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Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts (DSOA) is a public high school in West Palm Beach, Florida.Formerly named the Palm Beach County School of the Arts (also known as "School of the Arts" or "SOA"), the school was renamed in recognition of a 1997 donation of $1 million by Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr., a West Palm Beach philanthropist.
Alexander Dreyfoos was the only son of cellist Martha Bullard Whittemore Dreyfoos (1898–1977) and photographer-inventor Alexander W. Dreyfoos Sr. (1876–1951) of Apeda Studios. [2] He was of paternal Swiss-Jewish descent. [ 3 ]
Alexander W. Dreyfoos Jr. Concert Hall (Dreyfoos Hall) is a 90,000 sqft concert hall that seats over 2,000 guests. The theater opened November 1992 and serves as the main venue of the complex. Marshall E. Rinker Sr. Playhouse (Rinker Playhouse) is a 5,000 sqft black box theater for 300 guests.
Nine Palm Beach County schools ranked in the top 2,000 schools nationwide, and another 10 were listed in the top 5,000 schools.
The need to separate the schools into proper middle and high schools was facilitated by Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr., a wealthy patron who made a pledge of $1,000,000 in support to build a new high school of the performing arts on the closed campus of Twin Lakes High School in 1997. [2]
The Jupiter native and Dreyfoos School of the Arts graduate has played many roles, including, for a time, mob scion Michael Corinthos on “General Hospital.” Former Miami Dolphins coach Nick ...
The original Palm Beach Junior College Building is located on the campus of Dreyfoos School of the Arts, and is used by Palm Beach State College. Show map of Florida Show map of the United States
The Hall Art Foundation is committed to supporting the Black community in America. In 2020, it partnered with the Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts in West Palm Beach, Florida, a tuition-free magnet public high school for Palm Beach County's most talented and disciplined students in the arts. The Hall Art Foundation has established an ...