Pittsburgh Playwrights
Theatre’s 17th season will be available for free. Each filmed production will be accompanied by an artists’ interview pre-show and a watch party on Facebook Live. Reserve seats online at pghplaywrights.org.
Brownsville Rotary Club’s Rotaract group will present the 2021 Stars on Stage in a virtual talent show May 22. The talent show is open to Brownsville Area Middle and High School students. Participants should gather in the high school auditorium at 6 p.m. The event will be streamed. Email Emily Behm at learningwithemilybehm@gmail.com for more information and registration.
The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust will host a virtual EQT Children’s Theater Festival May 1-16. The lineup will feature free activities and workshops in addition to ticketed events. More information is available at pghkids.trustarts.org/
L&N STEM Academy (Knoxville)
Chatt High Center for Creative Arts (Chattanooga)
Fred J. Page High School Franklin is a new addition to Tennessee s top 10, moving up from it s pervious position as No. 11 in 2020 and No. 13 in 2019. The other schools remain unchanged from 2020.
Both state and national rankings are available at USNews.com.
Middle Tennessee
Across Middle Tennessee, eight high schools were ranked among Tennessee’s top 10. The following 19 are ranked among the state s top 50:
Merrol Hyde Magnet School, Hendersonville, No. 1
Central Magnet School, Murfreesboro, No. 2
Hume Fogg Magnet School, Nashville, No. 3
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet School, Nashville, No. 4