Tick Tick Boom is a Sound Louder Than Words for LACHSA Students

The cast and crew, from left, Liana Bartolome, 16, Sam Karpinski, 17, Randy Damas, 18, Leilani Patao, 18, Benji Tucker, 18, Vivian Wolfson, 17, Elton McCrudden, 15, Pascal Connolly, 15, of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Louder Than Words” High School Edition, a piece for “tick, tick…Boom!” pose at LACHSA in Los Angeles on Tuesday, November 30, 2021.

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Nicole Lam – A Concert Pianist and A Mezzo-Soprano Opera Singer

Clairbourn graduates are SCHOLARS who are grounded in the values of honesty, respect, responsibility, spirituality, and citizenship. Nicole Lam was a part of the Clairbourn Class of 2017. She recently graduated from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) as valedictorian. This fall, she will be attending Yale University, majoring in applied mathematics while

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Self Help Graphics & Art feature Youth Committee members from LACHSA

Self Help Graphics & Art was founded in the 1970’s to expand access to art education and produce cultural events that empower and inspire the communities of Boyle Heights and East Los Angeles. To continue advancing education and the representation of people of color in the arts, we are partnering with the Los Angeles County

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2021 Future Artists Gala – Save the date for MAY 2nd!!

SAVE THE DATE for MAY 2nd for the 2021 Future Artists Gala!!! Don't miss the 2021 Future Artists Gala on May 2, an event filled with hope, inspiration, amazing talent, plus a few fun surprises! TICKETS ON SALE IN MARCH. https://vimeo.com/508957422

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Young artists reflect on their first semester of college during COVID-19

In July, The LA Times spoke with a few graduates from LACHSA anxiously preparing to enroll in university arts programs. Now, as they wrap up their first semester, we followed up to learn about their freshman experience — or, in the case of one student who decided to defer enrollment, find out if she’s content

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Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) Invests in Music Education as a Powerful Change Agent

“This was the program that allowed me to find my voice and my love of music,” says double bassist and LACHSA alumnus. For cellist Zenaida Aparicio-Alejo, it has always offered “a place where we can rely on each other—on friends and teachers.” Both musicians have been involved with Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) since the age of

By |2020-09-14T14:26:20+00:00September 14th, 2020|Categories: Arts Education, LACHSA Alumni, Music|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) Invests in Music Education as a Powerful Change Agent

LACHSA designated Exemplary School by Arts Schools Network

The Arts Schools Network Board of Directors has designated Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) an Exemplary School in recognition of its commitment to excellence. The five-year designation is awarded for 2020-2025.  Arts Schools Network (ASN), the nation’s largest professional membership organization of specialized arts schools, awards Exemplary School designations to members

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For one Chicana rocker and memoirist, music is activism, and a way of life

Martha Gonzalez, the singer for Quetzal and author of a new book, “Chican@ Artivistas,” at her home in Los Angeles, holding a jarana from Veracruz.(Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) By STEVE SALDIVARLos Angeles Times, JULY 24, 2020, 7 AM You might think winning a Grammy might be an artist’s dream. For Martha Gonzalez, the

By |2020-07-27T19:11:15+00:00July 27th, 2020|Categories: Arts Education, LACHSA Alumni, Music|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on For one Chicana rocker and memoirist, music is activism, and a way of life

Here’s Why COVID-19 Has Made Arts Education so Problematic

LACHSA alumni Arianna Carson, who plans to study dance at SUNY Purchase in the fall, is photographed near her home in Rowland Heights on July 6, 2020.(Christina House / Los Angeles Times) By MAKEDA EASTER JULY 20, 2020 As a dance student at the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts, Arianna Carson’s meticulously scheduled

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Five high school students from LA County named U.S. Presidential Scholars for 2020

Los Angeles County High School for the Arts seniors awarded prestigious honor Five students in Los Angeles County have been named as United States Presidential Scholars. The announcement was made by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Thursday. The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was created in 1964 and has recognized more than 7,600 high

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