Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts

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Center for Creative Arts
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Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts
Chattanooga
,
Tennessee

United States
Coordinates 35°04′45″N85°18′15″W / 35.0793°N 85.3042°W / 35.0793; -85.3042
Information
TypePublic secondary fine arts magnet
Established1874
PrincipalJill Levine
Grades6–12
Song"Here's to the Dreamers" - Allan A. Ledford [1]
Website cca.hcde.org

The Chattanooga High School Center for Creative Arts is a fine arts magnet school for grades six through twelve, located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States and founded in 1874. Its seventh and final location, built in 1963, is now the Center for Creative Arts (CCA).

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Students major in one of the five creative arts taught: Communications, Dance, Music, Theatre, or Visual Arts.

Events

In 2004, work by student artists from the school went on exhibit in the Mayor’s Office conference room for several months. This Art in Public Places program was sponsored and coordinated by Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga. [2]

In 2005, 25 students from CCA visited Gangneung, South Korea, to perform at the Fourth Annual International Junior Arts Festival. Over 500 students ages 12 to 20, from Russia, Germany, Mongolia, Japan, the U.S. and Korea took part in the event. [3]

In 2007, the dance department of the school hosted the Tennessee Association of Dance's (TAD) annual statewide conference. [4]

Ongoing events[ when? ] include the annual Jazz Benefit at the Bessie Smith Hall, with performances by students and faculty. [5] The annual Chattanooga Dances! Concert is presented in the Center for Creative Arts Auditorium. The program highlights the city’s non-profit dance companies along with schools that maintain a full-time dance department. [6] The Center for Creative Arts Theatre Department performs in the school’s Sandra Black Theatre. [7]

The Choo Choo "Kids"

The Choo Choo "Kids" are a musical theatre troupe consisting of 10–15 CCA students. Led by Cody Murphy with choreography done by Crystal Newson and Lindsey Fussell, the CCKs are a vital part of the Chattanooga community. Every year, they perform in a fall showcase, and a spring musical. For the year 2024, Urinetown the Musical will be on May 8 and 9. In the summer of 2009, the "Kids" performed in Hamm, Germany. The Choo Choo "Kids" were founded by longtime and now retired educator Allan Ledford.

Project Motion

Project Motion is a division of the Dance major at CCA. Each year, students majoring in dance at CCA audition for a select number of spots.

Awards

In 2006, the school was awarded the 2005–2006 Creative Ticket Award by the Kennedy Center. [8]

In 2007, Karen Wilson, Dance Department Chair at the Center for Creative Arts, received the Tennessee Association of Dance Outstanding Dance Educator Award. [9]

Admission

The academic year features an A/B block schedule with year-long classes meeting on alternate days. Upper-level students have the option to take joint enrollment classes at UTC or on campus through Chattanooga State.

Notable alumni

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References

  1. ↑ "CCA Student Handbook 23-24" . Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Student art goes on exhibit in Mayor's Office". City of Chattanooga. December 16, 2004. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
  3. ↑ "News From Our Sister Cities: Gangneung". Sister Cities International. November 2005. Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Arts News". The Pulse. October 17, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2007.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Center For Creative Arts Jazz Benefit Is Nov. 11". The Chattanoogan. October 15, 2007. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
  6. ↑ "Allied Arts Community Calendar". Allied Arts. November 17, 2006. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Center For Creative Arts Performs To Kill A Mockingbird". The Chattanoogan. October 22, 2007. Archived from the original on December 18, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
  8. ↑ "News from the Kennedy Center Education Department: Creative Ticket Award Winners" (PDF). The Kennedy Center. November 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
  9. ↑ "CCA Teacher Wins State Award For Dance Education". The Chattanoogan. October 19, 2007. Archived from the original on October 20, 2007. Retrieved October 22, 2007.
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