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<\/a>BETHLEHEM, PA ( April 30, 2021)— Today, the\u00a0Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Literary Arts Department launches the Spring 2021 Edition of its literary magazine, RUCKUS.\u00a0 The magazine is produced by 12th-grade students as part of the Literary Arts publications course.\u00a0 The students publish three editions each school year under the guidance of faculty member, Heath Mensher.<\/div>\n\u201cThis issue of Ruckus \u2013 our Spring Edition \u2013 is very special,” says Mensher.\u00a0 “Like everything we\u2019ve produced this year, there was an extraordinary amount to overcome for our twenty-three Seniors. Our sense of community in Literary Arts, so vital to our process, has been tested. But our students developed this Spring collection, comprised of Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior Literary Artists. It\u2019s a testament to how hard our students work, and how wonderfully talented they are. I continue to be so impressed with our students, and I hope you are, too!\u201d<\/p>\n
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ABOUT THE LEHIGH VALLEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS (Charter Arts):
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\nCharter Arts is an audition-based public charter school that provides a comprehensive curriculum for high school students, grades 9-12, who have a passion for the arts. \u00a0 Students major in one of seven artistic areas: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production arts, theatre, visual arts, or vocal music.<\/p>\n
Charter Arts’ rigorous curriculum fosters both academic and artistic excellence for its students. The school\u2019s impressive Future Ready PA Index ranking, Advanced Placement (AP) exam statistics, Keystone Exam statistics, SAT scores, prestigious artistic accolades, and graduation rate, are testaments to the outstanding education that Charter Arts provides.<\/p>\n
Charter Arts is proud to celebrate its eighteenth year as one of the most respected high schools for the arts in the nation.\u00a0 Charter Arts was one of only 349 schools in the nation to be named a 2018 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education.\u00a0 In 2020, the school earned the Title I Distinguished School designation for the fourth year in a row, placing it in the top 5 % of all Title I high schools in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.\u00a0 Recently, Charter Arts was ranked as #1 Best Public High School Teachers in PA (out of 666) and #1 Best Charter High School in Pennsylvania on Niche’s 2021 Best Schools in America Rankings.<\/p>\n
Charter Arts is located at 321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem PA 18015.<\/p>\n
For more information, visit\u00a0www.CharterArts.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Information & Image\u00a0Provided By: <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" BETHLEHEM, PA ( April 30, 2021)— Today, the\u00a0Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) Literary Arts Department launches the Spring 2021 Edition of its literary magazine, … Continue reading Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts launches spring edition of its student-produced literary magazine, RUCKUS<\/span>
\nAnn Gillette
\nManager of Public Relations and Media
\nLehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts
\n321 East 3rd Street, Bethlehem, PA 18015
\nwww.CharterArts.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
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