Waterbury Arts Magnet School Explained

Waterbury Arts Magnet School
Motto:ARTS - Achieve Respect Trust and Succeed
Streetaddress:16 South Elm Street
City:Waterbury
State:Connecticut
Zipcode:06706
Country:United States of America
Coordinates:41.5544°N -73.0371°W
Schooltype:Public magnet school
Status:Open
District:Waterbury Public Schools
Superintendent:Verna D. Ruffin
Ceeb:070867
Principal:Maria Stasaitis
Grades:6-12
Communities:Waterbury, Naugatuck, Plymouth/Terryville, Region 15, Thomaston, Wolcott
Hours In Day:6 hours and 30 minutes
Campus Type:Urban

Waterbury Arts Magnet School is a public middle and high school located in downtown Waterbury, Connecticut. The school opened in 2004 alongside the newly renovated Palace Theater, to which the school is granted limited access for assemblies and performances.[1] Prominent features of the school include various performance spaces, music labs, and a television studio.

Notable alumni

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frome . Susan . Palace Theater and the Waterbury Arts Magnet School . The Waterbury Observer . https://web.archive.org/web/20090912095258/http://www.waterburyobserver.com/worxcms_published/recent_stories_29.shtml . 12 September 2009 . 1 October 2004.
  2. Web site: Cuevas . Jailene . CT native Christopher Briney stars in Amazon’s ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ . CT Insider . 6 July 2022.
  3. Web site: Cuevas . Jailene . Hartford native Christopher Briney stars in Amazon’s ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ . Shoreline Times . 29 July 2022.
  4. Web site: WATERBURY BOARD OF EDUCATION MINUTES ~ REGULAR MEETING . Waterbury Public Schools . pdf . 21 March 2019.
  5. Web site: Snyder . Hanna . Acting bug leads WAMS pupil to key role in ‘Wonder Park’ Republican American Archives . Republican American . 19 March 2019.