The Visual and Performing Arts (VPA) Magnet Program at North Port High School provides ALL students with the opportunity to experience arts education, and offers progressive, highly specialized, intensive training for students who possess special talents in the visual and performing arts areas of dance,  music, theatre, and visual arts. The experiences and training provided by the VPA Magnet Program are designed to enrich and enliven the lives of all students and NPHS community members while enabling the serious student of the arts to prepare for future study and professional aspirations.

All students are encouraged to participate in VPA courses, regardless of prior experience or ability. Students seeking increased rigor in the intermediate and advanced level VPA courses are placed by audition/portfolio review or in-class assessment. These may be students who have prior experience in their VPA discipline, are considering a career in the arts field, wish to major or minor in the arts in college, or consider the arts a personal passion. Students who are new to NPHS VPA classes should complete the VPA application and placement audition process. All students who participate in VPA courses are encouraged to pursue a VPA graduation endorsement.