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The Osceola County School for the Arts (OCSA) is a public magnet arts school located in Kissimmee, Florida.〔("Home Page" ) ''The Osceola County School for the Arts'', June 1, 2013〕 Students can major in one or two of the following disciplines: Visual Arts, Drama, Vocal Music, Instrumental Music/Band, Creative Writing, Dance, Orchestra, or Technical Theater. Middle school students (grades sixth, seventh, and eighth) may only major in dance or instrumental music(Band or Orchestra). OCSA enrolls students in grades 6-12 and is part of the School District of Osceola County. The school serves Osceola County and enrolled 859 students as of the 2013-2014 school year. It is a minority-majority school in that female students outnumber male students by approximately 3 to 1. == History == In an effort to expand the arts program in Osceola County and prepare students for work in the entertainment industry offered by theme parks and production studios in Central Florida, the School District of Osceola County considered using $6.5 million to build small 600- to 700-seat theaters at Saint Cloud High School, Poinciana High School and Osceola High School; however, the cost of building the three theaters was estimated at $19.5 million. Only a day after the meeting in August 2001, Tupperware announced that it would be selling part of its world headquarters located on Orange Blossom Trail. The 2,100-seat auditorium on the property was three times larger than any theater the district could build. The plastics company held the property off the market for six months while in negotiations with the School District of Osceola County before the school board members came to a decision.〔Charlie Reed, ("School board asked for decision on Tupperware" ) ''Osceola News-Gazette'', June 6, 2013〕 In February 2002, the Osceola County School Board voted to purchase the convention center complex for $6.5 million. The board intended to convert the facility into a Performing Arts high school institution open to students residing in Osceola County.〔Tom Germond, ("Tragedy, change mark 2002" ) ''Osceola News-Gazette'', June 6, 2013〕 The School District of Osceola County decided to build three black box theaters at the three high schools in need of theaters, which would only cost the district $4.5 million.〔Letitia Stein, ("School Board Settles On Cheaper Black-box Theaters" ) ''Orlando Sentinel'', June 7, 2013〕 It was proposed to call the new school "Walter Disney Memorial School for the Arts" to capitalize on the draw of the name, but questions regarding policy for naming schools after people persuaded the school board to reject the proposal. The school board settled on the district's school naming committee's suggestion of "The Osceola County School for the Arts." Along with the new name of the 2,100 seat theater "The Osceola Performing Arts Center(OPAC) theater on the new property.〔Charlie Reed, ("Wheeler, McKay show marked contrast on board" ) ''Osceola News-Gazette'', June 6, 2013〕 In 2004, the Florida Department of Transportation approved the installation of a traffic light to be placed at the intersection of the school's entrance and the highway. The Osceola County School Board paid more than $50,000 for a temporary signal to be placed at the intersection for two years.〔Ed Scott, ("Traffic light approved for arts school" ) ''Osceola News-Gazette'', June 7, 2013〕 Renovations on campus began in July 2007 at The Osceola County School for the Arts and The Osceola Performing Arts Center and it's Expo Hall and ended in mid 2008.〔http://www.osceola.k12.fl.us/depts/purchasing/documents/07-083RFQArchitectProjec.pdf ''School District of Osceola County, FL'', June 7, 2013〕 Remodeling included renovating 5,600 square feet of the existing banquet hall into three classrooms, which are used for the Drama, Dance and Orchestra programs. The existing storefront glass and doors were replaced, a new awning canopy was added and the acoustical ceiling system and classroom carpets were replaced.〔Mallory Bonbright, ("School’s renovation to cost $340,000" ) ''Osceola News-Gazette'', June 7, 2013〕 The new drama room has the option to be converted into a black box theater when necessary. OCSA requires school uniforms for its students after Osceola County implemented a uniform dress policy in 2009.〔Leslie Postal, ("Osceola County students adapt to wearing uniforms" ) ''Orlando Sentinel'', June 7, 2013〕 In addition to the uniform policy implemented across Osceola County, students may wear purple, navy blue, white and black collared shirts, but no school t-shirts or PE uniforms.〔http://www.osceola.k12.fl.us/Resources/documents/Shirts2013.pdf "Osceola County School District’s 2012-2013 Additional Uniform Shirt Colors By School" ''School District of Osceola County, FL'', June 7, 2013〕 In honor of OCSA's eleventh anniversary, the school hosted a semi-formal gala event on August 15, 2013.〔("Upcoming Open Houses for Osceola County Schools" ) ''St. Cloud in the News'', October 27, 2013〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Osceola County School For The Arts」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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