Project highlights include: A two-story addition, allowing the school to accommodate 200 more students New commons area to accommodate larger student body, new main office, and new Black Box theater space The addition of four classrooms in the new building and the conversion of the old Black Box space into four classrooms and two office [...]
The new VSAA building opens! VSAA now accommodates 200 more students (student count is nearly 800), and ten more teachers, and with it comes a variety of new course offerings such as Marketing, Theatre Tech, and Real Life 101.
2021–22—VSAA received state recognition for achievement for the whole school.
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.
