Paseo Academy, also referred to as Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts and sometimes Paseo High School, is a
magnet
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performing arts
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high school
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located at 4747 Flora Avenue in
Kansas City
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,
Missouri
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. It is part of the
Kansas City Public Schools
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The dis ...
.
Background
Paseo Academy is named for
Paseo Boulevard, a main street in Kansas City, which is one block west of the school. The school sits on top of a hill with the
Kansas City Middle School of the Arts
Paseo Academy, also referred to as Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts and sometimes Paseo High School, is a magnet performing arts high school located at 4747 Flora Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. It is part of the Kansas City Public Sch ...
behind it. The old Paseo High School building, designed by Charles A. Smith in 1924 and completed on September 9, 1926, was slated for demolition in 1990. It was not a performing arts school until the current building was built.
Paseo Academy was formerly Paseo High School, which served the Blue Hills neighborhood.
During the 1960s, Paseo High School experienced rapid "
white flight
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" and had a predominantly African American student body in the 1970s.
Notable alumni
*Jeff Cook, former Major League Baseball player-Pittsburgh Pirates, St.Louis Cardinals (1985-1998)
*Brian Kennedy, music producer
*
Dick Kenworthy, former MLB player
*
Lil' Ronnie
Lil' Ronnie (born Ronnie Jackson) is an American record producer from Kansas City, Missouri and Atlanta, Georgia, who has produced tracks for artists R. Kelly, T.I., Bow Wow, Britney Spears T-Pain, Usher, Mary J. Blige, Ciara, Reuben Studda ...
, music producer
*
Robert Long, admiral
*
Robert Lowery, actor
*
Angyil McNeal, born Angela McNeal, world champion hip-hop dancer
*
Harold O'Neal
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, music composer
*
Anthony Peeler
Anthony Eugene Peeler (born November 25, 1969) is an American former professional basketball player, having played for a number of NBA teams from 1992 to 2005. He was most commonly known for his defense and athleticism. He later became an assista ...
, former NBA player
*
Logan Richardson
Logan Richardson (born July 29, 1980, Kansas City, Missouri) is an alto saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and producer.
Richardson debuted as a bandleader with his 2007 album ''Cerebral Flow''. He is also a member of the band NEXT Collective. R ...
, musician and producer
*
Nick Schnebelen
Nicholas Robert Schnebelen (born September 30, 1978) is an American blues rock musician from Kansas City, Missouri, United States. He has toured with Buddahead and was an original member of Trampled Under Foot. Schnebelen became a solo arti ...
, blues rock musician
*
Craig Stevens, born Gail Shikles, actor who portrayed Peter Gunn
References
External links
School websitePaseo High School alumni
High schools in Kansas City, Missouri
Magnet schools in Missouri
Schools in Jackson County, Missouri
Public high schools in Missouri
Public middle schools in Missouri
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