IMPORTANT PLEASE READ!!
Beginning with the 2025-26 school year First Ward Creative Arts Middle School will become a full-choice arts middle school serving students in grades 6 - 8.
Current 6th - 7th grade students attending Northwest School of the Arts will attend First Ward Creative Arts Middle School.
Rising 6th grade students will be accepted through the lottery process to attend First Ward Creative Arts Middle School.
If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact the office of Student Programs, Planning, and Placement at the following email address: comprehensivereview@cms.k12.nc.us or by calling (980) 343-5335.
For more information please see the Board of Education Vote: Creative Arts Expansion
AUDITIONS FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR
AUDITIONS FOR THE 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR
Thank you for your interest in Northwest School of the Arts!
Thank you for your interest in Northwest School of the Arts!
If your child is a Rising High School Student grades(9-12) please complete the following steps below so we can get you scheduled for your audition:
If your child is a Rising High School Student grades(9-12) please complete the following steps below so we can get you scheduled for your audition:
2. Read your child’s Audition Requirements carefully so they can prepare for their audition/portfolio review.
2. Read your child’s Audition Requirements carefully so they can prepare for their audition/portfolio review.
***New To Or Returning To CMS? For more information about enrolling your child, please visit AUDITION PROCESS CHECKLIST.
***New To Or Returning To CMS? For more information about enrolling your child, please visit AUDITION PROCESS CHECKLIST.
Thank you for your interest in our school!
Thank you for your interest in our school!
WE ARE NWSA. One of the only magnet programs in Charlotte Mecklengburg School system that provides specialized arts instruction for (High School rising grades 9-12). Northwest School of the Arts develops artists through intensive pre-professional training in the visual or performing arts, combined with a strong academic foundation.
WE ARE NWSA. One of the only magnet programs in Charlotte Mecklengburg School system that provides specialized arts instruction for (High School rising grades 9-12). Northwest School of the Arts develops artists through intensive pre-professional training in the visual or performing arts, combined with a strong academic foundation.
NWSA holds auditions for all students who wish to enroll. In the event there are more students who have auditioned than there are seats available, those students are placed on a waiting list for possible admission if a seat should become available. The CMS School Choice Lottery is the way most students are admitted to our school after a passed audition. We are now planning for "Fall" Auditions to place students at the school for the 2025-26 school year. If your child has not yet been scheduled, the Fall audition information dates/deadlines will apply to them. Passing an audition during the lottery period provides the best chance to be placed at our school. Please be sure to pay attention to the Dates and Deadlines section.
NWSA holds auditions for all students who wish to enroll. In the event there are more students who have auditioned than there are seats available, those students are placed on a waiting list for possible admission if a seat should become available. The CMS School Choice Lottery is the way most students are admitted to our school after a passed audition. We are now planning for "Fall" Auditions to place students at the school for the 2025-26 school year. If your child has not yet been scheduled, the Fall audition information dates/deadlines will apply to them. Passing an audition during the lottery period provides the best chance to be placed at our school. Please be sure to pay attention to the Dates and Deadlines section.
Students at NWSA concentrate in arts areas, or "majors." Students are able to major in more than one area. The "Audition at NWSA" tab (above) contains an Audition Process Checklist to help you manage the process. The checklist only covers essential steps, so please review the website entirely. Follow the steps, observe dates and deadlines, and make sure your child prepares for their audition or portfolio review using the Audition Requirements! I'm available to answer questions after you have reviewed the information on this website. Check out the other tabs on the menu above for lots of information about our school! We would also love for you to join us at an Information Session or Daytime School Tours!
Students at NWSA concentrate in arts areas, or "majors." Students are able to major in more than one area. The "Audition at NWSA" tab (above) contains an Audition Process Checklist to help you manage the process. The checklist only covers essential steps, so please review the website entirely. Follow the steps, observe dates and deadlines, and make sure your child prepares for their audition or portfolio review using the Audition Requirements! I'm available to answer questions after you have reviewed the information on this website. Check out the other tabs on the menu above for lots of information about our school! We would also love for you to join us at an Information Session or Daytime School Tours!
Best of luck and "break a leg"!
Best of luck and "break a leg"!
Ka'Shara Hall,
Ka'Shara Hall,
Arts Coordinator
Arts Coordinator
nwsa.auditions@cms.k12.nc.us
nwsa.auditions@cms.k12.nc.us
Phone: (980) 343-5500
Phone: (980) 343-5500