Paseo Academy, also referred to as Paseo Academy of Fine and Performing Arts and sometimes Paseo High School, is a

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located at 4747 Flora Avenue in

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. It is part of the Kansas City Public Schools.

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

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behind it. The old Paseo High School building, designed by Charles A. Smith in 1924 and completed on September 9, 1926, was demolished on November 28, 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 "

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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) holds track and field records in 100m10.4 and 200m 21.4 *Brian Kennedy, music producer * Dick Kenworthy, former MLB player *

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, music producer * Robert Long, admiral * Robert Lowery, actor * Angyil McNeal, born Angela McNeal, world champion hip-hop dancer *

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, music composer *

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, former NBA player * Logan Richardson, musician and producer * Nick Schnebelen, blues rock musician * Craig Stevens, born Gail Shikles, actor who portrayed Peter Gunn

References

External links

School website

Paseo High School alumni
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