Ramon C. Cortines School Of Visual And Performing Arts (formerly known as Central Los Angeles Area New High School #9) is a $232 million high school

High school

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 in the Los Angeles Unified School District

Los Angeles Unified School District

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. It is located on the site of the old Fort Moore

Fort Moore

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 at the corner of Grand Avenue and Cesar E. Chavez Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles

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, adjacent to Chinatown

Chinatown, Los Angeles

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The school opened on September 9, 2009, with Suzanne Blake as its first principal. She came from Vista Middle School in Van Nuys. The school has experienced administrative turnover, and in 2010-2011 the principal is Luis Lopez.

History

Ramon C. Cortines School Of Visual And Performing Arts opened on September 9, 2009.

The school has been featured in several commercials, films, and photoshoots.

Architecture

The 238,000 square foot (22,110 m2), $171.9 million facility was designed by the project team of Architect-of-Record HMC Architects and Designer-of-Record Austrian firm Coop Himmelbau.
The campus has seven buildings.

Gym

A gymnasium that features dance rooms, locker rooms, an air-conditioned indoor basketball court, lockers, and a parking garage.

Main buildings

4 buildings for each academy outside on the balcony. The Theater and Visual Arts academies share a building, while Music and Dance have their own. The fourth building is the gymnasium.