Pittsburgh Capa 6-12

A Creative and Performing Arts Magnet

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Remote learning will continue at Pittsburgh CAPA until Friday, January 6, 2023.

Due to spacing and scheduling challenges, as well as additional cleaning measures following a unit ventilator coil break, remote learning will continue at Pittsburgh CAPA until Friday, January 6, 2023.

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Remote Learning Day on Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Due to a unit ventilator coil break in the fourth-floor library last week, Pittsburgh CAPA will have a Remote Learning Day on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Students will participate in live synchronous learning and instruction remotely on Microsoft Teams.

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How One District Ensures That Career Education Leads to Jobs for Students

Angela Mike sees community partnerships as essential to the success of the Pittsburgh school district’s career and technical education program. Since taking the helm of the program in 2010, she’s brought on more than 60 partners, including the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Pittsburgh’s city government. Mike

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News Release: Superintendent Wayne N. Walters Announces New Extreme Heat Protocol for Schools without Air Conditioning

PITTSBURGH, May 30, 2023 – Today, Superintendent Wayne N. Walters, EdD, announced a new Extreme Heat Protocol for schools without sufficient air conditioning systems. The protocol will guide decisions regarding heat-related building closures and other actions while increasing transparency for staff and families related to the District’s decision-making process.

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News Release: Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 and Peabody Early Childhood Center to Operate Remotely This Week

PITTSBURGH, May 29, 2023 – Pittsburgh Obama 6-12 and the Pittsburgh Peabody /Obama Early Childhood Center will transition to synchronous remote learning this week when class resumes on Tuesday, May 30. Teachers will facilitate live remote instruction on Microsoft Teams due to ventilation challenges caused by a broken coil in the building’s air conditioning.

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Address 111 9th St, Pittsburgh, PA 15222
ADA Accessible Yes
Phone (412) 529-6101
Uniform No
School Colors Black and White
District 8
Students 845
FAX (412) 338-6143
Mascot N/A
Hours 7:25-3:00 High School. 8:05-3:27 Middle School

ABOUT OUR SCHOOL

Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 is a Creative and Performing Arts Magnet school located in the heart of Pittsburgh's downtown cultural district. In 2009, CAPA was awarded the Blue Ribbon as a school of Distinction by the Department of Education.

The mission of Pittsburgh CAPA 6-12 is to provide every student in grades 6-12 with a comprehensive academic program rooted in a superior quality arts education experience that encourages excellence and success in their personal development as artists and cultural leaders. CAPA 6-12 offers a challenging and integrated curriculum that equally provides world-class preparation for college and university study, and conservatory level preparation for artistic careers.

The environment at CAPA 6-12 is enhanced by partnerships and collaborations with local and national cultural organizations and universities that provide opportunities in which to explore the relationships between school, family and work. In 2014, US News and World Report named CAPA in the Top 20 of Best High Schools in Pennsylvania.

Acceptance is based upon an off-site application and completion of a successful audition or presentation of an acceptable portfolio. Students may choose intensive artistic instruction in one of eight art forms: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, piano, production technology, theater, visual arts and vocal music. CAPA Audition Materials are available here.

CAPA 6-12 offers National Honor Society, Ski Club, CAPA Chronicle (Newspaper), Unicorn (Yearbook), Student Council, all-school musical, Master classes, Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science, Amnesty International, intramural sports, African American CAS Council, 6th-8th Grade Athletics (Co-ed Cross Country, Boys and Girls Soccer, Boys and Girls Basketball), and Junior National Honor Society. Students have won awards from the Carson Scholars Fund, National Scholastic Writing Contest, Gene Kelly Awards, Music in the Parks Festival, National Choral Competition, City Theatre Young Playwrights Festival, Pittsburgh Public Theatre's Shakespeare Contest, National Scholastic Art and Writing Contest, PMEA, and Race to the Top Commencement Challenge.