Stivers School for the Arts

Infobox Secondary school

name = Stivers School for the Arts
motto = "Giving Our Best Performance"
established = 1908
type = Public (arts magnet) secondary school
principal = Erin Dooley
faculty =
students = 870 approx.
mascot = Tiger
colors = Orange and Black
city = Dayton
state = Ohio
country = U.S.
website = [http://stivers.org Stivers.org]
grades = 7 - 12
average
address = 1313 E. Fifth St.
newspaper = The Tiger Times
yearbook =

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location = Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
USA
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lat_direction = N
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long_direction = W
built = 1908
architecture = Tudor Revival
added = August 21, 2001 [ [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/OH/montgomery/state3.html National Register Information Systems] Retrieved February 16, 2007.]
refnum = 01000896
governing_body = Dayton, Ohio

Stivers School for the Arts is a magnet school in the Dayton Public Schools in Dayton, Ohio, USA, located in the St. Anne's Hill Historic District neighborhood. It is a public middle- and high school that focuses on education in the visual and performing arts.

General information

Stivers was founded in 1908. Its building is Dayton's oldest school building. Stivers was a high school until the mid-1980s when it became a middle school. It became both a middle and high school gradually starting in the mid 1990s, graduating its first (new) high school class in 2000. It now encompasses grades 7–12 (the only such public school in the school district) and offers programs in music, dance, theatre, creative writing, choir, and visual arts. Students must audition to be admitted. The school currently has around 870 students in grades 7-12.

Stivers was rated an "Excellent" school by the Ohio Department of Education for the 2007-2008 school year. [http://www.ode.state.oh.us/reportcardfiles/2007-2008/BUILD/036152.PDF]

In 2005 "Stivers" Fifth street building was renovated. The school was relocated to a temporary facility in the Five Oaks Neighborhood in Dayton while the Fifth street building was renovated. On October 29, 2007 "Stivers" Fifth Street building re-opened to students after two years of construction. [http://www.daytondailynews.com/search/content/oh/story/news/local/2007/10/30/ddn103007newschools.html]

Milton Caniff is a famous alumnus of Stivers. He was a cartoonist and at times in his cartoons referenced a high school called St. Ivers, a reference to his alma mater. Stivers honored Caniff’s legacy by renaming part of South Clinton Street (adjacent to Fifth St.) as Milton Caniff Drive. [http://www.spava.info/]

Stivers celebrated its centennial at the first annual SPAVA (Stivers Performing and Visual Arts) Festival May 1-4 2008. [http://www.spava.info/]

"seedling" Foundation

A large donation of $100,000 dollars was given to the Arts school on July 12,2007 through the "seedling" Foundation. This money will help fund the Arts magnet program at Stivers as well as other programs which saw major cuts after a school levy failed and some faculty were cut. [http://www.daytondailynews.com/o/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/education/entries/2007/07/12/big_donation_he.html]

The "seedling" Foundation is a non-profit organization established to benefit Stivers School for the Arts. The foundation's purpose is to support the Arts Programs at Stivers by providing funds for guest artists, scholarship programs, and other educational pursuits. The organization consists of parents, alumni, and community leaders. Donations are accepted by the "seedling" Foundation for the current capital campaign.

Curriculum and activities

* Academic: Required and elective college preparatory courses including Advanced Placement Courses

* Athletic and a number of enrichment programs designed to integrate the abilities of the well-rounded student. Such activities include: JV Boys and Girls Basketball, Varsity Boys and Girls Basketball, Varsity Girls Volleyball, Soccer, Cheerleading, Tiger Nation Pep Squad, Track & Field, JCOWA (Junior Council on World Affairs), Student Government, Go Green Recycling Club, Math Olympics, Chess Club, Yearbook Committee, Newspaper, Muse Machine

* Advanced Placement Courses: Biology, Calculus AB, English Literature, English Language and Composition, Music Theory, Spanish, U.S. History, U.S. Government and Politics, European History, Chemistry

Courses in arts magnet areas include:

*Visual Arts - Drawing, Sculpting, Computer Graphics, Photography, & Jewelry

*Creative Writing - Beginning through advanced classes

*Orchestra - Beginning through advanced classes

*Band - Beginning through advanced classes, Jazz Ensemble

*Dance - Beginning through advanced classes

*Theatre - Beginning through advanced classes in Acting, Technical Theatre

*Choral Music - General Choir, Show Choir, & other specialized choral groups

*Keyboard - Beginning through advanced piano keyboarding

Recognitions

* Selected to be an Ohio Venture Capital school and receive a grant of $25,000 per year for five years, to be used for staff development.
* Named a Finalist for National Blue-Ribbon School of Excellence in 1992.
*The Jazz Band won the national championships at Berklee College of Music High School Jazz Festival in 2004 and 2008. [http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/02/10/ddn021008stiversweb.html]
* As of the 2008-2009 school year, Stivers School for the Arts received an "Excellent" rating from the Ohio Department of Education.

Ohio High School Athletic Association State Championships

* Boys Basketball - 1924,1928,1929,1930 cite web|url=http://www.yappi.com/boysbasketball/AAA.html|title=Yappi Sports Basketball AAA|accessdate=2007-02-12|author=Yappi]
* Girls Track and Field – 1976 cite web|url=http://www.ohsaa.org/|title=Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site|accessdate=2006-12-31|author=OHSAA]

References

External links

* [http://www.stivers.org Stivers School for the Arts official website]
* [http://www.stivers.org/node/16 seedling Foundation for Stivers Arts Programs]
* [http://www.dps.k12.oh.us/ Website of the Dayton Public Schools]
* [http://www.jeffwrayarch.com/current_projects.htm Renovation renderings per Architect's site]