Our mission is to create a collaborative community that ensures all students achieve at high levels and graduate prepared to excel in a global society.

Lafayette is a strong, academically driven high school. We are home to the School for the Creative and Performing Arts (SCAPA) gifted and talented program as well as the district's pre-engineering program.

SCAPA at Lafayette

The School for the Creative and Performing Arts is designed for students who excel in art, ballet, band, contemporary dance, creative writing, drama, piano, strings, and voice. Eligibility requires supporting documentation and an audition in the chosen arts area.

• SCAPA details | Facilitator: Ryan Marsh
  

Pre-Engineering Program 

This program is designed to provide students with the skills needed to succeed in such mathematically rigorous and technical fields as engineering, architecture, medicine, computer programming, mathematics, biology, chemistry and physics. The program emphasizes higher-order thinking skills.

• Pre-engineering details | Facilitators: Diane Remley 
  
  

How to apply

FCPS online application -- The window typically is Aug. 15 to Oct. 7 for the following school year. It's not a first-come, first-served system. Applications may be submitted anytime during the window, and all receive equal consideration.