UPCOMING EVENTS
Spring Dance Concert

Thu, Mar 11, 2010 - 7:30 PM

Spring Dance Concert

Fri, Mar 12, 2010 - 7:30 PM

SAT Only

Sat, Mar 13, 2010 - 8:00 AM

Spring Break

Mon, Mar 15, 2010 - 7:55 AM

PTO General Meeting

Mon, Mar 22, 2010 - 6:30 PM

PTO Board Meeting

Mon, Mar 22, 2010 - 7:00 PM

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A Special Greeting From Our Principal....
October 26, 2009
Greetings:

As principal, it is my great pleasure to welcome you to our website for The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.

We are in our 38th year of excellence in the arts and academics at HSPVA! We continue to celebrate what makes us one of the nation's most prestigious high schools: our proud heritage, dedicated staff, successful alumni, supportive parents, and, most importantly, our gifted and talented students.

The entire school community is proud of our unprecedented achievements since our inception in 1971. HSPVA has more Presidential Scholars in the Arts than any other school in the nation. We once again earned the highest ranking possible under the Texas Education Agency's accountability system this year garnering the most prestigious rank of "Exemplary." We look forward to continuing the progress that we made last year to fulfill even better our mission to provide a balanced program of rigorous training in the arts and challenging academics.

HSPVA is truly a school like no other. As I walk the hallways of the school and observe students studying and participating in dance, theatre, vocal and instrumental music, the visual arts, and the academics, I realize how fortunate they are to have a fine arts campus to attend in the Houston Independent School District. The students work hard in both the academics and the arts to move toward their goals of graduation and beyond. Our faculty and staff are dedicated to helping students reach their goals and dreams.

After this visit to our website, you are invited to come back for more – more information about HSPVA events, photos, more news, and more HSPVA magic and excitement!

Our school is rich in a tradition of excellence. I look forward to continuing to work with all stakeholders in moving HSPVA to an even higher level of achievement, both academic and artistic. Please let me know if there is anything, I can do to help you at HSPVA.

Sincerely,
R. Scott Allen, Ed.D.
Principal