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Auditions for the 2025–26 School Year
Auditions for the 2025–26 School Year
Updated September 10, 2024
Updated September 10, 2024
Timeline
Timeline
View the 2024–2025 FCPS Gifted and Talented Department Calendar of Opportunities
September & October
Program Information Nights
All those interested in SCAPA Lafayette complete the GT VPA Audition Interest Form (due Oct. 25, 2024) available here.
November & December
All students in grades 3–11 will have the opportunity to participate in the audition process.
Gifted Resource Teachers at the elementary, middle, and high school level will provide time dedicated to audition preparation and recording during the school day.
All auditions must be completed by December 13, 2024.
Spring 2025
District Special Programs Application Window: Parents/guardians will be notified of eligibility prior to the window being available. (Mid-February)
If interested in SCAPA LHS and eligible for GT ID, parents/guardians will have the opportunity to apply through SchoolMint.
March 1 - Special Programs Showcase at Tates Creek High School. SchoolMint Application portal opens.
March 17 - Application window closes
March 31 - District-wide notification for high school programs.
The Process
The Process
SCAPA Lafayette is a Gifted and Talented program serving high school students identified as gifted in one of ten arts areas. In Fall 2023, SCAPA Lafayette and the FCPS Gifted and Talented department reviewed and revised the entire audition process.
SCAPA students are recommended for placement through the same audition process as district-wide Gifted and Talented arts auditions. ALL students interested in being identified for giftedness will record and submit their audition in November and December for possible placement for the following school year. Auditions will be scored in January.
Auditions
Auditions
Gifted and Talented Visual and Performing Arts including auditions for SCAPA Lafayette are recorded and submitted through every middle and high school in the district throughout November and December and scored by a panel of arts educators from across the district in January. Your GT specialist or arts teacher at your FCPS school will help you record & submit your audition.
Non-FCPS students will attend an audition date on a weekday to record prepared and on-demand activities for submission. (See below for specific dates for the current year.)
To be considered for the SCAPA program, students who are already identified as gifted in an arts discipline must audition again in the year before they wish to enter the program. If a student was previously identified as gifted and is interested in attending SCAPA for the 2026-2027 school year, they must complete the audition process again to be eligible.
Applications
Applications
Students wishing to be considered for a placement at SCAPA Lafayette must complete the district’s Special Programs Application on SchoolMint open March 1-17, 2026.
Requirements & Rubrics
Requirements & Rubrics
Each arts discipline has specific audition requirements. Each audition has a prepared component, on-demand component, and brief standardized interview. Please review the audition requirements carefully and work with your GT Specialist or arts teacher at your school to begin to prepare now.
GT Resources
GT Resources
Each middle and high school has a Gifted and Talented teacher assigned to the school. If you have questions about the actual audition and recording process, please contact this GT teacher first. If you have other questions about SCAPA specifically, contact Mr. Marsh at Lafayette. If you are not a current FCPS student, contact Mr. Marsh.
Angela Christ, angela.christ@fayette.kyschools.us: Beaumont, Bryan Station Middle & High, Carter G. Woodson, Leestown, Frederick Douglass.
Samantha Sewell, samantha.sewell@fayette.kyschools.us: Lexington Middle School, Lafayette.
Jennifer Souers, jennifer.souers@fayette.kyschools.us: EJ Hayes, Morton, Tates Creek Middle & High, Winburn, Henry Clay.
Lauren Case, lauren.case@fayette.kyschools.us - District-wide Visual and Performing Arts Specialist
Cathy Calhoun, cathy.calhoun@fayette.kyschools.us - District-wide Visual and Performing Arts Specialist / Instrumental Music
Cassady Gorrell, cassady.gorrell@fayette.kyschools.us - District-wide Visual and Performing Arts Specialist / Theatre
Joseph Wrightson, joseph.wrightson@fayette.kyschools.us - District-wide Visual and Performing Arts Specialist / Instrumental and Vocal Music
Private and Home School Students
Private and Home School Students
Applicants who do not attend a FCPS school will attend an on-demand and recording session at Lafayette High School.
Fall 2024 Auditions
TBA, November, 5:00 PM - Theatre Tech Design Concept Presentations, On-Demand, & Portfolio Submission
TBA, November, 5:00 PM - Dance Recording and On-Demand
TBA, November, 4:00 PM - Literary Arts On-Demand & Portfolio submission
TBA, November, 4:00 PM - Visual Art On-Demand & Portfolio submission
TBA, November, 4:00 PM - Music Recording and On-Demand
TBA, November, 4:00 PM - Literary Arts PCA (creativity) test
TBA, November, 5:00 PM - Theatre Performance Recording and On-Demand
2024–25 FCPS District VPA and
2024–25 FCPS District VPA and
SCAPA Lafayette
SCAPA Lafayette
Audition Requirements and Audition Rubrics
Audition Requirements and Audition Rubrics
Art (Current Grades 8–11)
Art (Current Grades 8–11)
Ballet/Contemporary Dance (Current Grades 8–11)
Ballet/Contemporary Dance (Current Grades 8–11)
Band (Current Grades 8–11)
Band (Current Grades 8–11)
Band Audition Requirements | Translatable Page (coming soon)
Piano (Current Grades 8–11)
Piano (Current Grades 8–11)
Strings (Current Grades 8–11)
Strings (Current Grades 8–11)
Vocal Music (Current Grades 8–11)
Vocal Music (Current Grades 8–11)
Theatre Performance (Current Grades 8–11)
Theatre Performance (Current Grades 8–11)
Technical Theatre (Current Grades 8–11)
Technical Theatre (Current Grades 8–11)
Literary Arts (Current Grades 8–11)
Literary Arts (Current Grades 8–11)
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