您是一名梦想称为明星的中学生吗？ Nicole Lee（clolumn 1)

您是一名梦想称为明星的中学生吗？

作者：李亦君Nicole Lee（HSPVA休斯顿艺术高中学生）

您是一名梦想成为明星的中学生吗？你想在好莱坞表演，加入专业乐团，还是成为世界知名的歌手？如果答案是肯定的，那就继续阅读吧。大家好，我是Nicole Lee，我是美南新闻集团的新专栏作家。今天，我将和大家分享我的高中生活，一个让这些梦想成真的地方。The Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts休斯顿表演与视觉艺术高中（简称HSPVA）是位于德克萨斯州休斯顿的一所磁校。磁校是公立学校里的重点学校，要经过考试才能被选上，不是采用美国公校的就近上学原则，所以学生的成绩普遍表较好，师生的配置比例也与私校相当，所以考进磁校的竞争也是比较激烈的。HSPVA为艺术类学生提供专注于提高艺术水平的课程，让他们通过特定艺术领域的课程来提升自己的艺术造诣。HSPVA涵盖五个艺术领域：视觉艺术、舞蹈、创意写作、音乐和戏剧。每个艺术领域都有其独特的课程设置。2025年，HSPVA被Niche评为德克萨斯州最佳艺术学校第一名。HSPVA致力于为学生提供在各自领域脱颖而出所需的资源和培训。许多学生已成为格莱美奖获奖音乐家、百老汇演员、歌手，甚至喜剧演员。著名校友包括天皇巨星碧昂丝、钱德拉·威尔逊、蕾妮·戈德斯伯里等等。

在 HSPVA，每位学生每年修读九门课程，其中四门为艺术类课程。我是 HSPVA 交响乐团音乐系的小提琴手，我修读的四门音乐课程分别是指挥、弦乐团、室内乐和管弦乐团。学生的其他课程包括四门学术课程、一门选修课和一小时的午餐。HSPVA 提供十七门 AP 课程，其毕业要求与 HISD 其他学校相同。PVA 提供竞争激烈的学术环境，致力于确保学生为大学入学做好准备。最受 PVA 学生欢迎的大学是德克萨斯大学奥斯汀分校、休斯顿大学和莱斯大学。此外，每年都有多名毕业生被斯坦福大学、普林斯顿大学和茱莉亚学院等顶尖大学录取。

表演是休斯顿艺术学院（HSPVA）文化的重要组成部分。学院下设五个院系，几乎每周都有演出。全年举办各种活动，包括室内乐独奏会、诗歌朗诵会、声乐音乐会、流行音乐表演、管弦乐音乐会、戏剧作品、乐队音乐会、艺术画廊展览及拍卖会、墨西哥流浪乐队音乐会等等。此外，HSPVA 每年还会举办两场全校音乐剧，分别在秋季和春季。这些音乐剧为来自不同艺术院系的学生提供了合作创作音乐剧的机会。音乐剧的参与也不限于学生所属院系。视觉艺术、音乐、舞蹈和创意写作专业的学生都可以参加任何表演角色的试镜，反之亦然。今年，HSPVA 推出了两部精彩的戏剧作品《朝九晚五》（9 to 5）和《修女也疯狂》（Sister Act），吸引了来自休斯顿乃至更广阔地区的观众。

总而言之，HSPVA 是一所非常适合那些致力于提升艺术水平，并希望与其他志同道合的学生一起体验音乐学院般氛围的学生的学校。有一点是肯定的：HSPVA 对艺术非常认真。学校邀请各种顶尖专业人士担任客座演讲者和教练，为学生提供交流机会。我大二最美好的回忆之一是和朋友们在沃瑟姆中心与格莱美奖获奖艺术家团体 Time for Three 一起演出。除了课外活动外，HSPVA 在校期间也拥有良好的学习氛

围。着装要求宽松，学校定期组织参观，学生几乎可以成立任何他们想成立的社团。面包社是我校最受欢迎的社团之一，可能是因为它在聚会日向会员免费发放面包。一整天，来学校的访客都能听到歌声、木工、管弦乐等等在走廊里回荡。

想参加 HSPVA 吗？请先提交试镜申请。第一轮评估期间，学生需要填写申请表并提交试镜视频（以及其他申请材料，具体取决于艺术领域）。通过第一轮评估的学生将被邀请到学校参加现场试镜。学生可以参加一到两个艺术领域的试镜。一旦被录取，四年的艺术培训和乐趣就在眼前！

Clolumnist Nicole Lee:—Do you dream of being a star?

Are you a middle schooler who dreams of becoming a star? Do you want to perform in Hollywood, play in a professional orchestra, or become a world-renowned singer? If the answer is yes, keep reading. Hello, I’m Nicole Lee and I’m a new columnist for the Southern Chinese News Group. Today, I’ll be sharing a look into my high school, a place where these dreams can become reality. The Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (also known as HSPVA), is a magnet school in Houston, Texas. A magnet school is defined as a public school with specialized offerings. HSPVA is a place for artistic students to focus on improving their art through art area-specific classes. There are five art areas at HSPVA: visual arts, dance, creative writing, music, and theater. Each art area comes with its unique set of classes. In 2025, HSPVA was ranked by Niche as the #1 Best School for the Arts in Texas. HSPVA aims to give students the resources and training they need to excel in their respective fields. Several students have become Grammy Award-winning musicians, Broadway performers, singers, and even comedians. Notable alumni include Beyoncé, Chandra Wilson, Reneé Goldsberry, and many more.

At PVA, each student takes nine classes per year, and four of them are art area classes. I’m in the music department as a violinist in the HSPVA Symphony Orchestra, and the four music classes I take are Conducting, String Orchestra, Chamber Music, and Full Orchestra. The rest of a student’s schedule includes four academic classes, one elective, and an hour-long lunch. HSPVA offers seventeen AP classes, and has the same graduation requirements as any other HISD school. PVA offers a competitive academic environment and is dedicated to ensuring its students are prepared for college. The most popular universities for PVA students are UT Austin, UH, and Rice. In addition, several graduates are accepted to top schools like Stanford, Princeton, and Julliard every year.

Performances are a staple of HSPVA’s culture. With five departments, there are performances nearly every week. There are several chamber music recitals, poetry readings, vocal concerts, pop shows, orchestra concerts, theater productions, band concerts, art gallery showcases + auctions, mariachi concerts, and even more events throughout the year. In addition, HSPVA produces two All-School Musicals every year, one in the fall and one in the spring. These musicals are a chance for students from different art departments to collaborate on a musical. Participation in a musical isn’t limited to a student’s department either. Students from Visual Arts, Music, Dance, and Creative Writing can all audition for any acting role, and vice versa. This year, HSPVA presented “9 to 5” and “Sister Act,” giving two phenomenal performances that attracted an audience from all over Houston and beyond.

Where do all those performances take place? One fun fact about HSPVA is that the current building cost $88 million to build. Some of the spaces spread across its five floors include a theater with an orchestral pit, a recital hall, a black box, a studio theater, an art gallery, a recording studio, and roof terrace. Classes are located on different floors, with the general layout placing math and theater classes on the 2nd floor, history and dance classes on the 3rd, English and creative writing classes on the 4th, music and art classes on the 5th, and science and foreign language classes split between the 3rd and the 4th floors. Students climb up and down the stairs to get to their classes (although some students are permitted to use the elevators), and many students jokingly call it an alternative exercise that makes up for the lack of sports in the school.

Overall, HSPVA is a fantastic school for students who are committed to improving their art and want to experience a conservatory-like environment with other dedicated students. One thing is for sure; HSPVA is serious about its art. The school offers networking opportunities by inviting a variety of top professionals to act as guest speakers and coaches. One of my favorite memories from my sophomore year was performing with my friends at the Wortham Center with the Grammy Award-winning artist group Time for Three. In addition to outside-of-school events, HSPVA is a great environment during school hours as well. The dress code is relaxed, school tours happen regularly, and students can practically start any club they want. The Bread Club is one of the most popular clubs at my school, probably because it gives out free bread to members on meeting days. Throughout the day, visitors in the school can hear the sounds of singing, woodshopping, orchestral music, and even more flowing through the halls.

Want to attend HSPVA? Submit an audition first. For the first round of evaluation, students have to complete an application and submit an audition video (and other application materials depending on the art area). If they pass the first round, they will be invited to the school to audition in-person. Students can audition for one or two art areas. Once accepted, four years of art training and fun awaits!