Ann Medellin, pictured on right, was named the 2016 Outstanding Music Educator by the Washington state chapter of the American String Teachers Association. Medellin was selected by colleagues from across the state.
Fern Tresvan was named Washington state's 2012 Dance Teacher of the Year by the Washington Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics was named a 2017-22 Exemplary School by the Arts Schools Network. The honor was given to Arts Schools Network members that met the principles of exemplary practice in strategically evaluating their purpose, operations and educational programs.
For her innovative, multidisciplinary approach to vocal education, Margaret Green (pictured on right with VSAA Principal Lori Rotherham) was honored with a DeLucia Award. She was one of only five recipients in 2017 and the only winner from Washington state or the West Coast.
The bond measure will pay to rebuild or upgrade every single school in the district. VSAA is slated to be expanded to accommodate more students.
VSAA again made U.S. News & World Report's annual list. VSAA was named 11th in the state and 620th in the nation.
U.S. News & World Report again placed VSAA among the best public high schools in the nation as part of its annual ranking. VSAA was declared 10th in the state and 357th in the nation and received a gold medal.
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics received the Silver Award in U.S. News and World Report’s listing of Best High Schools for 2009.
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics was selected to receive a $376,000 Washington Sustainable Schools Grant to make its building environmentally friendly. Work began in summer 2007 and continued during the 2007-08 school year. To minimize disruption to learning, two doublewide portable units were used as temporary classroom spaces.
Vancouver School of Arts and Academics was recognized as a No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon School for 2005 by the U.S. Department of Education. Then-Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings presented the award at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
