, The New Mexico [...]
Continue readingJun 16 — Fanning flames of new talent
Master artists to share their skills with aspiring Santa Fe youth Craig Smith | The New Mexican Brilliant Broadway hoofer Ann Reinking has won major awards for her acting, directing and choreography. Actor and comedian Richard Kind is equally at home performing onstage, in films and on television. Susan York combines steel, porcelain and graphite [...]
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