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North Country Union High School
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Newport, VT 05855
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ARTS & COMMUNICATIONS ACADEMY
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Mission Statement:
In preparation for university and conservatory studies, North Country students have the opportunity to take skills-based classes in Dance, Drama, Music and Visual Arts for all four years of high school. Course work is aligned with state and national standards.  In addition to supporting the North Country Union High School mission, the Arts & Communications Academy will enrich Fine Arts students by providing opportunities for them to explore the world around them while following academic and career pathways throug arts-integrated learning
experiences.



Enrollment Procedure:
1.     Complete application, with examples from portfolio
2.     Interview with faculty

POSSIBLE CAREER PATHWAYS

Actor

Human Services Field (counseling)

Alternative Medicine (Yoga, Herbal,  etc.)

Industrial Artists  (woodworking/Metalworking)

Animation Specialist 
 
Interior Designer

Art (Artist, dealer, critic,  teacher, etc.)

Interpreter/Translator 
 
Broadcasting

Journalist

Business/Marketing (sports,  corporate) 
 
Librarian

Carpentry (Craftsmanship Design)

Massage Therapy

Ceramics & Sculpture/Crafts  & Pottery

Music (Producer/Composer/Teacher)

Community Organizer 

Occupational Therapist

Computer Arts (ex. Special Effects)

Outdoor Recreation/Education

Cosmetologist (hair, nails,  make-up, etc.)

Parks & Recreation Manager

Culinary Arts (chef)

Photographer

Curator (art gallery, museum, etc.)

Political Science (Debate  Team/Lawyer)

Dancer (Producer/Choreographer/Teacher)

Real-Estate Agent

Digital Communication &  Multi-Media Marketing

Refurbishing & Restoration

Early Childhood Education

Sign Language

Engineer (Architecture Design)

Social Worker

Entrepreneur

Tattoo Artist

Fashion Design (footwear/clothing/jewelry)

Teacher

Film/Theater Director

Theater Productions (set/costume  design)

Freelance Illustrator - Drawing  & Painting/Printmaker

Therapist (Art/Dance/Play/recreation)

Glass Art & Junk Art

Video Game Designer

Graphic Designer

Videographer

Green Industries (Landscape  Des./Groundskeeper)

Website Designer

Green Industries (Floral  Design/Green House)

Welder

Historian

Writer (Play writer, Screen writer,  Novelist, Poet)

Hospitality & Tourism Industry
Examples of Projects, Field Trips, Presentations, Opportunities:
 (A minimum of 4 field trips are paid for by the ACA )

The Acting Company with Guthrie 
        
Visits to the Montreal Museum of Art
 
Flynn Theater Performances & workshops
     Visits to the Mass Moca Museum 
        
Workshops with Paul Taylor Dance Company
 
Visits to the Stowe Arts & Crafts Festival
       
Musical Theater Workshop with STEPS on Broadway
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