Applications are now being accepted by the Perpich Center for Arts Education Arts High School. Tenth and eleventh grade students with a strong interest in performing, visual, or media arts are encouraged to apply.

The tuition-free Arts High School occupies a 30-acre campus in Golden Valley, west of Minneapolis. About half of the school's students are from greater Minnesota. There is a supervised residential facility on the school campus for students from outside the Twin Cities. Applications for admission are due February 1, 2009.

The Arts High School is a comprehensive public high school open to all Minnesota residents entering the eleventh or twelfth grade. It provides a rigorous academic program with intensive coursework focused in the arts. About 300 students from across the state are enrolled at the school. Each focuses on one of the school's arts programs: dance, music, theater arts,  literary arts, media arts, or visual arts. More than 80 percent of graduates go directly on to college.

The Perpich Center for Arts Education (PCAE) will conduct information sessions January 10th and 24th at 10 AM and 1 PM. Sessions will be held at the Perpich Center for Arts Education, 6125 Olson Memorial Highway in Golden Valley.  Faculty and admissions staff will share information about the academic program and residential life. Call 763-591-4710 or 800-657-3515, or go to www.pcae.k12.mn.us for more information.