<P> Los Angeles High School of the Arts--LAHSA is on the Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools campus, on Wilshire Boulevard in the Koreatown district of Central Los Angeles, California . The public specialty high school is within the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) </P> <P> It was formerly known as the BAPA (Belmont Academy of Performing Arts), small learning community established in 1998 by the LAUSD . As was, LAHSA continues BAPA's mission, preparing its students for enrollment and success in four - year university programs, with an emphasis placed on the performing arts: drama, singing, and dancing . </P> <P> Students take classes in set design, sound production, and lighting design . They are also experience other aspects of theater production, by writing, casting, and directing their own plays . </P>

Los angeles high school of the arts (lahsa)