DIVISIONS
Students will be placed in divisions based on the number of years of training.
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The EXCEPTION to this will be students who attend these schools:
:: Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA)
:: Huntington Beach Academy for the Performing Arts (APA)
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Students from OCSA and APA will automatically be placed in DIVISION 1.
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The teacher does NOT need to figure out a student's division. This will be determined using questions asked to the student on the student's portion of the application.
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During ROUND 1, students from both D1 and D2 will be passed onto the semifinals.
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We will guarantee that D1 and D2 students will be named as finalists.
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The Artist of the Year would still be one student, chosen regardless of their division.
D1
DIVISION 1
Students will be placed in D1 if:
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SCHOOL: The student currently attends OCSA or APA.
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TRAINING: The student has been studying the nominated discipline with a private instructor and/or at a private studio not affiliated with the student's school for the following amount of years AND/OR with the middle/high school arts programs:
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:: 3 years or more: Film and TV, Fine Arts, Media Arts
:: 4 years or more: Theater, Vocal Music
:: 5 years or more: Dance, Instrumental Music
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Calculating Years
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# years of private instruction
+ # years of school instruction
= # years training (even if these years overlap)
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If the student has received NO PRIVATE INSTRUCTION, the total years considered will be solely the total number of years the student has studied in middle and high school.
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D2
DIVISION 2
Students will be placed in D2 if:
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TRAINING: The student has been studying the nominated discipline with a private instructor and/or at a private studio not affiliated with the student's school for the following amount of years AND/OR with the middle/high school arts programs:
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:: Less than 3 years: Film and TV, Fine Arts, Media Arts
:: Less than 4 years: Theater, Vocal Music
:: Less than 5 years: Dance, Instrumental Music
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Calculating Years
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# years of private instruction
+ # years of school instruction
= # years training (even if these years overlap)
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If the student has received NO PRIVATE INSTRUCTION, the total years considered will be solely the total number of years the student has studied in middle and high school.
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