Spartanburg School District Six provides an artistically and musically gifted and talented program, entitled Visions. These classes meet before school, 7:15-7:45 a.m., two days a week, on their scheduled days.
Students gifted in the arts usually share at least five of these traits:
- High quality of work and task commitment to one of the arts
- Arts involvement and interest either in class or on their own
- Willingness to explore arts’ problems
- Flexible thinking; uses many approaches to solving a problem
- Creative potential
- Goes beyond the obvious, sees unusual relationships
- Thinks of doing projects in their spare time
- Examines and observes things very thoroughly
- Likes to elaborate on an idea and add details
- Takes work seriously and completes it
- High energy level
- Self-direction
In order to be accepted into the program, each student must participate in the screening process, which includes completion of a nomination form, an art test or music audition, an interview, and a portfolio for art students.
Students interested in one, or both, of the Spartanburg School District Six’s Artistically and Musically Gifted and Talented Visions Program, for next year, may fill out a nomination form during the month of September. There is a separate form for each program, music and art. All nomination forms are due on September 30th.
Forms are available in the front office, Music rooms, and Art rooms. Completed forms are to be filled out then given to Ms. Moore (music), or Mrs. Stemple (art).
Art students that return a completed nomination form on or before September 30th will be tested on November 6, 2025, in the cafeteria with the art teachers, Mrs. Stemple and Mrs. Ventura. All current fifth grade Art Visions students will also need to take the test for placement into the middle school program.
The music teachers, Ms. Moore and Ms. Jackson, will reserve individual testing times in November. Students will be notified through a letter from the district. If they pass the first round, the student will produce a recording to be judged.
The multi-step process continues through February of 2026 for both art and music students. Final screening decision letters will be mailed by March 2, 2026.
It seems to take forever but it is well worth the wait, as many of the new Visions students can tell you! Remember, if you are testing or auditioning for either Art or Music Visions, this is a year-long commitment of before school classes, twice a week. Whether you are a bus student or a car rider, we expect you to arrive on time and to attend on each of your scheduled days.