Audition Dates & Requests « Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts

August 1, 2022: Summer Packets with back-to-school forms and information will be distributed electronically to all Charter Arts Families in the next couple of weeks.

Audition Dates & Requests

The Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts (Charter Arts) is a regional charter high school attracting students from a ten-county region in eastern Pennsylvania. Charter Arts is a public charter school, funded by Pennsylvania taxpayer dollars. Students audition for acceptance into one of seven artistic majors: dance, instrumental music, literary arts, production arts, theatre, visual arts, and vocal music.

Charter Arts’ unique arts-centered curriculum pairs pre-professional training in the arts with a rigorous core academic program. Students are accepted based only upon their artistic talent and potential. Read the Board Policy regarding Admission of Students. What makes Charter Arts unique, and is a key component in the success of our students, is the arts emphasis within the curriculum. Charter Arts has created a culture of high achievement across all art and core disciplines. Our creative students think and learn differently.

Want to learn more about Charter Arts?

We have a variety of options available for prospective students and their families to learn more about our school:

(1) Summer Tours –If you would like to come and tour our school this summer, please use this RSVP form to request a tour date and time. To RSVP, use THIS FORM.

(2) Call the Charter Arts Admissions Office to speak with our Director of Admissions, Ann Marie Squerrini, at 610-868-2971 Ext. 3137 or send an email to admissions@charterarts.org.

Auditions for the 2022-2023 School Year

Audition dates for the 2022-2023 school year were held earlier this year however, if you are still interested in auditioning, you can contact our Director of Admissions, Ann Marie Squerrini at 610-868-2971 Ext. 3137 or send an email to admissions@charterarts.org.

Charter Arts is proud to celebrate its nineteenth year as one of the most respected high schools for the arts in the nation. 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.

The school has earned the Title I Distinguished School designation placing it in the top 5 % of all Title I high schools in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Recently, Charter Arts was ranked as #1 Best Public High School Teachers in PA (out of 675) and #1 Best Charter High School in Pennsylvania on Niche’s 2022 Best Schools in America Rankings.

Read the 2020-2021 School Profile