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New book celebrates 50 years of HSPVA

We reflect on the history of Houston’s performing arts magnet school with the editor of “HSPVA at 50: A Unique History,” along with a recent graduate and a former principal.

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A new book celebrates 50 years of Houston’s Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts.

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A new book out this month celebrates 50 years of HSPVA – the Kinder High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. It’s called HSPVA at 50: A Unique History.

Amy Evans graduated in 1989 from HSPVA and is the book's editor. In the audio above, she joins us, along with Ben Author, a 2022 creative writing alum, and Annette Watson, an original HSPVA visual arts faculty member and former principal.

We discuss how the book came to be, and how students participated in its development. We also learn more about the early history of the school, and why it stands out among magnet schools like it across the United States.

Annette Watson, Amy Evans, and Ben Author posing for a photo at Houston Public Media
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(L-R) Annette Watson, an original HSPVA visual arts faculty member and former principal, Amy Evans, a 1989 graduate and editor of a book about the school’s history, and Ben Author, a 2022 creative writing alum who helped work on the book.
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Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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