<p>My kids go (and went) to a performing arts magnet HS. As I mentioned earlier in this thread, they had a “show choir” but it was very lowkey. It is led by the choral director so she drives the kids crazy insisting on “good vowel sounds” when they are singing pop music. She also does not let girls belt. The school has a strong emphasis on classical voice (evidenced by nine singers making All State this year, which is very big in TX). The musicals are generally "classics too. No belting leads. The drama dept is also top notch - doing everything ranging from experimental physical theatre to lots of Shakespeare. </p>
<p>But my kids have been performing in regional MT (and my younger S did a national tour) since they were young, so we always supplemented school with outside MT voice and dance lessons. Older D is now doing a MT BA and younger S (HS soph) is still deciding between MT and VP. For me, the moral of the story is, no matter how “good” your HS is, you will always need to supplement somewhere.</p>