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Admissions Overview

Students

Do you have an inner diva? Are you made to be on stage? Does every weekend find you at a gallery or museum? Are you a behind-the-scenes kind of person? Is there always a song in your head, your heart, your throat? Have you worn out 32 pairs of dance shoes? Is there paint permanently under your fingernails? Do you have a way with words? Do you tickle the ivories?

If you answered "yes" to one or more of these questions, the arts may be in your blood-see our admissions director immediately!



Follow your dreams. Become an Ellington student.

Ellington accepts incoming 9th- and 10th-grade students in:

Dance Instrumental Music
Literary Media Museum Studies
Technical Theater Theater
Visual Arts Vocal Music

For application information, please contact Calvin Roberson, Dean of Arts, at 202.282.0511 or calvin.roberson@dc.gov.

Upcoming Events

MAY

Thurs. 8th, 7 p.m.
9th & 10th grade fiction reading at Barnes & Noble

Fri., 9th, 7:30 p.m.
11th grade Literary Media showcase

Sat., 10th, 4-6 p.m.
Senior Literary Media & Thater showcase
at Busboys & Poets

Mon. 12th - Wed. 14th, 10:00 a.m.
Dance Production: A Celebration of Movement

Thur. 15-Sat. 17, 7:30 p.m.
Dance Production: A Celebration of Movement

Wed. 21, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
A Springtime Salute
to Ellington
A Fundraiser for the Duke Ellington School of the Arts

Thur. 22, 7:30 p.m.
(Banquet Hall)
Literary Media: Chai Latte

Thurs., 22nd, 7:30 p.m.
Annual Literary Media Senior Awards and Roast

Fri. 23, 10:00 a.m. & 7:30 p.m.
Opera Workshop Performance: An Evening at the Opera

Fri. 30, 2:45 p.m.
Piano Lab Recital

JUNE

Tues., 3, 6:30 p.m., Graduation

 

Unless otherwise noted, all events take place in the Ellington Theatre. To purchase tickets, click here.