▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁Over view ▁P ione er ▁Valley ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁( Ch arter ▁Public ▁School ) ▁in ▁Western ▁Massachusetts ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁performing ▁and ▁visual ▁arts ▁concentr ations ▁w oven ▁into ▁its ▁curr icul um . ▁Stud ents ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁take ▁all ▁courses ▁that ▁Massachusetts ▁public ▁schools ▁mand ate ▁( math emat ics , ▁science , ▁English , ▁languages , ▁history , ▁etc .) ▁but ▁also ▁particip ate ▁in ▁a ▁wide ▁variety ▁of ▁performing ▁arts ▁and ▁visual ▁art ▁courses . ▁ ▁Stud ents ▁take ▁dance ▁courses , ▁sculpt ure ▁and ▁other ▁visual ▁arts , ▁the ater , ▁and ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁athlet ic ▁activities ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁arts ▁courses . ▁The ▁students ▁also ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁revision ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁char ter ▁as ▁a ▁dem ocr atic ▁process ▁when ▁the ▁char ter ▁goes ▁through ▁renew als . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁has ▁two ▁performance ▁spaces , ▁a ▁main ▁the ater ▁and ▁a ▁studio ▁the ater . ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁school ▁year , ▁P V PA ▁made ▁a ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Music ▁to ▁hold ▁their ▁musical ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁at ▁their ▁facilities . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 9 – 1 1 , ▁P V PA ▁re located ▁their ▁musical s ▁to ▁University ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁Am her st ' s ▁Bow ker ▁Aud itor ium . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁P V PA ' s ▁musical ▁produ ctions ▁re located ▁back ▁to