Wilkes-Barre Area School District

It is with great excitement for the 2023-2024 school year that The Wilkes-Barre Area School District Creative and Performing Arts Academy announce that as of March 12, 2023, the application process will be open to all students, in current grades 8th thru 11th, interested in auditioning/interviewing for the Creative and Performing Arts Academy of the Wilkes-Barre Area School District in the following tracks: Art, Music: Choral/Vocal Performance, Music: Instrumental Performance, Theatre Arts.

Application is open to all current WBA students and participating other districts.

Application deadline is April 30, 2023.

More information about WBASD CAPAA can be found at:

http://www.wbasd.k12.pa.us/wbasdcapa_home.aspx

Click link to access the application. Application deadline is April 30, 2023.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSffZ84zxk7rZnByKLKJDpBRj7DIszHNXQzFQNuQpnsigve6dg/viewform

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